2 hours ago, Zero said:

Klopp: "We were the better side, United only played long balls last 20 minutes."

This guy used to be so likable, but now he appears to be as deluded as the next scouser. Also, it was interesting to see how negative Liverpool was today, considering how much they always bitch and moan when other teams do the same.

It's funny how chelsea now have the most gracious and classy manager of all the top clubs whereas our last permanent manager (Jose) was deemed to be the worst...but when chelsea have suffered a bad result this season, Conte hasn't talked any sh*t...therefore not brought negative attention on the club...not going to lie, i enjoyed mourinho'S fighting talk, but conte's style makes for a refreshing change and is certainly showing up the others right now, particularly those portrayed as great blokes initially in the media like Klopp and Pep, but who are being exposed as dicks now

1 hour ago, Zero said:

I think RedCafe is quite objective and most of the users there are  sane. I think this forum is at the same level with little delusion and a nice atmosphere.

The worst forums are in my opinion RAWK and The Fighting Cock. Delusion runs high and the enviroment is hostile and rude.

I don't visit rival forums all that often but from my experience, i think that without doubt the worst fan forums are RAWK and Fighting Cock. RAWK is terrible but funny at the same time because of the things they say on there. They aren't just deluded on there, they just say some really weird things that no other set of football fans come out with. RAWK Meltdown was great for showing off some of the weird sh*t RAWK come out with, like this beauty https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrQ9e4xVMAQE9Yj.jpg:large 

The Fighting Cock is terrible though. They are so full of hate it's unnatural. The stuff they were coming out with before we went up against them a couple of weeks ago was so over the top. One of them said that if we had won that game he hoped our players would have a car crash, then there were others hoping their players would break our players legs. It even got to the point where they were creating fake quotes and saying they were from some of us on here. It's not the first time i have seen these kind of reactions when i have visited Tottenham's forum either. I honestly see no reason why any Chelsea fan would even bother signing up to that forum, if you are after some friendly rivalry banter then forget it, they will just throw abuse at you.

ArsenalMania is similar to ArsenalFanTV, just something to laugh at.

Bluemoon can get bad at times but their meltdowns aren't any different than other fan meltdowns after a defeat really.

I'm not sure about what RedCafe is like, i don't see that forum as much as other rival fan forums. 

Good results for us, 7 points lead at this stage is way beyond anyone's expectation considering where we were in September. Another tactical master class from Jose, throw on another target man to play long ball. The lucky bounce from the Fellani header saved Jose, otherwise we will all be roasting about his long ball tactic.

When was last time a team lost 0:4 but had over 70% of the possession? If Pep has any sense left, he should recall Hart and throw the $ around to buy a whole new backline.

Blue moon posters are just always angry for some reason. They can win the treble and somehow still find something to be angry and bitter about. Redcafe even though I enjoy their meltdowns are very sane and reasonable. Rawk is like bluemoon's cousin. 

Still think Pep is a good manager and luckily for him he chose City who'll give him time. They need to concentrate on getting top 4, going far in the CL and having a good cup run, as the league is pretty much over.  

But they need to have a big summer in terms of transfers because that team is too old. The defence is rubbish and the midfield need some new blood. They also need a new world class striker as nacho is just not good enough for that team.

7 hours ago, Charles Ryder said:

Brilliant game of football between Sevilla and Real Madrid, can always trust the big Spanish games to deliver.

https://streamable.com/6b0k8

5 hours ago, Ivanov87 said:

Still think Pep is a good manager and luckily for him he chose City who'll give him time. They need to concentrate on getting top 4, going far in the CL and having a good cup run, as the league is pretty much over.  

But they need to have a big summer in terms of transfers because that team is too old. The defence is rubbish and the midfield need some new blood. They also need a new world class striker as nacho is just not good enough for that team.

Hot take: Pep will start playing pragmatic football in order to bide his time until summer. He knows they need to be top 4 even though he's publicly given up hope for the title. It took his Barca a while to get going, I believe they were poor at the start of his first season and went on a crazy run of matches unbeaten. The Everton match will be enough for him to realize he doesn't have the personnel yet to execute his style. 

 

At the beginning of the season I thought they would be contenders. Now I just hope they give Spurs a game. Hopefully Aguero Agureo's someone if they get torn apart at least

7 hours ago, The Brit said:

It's funny how chelsea now have the most gracious and classy manager of all the top clubs whereas our last permanent manager (Jose) was deemed to be the worst...but when chelsea have suffered a bad result this season, Conte hasn't talked any sh*t...therefore not brought negative attention on the club...not going to lie, i enjoyed mourinho'S fighting talk, but conte's style makes for a refreshing change and is certainly showing up the others right now, particularly those portrayed as great blokes initially in the media like Klopp and Pep, but who are being exposed as dicks now

What has surprised me the most in the last two seasons is how quick Mourinho (last year) and Guardiola (this year) were to publically throw in the towel ... giving up in public is just a terrible thing to do ... in the message you send to your fans, and your players and squad ... not to mention your twitchy owner, and the fuel you give the media to fan the flames ...

You can just imagine that Conte in similar circumstances would be saying something like "we are 10 points behind, so the important thing is that we continue to fight and to work and to do our job ... and we see what happens ..."

I don't know what they teach the Italians in media training, or whether it just comes naturally out of the Italian culture, but they are so much better at interviews than managers from other countries.

Edited January 16, 20179 yr by Sexyfootball

2 hours ago, TheChelseaBlues said:

Hot take: Pep will start playing pragmatic football in order to bide his time until summer. He knows they need to be top 4 even though he's publicly given up hope for the title. It took his Barca a while to get going, I believe they were poor at the start of his first season and went on a crazy run of matches unbeaten. The Everton match will be enough for him to realize he doesn't have the personnel yet to execute his style. 

 

At the beginning of the season I thought they would be contenders. Now I just hope they give Spurs a game. Hopefully Aguero Agureo's someone if they get torn apart at least

If City win or draw against Spurs I'll be happy. TBH I think they might get something, think media will be on their backs and they'll get up for it.

1 hour ago, Sexyfootball said:

I don't know what they teach the Italians in media training, or whether it just comes naturally out of the Italian culture, but they are so much better at interviews than managers from other countries.

Possibly at Coverciano

6 hours ago, DidierDrogbalala said:

https://streamable.com/6b0k8

That is beautiful.

 

Respect.

12 hours ago, The Brit said:

It's funny how chelsea now have the most gracious and classy manager of all the top clubs whereas our last permanent manager (Jose) was deemed to be the worst...but when chelsea have suffered a bad result this season, Conte hasn't talked any sh*t...therefore not brought negative attention on the club...not going to lie, i enjoyed mourinho'S fighting talk, but conte's style makes for a refreshing change and is certainly showing up the others right now, particularly those portrayed as great blokes initially in the media like Klopp and Pep, but who are being exposed as dicks now

That is the reason why i have noticed a lot of neutral football fans like this current Chelsea side, Conte is really a top class bloke and that is why the English media have loved this Costa bust up because they want him to give them some headlines and they think this opportunity might present some. Pep has, Mourinho always does, Klopp does, Wenger does and they don't need/want headlines from Pochettino because his club doesn't divide opinion. Remember all that nonsense about a flurry of bets on Conte to get sacked? It wouldn't surprise me if it was journo placing a grand or two on that to see if Conte will get riled up, The English press hate managers who do not give them column inches hence why they loathed Pellegrini and loved Mancini. 

14 hours ago, Bogga said:

Once more I have to ask you guys... is there something in the air up in Liverpool? Is their entire city some sort of safe haven for lunies? I enjoy this forum since most of you can be objective with a hint of favor for Chelsea (which I sort of understand). Their forum lacks any kind of objectivity and according to them we've been getting worse every season since 1878...

 

What surprised me was the delusion on arsenalmania, they're almost as deluded as their friends up north.

 

Don't get me started about bluemoon 

 

As a United fan I might not see clearly how redcafe is looked upon for an outsider. But my opinion is that it's quite objective with the random biased member. See lots of "rival" fans on there, which I fail to see on the other three forums mentioned.

Delusion on Arsenalmania? What delusion? We all agree we're sh*t and not winning anything. ArsenalMania is just a bunch of arguments about Wenger. Only deluded fans think we'll win the league with Wenger. 

anyone interested in the next messi? no?? anybody?? okay..

6 hours ago, Kinkladze1871 said:

That is the reason why i have noticed a lot of neutral football fans like this current Chelsea side, Conte is really a top class bloke and that is why the English media have loved this Costa bust up because they want him to give them some headlines and they think this opportunity might present some. Pep has, Mourinho always does, Klopp does, Wenger does and they don't need/want headlines from Pochettino because his club doesn't divide opinion. Remember all that nonsense about a flurry of bets on Conte to get sacked? It wouldn't surprise me if it was journo placing a grand or two on that to see if Conte will get riled up, The English press hate managers who do not give them column inches hence why they loathed Pellegrini and loved Mancini. 

Yep, everyone hates them.

9 hours ago, Charles Ryder said:

 

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Man, he's so sad in the pic!

dybala has handed in a transfer request after seeing his new club logo

 

 

 

16 hours ago, DidierDrogbalala said:

https://streamable.com/6b0k8

Wow!

dybala has handed in a transfer request after seeing his new club logo
 

 
 

Dybal-ical!

...

Sorry (Not sorry)

1 hour ago, havelschayes said:

dybala has handed in a transfer request after seeing his new club logo

 

 

 

Christ. What has gotten into Juventus? Looks like the Atari logo ffs!

why change the logo??

Like the Bates lion all over again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38650163

 

The Football Association is looking at introducing retrospective bans to English football for players who dive or feign injury.

Officials will go on a fact-finding trip to Scotland, where retrospective bans are already used.

In England, players are currently only given retrospective bans for incidents of violent conduct.

It is understood a rule change would require agreement from all football governing bodies in England.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes diving would be eradicated from football "in six months" with retrospective bans.

According to a report in Tuesday's Times newspaper, senior figures at the FA are keen to press ahead with the move.

Dyche's comments come after two recent incidents in Premier League matches.

Robert Snodgrass apologised for going down without contact to earn a penalty for Hull against Crystal Palace, while Dele Alli won a debated spot-kick in Tottenham's 5-0 win over Swansea.

At the start of the current season, Hearts' Jamie Walker was given a retrospective two-match ban for diving to win a penalty against Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.

The Scottish FA found him in breach of disciplinary rule 201 as the "simulation caused a match official to make an incorrect decision". The player contested the charge, but the compliance officer's verdict was upheld.

Under current Football Association rules in England, players who pretend to have been fouled should receive a caution for simulation, which comes under the category of unsporting behaviour, if the incident is spotted by the match officials.

However, this can only occur during matches at the moment.

Data correct as of 11 December 2016

Analysis

BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent Richard Conway

The question of how to deal with players who dive or cheat has long troubled English football.

The law which allows retrospective punishment in Scotland is being examined closely by FA chiefs.

But any changes in England would require agreement from the game's various stakeholders. That means the Professional Footballers' Association, League Managers Association, English Football League and Premier League would all need to reach a consensus.

Concerns over player's cheating is on Fifa's mind too.

Marco van Basten, the former Netherlands striker who is the world governing body's chief technical officer, told the BBC last month it is discussing rule changes to increase "honesty" within football.

That could include a rugby style regulation that would allow only the captain to speak with the referee.