Match Thread: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

[Neil_Vaughan]

Talk about the game in here before, during and after...

[Spur]

Already Neil? Can't ya stop them for us for a while? We play too much I don't like it. What happened to the day's we played 40 games a season?

What can ya say? It's Chelsea. I'm shitting it.

I think that sums it up nicely.

[RuFuS]

stick a few of the kids out and give some of the regulars a rest as we'll need them for seville on thurs.

Also it could give jose something to think about ;)

[suBerb]

Chelsea have to think about the Mestalla game, so the Saturday game could turn out to be more difficult than they expect. Rest Berba, Lennon, Keane, and Chimbo, and if there is a chance to get a point bring in the first three 30 min before the end.

[mjbmedia]

we should go in very hard but just about fair in the first 20 minutes, they wont want it and then we'll win.

start the same 11 but defoe for keane, theyre ok for it and we aint playing again til thursday

1-2 to spurs

[Gino Ginelli]

Balls to that. There's plenty of time before Thursday for recovery, and keeps them sharp. Play full strength and have' em! And when I say full strength I mean play Malbranque ahead of Jenas! FFS how is JJ considered better than Steed or Tainio?? What am I missing that the coaching staff see??

Sorry, daily JJ rant over...

[Spur]

How good was Jenas' 40 yard free kick shot yesterday...

[yvivaespania]

think he would rather be sucking off big sol campbell northern batty bwoy:p

[hastingsyid]

think he would rather be sucking off big sol campbell northern batty bwoy:p

bet you already have ****

[SurreySpur]

This bloke is a real prick

[Thfc4Life]

think he would rather be sucking off big sol campbell northern batty bwoy:p

I think he already has Hastings, look at the face he's made....looks like he is licking the cum off his lip ;)

[ilovekeano]

OMG what a **** this spanish dude is....are you van peado in disguise!

[mjbmedia]

he's about as annoying and as bigga prick as 'spurs' fans who slate off their own players endlessly

[ilovekeano]

Because he doesn't play as a team...He plays for himself NOT for the team and I didn't want him at the club in the first place

[SurreySpur]

Its MIdo and Defoe up front

[ilovekeano]

Thjis should be erm interesting, offsides galore

[SurreySpur]

I dont have a good feel about this game.

Although I think MJ was right in resting Keano and Lenny, we need them firing 100% on thursday against Seville. King travelled and appaently felt ready to be on the bench but Jol has left him out, i expect him to be in the 16 on Thursday.

[ilovekeano]

I dont have a good feel about this game.

Although I think MJ was right in resting Keano and Lenny, we need them firing 100% on thursday against Seville. King travelled and appaently felt ready to be on the bench but Jol has left him out, i expect him to be in the 16 on Thursday.

Neither do I!! We're gonna be tonked big time!!

[SurreySpur]

Right im going to start my drogba rants right now!!! Diving tosser

[ilovekeano]

Drogba rants can be 24/7 as far as I am concerned mate, He's a cheating ****** like the rest of em at cheap 10 bob club

[hodgy]

what's happening. it's my boy's birthday and we have a bbq going on but no spurs. help me. :eek: :eek:

[SurreySpur]

We dont seem to have an out ball at the moment. Defoe and Mido cant hold up the ball. Chelsea are taking control.

[SurreySpur]

Jenas is being sloppy, Ghaly isn't contributing.

Tainio looks sharp.

[hodgy]

cheers appreciate the updates. already alot better than david pleat.

[SurreySpur]

cheers appreciate the updates. already alot better than david pleat.

Here you go hodgy

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/live_text/default.stm?refresh

[SurreySpur]

That should be 0-1!!!!!!!!!!

Mido should do better

[SurreySpur]

Aahhhh **** Off You Chelsea ****s

[SurreySpur]

I hope someone has an 'accidental stamp' on fat franks wanking arm!!

[bocayid]

how many more long range shot we gonna concede...no closing down and robbo slow across ...again....Mido **** off and eat pies ...he's average..has to score there...

and yeah rest some players...but we'd better win the uefa cup now innit...oh and jenas mayb u can pass me the ball im about 4 miles from u and not wearing a white shirt..so u should b ok.....

hate goin down to these ****s....

[SurreySpur]

Its that greasy ****ing manager waving his arms about that ****s me off.

Lets get berby and taarabt on to change things up. I know we have a BIG game on thursday but we're not out of this game yet.

[SurreySpur]

Why is teemu coming off????

how does jenas play 90mins every game? ****ing hell

[SurreySpur]

I ****ing hate joe cole, somebody do him

[SurreySpur]

We need HastingsYid in the middle of defence...lol

[bocayid]

7th in league..still a shout at europe through the league as well...but Sevilla game is MASSIVE ....hedged our bets now to win the Uefa Cup....

Jenas was obviously struggling from the start...and he can be a liability when he's not knackered...

Havin sed that I am quite proud of the Spurs considering we only got back into Uk yesterday..and everyone can see how jaded we looked..when you consider the blue filth can bring on ballack,shevchenko,cole etc we done ok..

just hate losing to those ******s...

Can't wait to the Sevilla game..will b there shouting us onto a euro semi...

COYS

[SurreySpur]

At least thats the last of those pikey ****s this season!!

We'll do them next season when were challenging for honours on all fronts!!!

[Thfc4Life]

Once again we have conceded a goal from 20 yards+, today it happened to be 36 yards and I kid you not my sunday league goalkeeper would have saved that without a doubt!

I cannot understand why Robinson isn't ordered to lose atleast 1 stone in weight, because maybe then he might be able to react and dive quicker, it's not like this was a one off :confused:

How many is that now from 20 yards+ this season? it's gotta be atleast 15-20 which is utterly unacceptable, and costing us hugely :mad:

[Ginola's Son]

Ah 1-0 is no disgrace. When I saw our line-up I had knightmares of a 5-0 defeat, at least. We played bravely and obviously with Europe in mind, which I think you'll agree is far more important. It also shows how highly Keane is thought of, Jol not even hearing of risking him today, even sticks Berby on ahead of him.

Taraabt looked encouraging. Tough love for us conceiding a cack goal, but if we win on Thursdays, WELL worth it.

[gazzaG8]

Well at least the spammers are beating the scum

[RuFuS]

It was a damage limitation game.
Mido should have scored but i think they did just enough to get the points. I dont hold robbo responsible for the goal. Rocha should have blocked it.

[Milney yid]

If we win on Thursday this result will be forgotten in an instant. I don't think I've looked forward to a game so much in a long time. I really feel we can win and progress to the semis as the favourites to win the competition. By the way if UEFA decide to let the UEFA cup winners into the Champions League does anyone have any idea from when this will take place, and wether we could get in it from winning the UEFA this season?

[jrio]

Utter disgrace if UEFA Cup winners go into CL just as if any cup winners go in. Just an excuse to persuade clubs to take the competitions more seriously because their chief execs and directors will see the potential big bucks. Wise up lads, we're already being taken to the cleaners by Levy and co.

[Spur]

If we win UEFA then we get back in it. Case in point Liverpool Champions League. UEFA wouldn't be able to have favourable rules over the other in terms of champions being able to defend their title. We won't go into CL, that was just MJ dreaming. They should do, it should happen, but it won't.

1-0 wasn't that bad. Wasn't expecting anything from the game, and it's not like we didn't create chances, Mido should have had that header for one, and from then on it would have been a different game. Instead they go down the other end and score. Shit happens, especially against a team worth 1 billion £££.

[peterc]

If we win UEFA then we get back in it. Case in point Liverpool Champions League. UEFA wouldn't be able to have favourable rules over the other in terms of champions being able to defend their title. We won't go into CL, that was just MJ dreaming. They should do, it should happen, but it won't.

1-0 wasn't that bad. Wasn't expecting anything from the game, and it's not like we didn't create chances, Mido should have had that header for one, and from then on it would have been a different game. Instead they go down the other end and score. Shit happens, especially against a team worth 1 billion £££.

Different tone today Spur, have you finally come to your senses??.

[jrio]

We won't go into CL, that was just MJ dreaming. They should do, it should happen, but it won't.


They shouldn't do(on what grounds?), it won't happen and it shouldn't. I was aware MJ posited it, but I was responding to the poster who supported it.

[Spur]

Different tone today Spur, have you finally come to your senses??.

Your really gonna have to explain that one to me.

[Spur]

They shouldn't do(on what grounds?), it won't happen and it shouldn't. I was aware MJ posited it, but I was responding to the poster who supported it.

I think it's a good idea. Why carry on competing for a cup you've already won aka Sevilla now? I'm all for defending your crown, but surely the UEFA Cup is the Championship, and the Champions League is the PL, it's just the natural and logical progression...

[jrio]

I think it's a good idea. Why carry on competing for a cup you've already won aka Sevilla now? I'm all for defending your crown, but surely the UEFA Cup is the Championship, and the Champions League is the PL, it's just the natural and logical progression...

Yeah, like the FA Cup. In fact, the CL is the UEFA and European Cups combined. Why just defend the CL when you should be competing in a world league...? You've been sucked in by the commercialistion of sport through tv. Why bother going to games when you can watch it in the comfort of your armchair for a reduced fee? Spur, sometimes you seem like the most naive waif and other times like a grandad. You're a Premiership boy and you should KNOW your history!

[Spur]

Yeah, like the FA Cup. In fact, the CL is the UEFA and European Cups combined. Why just defend the CL when you should be competing in a world league...? You've been sucked in by the commercialistion of sport through tv. Why bother going to games when you can watch it in the comfort of your armchair for a reduced fee? Spur, sometimes you seem like the most naive waif and other times like a grandad. You're a Premiership boy and you should KNOW your history!

Wow, that's a bit harsh I think.

I'm not one for liking things to become stale and stay the same. Over the past few weeks there was the domestic cup in to CL idea and I too think that's a very good idea.

Of course there is limitations, such as a World League. That's just silly, although very profitable, so probably inevitable, but in the normal man's view far, far too wrong. That's the type of thing you would talk about when you were 7 years old, and dream Spurs were at the top of it too.

I don't see a problem in giving the FA Cup a CL place at the end of it. It's a very inviting carrot for a whole group of teams to aim at. The League Cup can keep it's UEFA spot, still a very inviting prize for a whole group of clubs.

I'm stopping short of saying the whole game needs modernising, but certainly parts of it do. Revamping the FA Cup, and UEFA Cup (even though the whole european structure is a shambles) would be good places to start.

As for going to games, I go when I can. My Arsenal tickets are sitting over there on my shelf, and even though I bulk at the price and feel a mug for paying it, I still do it out of my love / stupidity for the club.

[jrio]

I'm not one for liking things to become stale and stay the same. Over the past few weeks there was the domestic cup in to CL idea and I too think that's a very good idea.
Spur, it's the most DREADFUL idea. It's already a joke as the "Champions League" when most of the clubs have not been champions of anything. This is just an invitation to clubs that repetitively play their second string to treat it as a CL invitation. Pretty much like a wild card in tennis. Having said that, remember the last time a non-top four side won the FA Cup?(I know it's tough but look it up in your directories!)

I don't see a problem in giving the FA Cup a CL place at the end of it. It's a very inviting carrot for a whole group of teams to aim at. The League Cup can keep it's UEFA spot, still a very inviting prize for a whole group of clubs. Just so, so wrong.

I'm stopping short of saying the whole game needs modernising, but certainly parts of it do. Revamping the FA Cup, and UEFA Cup (even though the whole european structure is a shambles) would be good places to start.I just know I'd really hate your ideas, but, hey, give them to me.

As for going to games, I go when I can. My Arsenal tickets are sitting over there on my shelf, and even though I bulk at the price and feel a mug for paying it, I still do it out of my love / stupidity for the club.Not criticising you in that respect(I've already said that when the Paxton is for adults with juniors only I will no longer be attending) because there must always be a point when you don't want to end up as one of the toon army(!)

[bocayid]

Any trophy has to have value to make it worth competing for...and not just financial value..One of the reasons we follow a sport or a team is because of history and traditions...of course the world moves on and we can't bury our heads in the sand and look through misty eyes at the past good old days...but the beauty of euro competition was that it wasnt the norm,that it was worth fighting for and was something special....now half the prem league gets a shot at europe...u can finish 4th 20 plus points off the top and get a champ league spot...all it means for fans is more cat A games and more merchandise opportunities...of course I want Spurs in europe...but I love the game,and the game sucks right now at the top level in terms of those running it....itll get like boxing...purely hyped up games to boost tv revenue and ridiculous prices to the 'event'...so much fake hype around the media coverage..I know its my job....this season covering games I've lost count of the amount of times we've had to put our ,crowd effects tape on to boost the perceived atmosphere at a ground...give our commentator something to shout over......

[peterc]

Your really gonna have to explain that one to me.

Thought it would be too good to be true.

[mjbmedia]

so much fake hype around the media coverage..I know its my job....this season covering games I've lost count of the amount of times we've had to put our ,crowd effects tape on to boost the perceived atmosphere at a ground...give our commentator something to shout over......
well dont show games at the Emirshites stadium then!!!!:p

[singapore spur]

Any trophy has to have value to make it worth competing for...and not just financial value..One of the reasons we follow a sport or a team is because of history and traditions...of course the world moves on and we can't bury our heads in the sand and look through misty eyes at the past good old days...but the beauty of euro competition was that it wasnt the norm,that it was worth fighting for and was something special....now half the prem league gets a shot at europe...u can finish 4th 20 plus points off the top and get a champ league spot...all it means for fans is more cat A games and more merchandise opportunities...of course I want Spurs in europe...but I love the game,and the game sucks right now at the top level in terms of those running it....itll get like boxing...purely hyped up games to boost tv revenue and ridiculous prices to the 'event'...so much fake hype around the media coverage..I know its my job....this season covering games I've lost count of the amount of times we've had to put our ,crowd effects tape on to boost the perceived atmosphere at a ground...give our commentator something to shout over......


agree with this , would advocate , if it was possible , just the champions going into the c.l , ok maybe just maybe top 2 , then 3 rd and 4th going into the uefa , plus the winners of the two cups . there is obviously a danger because of the cash earned through the c.l of the top 2 becoming a monopoly on the c.l entrance , but its surely like that now anyway , and 3 and 4th going into the uefa would make it a viable exciting competition again .
also think that if the g-14 , or is it 18 , want to form a super league then let em , dont want spurs to be in it , i think it will lead to dull sterile games , and although i want to see the best players in the world play at the lane , and visit the lane , i too am getting fed up with the overhyped , jumped up ,media money orientated , tossers that are increasingly dictating and ruining the game in search of corporate profits .

[Gino Ginelli]

I never got the chance to see any highlights of this game aside from the goal. Could anyone give me a good (possibly impartial) run down on how well we did? Did we just roll over, or did we give a good fight and were unlucky? Did we get any shots on target, and how many times did keano flap his arms around?