MHedges

Just like anyone who has won the world cup musn't be totally incompetent.

No, I meant Zhirkov - I didn't write that correctly. Liverpool are interested in Zhirkov, not Malouda.

Don't lose hope in getting 2nd in the league! Play all our starters, if Liverpool take the lead on tottenham, then put in some youngsters at halftime.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...runo-Alves.html Alves, 27, is seen as the ideal replacement and has been in outstanding form for Porto, both domestically and in Europe. However, Chelsea will have to fend off competition from Real Madrid if they are to sign the Portuguese international. Reports in Spain suggest Alves is one of Real presidential candiate Florentino Perez's transfer targets this summer - should he be elected. Alves has three years left on his current contract with Porto and will not come cheap, the club slapping a £15m price tag on the defender's head. The player, though, is aware of Chelsea's interest, with the club having sent scouts to see him play six times, and has made it known he would welcome a move. What do you think of signing Alves as a replacement for Carvalho? This would surely mean that Mancienne would have to go out on that loan...

29 should not be our limit for offloading players, especially when he is reaching a high mark with our club. Also, reading several reports that Liverpool are trying to sign him as well.

Wouldn't mind it, but this part worries me (as well as the fact he only played 12 games for twente this season. "On September 4, 2008, Slobodan Rajković was banned from playing football for a year by FIFA. The punishment is in response to allegations that the 19-year-old spat in the face of referee Abdullah Al Hilali. The young defender maintains that he is innocent and has decided to appeal the judgement. As of the 24th of November 2008, Fifa reduced the 12-month ban by only banning him internationally, so that he may resume full domestic competition with FC Twente. The new ruling was agreed by Fifa's appeal panel, after the Chelsea defender had challenged the initial ruling." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobodan_Rajković

I generally agree, although I don't think the jury is out on Stoch, we need to keep that boy! Also, I know a lot of people think otherwise, but I would try my hardest to keep Quaresma in the squad for the next manager, I think that boy has some class in him that if used correctly, could shine.

Wow, really was an amazing shot by sinclair. Didn't like those mistakes by mancienne though :-/

How is he defensively? If he's more of an attacking player and we have him and bosingwa starting...we could have some problems.

Touché

For anyone who has watched Zhirkov...he is a winger primarily right, but how is he as LB?

I won't go as far as to make assurances, but those three players in the squad would certainly address all the problems I have with the squad.

Totally agreed mate. I think all chelsea fans would agree, that we would much rather have some placeholder in the squad into the winter and get Hiddink back then give a huge contract to someone who could be a flop.

Great piece in the Daily Mail about fatty http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1...ually-Rafa.html

I disagree that we can do with 3 strikers, as I think we certainly need 4. 3 that can play in the first team on a regular basis, with Di Santo as a rotating / in case of injuries.

If Ancelotti becomes our next manager (and I fully believe that he will), I would plead management to sign him to a one year deal. No more stupid mistakes with contracts that bite us in the ass.

G5

Guus Hiddink, we want him to stay!

A loaned player cannot sore against his own team. And if he allows Man Utd to score, then I'm sure his replacement would have let them score two!

I would love to see him go get first team experience and have a recall option just in case. Win-win.

Last HOME game

Apparently Hiddink was so upset over the champions loss robbing by the ref that he shut himself off into seclusion for two days. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...and&cc=5901

No liverpool BB?

No way...really? He said his final game was going to be the champions league final, so obviously he was planning on staying after the Blackburn game. If he really is not here, WILKINS!

Not that I don't agree with you that we should do everything we can to help keep Guss to stay...but these petitions are a waste of time.