Topic: The other games today - 2011/12

[TheGuv]

I love Chelsea's numbers and name's printed on their champions league shirts. Remind me of our 95-97 numbers

[Mowen]

Luiz is abysmal. I wouldn't pay £2.5m for him, let alone 10x that.

[Ritchie]

How did that not go in?

[neesy111]

Lucky Chelsea!

[S.S.R.]

f*** sake

[hakka]

We should have f***ing beat Chelsea at home. Still annoys me. Robbed.

Considering what teams have got all 3 points against them, I still look back at that game with anger. No red for Luiz and the Taylor injury, ended up losing by 3 goals at home. We should have beaten them and somehow ended up with Taylor not picking up that injury, although he has a tendency to pick up a bigger injury every other year it seems.

I guess  "should have" is the wrong choice of words, but just feel they are a team we perhaps could have had luck go our way and ended up with a result that matched what we were capable of.

[Mike]

We should have f***ing beat Chelsea at home. Still annoys me. Robbed.

Same.

[hakka]

Anyone else feel AVB was over-hyped and the wrong man? should of stuck with Carlo.

[S.S.R.]

Christ, Blackpool are s****. 3-1 to West Ham now.

[Ameritoon]

Anyone else feel AVB was over-hyped and the wrong man? should of stuck with Carlo.

I would've stuck with Ancelotti, but it was always going to take a season or two with AVB.

[neesy111]

Anyone else feel AVB was over-hyped and the wrong man? should of stuck with Carlo.

This has been on the cards for 2-3 years for Chelsea.  Just like what happened with Milan 2007-2010.

[garth]

Chelsea, were absolutely s***. How in the f*** didn't we beat them.

[Sifu]

I see that an Italian team has beat another English side with relative ease. Though Chelsea do have an away goal so they're still somewhat in this tie (unlikely though judging from the comments in this thread about Chelsea's shitness).

(Did not watch the game btw).

[David28]

Just seen, Birmingham also won today. Looks like Chrissy is getting them promoted or at least into the playoffs. Good man.

[gggg]

Embarrassing stuff from Neville. It was funny how much he and Tyler were hurting mind.

[hakka]

Anyone else feel AVB was over-hyped and the wrong man? should of stuck with Carlo.

I would've stuck with Ancelotti, but it was always going to take a season or two with AVB.

Without a doubt AVB was always going to need more than one season due the squad left over, agree with that. I can't help but feel though that his lack of respect and command from the players he has maybe be the cause of them finishing less than 4th this season (if that happens), rightly or wrongly. Guess there is still time to be proved wrong, and I do like the guy so hope in some way that he gets the time to build something and show off the talent he supposedly has.

[Varadi]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

[Kid Icarus]

Chelsea were 14/1 to win at half time. They really should have, not least because they'd have won me 55 squid. Useless f***ing o.a.ps.

[hakka]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

Quite interesting, some of the media I've read suggested the Italian teams would struggle against our two.
Still a potentially spectacular second leg to look forward to. 

[Kid Icarus]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

Just goes to how quickly things change. A few years ago we had 2 teams in the CL final and Serie A was in turmoil. Serie A is still s*** but the PL has dipped in quality drastically since Mourinho and Ronaldo left.

[hakka]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

Just goes to how quickly things change. A few years ago we had 2 teams in the CL final and Serie A was in turmoil. Serie A is still s*** but the PL has dipped in quality drastically since Mourinho and Ronaldo left.

Think you're right, but not sure it's fully down to just them leaving. Fabregas leaving too, plus Grant got Chelsea to the final of CL etc.

[Felipao91]

Cech and Luiz on third goal

[Felipao91]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

Just goes to how quickly things change. A few years ago we had 2 teams in the CL final and Serie A was in turmoil. Serie A is still s*** but the PL has dipped in quality drastically since Mourinho and Ronaldo left.

Only because those two left?
 
Get out of here.

[Varadi]

Cech and Luiz on third goal

Quite a bit of the Chelsea defending in that game needed a comedy soundtrack.

[Kid Icarus]

Italy 7 - 1 England

Ouch.

Just goes to how quickly things change. A few years ago we had 2 teams in the CL final and Serie A was in turmoil. Serie A is still s*** but the PL has dipped in quality drastically since Mourinho and Ronaldo left.

Only because those two left?
 
Get out of here.

Both of them leaving meant a downturn in quality for me. Man United haven't been challenged anywhere near as much since imo. Ronaldo was the gem in the PL. No player has been anywhere near to his influence since. Not even Rooney or RVP.