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I was in the away end Saturday and it wasn't a 'small minority' singing the song - it was very loud. I personally don't have a problem with the song but if the club and Morata make it clear they don't want it sung then that's fine.
What I have a problem with is the idea that people might get banned for it - fans will naturally self-censor after what Morata and the club said. I can guarantee you that if it gets started at another away there'll be loads of people shushing and trying to sing something over it, and the song will die and a new one will take its place.
You can't ban thousands of people - and what about anyone singing 'Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham are a load of y*ds'? What about 'there's no bacon at the Lane' while we're at it? I think we're all sensible enough to know that thousands of people in that away end are not anti-Semites.
The point is they've successfully nipped it in the bud by condemning it - no need to ban an arbitrary handful of unlucky people out of 3,300. It's a complete overreaction. Say you don't want it sung - and yes, this will always be a tricky issue while Tottenham still call themselves y*ds, and move on.
Up the Chels.

Right decision by club and player, he wasn't going to feature for us and didn't very often over the past few seasons.

A great servant to our club and one who has won the lot, not too shabby!
 
Good luck John.

Ten years of service. Won everything there is to win. Colossal on so many big European nights. The man deserves great respect - good luck, and thanks for everything John.

Ten years of service. Won everything there is to win. Colossal on so many big European nights. The man deserves great respect - good luck, and thanks for everything John.

Chelsea v Bolton on a mud-splattered at Stamford Bridge in 1957.

Chelsea at Cardiff 81/82

1971 ECWC parade

Still sends a shiver down my spine. I still remember it like yesterday.

I think this picture has been posted before. Taken in 1909.

Great picture mate. Cheers for posting it.

One things for sure, I hope our fans don't chant his name.
 

Hats scarves wear your colours..
Church Street 1960s

This pretty much sums it up - I wonder if that bumper contract has gone to his head a bit. He doesn't seem as hungry as you'd expect a young player to be. Chalobah was always asking for the ball and looking to play neat, positive passes.

What a pleasure it is seeing him on top form. An absolute menace when he came on last night.

Would rather give CHalobah a shot than persist with Matic at the moment.

About giving him minutes and all that, Chalobah has got less playing time than him and yesterday day looked much better! I don't think RLC is bad, I just think he is not working hard enough, jogs rather than runs and he hasn't got the confidence to show himself for the ball to his team mates. But I wouldn't get rid of him, he surely can play a role.

Not fit for the prem, ship him off to Valencia or somewhere. 

Alan Hudson describes himself as having been born "within an Ian Hutchinson long throw of Stamford Bridge." He first lived in Elm Park Gardens, and then moved even closer to the Bridge, to a prefab at 23 Upcerne Road. Here he is outside the prefab on the day of the 1970 FA Cup Final, for which he was unavailable having done his ankle in during the game at West Brom.

 

I'm sure this is Pouters Park, where we used to train, for you non South Londoners, its now where Tooting & Mitcham FC now play.
 

 

Yeah I don't agree with that - it may be a factor for some, but I think anyone can see Luiz has his good points as a player.

Was Luiz MOTM against Bayern? In any case, Bosingwa had the game of his life at centre half against Barca in that semi. That doesn't make him a great defender or mean we should go and re-sign him.
Even saying he's had more good games than bad is really damning him with feint praise. We should be looking for more than than in a centre half.  Remember those same years we won the CL and EL with him in the side we were also miles off the pace in the league.

Yeah I don't agree with that - it may be a factor for some, but I think anyone can see Luiz has his good points as a player.

I never see why comments like this get such stick. As it happens I'm okay with the signing: we were unable to get a top-level defender and so went with someone who can fit straight into the squad and who knows the club. I'll always like Luiz for his performance in Munich, and his penalty in the shootout. 
There did seem to be a tendency to romanticise Luiz in is time away from Chelsea - let's face it, we hardly missed him. 
Being sceptical about signing him back doesn't make you 'negative' or anything like that; it just makes you a person with a legit opinion.