Forget about the CL, forget about the league, all we need to have in mind is Ray Wilkins. He's the reason we should put our best performance this season!

We must pay him the respect he deserves.

9 hours ago, IliyaKrostin said:

Forget about the CL, forget about the league, all we need to have in mind is Ray Wilkins. He's the reason we should put our best performance this season!

We must pay him the respect he deserves.

After last week, I thought why am I bothering wasting my hard earned money on a team and manager that lets be honest don't give a sh*t, but after yesterday's news I'm glad I am going, not for a manager who wants out but is hanging around for his huge pay off, or a load of primadonna footballers but for a decent Chelsea man who has gone to early. 

Gutted day change means I’m taking off from Heathrow instead sitting in the Shed End....why ? 

FFS !!

Can't get that excited for this game. Our season was over a while ago, we got a manager who's desperately wanted the season to end, and rubbing into players too. What we should have been is cut him loose after he gave up the City game, somehow the board did nothing and we just kept getting lower. Even Arsenal put up a decent run lately, and by current form they will over take us soon.

Hell, if West Ham beat us on Sunday, we wont even call it an upset.

On 4/4/2018 at 17:57, axman2526 said:

I have changed my mind. Not because it is west ham and a derby game that many feel strongly about, not for the slim chance of top 4, not for vindication after we surrended to spurs, but for Ray.

He deserves a top quality send off. We need jt to get through to our players how important doing that is. We need to go for the throat and make a quality display for Ray. Antonio really needs to deliver more than any other game.

 

Tibo

 

Rudiger

Cahill

Luiz

Azpi 

 

Willian

Kante

Drinkwater

Alonso

 

Hazard

 

Morata

 

Why shoehorn Rudiger at RB and Azpi at LB when we could play Azpi in his natural position and use Emerson. 

Rudiger did play at right back for roma. I think he has the tools to do it well. 

I think dave cuts in to use his right foot well and could send in some nice inswinning crosses.

But I would be happy enough if Emerson was used as well.

6 hours ago, icecoolguy22 said:

 Our season was over a while ago, we got a manager who's desperately wanted the season to end, and rubbing into players too.

Would love to be a 'fly on the wall', when he gives his F.A. Cup Final pre game motivation speech to the team!.

12 hours ago, The Leigh Limpet said:

Would love to be a 'fly on the wall', when he gives his F.A. Cup Final pre game motivation speech to the team!.

I'd say fly in JT and Drogba for this 

Anyone know why it's a 16:30 ok?

Massive match for us now. If the team don't show fight when paying tribute to one of the clubs legends then things could start to get ugly.

The Bridge needs to be loud tomorrow. Passion is the order of the day. 

Tibo, Dave, Christensen, Cahill, Alonso, Kante, Drinkwater, Willian, Hazard, Giroud.

 

5 hours ago, Spiller86 said:

Massive match for us now. If the team don't show fight when paying tribute to one of the clubs legends then things could start to get ugly.

The Bridge needs to be loud tomorrow. Passion is the order of the day. 

Tibo, Dave, Christensen, Cahill, Alonso, Kante, Drinkwater, Willian, Hazard, Giroud.

 

Match day, just off to spoons for pre match breakfast, I'm totally disconnected from this Chelsea team more than any other in the 35 years I've been going, but match day is match day. As for passion spiller, it's the pikies so us fans should be up for it, but not sure if this current team knows what passion is sadly. 

Need to put in a good performance for Ray. I’m sure we’ll give him a send off to make him proud. It’s goig to be an emotion day today. 

I can't get too excited about this match. Our season is over and what a nightmare it has been? We need to get rid of Conte and buy big in the Summer. This squad just isn't good enough. West Ham could beat us and Arsenal could well catch us. Sad times at the Bridge. We need to start afresh next season. Hope we don't lose again today. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

Why on earth is this a late sunday evening kick off? I hate playing last 

45 minutes ago, TheBluesBrother said:

I can't get too excited about this match. Our season is over and what a nightmare it has been? We need to get rid of Conte and buy big in the Summer. This squad just isn't good enough. West Ham could beat us and Arsenal could well catch us. Sad times at the Bridge. We need to start afresh next season. Hope we don't lose again today. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

Had the Board given him the money in the summer we wouldn't be in this mess; this club simply doesn't have the ambition, know how, money or desire to match Conte's vision, so lets just get rid and throw a ton of money at someone else with a reputation, win a trophy and then fire him the second season in......anyway.....As a blues fan for generations this merry go round of managers is becoming sadder as each season comes around...I really couldn't give a toss today, the players don't so why should we. 

I am sure the club will give Ray a good send off today and it was nice to see other clubs yesterday recognize his contribution to English football also.   A win today will at least keep Arsenal at a distance; I think we have all settled for 5th place....including the players.  A squeaky bum 2-1 win today I think. 

Have to admire Klopp & Co. He's got it right now, but for how long? Wheels off next season?

The game's got ugly, and we're the worst offenders, chucking money around but incapable of sustaining anything for more than a season. The PL chavs, knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. Players and managers come here for one reason only, and one season only if they're lucky.

The only glimmer of hope we may have is that Pool have played 33 games and we have played 31. They are currently 11 points clear off us; a win today will see us back to 8 points adrift. Win the 33rd game too and we're 5 points adrift. Plus we're playing them on the penultimate game of the season ... A win there would, if we take as much points as them, see us 2 points back ! But of course, We have to hope those mongs f**k up before so that when we play them, we're overtaking them in the table and ultimately secure UCL spot ! That would be fantastic ! But we actually need them to play the semis in the UCL so that they'll be fckuing tired and will drop points like rain drops in Edinburgh ...

 

AND we also need to win 7 games in a row ...

Edited April 8, 20188 yr by Londonisblue

About to set off...Looking forward to paying tribute to Ray, the football not so much...says a lot that i don't look forward to going to chelsea these days...that sentiment been lurking for a while but last week still hurts...just hope the players and Conte turn up for once and pay tribute to Ray in the manner he deserves.

9 minutes ago, Londonisblue said:

The only glimmer of hope we may have is that Pool have played 33 games and we have played 31. They are currently 11 points clear off us; a win today will see us back to 8 points adrift. Win the 33rd game too and we're 5 points adrift. Plus we're playing them on the penultimate game of the season ... A win there would, if we take as much points as them, see us 2 points back ! But of course, We have to hope those mongs f**k up before so that when we play them, we're overtaking them in the table and ultimately secure UCL spot ! That would be fantastic ! But we actually need them to play the semis in the UCL so that they'll be fckuing tired and will drop points like rain drops in Edinburgh ...

 

AND we also need to win 7 games in a row ...

The last bit is the problem.

13 minutes ago, Londonisblue said:

The only glimmer of hope we may have is that Pool have played 33 games and we have played 31. They are currently 11 points clear off us; a win today will see us back to 8 points adrift. Win the 33rd game too and we're 5 points adrift. Plus we're playing them on the penultimate game of the season ... A win there would, if we take as much points as them, see us 2 points back ! But of course, We have to hope those mongs f**k up before so that when we play them, we're overtaking them in the table and ultimately secure UCL spot ! That would be fantastic ! But we actually need them to play the semis in the UCL so that they'll be fckuing tired and will drop points like rain drops in Edinburgh ...

 

AND we also need to win 7 games in a row ...

 

 

You've got more chance of getting a Whale up your *rse.

^given we've won just five of our last 19 (all comps) and lost five of last seven League games, I'd say that's an understatement 

Just hoping for a good performance and a bit of fight today.

This has been one of worse seasons for derbies in a while, I think it is something like 3 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, and we also get knocked out the league to arsenal. 

Last derby of the season of season in the league, let's finish with a win. 

I was half expecting us to go into this match without Antonio at the helm as a result of the spuds embarrassment. 

A defeat today and surely the club will pull the trigger.

Need a win today. All is not lost. 

11 points off pool with 2 games in hand. Win those 2 and we are 5 points off with Pool coming to the Bridge. It can be cut down to 2 points in that way.

Add the fact that pool might proceed to the semis of CL and the players might have to be rested before playing against the likes of RM/Barca/Bayern, and/or the fatigue those matches bring, a lot can still happen. Anyways, getting way ahead of myself. Lets just win this one. 

Like we've got any chance of beating Liverpool at the moment. They'll smash us.