Day of gardening so just soaking in the bath getting rid of aches and pains so had Radio 5 live on and funny how many ex-Chelsea players get a mention (and some loanees).

Obviosly RLC and Bats in the Fulham v Palace game but heard DaSilva, Kallas, Scott Sinclair, George Savill scoring  for Boro and Jamal Blackman letting in soft goal for Rotherham (he never looked good enough to be honest - about Kepa level!)

 

Edited October 24, 20205 yr by Nibs

Watched a bit of Fulham v Palace

RLC was ok jogging about with a few good chances. Made a move for all on the ball yet wasn't used.

Bats got a good assist for Zaha with a fizzing cross, Zaha injured his knee on the post and didn't stop Bats hugging him to death 🤨

On 24/10/2020 at 16:20, Nibs said:

Jamal Blackman letting in soft goal for Rotherham (he never looked good enough to be honest - about Kepa level!)

Spent too much of his youth in Wimbledon Burger King eating Whoppers and not concentrating on his football....

15 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Spent too much of his youth in Wimbledon Burger King eating Whoppers and not concentrating on his football....

I remember when Blackman and Schwarzer were our backup keepers. Schwarzer is German for black man.

Interview with Essien (who is apparently now assistant manager of Nordsjaelland):

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lampard-needs-time-succeed-at-chelsea-essien-backing-blues/m6ouk2c8vhky1g6tla9l0dbmk

Is it impossible to get Hazard in on loan in January if he continues to have a miserable time at Madrid?

On 28/10/2020 at 10:17, dansubrosa said:

Is it impossible to get Hazard in on loan in January if he continues to have a miserable time at Madrid?

I’d stick in some c**tish lowball offs like Madrid would do to us to unsettle him 

How is John Obi Mikel doing? Still playing for Stoke?

I've been keeping an eye on a Stoke forum for that very reason - they seem to adore him.

8 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

I've been keeping an eye on a Stoke forum for that very reason - they seem to adore him.

Quite right too. 

Great to see Brana smashing into Manyoo, go on you ol warhorse!

I am watching Napoli v AC Milan right now, and it is a very entertaining match, saw a great header goal by the ageless one Zlatan.  But, more importantly, Bakayoko plays for Napoli and looks really good.  I am shocked, to say the least.

Somewhere down under there is a bloke  named Brian getting a chubby that Zlatan is still making the old onion bag bulge. 

5 hours ago, Phillip said:

But, more importantly, Bakayoko plays for Napoli and looks really good.  I am shocked, to say the least.

Bakayoko has been at least average to very good as a DM for everyone he's played for. 

We'll end up breaking about even on him, because we'll get a fee for him next summer. 

Of that window, the only complete loss was Drinkwater. Got a refund on Morata. We'll get close to one on Bakayoko, Zappacosta has gotten loan fees... Drinkwater... sunk cost. 

8 hours ago, Skinnedy said:

Bakayoko has been at least average to very good as a DM for everyone he's played for. 

We'll end up breaking about even on him, because we'll get a fee for him next summer. 

Of that window, the only complete loss was Drinkwater. Got a refund on Morata. We'll get close to one on Bakayoko, Zappacosta has gotten loan fees... Drinkwater... sunk cost. 

Reading a short while ago that Drinkwater had commissioned a DVD of his best moments to try and get a move, can't think of any in a Chelsea shirt.

Was ‘Brian’ (M?) the one with the pirate avatar?  That goes back a long ways, about 15 years ago I think.

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7 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Reading a short while ago that Drinkwater had commissioned a DVD of his best moments to try and get a move, can't think of any in a Chelsea shirt.

He had a dvd made? How Spursy. 

Lots of messages flying around that the worlds best ever player has died. To confirm;

John Obi Mikel is fine. 

Lukaku is such a sh*te striker. Stats padding like no tomorrow but always bottles it no matter how easy it would have been to win it. Forever bottler, the anti Michael Jordan. 

 

9 hours ago, Boyne said:

Great photo.

23 hours ago, Boyne said:

It’s missing these two...

On 23/11/2020 at 10:44, Valerie said:

He had a dvd made? How Spursy. 

Is it pure genius if he's contemplating going to Spurs, and know they will value his DVD compilation abilities as much as his footballing abilities?

Nathaniel Chalobah is 26 today, and is finally getting regular starts for Watford in the Championship.

The general consensus seems to be... that he's complete crap after his big knee injury. Sad to hear - hope he can turn it around.

1 hour ago, PloKoon13 said:

Nathaniel Chalobah is 26 today, and is finally getting regular starts for Watford in the Championship.

The general consensus seems to be... that he's complete crap after his big knee injury. Sad to hear - hope he can turn it around.

I assume you mean the Watford fans' view?

The move has been a disaster for him. I know Southgate immediately rewarded him witrh a full England call-up, but it's been all downhill from there. He was an excellent squad player for us who looked really good coming on as a sub, but he has looked a shadow of that player in the years since.

It looks like his, Lewis Baker's and - speaking pessimistically - RLC's careers will fizzle out after showing massive potential.

I really hope I'm wrong.