BlufPurdi

Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio... Say goodbye Morph.

Less posts? Only a breif look at the stats tell you that is absolutely wrong, so please don't peddle that as fact. I'm not claiming it's becase of this rule coming into effect, probably a lot to do with the takeover, but to claim that is wrong, so don't. Yes. You just admitted they'd be turd, so..

Hysterical.

Recovering well, apparently.

If that article, from The Sun, is correct on many of its assumptions then I'll eat my hands. I know what you're getting at, in all fairness, but I simply don't think it's as doom and gloom as you're making out. All the money spent by Roman was an investment, and now it's time for the investment to really start paying off, the investment wasn't for the first three season. Chelsea won't have a bank balance of £0 because Abramovich isn't throwing his cash about anymore. It just doesn't work like that. They've got massive sponsorship deals now, if they'd still have been on the old ones, then I'd probably agree with you. They've done so much behind the scenes to get more money in, connections in the Far East, even around the world. The only thing they haven't invested in is the stadium which you keep bringing up, as if it's some trump card.

How's that then? They can't support the wages of there best players using the clubs revenue. Had Abramovich built a state of the art 50,000+ stadium for them before pissing off then I'd have to agree with you more or less. But he didn't. Can I just point something out to you, he hasn't pissed off. He's stopped the era of ridiculous amounts of money being spent on players, which, by the way, they said they would do about two seasons ago. They've planned for this. There's no doubt in my mind whatsoever that all the over plans will continue to go ahead. They won't be in that stadium for much longer.

No, I can see why they do it though. When you've got Ballack sitting on £140,000 a week, and doing next to nothing, then those two carrying them through the season. If they did that, didn't watch them much to be fair.

If you say so, I have little doubt I'll be waiting forever to see it though.

Probably be good for him, no Roman led signings to upset things. Got to laugh at people thnking this is the end for them. Why? They don't have any better of a financial support structure now then they had before Abramovich came in. Most importantly there stadium is still the same rat trap its always been. How will they now pay the wages they're currently paying? Never mind get new players in if needed. They're in a position now where they could lose huge players like Terry and Lampard for close to nothing, how will they be replaced? Its going to take extremely good management of the club to sort things out IMO. I can see them regressing season after season, they lose players, stop winning things, there fanbase goes back towards what it used to be, revenue drops, plus no more money from Abramovich. They'll do just fine. This was always part of the plan, if it went on the way it did then Chelsea really would have been in the shit. The team is in a great position, they've got class all over, and behind the scenes they're doing rather fine. Sadly, they'll just keep rising and firmly establish themselves as a global brand. And in the years to come, all the shit we hate them for will be forgotten. Just like it was for Madrid in the 60s.

Obviously want him to get well, but like Best, there's only so many times you can have sympathy for a drunk. They soon over use it, and play on it.

Probably be good for him, no Roman led signings to upset things. Got to laugh at people thnking this is the end for them.

Oh shush, I'm not being serious.

Fair point, I suppose. Wish we all got monthly holidays just to take the family away, but yeah, fair point.

Slacker, he's had a holiday since he left Bolton. On a more serious note, I can't see why he would need a pre-season break.

http://www.newcastle-online.com/sojust-what-is-michael-“owen”-us/

Spot on, on every count. Not much sense in bringing him back now, arguably shouldn't have been dropped from the squad all those months ago, but to bring him back now is nothing other than pointless. It also doesn't matter how well he does for Madrid, cause he never does that well for us. He has moments though, which people remember and forget the 90% dross he puts up. Long ball merchant.

Just about every player and manager he's worked with, media pundit and the FA - all have said "he'll make a great manager" or "is ideal manager material". I know these things don't mean much but considering who he's played with, been managed by and worked with in the game, if all these people can see something in him he must have something that makes him stand out. FWIW I think he'll be a good manager myself, certainly a good coach. Fair enough, if a little vague on who. I was more meaning those that had touted him as "one of the finest go through it". It being the whirlwind fastrack course. Not sure I'd trust anyone at the FA, though, if I'm being perfectly honest. They choose McClaren, remember.

There were a lot of quotes coming out of the FA and various other places a while ago, I'll try and dig out some for source reference. Where did you hear your rumours, out of curiosity? An ITK on the site, not for one second regarding it as true or otherwise for the record, but merely what I "heard". That was, he didn't believe he was the best coach around, so would surround himself by the best. I've no opinion either way, was kind of why I wanted to know who touted him.

Touted by who? I've heard certain things with regards to Shearer's coaching ability, and they weren't good. So I'd like to know who touted him. Or wasn't there anyone?

Which Utd? Dundee.

Agreed, totally.

What a day.

To put it mildly, I hope Milan stuff these bastards.

He's a section moderator, and yes. He's helping out like, which is more than a lot offer to do.