24 Dec 2012 22:30:57
I hope all of you Chaps and Chapettes have a cracking Christmas, and that it's been an excellent few months with you guys, and many more to come!
Cheers Ed002 and Ed018 for all you've done this year!
PR! {Ed002's Note - Have a blast.}
Chelsea Banter Archive December 24 2012
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24 Dec 2012 22:24:49
Merry christmas to all in australia
And merry Christmas to all in England for tomorrow
Merry crhistmas Eds ,
Billy {Ed002's Note - ve a blast.}
24 Dec 2012 22:01:11
merry crimbo boys
rayzor(?) {Ed002's Note - Enjoy.}
24 Dec 2012 21:46:46
Happy Christmas Eds and Posters, thanks for all the laughs, fun and information this year :)
Badger {Ed002's Note - Enjoy.}
24 Dec 2012 21:46:12
This shout goes out to ELI , although you had a pop at me a few weeks ago I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and good health for 2013 .
I was pissed off and you had point . Anyway that done onwards and upwards
Stan
Thanks a bunch stan, I wish you the same hope you have a blast this christmas and a great and fulfilling new year.
ELI
24 Dec 2012 21:03:44
I hope everybody has a great Christmas!
Blue aero
24 Dec 2012 18:42:23
Happy holidays to all you guys, even osgood ( even though he didnt wish me ) , anyways, the years ending on a good note hopefully the games on 26 and 29 dont throw up a surprise.we should cruise along very well.
btw, i love my mates on here and this site takes up most of my day. god bless whoever launched this website.
have a good one you all and hope 2013 is a blue one.
trueblue all the way
p.s can i call the eds as edward huh? lol
taby (not old) {Ed002's Note - Have a blast Taby.}
24 Dec 2012 17:58:02
xmas dinner is going to taste good tomoz after that performance yesterday,merry xmas to all the named posters and eds.
ktbffh(53)
Merry Christmas ktbffh
JMJW(14)
Dont Take the mick guys, but i dont know how to do a original post so im gonna say it as a reply, MERRY CHRISTMAS all
JMJW {Ed002's Note - Enjoy JMJW - hit one of the "Post Rumour" or "Post Banter" buttons on teh leaft.}
Aahhh bless, good lad for being honest JMJW never be afraid to ask mate ,dont ask you dont learn.
ktbffh(53)
24 Dec 2012 17:53:01
Alrite fellas/ladies, have nice Xmas and your families, Xmas day tomorrow then in going CFC v Norwich and day after my birthday so hopefully a result like the one Sunday, take care and cheers eds, mattm {Ed002's Note - Enjoy Matt.}
24 Dec 2012 17:05:41
Will Chelsea go after Michu in January
i know it is a long shot, but he is a class player
24 Dec 2012 16:48:06
Great game yesterday and merry Christmas everybody
After all the impersonaters I'm back for good
And keep up the splendid work Edward
Jm10 (18)
24 Dec 2012 15:53:59
Merry Xmas and happy new year to all Chelsea fans! G(29).
24 Dec 2012 15:40:16
lads just wanted to know ur view if rafa got a 5yr deal! would u be happy!
kevinCFC (30)
Yes, he is a good manager
24 Dec 2012 16:01:52
Dnt care who gets a 5 or 10yr deal, be it Mou, Pep, Klopp, AVB, RDM or Hughes so long as the club is doing well in terms of results and playing style.
Bas!cs.
As long as the team play well I don't have a problem he's a good coach merry Xmas everyone delboy(34)
It really depends on whose available. I'd say he's a third tier manager. First would be mourinho ferguson and pep. Second would be klopp low and del bosque. If you can't get any of those guys then yeah.
Tk
Still optimistic...we will get ll the first and second tier manager?? the way we fire them....y on earth should mou, pep. klopp and del bosque join us??
24 Dec 2012 15:31:25
Just want to wish the following people, AND ONLY the following people, a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year:
ED002,ED018, Melbourne, Roan, KTBFFH, Kevin, SHED END, JM10, PR, Billy, JG, BLUEBOY, Surewould, Bas!c, IB, Peds, aL, EH17, and Wheeleycfc.
You're all top guys, like seriously nice guys and you feel like family to me. I hope you get everything you want and that you have an amazing 2013.
Have i forgotten anyone?? NO I DON'T THINK I HAVE!!
OsgoodIsKing {Ed002's Note - Enjoy.}
24 Dec 2012 16:04:14
Osgood, u are wonderful... Have a splendid holiday.
Bas!cs.
Im offended
bluekaz
Hey osgoodisking, I didn't write the "I don't wish merry christmas to people I don't like" guess I was impersonated. Anyways I have nothing against you and honestly think you post some great stuff just forgot to include you. Well for what it's worth have a merry christmas as well.
P.S. I hope no one does he's buisness on your carpet.
ELI
You forgot me! Thought we were best buddys... I guess not :(
MKBLUE (16)
Bluekaz i'm sorry mate, you will be in my thoughts, along with Kelly Brook dressed as an elf, and Frankie Sandord dressed as Rudolph pulling my Sleigh.
And ELI i was only joking mate, i wish you a Merry Christmas.
OsgoodIsKing
*Cries, But Merry Christmas all
JMJW(14)
Thanks guys. Merry Christmas to all the regulars, especially the ed's.
IB. {Ed002's Note - Have a blast.}
Cheers osgood, and cheers everyone else, hope all have a wicked Christmas and new year. I'm still hanging from yesterday but jezebel the atmosphere was amazing all day from the bridge to the train home. BLUEBOY1 {Ed002's Note - ve a blast.}
Merry Christmas to everybody.
roan
Merry Christmas Osgood, hope those badges are coming along well mate. Merry christmas to all the regulars, Ed018, and especially Ed002.
Melbourne CFC {Ed002's Note - And have a good one yourself Mel.}
Let he site run for a day Ed002, go and enjoy christmas with your many wifes and try and forget about us for a day mate. The silly season is fast approaching and you will need all the rest you can get!
Melbourne CFC {Ed002's Note - I predict a quiet January. Actually I am travelling a great deal in January so time will be constrained.}
24 Dec 2012 15:27:21
Merry Christmas to all of you lads on this great website. Thanks a lot to Ed002 and Ed018, wishing you a great festive period and good stuff under the Christmas tree!
And as a Chelsea fan i wish myself a present from the club in reaching new deals with Lampard and Cole.
JG {Ed002's Note - Enjoy.}
24 Dec 2012 12:02:11
just wondered what you lot thought of sturiddge as a player and are you lot warming to benitez yet, as he is a very good tactician.
huddz red (liverpool fan)
p.s i wish you all a very merry christmas and a great new year.
24 Dec 2012 12:52:01
While Sturidge wasn't great for us because the options ahead of him, I think he'll improve ur squad given the way Rodgers wants his forward players to play.
BB.
To be honest i thought sturridge was crap very overated and a very big ego good luck with him LFC i think your going to need it. jimbocfc.
Totally agree with jimbocfc sturridge is not a team player very selfish and goes missing in games dont think he will be missed at the bridge very happy with the fee we have got for him.
Put it this way if sturridge couldnt get a game up top when torres went 24 games without scoring doesnt say much about the fella! but on the other hand if he gets a good manager behind him i think there is a good player there
kevinCFC (30)
He was great at bolton.
24 Dec 2012 11:37:02
I can't take anything away from our players yesterday, for me there wasn't a bad performance from a Chelsea player. I should also point out that the Aston Villa performance was the worst I have seen from a Premiership team in a long time. But what pleased me was the ruthless attitude Chelsea took into the game, they gave us a few presents and we bit their hand off nearly every time.
I must admit I didn't see David Luiz playing well in Midfield, I thought he lacked the positional awareness and discipline for the position and would struggle. It appears I was very wrong - I love him in midfield, top performance capped off by a very good free kick.
Rafa is certainly winning me over too, tactically we have been much better and defensively we have improved ten fold. Our attacking midfielders, be it Hazard, Oscar, Moses, Mata or Paizon, are playing much closer to Torres and this has been the key to his resurging form. We've been linked with Willian again, I personally see this as either lazy journalism or Willian trying to drum up interest from other clubs; I can see him going to Spurs. Either way we don't need him, I'd rather see Paizon given more opportunities and in the summer bring De Bruyne back and send Marin back to Germany.
We most definitely need a striker or two, Falcao is looking like the most likely option and would be a great signing for the vast majority of European clubs - but do we need him? Torres is looking good again and this time it doesn't appear to be a false start, he really is looking good. Do we need to spend forty-odd million on another striker? My personal preference would be for a striker that offers a different option to Torres, maybe even bring Lukaku back or sign Bony plus a young'ish English/British striker - Walcott looks like a good option but we could take a chance on Gary Hooper or maybe even Charlie Austin.
Merry Christmas Everyone
Surewould
Paragraph 1: Agree
Paragraph 2: Agree
Paragraph 3: Agree but don't think Willian deal is out of the question yet.
Paragraph 4: Agree, keep Torres if he keeps scoring, try and press for Falcao/Cavani in the Summer (or maybe January depending on the other clubs who want him). Gary Hooper would be great business in my opinion. Classy forward everytime I see him, looks like he could do it in the EPL easily.
Merry Christmas to you too Surewould.
EH17
24 Dec 2012 11:30:15
Have a good Christmas eds and regular users!
Wheelycfc (24) {Ed002's Note - And to you W.}
24 Dec 2012 11:27:11
can i ask why people are putting numbers after your names is it the age or somthing?
Verifies there age
24 Dec 2012 13:55:47
Can I ask why people post and dont leave a name?
Stoner
24 Dec 2012 10:51:18
Benetiz to be offered Chelsea manager job
Ed - any update to this please?
Heard yesterday that Benetiz is going to be offered a 5-year contract as Chelsea manager. RA believes that Benetiz is continuing to win over the fans and the crushing of the Villa serves to underpin this and confirm to RA that he has the right man to deliver consistency and attacking football.
Was told that the key indicator to this would be the amount of money and amount of signings that Benetiz is allowed to make in January. Significant deals based on what Benetiz wants would suggest that Benetiz is planning long term and on the knowledge that the job is his
{Ed002's Note - Nothing.}
24 Dec 2012 02:39:48
Can't stop smiling , the hunger was evident
Cech , didn't do much but a quality save
Azpillicueta - brilliant, MOTM IMO, first choice right back and didn't do anything wrong at all
Cahill - decent game, didn't need to do much
Ivan- did well for his goal , same as Cahill
Cole - didn't do much
Lampard - brilliant goal , great understanding with LUIZ
LUIZ - should from now on be first name in the pivot
Mata - started poorly but regained strength towards the end
Moses - played very well, tries to over do it sometimes
Hazard, back to his best , very good
Torres - led the line brilliantly, class header
Oscar - nice penalty , should be played in first team
Piazon - f***, this guy is brilliant , great passing and running
RAMIRES - played well
Right , Torres , it took me a long time for me to lose faith in the man so it's going to take maybe longer to regain faith in him
Billy (23)
24 Dec 2012 00:22:48
Ed - Will chelsea play with two strikers when we sign one in january,
or will torres and whoever we sign compete for the main striker role, i just want your opinion
Why would you ask this?
cali
23 Dec 2012 22:25:49
Is true Eden Hazard wants to leave and go to Real Madrid? Thanks
Dw {Ed002's Note - Please, give me a break.}
Hey all great way to enter into holiday season. Let's enjoy it and with transfer window coming who know's a couple key signings and we are back in hunt for league title and possibly another 2 trophies. Let's just give Rafa a chance, he might no have been our first choice but who cares, we support Chelsea, not the manager. WE ALL JUST WANT TO SEE US PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL AND WIN GAMES. We seem to be on right track and yes we went through tough stretch as anybody would when transitioning style of play. Let's simply enjoy the times, we are defending Euro champs and still in hunt for a few trophies, less not forgot where we have come from...... Happy Holidays and 2 a fantastic second half of year!!
23 Dec 2012 23:44:10
Falcao in london right now.
Wots ur source
kevinCFC(30)
24 Dec 2012 00:46:11
At Cobhams perhaps training ahead of the Wednesday match away to Norwich.
23 Dec 2012 23:16:45
Our current Squad.
GK:
Cech, Turnbull, Hilario, Blackman.
Defence
Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Cole, Bertrand, Ake, Ferriera, Luiz.
Midfield
Romeu (Out for the Season), Mikel, Lampard, Oscar, Ramires, Lucas Piazon, Hazard, Mata, Marin, Saville, Moses, (Luiz).
Striker
Torres, Sturridge.
It's clear that we need to strengthen the front line, but who can we see arriving? I doubt Falcao will arrive in the Winter, the same with Schurrle. Wilfred Bony looks like he could be a decent possibility to join, but apart from that I can't see many options that we know about. Recalling Lukaku could be an option, but I think that it shouldn't be done, as he needs a full season at a club to develop, only recalled as a last resort.
Also, what does everyone think of Luiz playing in the midfield? I think that should be his position from now on. He is 'defensive midfielder' personified. He has everything, and allows to link the defence with the midfield, and his passing is fair better than Rami or Mikel, and this helps links the entire pitch. He should play there from now on.
So does this mean that we have to go and look into getting another center back? Possibly. It's obvious that Terry is getting old and may not have many years left at the club, but we have highly regarded young center backs at the club in Ake and Kalas. I've watched Kalas at Vitesse this season, and he looks like a very decent player. But is he ready to come and play in the Premier League, well not week in week out. But we have Cahill and Ivanovic, and Azpilicueta looks like first choice right back, so we have enough cover in the middle.
Whats your thoughts?
PR!
I definitely think luiz should play dm from now on. in terms of another cb im not sure because i prefer ivan as a cb not a rb so maybe another rb (i know weve got wallace coming but hes only 18 and apparently a very raw talent). definitely need a top quality striker even if torres is resurging because every world class team has multiple top strikers. id like to see bony come in as a squad player and then falcao (hopefully). leading us to eventually have a front line of bony, torres, lukaku and falcao. i think that could rival city, united etc.
In the games he's played he's been top shelf but the times he's done it have been blowout games so I want to see it against a legitimate team.
Tk
23 Dec 2012 22:59:21
AC Milan players singing an atrocious cover of the Wham Classic, Last Christmas.
CFCFOREVER!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIKZg3IOvLk#!
Tragic. But amusing none the less!
IB.