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[paulw66]

2 hours ago, Morgs said:

I love her, Jane. I really do. 

Join the queue. I am still waiting for a response from my offer of a tea and a biscuit at my place.

[Ham]

True fact.  She's a billionaire in her own right thanks to her ties to Roman.  

[paulw66]

1 minute ago, Ham said:

True fact.  She's a billionaire in her own right thanks to her ties to Roman.  

Are you saying tea and biscuit might not cut it?

[Bert19]

10 hours ago, chara said:

My somewhat unreliable hacking resources tell me the conversation was. ."Woah, hang on there a minute, just stall, I think we can find a way to overrule the penalty,,just give us a minute or two,consult the video and we are good to go,"

Couldn't happen could it ?

He definitely lost the plot after awarding that penalty and then overturning it. 

40 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Not at all contentious, for years he has been standing there staring in the faces of top teams. I would be very happy if we could nab him.

What's the deal there I wonder?  He's been at Everton ages, they've been largely shite, he constantly saves them - he's been the England no.1 for YEARS now and yet no one has gone in for him? Every top 7-8 team bar Liverpool has had Goalkeeping issues but no one has made Everton an offer.  

Seems odd. 

[Morgs]

23 minutes ago, Bert19 said:

He definitely lost the plot after awarding that penalty and then overturning it. 

What's the deal there I wonder?  He's been at Everton ages, they've been largely shite, he constantly saves them - he's been the England no.1 for YEARS now and yet no one has gone in for him? Every top 7-8 team bar Liverpool has had Goalkeeping issues but no one has made Everton an offer.  

Seems odd. 

Re Pickford, likely other clubs HAVE made bids to sign him but knowing Everton they asked for £100m, a bucket of unicorn tears and six Faberge eggs, whilst turning it into a class war whinge about "money can't buy you x y z" etc. 

(whilst conveniently forgetting they paid a lot of money to sign him from Sunderland) 

 

Edited October 28, 2024 by Morgs

[Morgs]

1 hour ago, paulw66 said:

Are you saying tea and biscuit might not cut it?

Better make it a Jaffa Cake. Anything could happen then. 

[NoblyBobly]

3 hours ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

I’ll pass that on when she comes out of the shower.🚿😉🤣

Can you get out of her house now . The authorities have been informed and apparently the restraining order is still in place. 

[NoblyBobly]

Can you imagine if Roman was allowed back in the place for a game? 🥹

[Bert19]

Can we also just take a moment to point out how enjoyable it was to see Romeo Lavia in that pairing with Moises Caicedo? Fingers crossed we see a lot more of that. 

And Reece's presence and influence in those closing stages was such a welcome sight.  Not flustered, no one gets the better of him physically, total calm with the ball.  Missed that for far too long.  

[Blue Moon]

I trust you've not been tempting her with your KitKats, @NoblyBobly?

[Morgs]

13 minutes ago, NoblyBobly said:

Can you imagine if Roman was allowed back in the place for a game? 🥹

I'd fly over for it just to sing that bloke's name.  

[NoblyBobly]

I have to say , it’s nice to see this forum as a generally happy positive place. We’ve all been through a lot in the last few years so I think we deserve a bit of joy.  We had two or three super negative posters who seemed a little too desperate to prove their point and frankly I’m glad they have gone on to pastures new. We are not perfect , that much is obvious. Sanchez remains ( as many suspected ) a weak link in our chain. We are also an experienced CB short . But those issues aside, I now look forward to every single game.  
Too many positives to go into now but suffice to say that no team in this league holds any fear for me. On the contrary, they now all fear us. 
Well done owners, well done Maresca…I have a feeling that Chelsea are back ( nearly). 

[Blue Moon]

More seriously, what a pleasure it was to go to a match and thoroughly enjoy it (except the refereeing). Our defence is starting to look as if they have their shit together - James' influence? - the midfield is solidifying, and an attack worthy of the name. Really looking forward to 10th November now.

[NoblyBobly]

4 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

I trust you've not been tempting her with your KitKats, @NoblyBobly?

She’s definitely kitkat worthy! 

[Backbiter]

11 hours ago, chara said:

My somewhat unreliable hacking resources tell me the conversation was. ."Woah, hang on there a minute, just stall, I think we can find a way to overrule the penalty,,just give us a minute or two,consult the video and we are good to go,"

Couldn't happen could it ?

The incident didn't even rate a mention on MotD2. It would definitely have been a very soft penalty as the hand grab on Nkunku was very fleeting (certainly a lot softer than the one we didn't get a Anfield last week), but by the letter of the law  it was NOT an incorrect call, so for VAR to get involved was just wrong.

[Blue Moon]

My Toblerone is hers any day

[NoblyBobly]

1 minute ago, Backbiter said:

The incident didn't even rate a mention on MotD2. It would definitely have been a very soft penalty as the hand grab on Nkunku was very fleeting (certainly a lot softer than the one we didn't get a Anfield last week), but by the letter of the law  it was NOT an incorrect call, so for VAR to get involved was just wrong.

I think it was a pen and I’ll tell you why. It was all about Kukus momentum. He was trying to change direction so not perfectly balanced. That hand of his shoulder, regardless of how fleeting had an effect. And tell me why that player had his hand there? Was he brushing off some dandruff? No he wasn’t. He may even have been using Nkunku to help his own balance and direction change. 
If a player feels impeded in the area he has every right to make the most of it. I reckon 90% of penalties given for fowls involve an over reaction from the offended player. It doesn’t not make it a pen. 

[martin1905]

4 hours ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

I’ll pass that on when she comes out of the shower.🚿😉🤣

That sounded to me that you had Jane in your shower........

[martin1905]

2 minutes ago, NoblyBobly said:

I think it was a pen and I’ll tell you why. It was all about Kukus momentum. He was trying to change direction so not perfectly balanced. That hand of his shoulder, regardless of how fleeting had an effect. And tell me why that player had his hand there? Was he brushing off some dandruff? No he wasn’t. He may even have been using Nkunku to help his own balance and direction change. 
If a player feels impeded in the area he has every right to make the most of it. I reckon 90% of penalties given for fowls involve an over reaction from the offended player. It doesn’t not make it a pen. 

Another incident that was right infornt of me.

In real time I thought there was no way in a million years it was a penalty. I haven't seen any replays.

[martin1905]

16 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

More seriously, what a pleasure it was to go to a match and thoroughly enjoy it (except the refereeing). Our defence is starting to look as if they have their shit together - James' influence? - the midfield is solidifying, and an attack worthy of the name. Really looking forward to 10th November now.

Jackson and Palmer have 49 goals and 23 assists between them in the last 42 games.

13 goals and 8 assists in 9 games this season.

They are the best front two in the world right now.

[Bert19]

1 minute ago, martin1905 said:

Another incident that was right infornt of me.

In real time I thought there was no way in a million years it was a penalty. I haven't seen any replays.

So from my seat yesterday, I had the following: 

- Palmer wasn't offside for that early goal. He came in from just behind the defender and that line was drawn as they always are.  

- Isak didn't look particularly offside live, but I thought it was going to be checked - and it looked way more offside with the TV replays 

- The Nkunku penalty looked really soft live, but the TV replays showed Burn's arms on him and it looked like he got pulled as he went to change direction. 

So hard to know what they got right, what they just guessed and what they just made up once again really.  I suspect Palmer's disallowed goal was the last option

[CarefreeMuratcan]

Ten Haag sacked just in time for our game damn it.

[martin1905]

Another step in the right direction.  Played really well in spells but we're quite poor in the second half. Had to hang on a bit and you could see what it meant to the players at the final whistle. Been a lot of people question the mentality of this squad but three seems to be a real togetherness about them which will only grow.

We have 2 centre half's that love defending, are happy to put their bodies on the line and celebrate like mad when they make a last ditch tackle, block or clearance,  I love to see it. We have world class full back, a world class CM in Caicedo and the best front two in world football. 

A very good weekend overall with literally everyone around us dropping points and a performance from us that really showed how we are coming together as a team of footballers and as a collective group that seem to be really enjoying playing for us and cleary want to win.

[Backbiter]

38 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Ten Haag sacked just in time for our game damn it.

So predictable with the timing.

[Backbiter]

Some of Jackson's play with his back to goal was absolutely top class. The assist for Palmer's disallowed goal was fantastic. They showed a clip in the analysis on MotD2 but noone ncommented on the skill he showed.