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Basic memberships are £25 next season but for an extra fiver you get access to Chelsea TV's online service. I've never had Chelsea TV before so am wondering if people here find it (the online service) useful?

Weren't his two Serie A titles with Juventus rescinded? That leaves two trophies in the 2000s. Not to mention he has a history of building boring teams and poor man management. I will say (again) that I don't want Redknapp either, but calling him a sh*t manager, that is ridiculous.

I don't care how many trophies Capello won in the 1990s, I thought it was quite clear from my post that I really wouldn't want either of them.

All the evidence suggests that he intends to sign for Chelsea, but until the contract is signed there's always a chance the transfer could fall through or somebody else could step in with an even bigger money offer. I don't think it's paranoid to be aware of that, although I wish people would stop speculating and recirculating bullsh*t from Twitter.

If RDM is going to be passed over for the job then, for me, Pep is the only person who could even begin to justify that kind of treatment. Brendan Rogers is the only manager based in England I would have liked but after joining Liverpool you have to question his decision making abilities. As for the rest, I would honestly prefer Harry over Capello, but that's like saying I'd prefer a punch in the face to a kick in the balls.

The Barcelona game was the climax for me because it was supposed to be impossible for our bunch knackered old mercenaries to knock out the Best Team in the History of Football . After that, everything else that happened just seemed like fate.

I could see him joining United tbh as they like having c**ts on the wing.

I thought pretty much the same thing, I only hope there's space for them both in the same team. FFS the lack of any kind of official confirmation is doing my head in - Just get it done!

Fellaini would improve our squad for sure, but don't think we need him enough to pay the high transfer fee Everton would demand. We have a lot of midfielders already who want to play in the centre and I wouldn't pick him ahead of Lampard, Ramirez, Mikel or Mata. I would however quite happily exchange him for Mereilles or Essien.

I think his performance against England was very intelligent. Very unselfish with the ball, never tried to take on too much, always looking to pass and create opportunities for others. He also showed a good workrate and even won the ball on occasion.

They looked a bit more threatening when Lukaku came on, shame it was so late. He was unlucky with the offside decision. Linked up well a few times with Hazard as well.

There have been some arguments recently on the validity of wikipedia as a reliable source of information. Not sure why: https://twitter.com/syafiqsabli/status/208963951269122048/photo/1 Also: "Dries Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdris ˈmɛrtə(n)s], born 6 May 1987 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. He is known for his pace and crossing ability.His favourite movie is 'The demise of Liverpool FC'." I'm actually warming to him slightly!

It might be hard for him to impress considering the lack of quality in the service he's been getting so far, but I was impressed by how well he stood up to Terry's challenge early on. I don't think he'll be found wanting physically in the premier league. Great finish by Wellbeck though, can't say I've been impressed with him for ManUre but he's obviously got some talent.

Has Mertens been linked with us? I could tell he was a c**t by how much hair gel he's wearing (see also Christiano Ronaldo). Dirty cheating scumbag.

This Belgium squad has some impressive players, I can see there being a few English red faces after the game tonight. Friendly matches usually bore me to death, but I'll be watching how Hazard deals with the Chelsea back three with interest.

I would love England to win it with a typically British no-nonsense approach, much to the disgust of Platini et al. But with the way England have been playing for years, and with Hodgson's apparent favourtism for out of form Liverpool players, we'll be lucky to make it out of the group.

I put a tenner on Gomez (before watching the Champions League final) so it definitely will not be him.

The Europeans have often treated us like outsiders, not just in football but politics as well. We don't always do things their way and they don't like it.

What, even Spuds fans?? Well... it seems Russian billionaires are like Americans when it comes to detecting sarcasm :)

According to wikipedia: "Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛɡɔri vɑn dɛr ˈʋil]; born 3 February 1988) is a Dutch international footballer who plays professionally for Chelsea, as a right back." So there you have it. Also: "Its linked , Chelsea and Ajax are tying up a £10 deal for the player to be transferred in 2012 summer transfer window to Chelsea" I've never seen him pay but I gather he is an attacking right back. Since Ivanovic is better defensively it makes sense to me to have both options available. It also means if two of our centre backs get injured/suspended (it always happens at least once in a season), we can play Ivanovic in the centre with van der Wiel at RB. A proper bargain at 10 quid!

He obviously makes a useful contribution behind the scenes, and is prepared to be a backup keeper with little chance of playing. I reckon that justifies a contract extension. I'd like to know how people can say he is crap and be so sure considering how rarely he has played.

It happens when the picture is too wide for your screen. I see the whole picture when my browser is maximised, but when it's un-maximised the pictures are cut-off like you said.

Faces like slapped arses, love it!

Anybody who claims to be offended by a name used to refer to their football team needs to have a look at their life, imo.

True, it's interesting though to see how little the manager has to do with transfers at Chelsea these days. Kalou and Bosingwa shown the door, and Marin coming in with while Hulk/Hazard also potential signings, all without a permanent manager in place. I don't know who makes those decisions, but whoever it is gets no complaints from me.