Can't have been me, I don't play for Hull?
I'll take it as a good omen, though.![]()
You know what I mean.
Can't have been me, I don't play for Hull?
I'll take it as a good omen, though.![]()
What an effing balls-up.
Arsenal to take the title this season. Chelsea to lose at Old Trafford today.
What an effing balls-up.
Arsenal to take the title this season. Chelsea to lose at Old Trafford today.
As for the Chelsea link, I'm afraid all I can do is grin, laugh, and love it.![]()
That's OK. I don't mind... was just trying to illustrate what can happen when the owners of a club any club start to believe their own propaganda and what the people around them are saying.
That's why José and his amazing coat are far better out of it. And I shall stay a Chelsea supporter because that's what supporters do; but it doesn't mean I have to be happy about it either.
I'm very worried by the situation at Chelsea and I'm not a Chelsea fan. Irrespective of club loyalties, as a football fan I always get concerned when stuff like this goes on at clubs*, the idea that someone can walk in waving wads of money and then balls the club up so spectacularly leaves a rather unpleasant taste in the mouth. Chairmen come and go, so do players and managers, the ones who are left with the mess are the supporters who were following the team long before it was fashionable to do so....I would be very worried by that as a Chelsea fan.
As a football fan I always get concerned when stuff like this goes on at clubs, the idea that someone can walk in waving wads of money and then balls the club up so spectacularly leaves a rather unpleasant taste in the mouth.
My saying that wasn't so much an observation of Chelsea at the present time although they seem to be wobbling at the top of a very slippery slope at the moment but a more general statement about the ability of people to take over a club and wreak havoc.Don't you think "balls the club up so spectacularly" is a bit of an overstatement at the moment?
My saying that wasn't so much an observation of Chelsea at the present time although they seem to be wobbling at the top of a very slippery slope at the moment but a more general statement about the ability of people to take over a club and wreak havoc.
In recent years there are plenty of examples of clubs which suffered at the hands of their chairmen for one reason or another. The murky goings on at clubs like Wrexham have been well documented, and from a personal point of view it's only a few years back that an incompetent board and chairman nearly took Hull out of business.
I'll tell you one thing though I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the Stamford Bridge boardroom at the moment. A Russian speaking fly, obviously.
I still think Liverpool have arguably the best squad, and that the league title is within reach if Benitez can pull his head out of his rear.
That linked article was pretty depressing from a Chelsea point of view; if it's even partially true this is going to be a tough season for Chelsea fans, and a player exodus is almost certain.
Really? I'm not so sure, we look awfully skint at the back now with Agger injured. And another striker - would have liked to seen Pongolle stepping up, he hasn't look too bad when he's made brief appearances.
For me, Crouch doesn't do enough and Kuyt has been a tad wasteful.
Jaffa Cake said:I mean, I know Hull has a bit of a reputation for being rough but come on, it's not that bad a place.
Apparently Mr Abramovich is going to be in attendance at tomorrow's match and of the 24 tickets we've given to Chelsea for their directors, guests and dignitaries ten of them are going to be used by Roman's bodyguards.
I mean, I know Hull has a bit of a reputation for being rough but come on, it's not that bad a place.![]()
Violence, corruption, poverty and dodgy politicians... but enough about here, Ive heard Moscow can be pretty bad too.Moscow is much worse, I'll wager.![]()