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Cheeky bid anyone?

Maybe if they lose to Oldham, some of the Liverpool fans will finally see the light that Dalglish is to blame for their shitness atm? ( they'll still probably blame Commoli, goalkeepers, it's not Kenny's fault!)

Really? The award is supposed to be for December, when he oversaw 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. The "Martin O'Neill effect" must have been a factor like. The "effect" = mackems winning = Manager of the Month ()

After how he's performed this season (well some of the time anyway), I'd definitely keep Raylor on as a squad player. Good utility man really.

He doesn't anymore? Nope. Disappeared last month. Just left? Can't believe I didn't notice this. Yep, he "left"

Think we'll win 2-0. Best and Ben Arfa.

He doesn't anymore? Nope. Disappeared last month.

Meh. (Probably deserved tbh, the Martin O'Neill effect......)

This thread has just reminded me that Christmas Tree actually used to post here. Urgh.

Well deserved Demba

I would give Cabaye a rest tbh. I'd be fine with Vuckic and Abeid starting in the middle. Gosling does need games so he's also an option for tomorrow really!

@SkySports Sky Sports #Chelsea assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo is not expecting the club to be busy in the transfer market this month

Looks like we might see Abeid alongside Cabaye tomorrow. Good luck to Mehdi if so!

Samba would be a fool if he went to QPR. They're not guaranteed to be safe from relegation much like Blackburn atm so he could still end up being in the Championship next season either way.

I reckon that in the long term, Santon will be our starting RB (remember that he's still only 20 and he's already comfortable playing on either side). But as it stands, in the short and medium term (as in the rest of the season and possibly most of next season), he'll be our starting LB imo. I have no problems where he starts really, be it at RB or LB, he'll be an asset to the side.

Interesting to see Streete in those photos. Could be in contention for a place on the bench tomorrow?

Ba does indeed like playing deep but people here have said that he is more in a 9 and a half type role so I think the partnership can work (in that they won't get in each other's way). Ba himself has said that it could work too so fingers crossed.

Hoillett coming here would do very nicely.

Well there have been glimpses of Ba and Ben Arfa having some sort of understanding when they have played together. So can actually see Ba and Ben Arfa starting a few more games together like. I reckon in the long term, it will be Ba and Ben Arfa as the main attacking force.

Harry Redknapp can f*** right off. 6 more months until he's England manager (hopefully) and then he can finally stop his f***ing nonsense of tapping up/unsettling players in public. Karren Brady can also fuck off too. It was West Ham's fault they give him a silly contract (relegation release clause and all that) when he was there. Whiny bitch.

If he's back in training on Monday, could he play a part against QPR or will that be too soon for him?

So it looks like he's finally signing his new contract. I'm happy with that tbh. If anything, he's great backup if we sign a new RB in the near future otherwise, I have no problems with him starting. He's not as bad as some people make him out to be. He's a solid enough defender imo but admittedly, his attacking play still needs to improve. With the right player in front of him, he'll be fine methinks (I mean just look at the difference having Raylor in front of him instead of Obertan!)

So if we do... FWIW, I'm still pretty confident that we won't sell anyone this month. But is that statement reassuring enough? Probably not tbh.