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I think we've all moved on? The Leicester rivalry was born out of the hooliganism years when CFC took the piss up there for so many years before ... Leicester finally got there act together, of sorts (without ever showing at the Bridge). Those days are 'long gone' in the minds of most ... Personally, I think that's a good thing ...

one moment of brilliance gets Rafa out of jail ... exactly the same as last time with Oscar's magical moment away to 'em ... we're not a great Team, at the mo' ... and with SFL benched it was difficult to see where our goal was going to come from. Zero penetration up front, Torres had another shocker ... I think we will do well this year if we stay in the top four. Rafa is 100% hopeless with no tactical Plan B whatsoever ... Not good ...

I'd love us to have just a beautiful 'all blue' classic & classy home shirt without those white go faster strips down the arms, all blue shorts & yellow socks ...

Torres is getting even worse ... if that's possible?

Hillsborough stadium was definitely NOT fit for purpose, full stop ... the police f**ked up & lost control ... plus a number of Liverpool fans outside the stadium contributed to the chaos outside & they do need to hold their hands up too! ... all this contributed to the tragic deaths of truly genuine innocent supporters. The famiies have our full support ... by an act of fate that could have been us ...

even if they do allow standing, once again in the future no doubt it will be sanitized ... everyone will be assigned a specific place to stand and we'll all have to wear high vis health & safety yellow jackets ... lads won't be able to all choose to clump/group together, as before ... u will still be sitting standing next to that Japanese tourist, etc. ... the sh*te atmosphere is hear to stay forever ... it will never be like it was ... unfortunately.

we should be begging for jose to come back but roman and the board won't. they always know better and will blow it, once again ... i'm expecting more of the same to continue with manager after manager coming and going every six months or so ... the first stubbling block for jose would be not wanting Emenalo in such an influential position ... then not wanting Torres no doubt ... won't happen ... our loss :O(

Unfortunately, I don't think he'll make it at Chelsea. A very good technical player, at times but (due to size) not imposing enough for me ...

Wanted Millwall away ... Man Utd. away instead ... over & out :O( However, not entirely sure we'll beat Boro anyway.

I woz there yesterday and still can't believe we threw it away. We were cruising to be totally honest holding onto the ball nicely and had Reading in our back pocket ... I think up to Reading's first 'out of the blue' comeback goal I can't remember them having a decent shot on target. Cahill was dominating at the back and looked solid ... Ashley was having a fine game ... Mata & Oscar both busy! ... SFL looked good too ... Dave struggled a bit, at times and Torres unfortunately, despite trying didn't look like scoring at all & was bullied off the ball too often. However, the Team should have taken its chances and sewn the game up ... Oscar missed a good one, etc. Benitz wound a few of us up by not starting with Ba or JT but despite this we should have easily won ... I think Torres should have been swapped with Ba perhaps around 70 mins & then I'm sure we would maybe have taken our chances and gone 3-0 up? JT should then have come on for a flagging Ivan ... job done methinks ... but what do I know ... 2 x points thrown away ...

hearing on talk sport kid tweeted at 5pm ish he would try and time waste ... which he clearly did ... clearly trying to make a name for himself ... 'orrible little brat !!!

Interesting, if true ... http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/293733/Abramovich-rage-over-Rafa/ ROMAN ABRAMOVICH will take complete control of picking Chelsea’s next boss after being swayed into hiring Rafa Benitez. The Blues owner regrets employing the ex-Liverpool boss as interim manager after being advised by technical director Michael Emenalo, who pushed hard for the Spaniard to be appointed. Billionaire Abramovich had misgivings about the suitability of Benitez, who is hugely unpopular with Blues fans from his time on charge of Liverpool, but he was won over by Emenalo.

apologies if already been posted, too many pages to check ...

Thanks cfc kingy ... some great stories and pics too :O)

Not for me, I'm afraid. A good manager who can handle the big personalities but I personally find watching Mancini teams very hard work, at times. Tactically, often just not my cup of tea. Having said that, he's help built a good, robust squad who are genuine title contenders this year & we are not ...

Talking about 'back in the day' CFC books ... the one that i wish had got written would simply have been titled "Babs Eccles CFC" ,,, instant best seller ...

Thanks for the info. CB ... very appreciated. I'll definitely look out for this one ... :O) There is a lesser known CFC book, written by one of the Tunbridge Wells lads that contains some excellent England CFC stories ... I quite enjoyed it ... this is the book if people don't know it ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/To-Terraces-Born-Classic-Football/dp/1904018467/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

Torres may possibly start Wednesday, if Rafa sticks to his striker rotation policy. Ba's performance away to the Saints is now the 'bench-mark' in fans eyes ... if Torres has another QPR, Swindon like performance ... well, u can imagine ...

What a topsy turvy season ... ! More reflecting ... I think results like today are very satisfying for all (whatever the circumstances) and may be enough to see Rafa through to the summer? I think it will be a trophyless season due to inconsistences but it's looking genuinely possible for a top 4 finish? I appreciate there's a long way to go so I could be wrong on all accounts ... accepted. Therefore, the idea of influencing the next choice of Manager is a really good idea ... Maybe that should be the main focus going forward ???

A fantastic away result today. Despite everything we are getting some very satisfying results this term. And this was definitely one of them! Super Frankie Lampard passes Kerry (Legend) Dixon's Chelsea goal tally record today ... massive, massive respect to Frank !!! I'd love to see Frankie get another year with us, on a reduced salary, if that's what it takes to counter FFP concerns. I think if Torres starts against the Saints the momentum may be impacted again? I hope not ... I guess we shall see ...

Actually, displaying banners, yes! ... flares, smoke bombs definitely NO! The desired effect could definitely still be achieved if say, just 30 fans turned up representative of one particular Chelsea forum or CFC fanzine. This would still fill the entrance. They could hand out literature to staff and press representing their greviances ... Job Done :O) Another, forum or fanzine may represent themselves another day ... and so on ... On reflection, I think opening an organised demo to 'all-comers' may back-fire? Keep it classy, methinks ...

yep, a really good post Davey ...

To be honest, the easiest way to make a visible protest and 100% definitely hit the headlines guaranteed is for all to turn-up unannounced at Chelsea's Cobham Training Ground Facility complex. Just picketing the entrance (any week-day) would do the trick, honest! Numbers wise, you'd only need 150, if that ... The entrance would be swamped! Therefore, easily do-able! The desired effect would be instant! The press would be foaming at the mouth for a story ... Certain members of Chelsea's staff would feel very, very uncomfortable being confronted by an organised demo on their own door-step, much more so than at the Bridge. This would definitely ruffle the right feathers, so to speak ... right to the core ... It's so hard-core Chelsea all-around Surrey numbers can be easily mobilised ... spread the word on forums and the Training Ground could be over-run ... Banner's, flares, smoke bombs, etc. could all be dispelled for maximum effect ... very noisy, but obviously peaceful ... a lot of banter but very good humoured .... No police, no stewards, little visible Security ... unlike at a footy match. Job done :O)

Imagine being part of the dressing room, right now with all this going on ... "I work for a Micky Mouse Company" would be my number 1 thought ... !

absolute BS ... he's just trying to save face, that's all it is! ... plus, maybe have a ready made excuse for his starting choice Saturday? He'll sell these porkies to the players as not giving the media more ammunition.