Looking forward to having him back for the run-in, all be in 2/3 games.

Must admit I was hoping to see pictures of Essien rather than Cole. Still, it will be nice to have Cole back even though Zhirkov has done a good job so far.

Must admit I was hoping to see pictures of Essien rather than Cole. Still, it will be nice to have Cole back even though Zhirkov has done a good job so far.

really? Ash cole has been our best player this season until he got injured, though i would rather see pictures of both of them in full training.

ACole/Essien 6 of one half dozen the other...in the sense they are both best in the world at what they do and both can drastically shutdown the opposition while providing attacking impetus.

Either one coming back would be a huge boost on the pitch and mentally......plus it would be a big mental axe to anyone facing us....or even those trying to keep pace, if they came back.

Doubt very much we'll see Essien again until next season

I thought I was gonna see a picture of Messi practicing in a Chelsea shirt.

I thought I was gonna see a picture of Messi practicing in a Chelsea shirt.

Why would we want him, we have Kalou.

Doubt very much we'll see Essien again until next season

You're breaking my heart

exxxxcellent

I thought it would be Essien, too, simply because Zhirkov has looked like a more than adequate replacement at the moment. But its a very encouraging sign.

I think our warmups look better than our actual match kits this year, btw

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Why would we want him, we have Kalou.

You're right. I almost forgot about him. Almost.

Good to see.... shame that Geezer's point is looking more and more likely

Good to see, although I will admit I also hoped it would be Essien. Amazing how quickly a broken ankle can be healed with theif you've the cash to pay for the rehab. Pity they can't do the same with knees

I thought I was gonna see a picture of Messi practicing in a Chelsea shirt.

I was hoping for Megan Fox taking a Chelsea shirt off myself...

I was hoping for Megan Fox taking a Chelsea shirt off myself...

That would have worked too. i wouldn't have minded Cheryl Cole either.

But in all seriousness, its great to see Ashley training already. I really thought he was out for the rest of the season and potentially out of the whole team in the summer.

Nice to see him back in training, will give us a massive boost in the last few games.

I likes this. A lot.

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The best left back on the planet looking fit and alert in training? Excellent!

good to see cole back training,essien back for the liverpool game.

Thank you for fotos Gem. Really optimistic!

I thought we might see Cheryl cole naked or something oh well Ashley will do

Zhira simply is not as good as Ash. I've not been very happy with him in the sense that I expected more, although, like Paulo, he is an "able replacement". When we have both Ivan and Ash back, I would not be concerned about facing anyone, not even Barca with a back four + keeper of Cech, Ivan, Ash, Alex and JT. That would be one of the strongest defenses in Europe. Of course, having the likes of Ess shielding that back four would be all the better.

The sooner we get any of those players back, the better. Significantly better.

Cheers,

Butch

good too see, essien is a week behind cole aparently but i also feel we won't see him till next season....

really? Ash cole has been our best player this season until he got injured, though i would rather see pictures of both of them in full training.

Ashley Cole was having a wonderful season no doubt. But up to the point when The Bison was injured, I felt the Player of The Year award was a straight fight between Essien and Drogba. Essien was single-handedly holding our mid-field together.

Fantastic

If we are firmly in the driving seat by the stoke game (i.e. more than one day's fixtures from losing top spot) then I think we should just go ahead and put Essien in cotton wool and let him him rest until the summer.

But if we really are gonna need him, I can think of no bigger fixture to have him back than the trip to Anfield. I hope we wont need him but its gonna be close by any stretch of the imagination, and if he is even remotely ready to play, he would be a huge weapon off the bench