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No chance. Tickets are pretty much sold out already.

I will just use this thread. Anyways turns out that I am indeed going to be in Prague for the time of the match. So was just wondering if anyone know anyone who has 2 spares for the SuperCup final? Dont like the idea of going around the stadium before the match to pay over the odds.

No need to win this at all costs! We have a nice advantage from the first round. And the fact that the game will be played in front of couple fo thousand people (most probably Chelsea fans from Moscow) 400 miles from Kazan is great news for us. Still we need to avoid complacency as Bayern and Spuds demonstrated that a seemingly convincing lead can dissappear very quickly. Give Dave, Rami, Luiz and Mata a rest. Perhaps Hazard as well. The rest should be good enough to play.

Looking into any performance Marin has put in this season, I do not think he can ask for a bigger role in the squad. Sure he has not had a proper run but in order to get that, you got to take your chances when you get them! He clearly has not. Yossi is obviously not the perfect solution but I thought he did well last night. The 3rd goal started from his brilliant (I know) move. And as we are entering the final stages of the season, we need some experience and he clearly has more of that than the other lad.

Im surprised Boga, Baker and Cheek are not included in the list and some well unknown guys are. I think the current crop of young players are as good as any and have had the privilege to fully use our great facilities at Cobham since the very early age. Also having seen all of the NextGen games from the youngsters I have to say Kiwomya seems like a talent. I would not consider Feruz even in the Top3 of that squad to be honest. From other names I must say only Chalo and Rom for me. De Bruyne might be sort of a Moses or Marin type of player next season who gets a game here and there but not be a first choice. DM and striker are two positions that will be problematic in the near future and these lads mentioned before might solve the problem to some extent.

Also something like this could happen: Shaktar vs Chelsea- Draw Nordsjelland vs Juventus - Juve win Chelsea vs Shaktar- Chelsea win Juventus vs Nordsjelland - Juventus win Juventus vs Chelsea - Juventus win Shaktar vs Nordsjelland - Shaktar Win Chelsea vs Nordsjelland - Chelsea win Shaktar vs Juventus - Shaktar win In that case us, Juve and Shaktar would all be on 11 points. So goal difference might become crucial. Or alternatively win our 2 home games and DO NOT lose the two tough away games and we should be topping the table no matter what :) Or perhaps Nordsjelland could make our life easier by taking some points off Juve or Shaktar. They played well against us over there! Same kind of performance for 90 min would give them a good chance to surprise for sure.

CL Final is on the 19th, mate!

Sure, but none of our players would make it to the Serbian side as well. Although I am pretty sure that Vassiljev would easily make it to the Irish team. The main strength of the Estonian team is that the players know eachother really well and play their hearts out for the NT. Coach Tarmo Rüütli knows every single player to the details and that´s why he almost always makes a correct sub in a good time. Sure, Ireland are the favourites but we definately have a chance against them as I think they are the easiest we could have got from the seeded pot :)

How about Serbia or Slovenia? We did beat them as well. You can´t get to the playoffs with just pure luck. But I´d like Irish think that it will be a walk in the park :)

Ohh....How I´d love that to be wrong. I think we definately have a chance. We won against N Ireland 6-2 on aggregate and although Ireland in defo better they doesn´t look that convincing under Trapatoni. Of course they are the favourites but for Estonia it was the best draw available. Anyways I´m going to Dublin to support the Blues :)

1.Andre Villas-Boas, second spell at the club, although this time as a manager, he's very young but has a good pedigree, Mourinho, Robson, he has had massive success in a short space of time in Portugal, what was the initial reaction to his appointment? Tbh I was quite dissapionted when Carlo got the axe. You just cant sack a manager who just won you a double. But looking back now I realised I made a mistake. Carlo was indeed dead man walking and his case wasn´t getting better with picking same and same players every week when young and hungry guys sat on the bench at best. AVB has a clear vision and the type of football we play whilist lowering our average age drastically is a nice sight :) 2.Roman, has a slight obsession with winning the Champions League, yet its important for Chelsea to get a foothold over their northern counterparts who seem to be taking control at the moment, what do you think AVB brief was when he signed up, CL or make Chelsea strong domestically and build and replace the slightly aging team? I think the first priority should be to bulid a new and competitive team which ideally is a mix of academy products, talented youngsters from abroad and experienced players. Winning trophys should be a bonus. At least this year. But if they do come the sweeter they are :) 3.How do Chelsea line up now under AVB? is it much different to the way Ancelotti played? and do you like/prefer it? He like to change the shape of the squad a lot using 4-3-3, 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1. The good thing seems to be that he has a plan b and with quite a deep squad there is always someone who can come in and change the game. 4.What have you made of your new signings, Mata is an excellent player, what about the rest? Mata is an exciting player and I think we have missed like him, who can open up defences with his intelligence and passing. The game looks much better and more fluid when his in on. Meireles is a solid player and I expect him to get even better once he gets to know the other players a little better. Romeu is one for the future and hopefully he gets a start against you guys in the Carling cup. Lukaku is a beast and only 18 so has a long career ahead of him. Hopefully gets some chances and his first gal for the club soon :) 5.Was Torres worth the hassle? i read a post on here the other day, a few of you seemed to think that maybe tactics were being setup to be all about putting the ball through for him, whats the verdict? lets be honest, do you really want cast-offs from "the sh*te" I rate Torres very highly and he seems to get back to his old self. The red card couldnt come any worse time as he looked to had his touch back. But I expect him to start as soon as he gets back as Didier (as hard it is for me to say) isn´t a starter anymore :( 6.Originally i was going to ask if you thought Lampard had seen better days, but then he went and scored 3 at the weekend, so clearly he still has some life in him, but for how long, he has been such a key figure, and would be difficult to replace He would be very-very difficult to replace. He is not a guaranteed starter and will get less and less time as the time goes but still a very important player on and off the pitch. There aren´t many players like Lamps in world football. 7.Are there any Everton players you would like to see in the Chelsea line up, i know Chelsea have been linked with our latest talent Ross Barkley, possible replacement for Lampard? Cahill has always been a great player in my eyes but not too sure he would get to our first XI anymore. I haven´t seen too many Everton games lately but I remember Jagielka being absolutely fantastic last year at Old Trafford against ManU. Haven´t seen too much from Barkley. I heard he did well against our reserves last week. Need to see him more to get an opinion about him but I doubt he is a much better prospect than Josh. 8.Who is the most important player in the Chelsea Team? and why so? JT. NO question about that. Captain, Leader, Legend. 9.Can you offer a genuine threat to the 2 Manc clubs?(personally i hope so) I´d like to think we can. I am sure both of the Mancs will have a bad run sometime during the season and we need to make sure we will be on guard when they do. 10.And talk of a new ground must boost everyone at the moment, you are the last big team to move? Mixed feelings. We´ll see what CPO will decide. 11.All Clubs must eventually become self sufficient soon with the new rules, do you think the Roman will stop bankrolling the club at some point, it can't go on forever. Who knows. I already thought that the spending days were over and we´ll start using more of our youth product. But then came BANG, Torres, BANG, Luiz, BANG, Mata. With the FFP I doubt he will ever spend mega money again and that´s why he brought AVB to freshen up the squad and get rid of expensive, old, dead wood. 12.What do you think about Everton as a club and their manager David Moyes? Nothing against them whatsoever. You have been the ones who always seem to raise your game a lot against us and that I dont like. The last time we won against you at the bridge was long time ago but I do hope that we get the better of you this time :P Moyes has done a fantasitc job with the rescources given to him. 13.How do you see the relationship between the 2 sets of fans? It´s mostly been good. We both hate your neighbourgs so that´s all you need :) 14.Do you feel sorry for Everton in their current situation, struggling financially to compete with the others? Little bit yeah. 15.The game against Everton coming up, last time Beckford scored a cracker, and pretty much nailed Carlo's coffin shut, how do you see it going this time round? Hopefully we will nick it but it wont be easy. 16.What will be your strengths and weaknesses that Everton should watch out for? The strengths should be the attacking line which should cause you a lot of problems as you havent had the best defences in the league this season. Weaknesses are definately set-plays and I expect Cahill causing us some problems from them. I hope AVB and his team will spend some extra time on the training ground to solve the problem. 17.What do you think the final score will be when the teams play? 3-1 at the bridge. 1-1 in Carling cup at Goodison. 18.Where do you think both teams will finish this season? Top two finish in the league will be fine by me. I expect Everton to finish the season as they always do and finish 7th-8th.

Went to the Estonia v N. Ireland game yesterday. Im actually flattered with the scoreline as we did not play that well to be honest but the Northern Irish defenders and GK were just pure amateurs. Even San Marino dont make mistakes like that :)

Have had it for couple of seasons now and watch it once in a while if I have some spare time. £6 a month is ok but if u r also attending some games, I suggest u to buy the Digital membership/International membership as u pay £30 for a season and have a membership to buy the tickets plus CTV for the whole season (Ticket olny is £25 so £5 extra for 12 month of CTV seems quite good to me) :)

Very difficult choice. Wouldn´t want to see those acting c*nts winning it. At the same time thinking of Ferguson celebrating would be an awful sight. So I´ll go for We're not involved so who gives a f**k!. Although if someone puts a gun to my head I´d say rather Manu.

Nice pics Gem! He will be missed. Such a nice guy, I do feel for him :( Hope he will have a very successful career regardless of where he goes :)