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Well we have a 2 week hiatus from the prem, 2 cup competitions and a lot of pressure to win the 2 upcoming matches, but a welcome break from the disappointing new year to date in the league.
Last March Carlo won the Barclays Manager of the month gong, Chelsea after looking dead and buried started a remarkable run that would eventually land the team in 2nd place, a feat for which the double winning manager was promptly sacked for. Looking at the fixture schedules for Chelsea, Gooners, Toon & Dippers and despite all the apocalyptic postings that resulted from our 2 0 humiliation by Moyes men I do see hope to regain 4th.
Drogba & Kalou will be back, Torres will have to either find form very quick or be dropped. I've just had a look at the teams' schedules involved in the battle for 4th spot . It's not all doom and gloom, if the rot can be stopped as it was this time last year and bearing in mind the other 3 clubs also have some tricky fixtures and it is well possible for Chelsea to get back into the top 4. Only Spuds and City games for us would appear to be no hopers for points, and so far the team has shown up in most of the big games. The question is for me will AVB have enough in his locker to pick up this struggling team by the scruff and beat Bolton, WBA, Stoke & Villa and gain 12 big big points along the way ? Or should the Board take advantage of the cup break and send an SOS out to the obvious candidate Mr. Hiddink - a lot of posters seem to favour the latter approach to rescue what they feel is an irreversible downward spiral. I am on the fence although leaning to the latter, have 2 good mates over here , both from London, both longtime fans since the 70s like me, they both want AVB gone the sooner the better . You can argue that in sacking AVB its more financial woes, but in the words of Roman himself to my mate Danny at the Hollywood Hills Chelsea & misc celebrities US pre season tour party in 2007"it's only money", and boy oh boy does he have very deep pockets.
It might look like a hopeless situation, but apart from the top 3 clubs its been a well mental season with upsets all round, so lets keep the faith, the blue flag flying high and hope AVB can man up and match Carlo's feat of a year ago.
Last March Carlo won the Barclays Manager of the month gong, Chelsea after looking dead and buried started a remarkable run that would eventually land the team in 2nd place, a feat for which the double winning manager was promptly sacked for. Looking at the fixture schedules for Chelsea, Gooners, Toon & Dippers and despite all the apocalyptic postings that resulted from our 2 0 humiliation by Moyes men I do see hope to regain 4th.
Drogba & Kalou will be back, Torres will have to either find form very quick or be dropped. I've just had a look at the teams' schedules involved in the battle for 4th spot . It's not all doom and gloom, if the rot can be stopped as it was this time last year and bearing in mind the other 3 clubs also have some tricky fixtures and it is well possible for Chelsea to get back into the top 4. Only Spuds and City games for us would appear to be no hopers for points, and so far the team has shown up in most of the big games. The question is for me will AVB have enough in his locker to pick up this struggling team by the scruff and beat Bolton, WBA, Stoke & Villa and gain 12 big big points along the way ? Or should the Board take advantage of the cup break and send an SOS out to the obvious candidate Mr. Hiddink - a lot of posters seem to favour the latter approach to rescue what they feel is an irreversible downward spiral. I am on the fence although leaning to the latter, have 2 good mates over here , both from London, both longtime fans since the 70s like me, they both want AVB gone the sooner the better . You can argue that in sacking AVB its more financial woes, but in the words of Roman himself to my mate Danny at the Hollywood Hills Chelsea & misc celebrities US pre season tour party in 2007"it's only money", and boy oh boy does he have very deep pockets.
It might look like a hopeless situation, but apart from the top 3 clubs its been a well mental season with upsets all round, so lets keep the faith, the blue flag flying high and hope AVB can man up and match Carlo's feat of a year ago.
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Said "definitely" when I did it. Right, I`m off to the bookies.
