Wolverhampton vs Chelsea: Injury CRISIS! gamethread
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 2:47 PM GMT
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PrintChelsea 11: Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Romeu, Meireles, Lampard, Ramires, Mata, Torres
Subs: Turnbull, Ferriera, Hutchinson, Bertrand, Chlobah, McEachran, Lukaku
Wolverhampton 11: Hennessey; Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward; Hammill, Henry, Frimprong, Forde; Edwards; Doyle
Subs: Elokobi, Foley, De Vries, Hunt, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher
I'd guess we're seeing Chelsea use a 4-2-3-1 variation in this one with Wolves playing 4-4-1-1. The injury and illness bug has most definitely struck as you can tell by looking at our bench today, so hopefully we fing the back of the net early and often in this one. Have at it...
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Explain this
Why does AVB not play Lampard with Drogba and not play Torres without Lampard? Can you explain this? Because I don’t get it.
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Today is kind of aa freak injury lineup I think
It seems the only time he uses either in the starting 11 is when he’s out of other options
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 2:50 PM GMT up reply actions
I can't get my head around this lineup.
Everything about it screams “4-4-1-1” to me.
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Apparently, it's going to be.
Cech
Boss-DL-JT-Ash
Romeu
Raul Frank
Rami Torres Mata
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I'm just surprised Ramires is being asked to play right wing.
He’s fast as hell, but he can’t pass or shoot very well.
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I thought that was more right midfield, rather than right wing.
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For all the whiners about youth
Since AVB has used ALL his subs in ALL his games, we are bound to see at least a couple youngsters in this one.
And funnily
I can’t see this on the frontpage itself … without DPeezy’s thread I would never have found this
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Weird. I can see it on the front page.
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So only authors can see it?
Interesting
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 3:04 PM GMT up reply actions
I just fixed it
The hide/unhide bug has reared it’s ugly head again
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 3:05 PM GMT up reply actions
So, we're starting this one in the same form, I see
Dudes… it is a New Year… please treat it like one! I want them to have a training session solely devoted to accurate passing, lol.
I'm kinda afraid to post...
My comments are published multiple times….
Cheers,
Rohi D
by Rohi D on Jan 2, 2012 3:06 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Everytime I read Hennessey
It reminds me of the drink.
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
I can't drink at my internship
CRISIS!
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
Hm I've missed the last 2 Chelsea matches and judged by what we see in the first minutes
I don’t have much the feeling I’ve missed to much in there
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Na at least it could have been we went downwards to hell
or the impossible happened and we improved. But instead, more of the same
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Damn, Nando.
That was a very nice ball to Mata!
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Who are the FSC commentators today?
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I don't think he was not trying before
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 3:11 PM GMT up reply actions
We can only judge what we can see
Wanting to try while there’s nothing you see … doesn’t leave you so much to be judged of
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I didn't see the last 2 matches
and I wasn’t referring to Torres alone but to our entire team
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Agreed...
it is sort of a comment on the whole team, that Nando was the best…. but to be fair, Torres has actually been trying… not just looking better than others based on their anonymity
There have been matches where it looks as if Torres gave up literally
but then of course it wasn’t down to him alone. Therefore – impression
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Nando..
dunno what that was… but keep up your hard work… it will be rewarded at some point.
I hate it when my TV/stream is like a minute behind everybody else
sadface – have to pay less attention to the comments…
Ramires with a decent cross?
HWAAA?!
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I don't get why Wolves aren't packing the box against us
We clearly don’t do well with that, and now Torres has space to operate
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 3:13 PM GMT up reply actions
A good 1-2 between Frank and Nando?
HWAAA?!
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OK, that is something ...
Lampard did really well here – that would be something I didn’t see before I departed
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Swansea ahead at Villa.
CRISIS!
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No Wolves... don't tighten up!
please stay open in the back… but only if our defense can keep up with the open game
Torres looking lively
And that’s an understatement. So glad he’s getting minutes. Chelsea looks so much more alive.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:14 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
He looks good, but I think the way Wolves have approached the game is more to blame for the team looking good
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 3:16 PM GMT up reply actions
I think he looks just as good in tight spaces as on the trot today
He has been known, in his prime, to be quite tricksy in tight spaces
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:21 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Torres to score today - I can feel it!!
Y’all watch and wait a Torres hat trick today! ;)
What was the old saying - everytime we wish Torres to score he ends up scoreless
and only if we don’t expect it he nets it in? ;)
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If it helps, I don't see where the goals are going to come from.
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I'm browsing through the news and trivia of the last two weeks
and I don’t fear anything anymore :D
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Actually,
with the role he has been playing the last couple of games, he may be on a hat trick of assists. He has been one of the more “creative” players in the last couple of outings.
Yeah they did just lose to villa
the blood is in the water
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 3:18 PM GMT up reply actions
You know you're on a bad run
When freakin Wolves are coming at you like they expect a result. Not “are hoping for”. EXPECT
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:17 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
I heard they got the rickets.
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As someone who has watched Brett Favre
you should know you dont even need to recover… you just walk out on the field half drunk and STILL do awesome (well, at least when he was younger)
Remember when he was addicted to painkillers?
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Remember to put some air-holes in the wrapping!
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That was a decent attack
Nice play the Wolves defender again, to shield off Ramires from getting onto the ball…
Is this Tony Gale again?
This commentator makes me want to kill.
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He's averagely stupid IMO
Not blood-boiling and blatantly anti-big team like Tony Gale
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:22 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Nope. It's Trevor Francis.
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Non-English commentators are even more funny ;)
since they have unknown issues pronouncing the easiest foreign names
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How annoying is it that Torres is playing the type of through balls that he could only
wish others would play to him!!!
We really do need a RW and CM
I hope AVB makes moves this window
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:23 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Lampard out-Frimponging Frimpong there.
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I know, Lampard isn't a living, breathing rhyming slang.
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Not malicious from Frank
He’s just too old and slow :(
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:26 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Lampard
a little surprised he started today, actually. : \
Only a yellow for Frank Lampard.
Anyone but him and the announcing team would be calling for his head.
It looked pretty ordinary to me
not even in the BL would they have given anything for that
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Cole should've got that yellow at the start if it was going to be like this!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 3:28 PM GMT up reply actions
There was a few the red tried to let them get away with because it was early
And now it’s getting out of hand
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:29 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Foul on Nando, who was sprinitng through.
Yellow for the Wolves player.
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Lampard hits it into a defender's leg.
Poor FK, really.
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DL's made more than a few bad passes and silly giveaways today
:(
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:28 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Cole foul.
Doyle throws the ball at him. It’s kicking off now.
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Okay, this is just getting stupid really early on
pull it together Ash
The ref talks to the captains.
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Gotta love how the fans are not helping this situation at all
Baying at every tiny niggle as if it were a red card.
Too lenient in the beginning, it has allowed players to become more reckless
And now the crowd is into it. There’ll be some sending offs today.
Doyle booked for throwing the ball.
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Wolves free header of the post by Roger Johnson.
Poor defence, Chelsea.
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Shite
How do we do this? How do we go through the game playing more chances, and they get one that looks better than all of ours?
Can they give a yellow to the crowd?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:32 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Wow, the boos are so strong, letters are raining onto the pitch.
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Yeah, that was not good
but we knew that about him already
He was the main culprit losing possession
which finally led to that set piece – wasn’t he?
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
After around 10 passes solely between Terry, Luiz, Romeu and Cech all around our
own area and a clearance from Cech that didn’t even reach the halfway line how can you claim that was all Torres’ fault, are you saying none of our 3 other central midfielders could get open?
I'm not
I’m a Torres Apologist… I was actually commenting that yes, you were right, he went down. I couldnt recall if he misplaced a pass.
I forgot to put "Torres Apologist" in quotes
mpbx is the TM one :)
You could be the...
…“Glamorous Assistant Apologist” if you want.
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I'm not sure where you read
where I was about fault or not – I just said he lost possession and this led to the dangerous set piece situation. I’d say the same if it was any other Chelsea player *hmpf
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But if it was any other player it still wouldn't be his fault after an appaling
display of possession.
Oh yes
When Fernando Torres didn’t touch his ball he couldn’t have lost possession. I get that
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Or the more infinitely likely,
WHY THE FUCK did we have 10+ passes outside our own area and not even attempt to get beyond our own half? We were begging Wolves to take the ball off us and WHY THE FUCK can’t Cech clear his OWN FUCKING HALF. What about where were the midfielders to give the defenders an attempt to get the ball likely and why did Torres have to collect possesion deep on the LW, when he has been our most CREATIVE force up front?
Maybe
He did lose the ball or passed poorly, but not sure if that challenge was on him… I have to go back and watch
ANOTHER free header, this time headed wide.
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His hair is slightly bigger.
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We have lost all fluency now.
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I thought this was a fight where a football match broke out...
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Ashley Cole kicked it out of bounds
YELLOW!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:35 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
I was an AVB apologist until this
Downright awful, and not because of injuries. Chelsea’s set piece defending is abysmal and they’ve let Wolves suck them into their style of game.
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What can he do from the sidelines though
He can have a talk at half, but he’s not out there playing otherwise…
Interesting, I don't see where I said that Harry Redknapp was a better manager than AVB
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by Kevin McCauley on Jan 2, 2012 3:41 PM GMT up reply actions
Haha
For the record, Tottenham’s set piece attacking and defending is SHIT and it is easily the most annoying thing about Harry Redknapp. He admitted that they don’t even train set pieces.
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by Kevin McCauley on Jan 2, 2012 3:44 PM GMT up reply actions
He did really say that?
Kudos to Old ’Arry if he really said that! Now I wonder what we do in training practicing set pieces!
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I never liked him I wanted guus
The formation right now is the 4-3-3 not the 4-5-1 he never learns
by Bmoney556 on Jan 2, 2012 3:41 PM GMT via iPhone app up reply actions
I will say, it seems Wolves are going for aggravating us more than playing better
at least they know their strong suit.
I really want to relegate them into oblivion.
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You can put all of them on the train, if you like.
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Ah I always thought when it's about putting an entire team in front of a train
that would be QPR … or Spuds … well there is a Shirt saying “there are too many assh’les and too less bullets”
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Eh. I'd save a few of Spurs from the train.
SWP doesn’t really deserve that either.
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Advice me guys
I am reaching home in 15 mins…have 2 options…catch the live telecast or hit the Gym…which one do I choose?
Is the match getting exciting or is it going just like the last four?
Cheers,
Rohi D
by Rohi D on Jan 2, 2012 3:37 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
If you can watch later, I might hold off
I mean,, it is exciting, but for the wrong reasons.
Both.
It’s exciting, but very frustrating.
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Advice me guys
I am reaching home in 15 mins…have 2 options…catch the live telecast or hit the Gym…which one do I choose?
Is the match getting exciting or is it going just like the last four?
Cheers,
Rohi D
by Rohi D on Jan 2, 2012 3:37 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Okay, this is settling down now. Largely thanks to crowd finding their heads
Now let’s find a rhythm again. We was looking bright before the chaos, I wanna get some goals (preferably for a certain blonde hair Spanish boy)
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:38 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
We're like, letting them pass...it is so weird
and then we’re passing to them. This has got to be somewhat entertaining for the neutrals, I suppose.
Joey Barton is off for QPR.
Headbutting/spitting.
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If someone is always unreliable
he at least is reliable in his unreliability …
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Norwich almost immediately get the equaliser.
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Does "almost" modify the timing of the equalizer or the getting of it?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:46 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Time. it's 1-1, last I checked.
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Not sure, I haven't seen it.
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Seriously...
I swear cameramen TRY to get the snot rockets on film
For whom?
Lampard has been better than Raul, but has to be on a final warning after that tackle.
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Not saying much
Lampard has flubbed some obvious passes and challenges for headers (latter might be to do with his card). Meireles has mostly been anonymous. I wonder if he moved into Lampard’s spot, what that would do?
Right
I kinda lik him to be, at least in this type of match… I mean… he could be on like 29349023 cards by now.
thanks
why do I feel like there should be more?
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 3:47 PM GMT up reply actions
Passing in the midfield is poor
Where the [FUN] is Josh McEachran?
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Alright
who would we take off for McEachran? My only worry is that Joshy is a bit little, and Frimpong is out there, and they’re liking the aggressive nature of this.
I don't think Josh would be my first sub
I’d be yanking Meireles in favor of the big puppy
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 3:48 PM GMT up reply actions
and playing two upfront?
we need Ramires’ energy in the middle but how would you line them up?
No thanks
Went horribly in the Carling fiasco
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:51 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Lukaku up front with Fernando? I'm not sure being more central is the answer. Width please.
Bertrand for Lamps/Meireles, move Ram to the middle. If still 0-0 by 70th minute, put in McEachran for Lamps/Meireles.
Bertrand can actually give a decent cross.
I'm not sure we can isolate the problem to the midfield
I’d like a wide player to push Mata central in the 4-2-3-1, behind Torres.
Bertrand can play left wing in FM…
To clarify
Some out left, so that we have someone there to balance out Mata’s central position.
Lampard is no left winger.
Lampard
He adds nothing when he’s playing like this, plus Raul is at least a little bit better at passing
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 3:49 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Sub Lamps, bring on McEachran, lets see what he can do in the CAM role I've been
wishing on him for the past 2 years.
Half time
Ohhhh … why is it I have a sour feeling in my stomach against Wolves?
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Other HT scores:
QPR 1-1 Norwich
Villa 0-1 Swansea
Blackburn 0-2 Stoke
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Come on Norwich!
and Swansea… and I sort of feel for Blackburn. Highs and lows.
Helguson almost sent off as well for QPR.
Lampard-style challenge.
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I think if we score more goals than Wolves today, we might just win it
Also, conceding less.
Well, I've reviewed your application, and I am not sure how I feel about it
reason being is that I’ve not heard enough great talk of Lampard from you, nor have I heard you use the word “press” at least 40 times in one match.
I appreciate your constructive criticism
Rest assured I shall improve in the second half :)
I might also suggest some AVB bashing
and, well, I’d LOVE if you could ask Frank Lampard to sit on someone. That would really do it for me.
HT scorers:
QPR: Barton (11)
Norwich: Pilkington (42)
Swansea: Dyer (5)
Stoke: Crouch (17, 45)
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Rami is not a good fit for playing on the RW.
Also, we’re lacking confidence. Torres is working hard which is a good sign.
I see what you did there...
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Shhh
just pet him and tell him it’s okay… it happens to everyone
It's going to take a while...
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Slavery is still illegal
Evening in the case of cloning
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:01 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Well, we can engineer one to love a person unconditionally.
Sadly, we only have the budget for two, and they’re both needed to play off each other, since it’ll be, like, twenty-five years before they’re ready.
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This Napoleon Dynamite cartoon looks awful
Worse than Chelsea’s finishing this season!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:00 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Wait, where's Kalou
he would have been useful on the left
So because Kalou's not on the bench
he’s not been in that basket to save him from diseases
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
i think we're going to win today
just a feeling
And just adding of it
of course we’ll win the league this year … just a feeling! ;)
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As a footballer, or on a personal level?
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Barton didn't so much headbutt him as lean his head toward him,
Norwich player flung his head backwards.
Not that I’ll be losing any sleep over it.
Gervinho is an animal
I’d go flying if all 12 pounds of him bitchslapped me too
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:06 PM GMT up reply actions
Don't ruin it for me
I liked it better when Barton was just a goon.
It's just another way of learning from mistakes
was that what they were thinking?
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Was that a Jo-se Bos-ing-wa chant?
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We really need to try and open this game up, bringing on Lukaku isn't going to help
considering he isn’t that good in the air and the delivery has been awful
yet he doesn't win many headers, at least not in the reserves
so I doubt he wins them in the League.
Our reserve team doesn't put in high crosses very often
When they provide them he generally does fairly well
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:10 PM GMT up reply actions
Mara looks so tiny with his long sleeves
He’s our magic little pocket man!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:06 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
For a second I believed
we got a new Chelsea player “Mara” I just don’t know anything about while I was in the snow
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"Extended universe"
Not “European Union”
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:11 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
That was what I was thinking!
Because I only know European Union and not Extended universe :D
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Especially Mara Jade, if the pictures are anything to go by
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:11 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
AVB seems to have pistol-whipped somebody at half-time.
We’ve been good so far.
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Mt. LUKAKU warming on the sideline.
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Players for whom I cringe every time they're on the ball:
Lampard, Cole
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:08 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Maybe that was what our players were thinking when they continued crossing
They do it and get chances from crosses, so we do it too?
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BOOM!
Thank you. ;-)
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I didn't really want Chelsea to score
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:13 PM GMT up reply actions
I think I might just cry
Thank you guys!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:18 PM GMT up reply actions
Ramires!!!!
I love that celebration!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:13 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Maybe, but I also think it was genuine by DL
He wanted to show support. Remember he was the one pointing at Torres when he provided the assist for his goal in CL.
No, I agree
I just figure there is some silliness in it too… because AVB was like “Alright, alright, get back on the field!”
Ramires!!! 1-0
Scores from the corner. Turns and scores.
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Someone has practiced finishing!!!!
PLEASE DONT FUCK THIS UP
I hate how we no longer try and move the ball quickly,
instead we wait and let teams sit back until they’re ready to defend and then try and attack and on the off chance we do pull some players out of position, we sit and wait for them to get back into position.
The boss getting what he wanted
“Celebrate wiv meee Pleeeeeeze”
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:15 PM GMT up reply actions
How's that for unrest in the dressing room?
They went to celebrate with AVB! And it didn’t even look mandated
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:15 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
There's more goals in this for us if we can find them
I feel a 4-0 brewing
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:16 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Routledge (47') Swansea 2-0 Villa.
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nando wasn't in that celebration scrum.
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Oh like in that shot when he was on the bench and didn't celebrate?
I smell … smell …
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Well, with all that weight
it’s hard to get over there so quickly
What he's gained in weight he's lost in hair
Just cut it dude, you look awful
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:19 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Nando with the through passes today!
Maybe he’s the answer to our midfield troubles?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:18 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Play DL as DM and Torres as AM
Case solved. Come on, Wilkins, just say that again :P
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I'd like to see him slid to the Sturridge role today
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:19 PM GMT up reply actions
With Lukaku in the middle?
I’d be down for that
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:20 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
I figure they have a lot to compete with
I am just bad at hearing the proper chants
I was surprised he played at all
He hasn’t had a training session there yet if I’m not mistaken
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:21 PM GMT up reply actions
Mick said after the game against us that he'd feature today
I didn’t think he’d start though
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:22 PM GMT up reply actions
He didn't look too bad considering
Slow on the ball, but that’s about it
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:23 PM GMT up reply actions
Fletcher on for Frimpong.
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That!
They must be smelling their chances on headers
Nando and his tackles again
at least that one didnt result in anything bad
Frimpong off
Now we can safely take Josh out the basket!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:21 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Jarvis takes out Ramires, who's on one of his runs.
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Oh good, the commentators managed to point out that it was mostly Portuguese-speakers in the post-goal scrum
Plus Ashley Cole. And Romeu. And Terry
Just in case you forgot you were playing Wolves
Matt Jarvis here to remind you
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:23 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Holy Fuck get over it
No one gives a shit that we crossed the line by half a foot in the celebration
I missed that comment
what a douche… I think he is not a Chelsea fan. He’s advocated their bookings on more than a few occasions and sympathized more with the Wolves.
Wait, Trevor Francis wants yellow cards for the celebration?
Knobhead.
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kill joy
would’ve been kinda funny though. How many sending offs would that have been?
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:24 PM GMT up reply actions
Trevor Francis has seen the ineptitude on display from Tony Gale
And has decided that he won’t be left behind like that. He’ll show him who’s boss!
"They left the field of play without permission!"
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Come on boys!
Let’s get more goals!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:25 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Another good through-ball by Nando. Meireles' cross horrid.
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and there is your weekly reminder of how fast ramires is
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Ramires amazing run, shot saved by Hennessey.
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I have a feeling that this game may be the first where AVB doesn't use all his subs
Especially if it stays close like this.
Goodwillie (69) Blackburn 1-2 Stoke.
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Lampard please go away today
I love you man, but you’re killing
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:28 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
How so?
lack of shot? or his being sort of down?
I missed the shot and saw him looking sad
I was wondering what happened fearing he’d injured himself
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:31 PM GMT up reply actions
Nando tries to run through the Wolves defence.
Can’t get the shot away. Might have hurt himself.
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Man, I want both of these so bad
In no particular order
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:32 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Edwards clear for Wolves.
Tame header at Cech who saves easily.
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Torres passes to the open Mata.
Mata side netting.
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Is it ... intention that Torres and Mata play so lonely upfront?
Just wondering …
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Not bad.
Better than the first.
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I need some Joshy for Lampard
While the other guys still have some legs left in them please
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:31 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
if he learend how to finish we'd be in business.
Didn’t Graham say he’s missed all 7 of his one on ones this year?
Meireles
take a moment there. I like fast passing, but not TOO fast!
for me
JT is adapting well to this new system.
Heh, I'm actually not very happy with him today
Beaten multiple times by simple runs. Where’s Gary Cahill?!?! :P
haha
yes because theyre secretly awesome and can beat top teams at will. (but choose not to)
Wolves defender falls over.
Foul against Torres.
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Who was in a good position to square home a good ball for someone.
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Yeah
This has been very poor work from him today
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:35 PM GMT up reply actions
Not that Webb is perfect
but he must be looking on the sidelines and thinking some of this is horse shit.
Is that Robert Plant?
If so, he looks like an elderly Hitler.
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im no historian
but i think they are were and are the same person
I knew there was a reason they called it "Led ZEPPELIN."
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Surprise!!! Surprise!!!
AVB who is the only manager to have used all 3 substitutions in all the matches hasn’t used one yet in this match…
#BASKETSTILLCOVERED
I did notice that
I wondered if he would do a single one.
Torres could have 3 or 5 assists tonight
If not for poor finishing by the rest of the team. He’s been playing the provider all night. Man of the match so far easily for me
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:36 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Sideshow Dave nearly does a Lampard v Villa.
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Nando
it’s okay to speed up a bit. Although, he has been running around a LOT… more than he normally would. He’s not an endurance runner.
Speaking of
wish he as in the right spot for that rebound, gah.
Mata shot. Deflects over the crossbar.
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In fairness to AVB
If he takes out a veteran for a youngster, and then we blow the lead, he’d get crucified for it. You wanna make sure we don’t throw this one away
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:39 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
He's crucified everytime
once he makes a sub and then concedes and lose points, whether veteran, youngster or super-sub
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I can't remember
how often fans complain when Malouda makes a sub appearance … and we’ll concede afterward
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What do you thing he is?
A Center forward?
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:39 PM GMT up reply actions
Think he's tired now :(
Gah… I say this as he botched it
Mata beautiful ball.
Torres can’t make anything of it.
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Josh - thank God I feel so happy
but I didn’t expect it would be Mata going out
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He offers very little defensively
It makes sense
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:42 PM GMT up reply actions
Okay Joshy
Do the thing… Mata would not have been the one I chose though
Not sure I would have made the sub at this time, honestly
not down on AVB for it, just … sigh
it's all josh's fault
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Stephen Ward 1-1.
Fuck off.
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Press Bosingwa with a boulder!
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Now let's moron about AVB's poor substitutions
“How could you take Mata off?” “How could you bring on an inexperienced youngster?” “How could you …” Yeah
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Shambolic
I’m not even mad any more. Not even mad.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:44 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
nine points in the last five dropped from winning position, if this holds.
I don’t even believe this anymore.
Morison (83) Norwich 2-1 QPR
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....sigh
ship bosingwa the fuck out of here…
i can only take so much
One point is better than none
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:47 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
chelsea are blowing me away right now
i dont know what to say
these last minute goals are getting pretty old, guys.
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Why cant we pass?
or at least why cant we pass to the right people?
Almost Ramires...
keep at it… shoot next time!
Bosingwa deflects his best pass of the game off his boots.
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OH FUCK YES LAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!11
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Oh, and of course!
Lampard 2-1
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GOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:47 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Have a sudden feeling I want to hold up a
Frank Lampard is a legend! transparency
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An English NFL watcher?
I’m surprised and impressed.
Also...
I am not in Pittsburgh but totally will take the Stealers. Broncos can go shove it for not giving GB a second consecutive Superbowl in recent years. Maybe this year GB will change that.
Hopefully...
They’re less objectionable than most of the teams in the playoffs this year. And who can dislike Rodgers after this.
I’m still bitter that my Eagles didn’t get in, though. I think relying on Mark Sanchez to be good in order to keep your playoff hopes alive should be recognised as an official form of torture. Not sure how Jets fans cope tbh.
Well, I am not sold on Rodgers yet...
I don’t hate him, but while GB is my team, I don’t love him. It’s a curious thing.
Yesterday wasn't that good for cementing my love for Rodgers.
I mean, if the backup can still throw six touchdowns, a lot of it’s the team.
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That's part of their appeal...
So many teams are just carried by a good QB cough Colts cough it’s refreshing to see a franchise that have actually managed to build an offense that’s good across the board (except for RB and, to an extent, OL). Shame their defense is terrible, though.
My liking of Rodgers is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously (as evidenced by the State Farm commercial and the video I linked to above)
Agreed
It is good to see that the team is pretty solid and have confidence now. I could say some things about the Brett Favre era, but, well, I am a hopeless Brett Favre fan, even with everything he does to try to destroy it.
To me, though, his commercial is really just what you get from star QB’s here. With that, he’s well on his way to filling Favre’s shoes ;)
Awh bless
I really hoped that the Colts would pick him up this season after Manning went down; would’ve been hilarious.
As for the Packers being a solid team now, I think you’ll have your work cut out for a 3rd straight Super Bowl next season because the Eagles are gonna win it once they draft a MLB and stop making stupid errors.
I love how you're assuming the Packers are going to win this year.
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Oh, the Colts....
even I didnt see that coming. Part way through the season some rumors were floating about and I had to laugh. The sad part is that he could probably still go out there and play better than whatever backup was there.
Nah, NFL's the easy one. Games usually start at 6 or 9pm.
Baseball’s the awkward one, with games starting every night at 3am. Hockey’s just a pain in the arse because I can never remember when the team’s playing.
As the great Joe Posnanski says
I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great.
Yeah, he's got a point
I just can’t bring myself to sit through all of the boring until the interesting bit happens. I’m more an instant gratification kind of guy :p
I can only watch in person
and even then I spend half the time on my phone, talking to others, or going to fetch beer.
More that I assumed most Brits hate the idea of American Football
or at least all the ones I have met shun it.
I'm a n00b on this
but Rugby to me looks closer to American Football than many other sports played on a lawn. Not that they’re the same though, of course
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American football is descended from Rugby League, which is descended from...
…Rugby Union, which the more familiar Rugby code.
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Well I always was suspicious
regarding that shape of “ball” that it can’t be coincidence
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I never watched Rugby so closely to see that
just came with it roughly in contact while I was still at school ;)
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They do have lots of similarities
American Football is certainly derived from it, which may well be how it got its name. Funny how that works, and why some people get so mad that we call that football and the other soccer, and both really probably are a result of our ties to England :)
Well yes...
It’s derived from Rugby Football (to give it its correct title) so it’s well deserving of the name in that respect.
You might be shocked at how pissed people in International circles
get at me for calling it “football”. Like I went back in time and determined we would call it that so that when we finally adopted to Association Football, that we’d have to call it a nickname. People attack you quite personally about it… funny.
meaning anyone that is not American, really
I’ve got friends here that are from Europe… or when I talk to anyone abroad.
Oh ...
because everytime I read circle I often associate them with .. elite networks and meet-ups rather than the usual “internet scum” :D
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Well, now that there are Google+ circles
Internet scum is taking over! haha, kidding.
That's a big big
circle … LOL :P
Well usually the ordinary “internet scum” aren’t part in “elite networks” (what I always think of when I read circle) but who knows?
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To be honest, I have the same issues on NFL forums
If I mistakenly draw parallels to football and just get a lot of confused responses.
I can imagine
there you would have to call it soccer, ha
Three hours.... just 3!
hahah… I never thought about that as being the reason. Interesting. I always figured it was the padding and so much stop and go. However, I like thinking about tactics much more in that chess-match style.
That's also part of it, but most of the people who bitch about the pads have never really watched the game.
Like the Americans whose main gripe with soccer is that it’s low-scoring.
Low scoring is one
but folks that watch Hockey would really be fine with it. People that watch basketball would appreciate the flow of the game too, but not the points. I mean, its not like American football is high scoring for many more reasons than that you get so many points for a particular accomplishment.
The bigger gripes for Americans trying to watch football is 1) wrong calls and no review system and 2) diving.
Yeah, I can see that if you've grown up watching guys playing through concussions
Barcelona must be pretty hard to take.
Oh... it is dreadful
plus… I like some action. Now… I know Barca scores a lot, but I often walk away from watching their games because they will pass some 29834092380825 times before they shoot. It drives me mad. I think that comes from my sporting background as well :)
On the review system
You’ve got to (well maybe not if you’re a Packers fan) feel sorry for the Lions yesterday with that TD and no challenges left.
I would’ve thought that if it was close the ref would call it in and then get the automatic booth review to double check.
I love it
It’s somewhat awesome. I like how there is more time for thinking about tactics etc between plays, whereas in football you pretty much set the guys out and then have to try and change things on the fly by just shouting at guys from the sidelines.
It takes a long time, but there’s a good reason and so I don’t mind too much.
And it’s an awesome sport, so it’s all good :-)
Oh, I just posted about the tactics above
yes… that is what makes it a great sport. And while they dont really do “captains”, I like that you have sort of a clear general of the field in your QB.
Also... have you watched the college game yet?
To me, it is far superior to the NFL.. at least in a good season. This last season was strange, but the same could be said for the NFL.
No, I haven't yet
I keep meaning to pick a team at random and then support them for evermore (much like I did with the Eagles). I’ll do it next season, I think. It’s a bit more difficult to watch the games, though – NFL Gamepass is my friend :-)
Gonna give you one
Ohio State. We need more support right now with our coaching situation. But, otherwise, easily the bestest college football team ever. (this is not an unbiased post).
It also means you get to hate on Michigan
probably the best rivalry in the sport.
Based on no prior knowledge of the league structure etc
I need to ask a few questions:
1. Are they any good? I’m after a team that’s generally around the level of Liverpool – not much of a bandwagon to be jumping on, but there’s not much danger of them getting relegated or whatever.
2. Are their games exciting? I get bored easily
3. Do they have any players I might’ve heard of?
4. Do they get to play against other good teams? I don’t want a team that’s just the best in a bad division.
This is basically the logic I used to arbitrarily choose the Eagles a few years back – obviously worked out well in the long term :p
They're the Liverpool of the Big Ten.
But like the 1980’s Liverpool, not current Liverpool. Wisconsin, and I’m not just saying that, are pretty consistently good but not fabulous.
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'The Big Ten'?
That sounds pretty good…
Is the ‘Big’ part related to their ability, size or just trying to make them sound cooler?
It's the traditionally top teams of the Midwest region.
There were originally like 6 or 8 teams, then it eventually became 10 for a long time. They kept the name even after they became 11, and now 12. Ironically, the Big 12 has 10 teams, and the Big Ten has 12.
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Wisconsin
has been pretty good lately… if I recall. Didnt see as much this last season though. Too heartbroken over the loss of Tressel to deal with watching this year.
They've been good, but they probably won't continue.
They’re in the Rose Bowl tonight, if you can find it.
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Well,
historically, we are it. There aint no such thing as relegation here, so you are in luck! Not a bandwagon kind of team because we’ve been solid throughout time, and traditionally we kill Michigan. Problem is that we had a coaching and player issue, because of the one thing that really disrupts the sport… the NCAA (think the FA).
2) I like their games… recently we’ve had very Vick style quarterbacks, which is weird, because I dont tend to love the runners in the NFL, but it makes for a crazy exciting game in college. The last couple have been known for scoring while running more than for their passing. And their last match just before the Michigan game… senior day, I think… that one had me on the edge. The Michigan game was also crazy, from what I gather.
3) AJ Hawk on GB game from there, umm, lots of linesmen and such… some of our running backs… Eddie George is our hero from the 90’s. This might be better… there is a section on players in the NFL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football Troy Smith got the Heisman a few years back.
4) The Big Ten is a good division… I mean, it isn’t up there with the Pac-10 or South at the moment, but it is sort of a traditionally great division and never lets down. Think the Nebraskas and Penn States… generally good teams.
The downside?
We now have a coach I loathe. I really hate him. Hate Urban Meyer. He will probably bring success, but he is scum. I hope for some magical return that brings back Tressel.
But, maybe I can accept Meyer if he can manage to not make OSU another Gators.. he is not free of scandal himself, and I’d take Tressel’s trespasses over his.
That said… should be an exciting next season! Sure that Meyer will improve recruiting… people wanna play under him and be the next Tebow, lol.
Sorry.. that was my rant at just remembering he was the coach
It should be a decent year. Unfortunately, can’t have a bowl. The NCAA has pretty much slaughtered OSU for players selling memorabilia a few seasons ago.
*shudder*
Don’t like Tebow. People seem to be missing the fact that he’s a product of a good defense and is actually a pretty mediocre QB
I do hate him for that
I felt the same of Brady though, but I guess sometimes Brady can be good (that hurts to say… as he was a Michigan QB and so I hate him too).
so torres sets up another goalscoring opportunity, why
our other players can’t pass like our striker remains a mystery.
Old Faithful comes up trumps. Kudos to Torres for the perfectly weighted pass.
Now if only he could shoot…
'okwFJIODFJWEFWECWEIOCJOIFD
YES LAMPARD I LOVE YOU
Can we swap Torres and Lampard?
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That Torres pass was bonerrific
PARTY IN MY PANTALONES!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:49 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
As far as I'm concerned, there is never a bad time for the word "bonerific"
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Which is all he gave us today
Abysmal performance by him overall
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:50 PM GMT up reply actions
Well, if only commentators felt the same about him as Lampard
he’d be a risen hero. Now, don’t get me wrong… happy with Lampard’s appearance at the end there. But otherwise, I was kinda shocked JM wasn’t replacing him.
If we let another goal in now
I might actually cry
I'm just sick of it, we dominate the entire match and create..
nothing, they get one sniff of possession and are dangerous every time.
I said that was Frank being Frank
and my 8 year old son said “And that was Bosingwa being Bosingwa.” Spot on.
yeah
Right when I start watching the game we scored magic
by Bmoney556 on Jan 2, 2012 4:51 PM GMT via iPhone app reply actions
Do what Drogba and Ramires did so brilliantly against Citeh!
Just waste time! And hold the ball
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Oh shit
that ref wanted Wolves to have the chance
Full Time
Cech saves well at the death!
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Probably because we almost drew at the last second
and there are definite things to work on… but we’ll take the win!
At least the late winning goal
might spare us some of the “AVB doesn’t get his substitutions right” or similar discussions
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I vote you to stick with this theme
it’s gonna be my new superstition ;)
what a game.
We shouldn’t be letting that happen but I’n happy with that win.
by nsleepy3 on Jan 2, 2012 4:53 PM GMT via iPhone app reply actions
Good job Cech!
I feel like I need to rewatch that game… it was so crazy spastic at times
Linesman had his flag up anyway
The thrower was on the field when he launched it, I imagine that’s why they didn’t get to take the corner
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 2, 2012 4:54 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh my god what a hard fought win
and so many chances of heart attack. And a late goal. This match is nerve-costing
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That should have been a draw or worse, but we got the three points.
The trend is reversing!
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Nah we deserved the win overall
Shambolic defending in the last 10 minutes as usual but other than that we owned the 2nd half
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:58 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, we dominated that shit, even with multiple crappy performances from individual players
Cole, Bosingwa, just to name two.
I didn't mean we didn't deserve it.
I meant that it was a clear banana-skin game.
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Why
Did we deserve anything less than a win in your opinion
by Lampard8 on Jan 2, 2012 5:03 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't mean that.
I meant that it was the sort of game any team could have lost or drawn.
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I kinda like them too
I think it is the Welsh in me… go Wales!
HAPPY PEOPLE
WE WON ONE! IN DRAMATIC FASHION
:D :D :D
8===D ~~o ~o ~~o
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:56 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
It was the sperm that I found confusing.
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I JUST CAME!
On account of the dramatic win?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 4:59 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
And you made it through the whole match
which is great… good stamina! Unlike whoever that was earlier that couldn’t even make it a whole half (rollseyes)
Other results:
QPR 1-2 Norwich – Barton (11) – Pilkington (42), Morison (83)
Villa 0-2 Swansea – Dyer (5), Routledge (47)
Blackburn 1-2 Stoke – Goodwillie (69) – Crouch (17,45)
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Agreed
Well, I would have been fine if Blackburn had surprised us again.
Last 10 minutes of the game was really scary
Great match though
by MurphyMurph on Jan 2, 2012 4:58 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
pfft
We’re not the ones who are unable to win ANY London Derbies!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 4:58 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh and
we’ve been defensively poor, but we’ve never let 8 past us :)
Dont jinx us!
Remember that they were the team that got the most goals behind us this season!
we're still
quite a bit better than you. just a reminder.
Hmmm all available evidence points to no!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:06 PM GMT up reply actions
The visable performances
do not point to obvious Chelsea superiority at all.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:08 PM GMT up reply actions
just our goal difference
is almost twice yours
Prior to having played one game more
you had only scored 2 more and conceded 2 less I believe. Doesn’t point to obvious superiority.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:11 PM GMT up reply actions
also
poor form is temporary, as is van persie’s fitness
ha
well wait till cahill is giving wenger evil stares from the chelsea bench. then we’ll see
We tried to get him
the bid wasn’t good enough according to the Bolton people. I’m sure he’d rather be with us but that’s life.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:20 PM GMT up reply actions
he wanted to play
with a top club. not minnows! :)
its was the next logical progression
in this ‘debate’. i had to do it.
There was a debate?
Everything involving who’s better or not tends to get at nowhere, normally. Even if you’d argue with a QPR fan if QPR was better than Farcelona
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THIS!
Dempsey said in some interview he hopes to have played in the CL by the time he retires. Wouldn’t it be great if they could fight their way up the table and take Arsenal’s spot?! ;)
Won’t happen, but I’ll let Dempsey dream.
only if we sign him would that happen
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:11 PM GMT up reply actions
Nooo
he’ll get it because WE WILL sign him. Chelsea loves buying people that score against them!
dempseys great
i have no follow up. im just a fan
He's a fighter
in a couple of ways. What I like, as a USMNT fan, is that he follows up on the stuff that most forwards think aren’t worth it. And wouldn’t you know, he sometimes scores that way (think US v. England in the WC… though I am aware that Green helped just as much).
Chelsea should be made Premier League's official mascot,
because we turn every easy match into an exciting one! :D
I'm sure there are enough morons outside the loyal Chelsea fanbase
who would indeed PAY to watch “Chelski” have such a difficult time against … Wolves! Crazy!
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Isn't it funny that Torres was awesome, but couldn't score...
…and Lampard was pretty poor, but scored the winner?
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That's hilariously wonderful!
Torres MotM easily
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 2, 2012 5:01 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Not really a problem, but still funny.
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Scoresheets don't reflect performance
neither do statistics fully … but I feel I can’t really loathe Frank Lampard right now, regardless of all my rants in the past
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It's really his thing.
Oh man, I need a Scumbag Frank Lampard meme right now.
Plays like crap.
Scores winner.
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I don't have my tools with me right now
currently it’s everything a mess in my apartment now as this is my first day at home but once I get things running again I might be doing one :D
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That was more of a cursing my luck at not having one to reply with...
…rather than a specific request! : D
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Don't back off right now!
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
I haven't looked.
To the Internet!!!
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So everytime you reply with a meme
it’s in your personal collection … wait, how often do you reply with memes? ;)
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Since Kevin hacked your account
is it now MyGirlfriendCheatsMeWithFernandoTorres_9?
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But he'd have never guessed it!
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Now it makes me curious
that I wanna check on FanFiction.net if there was a Juan Mata Fanfic
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
No... dont.
I once stumbled on a FanFiction of my favorite musician back in college and was scarred for life. That shit is whack.
If I wanna read good stories
then FanFiction.net would be the last address I’d type into my browser. No – just curious – I’m the type who shake my head about fanfics on gaming characters, but writing fanfics about real existing persons certainly tops that … outright freaking!
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Scary there is a website for it
It shouldnt be encouraged! Could you imagine being a celebrity of any sort and finding that stuff? I’d crawl into a saferoom and never come out.
Oh to be totally honest
FanFiction.net isn’t a place designed for fanfics on real existing persons. I believe it was started because people wrote stuff on gaming characters they found interesting and wanted to share it with others. However they might have fanfics of real existing persons … I never really checked (because I don’t wanna know what people have in minds with regards to the likes of C.Ron and F.Torres, considering most fanfic authours are female …)
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
On a more general note
maybe it’s the same crux with Torres and Lampard – I should not focus myself so much on their designed role, CF, AM, CM … but concentrate my verdict more on the actual outcome, because maybe this is a hindrance why I loathe both of them here and there
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FSC with a random interview with Sepp Blatter.
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It has actually been played a number of times
I am bored at home this weekend, so this is the third or fourth time I have seen it.
Long weekends count Mondays.
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Yup
holiday weekend… lots of places in the US get today off because the holiday fell on a Sunday.
It's Bank Holiday in Britain too, I think.
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Oh that's a funny rule
because here nobody cares if a holiday is on Sunday or not … if it were not the laziness of university staff I would have stormed from the Swiss snow right into the auditorium again :P
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Are you sure your not a Chelsea fan?
Or are you this active on the Arsenal sites too haha
by Lampard8 on Jan 2, 2012 5:09 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
I visit many Arsenal sites
this is the only Chelsea site I use so…
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:12 PM GMT up reply actions
When I posted at the Spurs site they thought the same
Yeah I’m gonna start “trolling” them some too.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:17 PM GMT up reply actions
Tomorrow in the game thread
I will be there. Kevin said I’m allowed. I like the guys over there too they seem nice. :cD
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:19 PM GMT up reply actions
Um sure...
Is that the theory? That Graham and Kevin are one in the same!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:21 PM GMT up reply actions
I can't imagine I'll ever visit WAGNH again when Graham
turns out to a Spuds fan, too :D
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youre just a huge fan of 'Soccer'
ay Sabrina
I am scared of saying Soccer here
hahhahha… I catch myself typing it quite a bit and then deleting
I use them interchangeably
and dare anyone to tell me not to!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:24 PM GMT up reply actions
Soccer is a great game
and the only one I follow.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:26 PM GMT up reply actions
fine
im going to start referring to american football as ‘padded drug cheats and then some adverts (commercials)’
Handegg, thank you very much.
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Touchdown! (adverts) Kickoff (adverts) Video review (adverts) Timeout (adverts)
And don’t even get me started on the two-minute warning.
Ha
see the conversation somewhere up above regarding American football and soccer and such.
not serious issue
but a humorous one? absolutely
I admire how admirable you stay
in the middle of all those insufferable Chelsea fans … :D
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My first interaction with internet Chelsea fans was not the best
HUGE improvement this.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:16 PM GMT up reply actions
There are lots of dumb fans out there
but that goes for all teams. I almost religiously come here now, because the others are so… well, terrible.
This is a nice site
I don’t know what it is about rival fans that intrigues me so…
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:19 PM GMT up reply actions
Prehaps...
I like to know what’s going on with rivals. It’s funny how much we all have in common.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:22 PM GMT up reply actions
There are too many Chelsea sites where
mods flame too and admins go mad at users and co-mods alike. I’m too much in flamewars in my clans and other internet professions, so I especially don’t need more flaming when talking about Chelsea
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Just admit you have a soft spot for Chelsea :)
by Lampard8 on Jan 2, 2012 5:22 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
A soft spot?
A soft spot covering molten hatred! :c)
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:23 PM GMT up reply actions
If you could check your post history
I guess WAGNH posts would beat all other blogs by a huge margin..
Cheers,
Rohi D
Not on the Barca blog
but that’s because I used to write there.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:31 PM GMT up reply actions
It's funny nonetheless
that you posted far more in other team’s blogs all combined (Barca and Chelsea together) than Arsenal
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Why would I not like
If I don’t care?
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:37 PM GMT up reply actions
Like I said
I visit many Arsenal blogs and things so it’s spread out. For a time I avoided Arsenal forums and such because of the unrest from sections of fans. It was depressing.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:33 PM GMT up reply actions
What do you mean?
Do you recall how last season ended an this one began?
Join us in our game thread if you’d like http://www.theshortfuse.com/2012/1/2/2675802/arsenal-v-fulham-match-threaded
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:36 PM GMT up reply actions
What kind of unrest?
I mean I can understand that it can be uncomfortable to visit some certain Arsenal sites or communities – I do avoid some Chelsea sites myself unless I’m terribly bored and want hilarious entertainment (flamewars can be fun if you’re not involved) – but I rather flame in Chelsea forums then posting in … say … Spuds or Pools forums
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That's also why I started posting here
because it’s relatively free of flamewars, haters and trolls. We don’t need to get at each other’s throats just because we disagree
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Someone
DPeezy I think called me a troll yesterday hurt my feelings… :c(
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:42 PM GMT up reply actions
Ha!
I also hid your lovely gifs in this thread.
a) they were gifs and slowing things down
b) no need to dredge up that nonsense
Well SOMEONE
had forgotten that we won a derby. Had to be reminded.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:46 PM GMT up reply actions
yeah a bit...
there are places on earth where ppl still use dial up connections…unfortunately I an one of those ;)
Cheers,
Rohi D
OK when you have a slow connection
and the first time you load the image surely it slows down everything alright
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It still slows it down once it's stored in your browser's cache
and you have enough memory space? Kinda curious to me
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Those days are far behind!
I actually missed that game then watched it later because I love to suffer.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 6:04 PM GMT up reply actions
oh yes it would
and the goal we gave up in the CC final pain!
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 6:05 PM GMT up reply actions
No I'm at home
But I’m watching the match if you were wondering. Arsenal are way.
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 6:07 PM GMT up reply actions
Yes, the internet connection I got
but if you have enough memory space and CPU power it doesn’t matter too much – depending on the resolution of the gif, of course. Even most vintage systems from 2003 and upward can handle them smoothly … of course when the internet connection is slow to download the thing it doesn’t matter how much power your system has. The slowest component slows down everything
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Javascript slows down this site much more
than the little gifs as far as I can tell; of course gifs don’t make it any better
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I think it's pretty much certain he'll be on loan, but...
…probably not at Swansea.
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I'd rather see him here staying with us
but considering the circumstances, a loan makes much more sense then staying on the bench in the basket with us
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Yes...Playing time matters
I personally wish he moves to Swansea…They play good passing football that we are aspiring of right now
Cheers,
Rohi D
They signed another player in his position.
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I've heard Bolton are back in pole position.
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He probably won't be going to Swansea.
They signed someone else already.
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Bummer
if not Bolton, I wanted Swansea… they want him in a PL team and they wouldn’t go anywhere above mid-table.
I think Bolton is favourite again.
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Hmm
will be interesting to see since it aint part of the Cahill deal.
He'll be starting next game
At least that’s what I hope.
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
I truly love Ramires
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
You mean you trooly love him?
yay bad joke!
by alynne4307 on Jan 2, 2012 5:15 PM GMT up reply actions 1 recs
typical wolves
the game turned out the way i actually expected.trust wolves,they’ll always give u a match full of suspense.This match further outlines the value of lampard—-from his pass to Torres until d goal (legend).
by jeremy25 on Jan 2, 2012 5:09 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
My better senses prevailed....
Caught the second half live telecast…..Time worth spent :)
Cheers,
Rohi D
Things definitely got better then
the first half was terrifying. I was sure a man would go off.
Torres stats for this match
#CFC Torres 90’ | Pass Comp 36/39 92% | Touches 57 Loss Pos 3 | Chances Created 2 | Successful Dribbles 3/4 | Shots(On) 3(0) |
by el chelsea fuerte on Jan 2, 2012 5:27 PM GMT reply actions
Those stats support what we saw here as well
He played much less like a center forward and much more like false-9.
I'd got with the former
They may have talked about it on the training ground / dressing room (drop deeper to be more involved), but it was probably more of a case of something that they found out early that worked well against the Wolves defense so they kept doing it.
The Torres/Lampard switching was very nice and in that sense reminded me of some of Frank’s best games.
It was far too easy.
Who’d have thought Tintin sucked at defending?
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Why did Wolves have to be good against us but not you
them’s the breaks
by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 2, 2012 5:59 PM GMT up reply actions
They really should have a goal by now
Zamora was wide open in the middle, but Riise’s cross was off by a yard.
And now Ruiz should’ve done better.
Shit
Just looked up to see that Zamora was allowed to play!
Hope they can enter!
They had a game like that some time ago… was it the Spurs? I think…
It's been all Fulham and now Arsenal are down to ten men.
Djourou brings down Zamora on the edge of the box, second yellow.
Way to pack that box, Arsenal
thought that was the very thing they hated…
Correct!
I’ve never so badly wanted Fulham to perform!
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