ChelseaBoy

Brilliant. What a season, first time the squad was good enough to challenge and they crumbled and Rangers dominated.

I think Hudson will still be picked by Southgate as he is playing regularly under Tuchel. He is certainly ahead of Lingard and from the list of midfielders there isn't too many out and out wide players like him.

No Hudson Odoi or Barclay who seem to turn it on for Southgate and will be in a squad.

Saint & Greavsie was quality, sadly missed and unfortunately Greavsie isn't too well.

Ah yes, thanks. I was confusing them with Sparta who are the Czech CL team.

Decent draw but Slavia are often in the CL so i'm sure SG will not be taking them lightly. Would have been a good test of Gers current level if the draw had been Arsenal maybe? But in terms of progression there is no reason not to feel positive.

Yes, no water shortage or hose pipe bans this summer

just need to keep it tight and more goals will come in 2nd half

Barisic played well and cool under pressure for the pens.

Unlike Real Madrid in 2001, i doubt the local Catalan Govt will spend €500m to purchase club land and help pay off debts. I'm not complaining as I prefer Real/Athletico to the so called "more than a club" club!!

Just saviour them both and if Dundee Utd go tits up it could be a historic/hysterical treble!!

Me too

Unbelievable. In the Metro: Chelsea star Kepa Arrizabalaga was ‘baffled’ by lack of tactical instructions from Frank Lampard All the idiot had to do was catch the ball and not get beaten from 30 yards as often - how tactical did it need to get for him?

Gilmour will not be taken anywhere ASIL. May go out on loan though unlikely to be to Sellik.

Subjective and probably wrong.

That's correct, but you can watch all other catch up services as well as streamed services such as Netflix and Amazon, plus other free content such as Pluto TV and YouTube content. I get buy with a £8.99 subscription to Netflix for two screens and HD content, plus all catch up and PC content. That's enough for us and we avoid all that reality shite.

Exactly and this is what has fuelled the Defund the BBC campaign and their treatment through TV Licencing of the over 75s some of which are already being taken to court. Around 260k households have decided not to renew their TV licences in 2020 despite how difficult this is made in terms of them linking the licence to commercial TV as well as their own output. They are smug and complacent and their treatment of Rangers over a long period is only one reason why people should seriously consider not renewing. Hit them in the pocket and keep the pressure on MPs to change the funding model as i would argue this would be a more a free market/free speech approach rather than lefty.

Yes they did as an urgent replacement for Kepa who had just lost it. Jury is out on Mendy, though this may be also that the defence is all over the place at times, so i'd like them to get in a youngster as a long term replacement as we did with Cech and Courtois.

That's a good call as Ancellotti relied on Ray massively until Ray was sacked which then undermined Ancellotti and he was sacked after limping on for a while. With both those formations the 2 or the 1 (defensive midfielders) are crucial. With a 2 Jorginho can get the ball and set things going, but Kante must have some discipline and patrol the space in front of the back four. Too often have we been exposed when he or whoever is playing there fucks off up the park and a break is on. Use the rest of this season to get the 4 new players used to playing in the PL and then sort the defence out in time for next year with dominant CH and Keeper being a priority.

Cally Thistle apparently has called for all Scottish Football to be suspended after Championship sides given till Monday to express their preference to carry on or suspend the league. Surely the SPL will continue.

Thanks for the breakdown Bluedell and it is certainly a warning that vigilance is needed going forward.

Easy Cam !!

Yes, imagine some of the managerial characters of the 60s, 70s and 80s in today's woke society. How many FA charges would the Doc, Cloughie, Jock Wallace, Big Ron, Malcolm Allison etc be on each week, or players moaning that they are too tough on them?

Respect to the Doc. Modernised an ageing Chelsea team that had lost Jimmy Greaves with youngsters such as Terry Venables, Charlie Cooke, George Graham , John Hollins and Peter Bonetti. Funnily enough, he was also responsible for changing the kit from an eton blue shirt, white shorts and black socks (no red tops though) to blue, blue with stripe and white socks - I wonder why he didn't like the former!!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone and a safe and prosperous new year, with at least one new trophy in the cabinet!!!