Chelsea Banter Archive October 28 2012

28 Oct 2012 22:21:21
Have to say for a fan that goes to almost every home game the atmpshere was incredible today! Don't really want to blab on about the referee and linesman (we all share an opinion on them!) , so I won't.
What a performance. Other than the first fifteen minutes we completely outclassed United, and if no-one got sent off we could have seriously embarrased them in the last half hour. Our attitude, work rate, spirit and character is just class. On this performance we're the team to beat and fairly not like today. Cant' wait till Wednesday, we'll show 'em! Up the Blues!

LF07

Absolutely mate, spot on! The atmosphere was superb!

PR!

Clattenberg is absolute disgrace and embarrassment. He gave his usual "I want to be the star of the show" performance. Unfortunately it cost us 3 points. No issue with Ivan's red but Torre's was insane. Sad part was if you look at replay he was right there and still blew the call. It's sad as they want to hold players accountable and that's great but until refs are held to same level the gong shows will continue. The fact this ref suffers no consequences is a disgrace. He himself should be missing some games and put under further review.

28 Oct 2012 21:25:06
Clattenburg is the new Howard Webb

28 Oct 2012 21:23:06
clattenburg should be thrown off the referees list after that performance today what a useless fool the man is he ruined a very good football match which we would have won without doubt the fa really do have to take action against this waste of space called clattenburg. rant over IANCFCFOREVER

He only got two things wrong booking Torres for diving and booking valencia for diving

28 Oct 2012 21:19:49
As soon as I saw it was Mark clondike burg officiating I knew there was going to be controversy , he guy his the biggest clown around . Chelsea must complain about him , he costs us dearly today with his bias and poor display

I fully agree, said samething myself. This ref only interested in being the star of the show!! He barely ever refs a game where there is not some sort of major controversy. Until refs are held accountable for their performances the gong show will continue. Sad however when it could cost teams the championsip.

28 Oct 2012 21:53:32
does anyone know who was offended by the ref?

Mikel and one of the spanish players

On a websitenews they said they were two black players.

28 Oct 2012 20:46:29
Forest fan here.Idisagree with the other poster about Ibranovic's sending off.I think Young was l;ooking to go down the second he got the ball.Your player tried not to touch him and Youngs felt a slight touch and thrown himself to the ground.Remember he's got a reputationfor it.No different to Torres incident for me.Clattenburg is awful and I knew he would ruin the game,there was only 1 team going to win it til he intervened.Think you miss JT marshalling the back 4 though.Good luck,I hope you stop those cheating from winning it {Ed018's Note - you could tell on the replay he was already losing his balance and Ivanovic looked like he was trying to get out of the way of making any contact.}

28 Oct 2012 20:27:02
Right here comes my rant lads.

Torres. I have defended him for long enough but if his performances like that are going to cost us big games like that then I hope hes gone by January. He didn't seem to work for the team. His pace, confidence and dribbling were non existent. There was one incident where he took the ball on his chest and just booted it over to the right flank where no one was waiting to pick it up and eventually it was intercepted. All of the Torres defenders will say that 'Torres and Hazard weren't on the same wavelength that's all', but I couldn't see how Torres was in touch of the game all the way throughout. Nobody can say that El Nino didn't have a chance to influence the game because the midfield maestros tried to get him involved in the game as much as they could. Maybe the red card was debatable but to be honest I was glad he was sent off because I think he ruined the game for us in a way. He was completely outshone by a boy half of his price tag. Don't get me wrong I would love him to hit some blistering form and score week in week out but if by January he isn't performing then I hope he gets the cut and we bring in a man by the name of Radamel Falcao...........Now I know that half of you guys will say 'why waste another 50mil on a striker who could possibly flop'. But I say to that 'Falcao WILL perform on any stage, in any league because he is that kind of striker'. He would be way better than Torres because he has crisper movement, better finishing and most importantly CONFIDENCE.
Now the game.........Of course the ref was on United's side. I think Iva deserved to be sent off in all fairness but Ashley Young definitely made the most of it. FT9 was a controversial decision. There was contact. People will say that the ball was away from him but I think he would've gotten to the end of it. And of course that little pea headed **** (sorry ed) was offside for his goal. Clattenburg is a complete dick.

Positives- We went down 2-0 in the first 15 minutes and came back roaring, and, if we had all 11 men, we would've beat the persons. The 3 midfielders were again inspirational........already love them. And finally we are still a point above both Manchester clubs which is a huge morale boost.
See guys it wasn't all that bad.

I'd just like to apologise to Ed for all the swearing but this match reallt P'd me off.
Thoughts

Sorry mate, I don't agree with what you say about Torres. He was better today and would have scored, if it wasn't for a world class save from De Gea. He also played three crosses in to Oscar.

Also you need a sign off.

PR!

He might have scored if hed stayed on his feet instead of diving,need better than what he gives asap.

He also should have had an assist, he set Mata up for a sitter.

28 Oct 2012 19:58:01
Just posted a pic on dodgy sighting lol of fergie n a certain someone hope it comes up

Wheelycfc

28 Oct 2012 19:46:28
I just don't know what to say. I feel completely flabbergasted we what happened today. As I watched it, I actually thought that Clattenberg was doing it on purpose, and that they weren't mistakes. The FA need to sort this out, poor officiating seems to be occurring a lot nowadays. David Gill should not be allowed to be the Vice-Chairman of the FA board, its just pathetic and ridiculous.

But we're still top, we're Champions of Europe and I honestly think we'll win the league this year!

PR!

The fa will do nothing as every game utd play, the decisions that change matches always go their way. m.u.f.a....simple

28 Oct 2012 19:21:03
Corruption=Ferguson
roan

28 Oct 2012 19:04:08
Just wondering at what point man u wil get investigated for their relationship with officials, its just too ovious to be over looked. If it was in italy man u would av been in the lower leagues by now. I av never been happier this season with the spirit of the team, d figthing spirit was authoritative. Even some of my united friends werent happy with d officiating. Please for those of u who have slated mikel frm today pls show some respect for his relentless work. Just wouldnt want a repeat of this kind of officiating ever again in this exciting league

Yes, I think Mikel showed huge courage and determination today, as he did for the European CL final. We were beaten because of one atrocious decison -- to book Torres for a dive -- and failure of linesman to spot Hernandez in off side position when pass first made. That £$*! Little Pea is always offside. What Berkshire Bankers, him, the ref, the linesman and nasty Van P. VBS

Unlucky boy's, now you know how us reds feel with officials decisions, it's getting out of hand Man United need investigating and Mark Clattenberg needs to get the Axe.

YorkshireRED.

The simple fact is that the fa want man u to succeed and hire david gill in a key role is shocking how can u have an impartial Football Association when members of that board are also executives at Manchester United this is like the most corrupt league in the world now every week u see man u get offside goals dodgy decisions pens red cads all go there way this really does need to be lucked in to am shore if a few teams said they will form there own league would soon put a stop to this

28 Oct 2012 18:39:39
Heads held high
sweat on the brows

we came off the pitch


we know who was better

...who had guts and heart

we know who we are

ONE LIFE
ONE LOVE
ONE CLUB

CHELSEA FC forever

taby


ps-is there a complaint box at the fa's headquarters?

28 Oct 2012 18:25:06
WHAT A F##KING JOKE!!

That game was an embarrassment for the officials, f**king embarrassment! If United think their gonna win the league then they are deluded, they are miles off us. Without the decisions we would have won that game by a couple of goals, we were dominating them and their only hope was RVP. They caught us cold for the first 25 mins, after that they had nothing. David Luiz once again showed how much heart he's got, i don't care if he was caught out of position today a few times, he never stopped and still beleived we could get a result with 9 men. The commentator said near the end that credit to United for exploiting us after the sendings off. He must be having a laugh because they only just beat us, and that was with an offside goal!

Putting aside the result, theres a few positives that have come out of today.

1 - We are 100% capable of winning the league.

2 - We will get to see Sturridge and Cesar get a run.

3 - We've shown that even without Didier, Lamps and JT, we still have plenty of heart when things go against us, we don't shrink away.

4 - We're much better than United.

5 - When things like this happen to Chelsea we always come together and come out fighting.

Once things have settled, putting the result aside, i know which supporters should be the happiest. And its not the ones supporting the team who's manager has the referees bo**ocks in his hand.

OsgoodIsKing

Ummm, dominating? We're you asleep during the first 38mins? 7mins at the end of the first half and about 10 at the start of second. Defensively you looked shocking , first red card was a definite , Torres prob not worthy of a sending off and Hernandez goal offside but had he not been given that do you honestly believe utd would not have pushed for that goal given we were against 9 men. At 3-2 utd needed to do no more. Honestly it's astounding how one sided fans get. Richly - swindon fan (unfortunately)

Honestly, how cheap can Man u supporters get?i
Prime example :YOU.
How much did brainless Fergie give you?
2 pounds or even less.
roan

What game was you watching? Chelsea clearly had more possession and had more shots than united before Ivan and Torres got sent off...

We had 52% possession according to the BBC Sport Website.

PR!

Before we they red cards shot on goals was, Chelsea 14 - 4 United. dont come and say united would have won....

Hes clearly a man u fan. you say your swindon fan but you refer to man u as "we".

28 Oct 2012 18:21:24
Wow Chelsea fans at game today amazing, 2 red cards 2-0 down an offside goal and we carried on fighting and fans didn't stop singing. Well done, stuff of champion
Mattm

28 Oct 2012 18:11:04
Apart from the refree was a disgrace and had red glasses on. I was appalled how Mikel just was walking back and looking RVP scoring the goal, he could have been standing infront of RVp and avoided the goal if he wanted, i hope he gets benched and Luiz aswell...

28 Oct 2012 19:42:18
oh shut up!!

iv slated mikel enough times but he was one of the harder working players please dont comment again

curt

And luiz get benched? who we gonna have to replace him? terry? ivanovic?

28 Oct 2012 18:07:25
This has happened twice in two years.Last year penalties,this year sending offs.Wonder whats next year.The players in blue were magnificent,each one off them.
roan

28 Oct 2012 18:01:44
First half an hour or so we have to admit we were absolutly rubbishe, but what a come back and we were robbed in the end have to say the ref was a disgrace! ivan's red card I can understand but Torres ? and 3rd goal was clearly offside !

28 Oct 2012 17:56:02
We know what we are,
We know what we are,
Top of the league!
We know what we are!
Hopefully Clattenburg's license will be revoked after today, that level of officiating shouldn't grace a Sunday pub match.
EH17

28 Oct 2012 17:49:31
Cheats absolute CHEATS!
roan

Yes its a disgrace and even if i take my blue glasses off i still is.
Offside goal + a red card wrong... gg

Who cheated?

I think Torres was unlucky but let's be honest he should have got a red for his tackle on Cleverly.

How can you dispute Ivanovic being sent off -he clipped youngs legs.

You were unlucky with the 3rd goal as it was offside.

But how you can call United cheats is beyond me.The officials make the decisions not United

Marky Mark

We call you cheats because you get fergie time, the fa is sleeping in your beds etc

ill let my fellow blues point out the other reasons

taby

But United decides the referee
st
ynwa

Marky Mark If Torres really wanted to foul Cleverly he would have been in the hospital.
Watch it again young dived before he brushed his leg against Ivan.You are not unlucky when you are getting robbed.
roan

28 Oct 2012 17:47:01
I know that Man u are cheats ,but well this is something else they literally bought the ref today.How was Torres a sending off!.Young dived to send off Ivan.The goal was offside.They are a disgrace.
How in the world was Torres a sending off.JUST HOW!
roan

Young did not dive

Their shoulders touched, he fell over then brushed his leg against Ivan's.
roan

28 Oct 2012 17:39:49
Blessing in disguse? Torres out ivo out, Ceaser in Sturidge in!

What else to expect from a Man u supporter.
roan

Torres's red will be cleared

I didn't think it could if its two yellows?

Ads

Its true it cant

28 Oct 2012 16:58:13
I think azpi needs to come on,iva looks like he's lost.the second goal he left cahill for dead to mark two united players,he's been awful so far

aL

28 Oct 2012 16:32:56
Get mikel off the pitch!

Get mikel out of the squad/club/country!!

28 Oct 2012 16:18:17
Its been 20m were losing 2-0 and our striker is playing as a right winger.
Jono

28 Oct 2012 13:27:35
See we've been linked with Alan dzagoev. I think he is a brilliant player, but I'm sure he's only little? I know he can play centre mid but isn't he more of playmaker, attacker? BLUEBOY1

28 Oct 2012 01:45:20
Personally I think that Oscar should possibly be rested tomorrow as he's looking a bit tired and not used to playing as many games in such a small space of time. With Moses or possibly Marin starting in his place.