paulw66 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 23 hours ago, Bison said: He had Hamstring surgery Nov 2022, if I recall correctly. It would have been good to see him start this season off the back of a full summer break. Look at him in those clips, moving at pace Enzo could only dream of. A midfield pairing of Kante and Caciedo and we'd be competing for a CL place. Incredible leap. Jogging about in a joke league, with a warm climate is hardly the hustle and bustle of the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 09/03/2024 at 23:56, xceleryx said: Good to see him playing regularly again after several years of consistent injuries, the standard however is pretty ordinary overall. Ordinary ? It's awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 10 hours ago, paulw66 said: Ordinary ? It's awful Was being kind. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Anyone catch the Ian Wright interview that followed our game on Sky earlier? He mentioned a former Chelsea striker he played alongside early in his career as the best target man he'd ever played with. I was absolutely gobsmacked. Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Mark Bright when he was at Palace? .... except I don't think he played for us ... Edited March 12 by Blue Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Possibly Tony Cascarino I think they may have been at Millwall together , not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Difficult. Wright didn't play for Millwall? He played for Arsenal, Burnley, Celtic, Nottingham Forest (loan), Crystal Palace and West Ham. Edited March 12 by Blue Moon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 10 hours ago, Backbiter said: Anyone catch the Ian Wright interview that followed our game on Sky earlier? He mentioned a former Chelsea striker he played alongside early in his career as the best target man he'd ever played with. I was absolutely gobsmacked. Any guesses? I was going to say Sutton at Celtic or Carlton Cole at WH, but their careers didn't overlap 49 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said: Possibly Tony Cascarino I think they may have been at Millwall together , not sure though. Wright never played for Milwall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I think it might have been in a reserve game, very early in his career. I'll post the gobsmacking answer shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Here you go. In all my years of watching Chelsea I have never witnessed abuse dished out to a player (apart from the vile racist stuff towards Canners) like I heard thrown at Trevor Aylott, ironically against Forest the following season, when, a few months before our relegation was confirmed, they smashed us 6-0. Ossie had recently rejoined us and the fans wanted to see him rather than a guy who had had a fantastic start to his brief Chelsea career (2 goals in his first two games, helping to give Forest their only defeat in their ridiculous march to the title in 1978) but who had struggled horribly ever since. That night might have been his final appearance for us. Edited March 12 by Backbiter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandproud Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 6 hours ago, Mark Kelly said: Possibly Tony Cascarino I think they may have been at Millwall together , not sure though. What a donkey he was. Millwall and Nancy apart (what an appropriate name for him) he flopped at all his other top flight clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandproud Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 5 hours ago, Backbiter said: Here you go. In all my years of watching Chelsea I have never witnessed abuse dished out to a player (apart from the vile racist stuff towards Canners) like I heard thrown at Trevor Aylott, ironically against Forest the following season, when, a few months before our relegation was confirmed, they smashed us 6-0. Ossie had recently rejoined us and the fans wanted to see him rather than a guy who had had a fantastic start to his brief Chelsea career (2 goals in his first two games, helping to give Forest their only defeat in their ridiculous march to the title in 1978) but who had struggled horribly ever since. That night might have been his final appearance for us. Great childhood nostaljia, beating a great Forest side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCW Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 20 hours ago, Backbiter said: Anyone catch the Ian Wright interview that followed our game on Sky earlier? He mentioned a former Chelsea striker he played alongside early in his career as the best target man he'd ever played with. I was absolutely gobsmacked. Any guesses? Mick Harford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 The greatest left-back to ever play the game (IMO), now in the Hall of Fame. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert19 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Well overdue that one! Brilliant, brilliant footballer - so glad he played for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lower Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: The greatest left-back to ever play the game (IMO), now in the Hall of Fame. The best left-back I think I have ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 51 minutes ago, east lower said: The best left-back I think I have ever seen. It's certainly hard to think of a better one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 minute ago, Mark Kelly said: It's certainly hard to think of a better one Agree,,but as ever it is always a wee bit OTT to give any player the GOAT assessment.... the best of his generation (any player) is an easier position to take, argument or opinion to discuss. I always held Ray Wilson in highest regard,,,but although I saw him live I didn't see him play as often as I saw Ash. In the rarified heights of the true elite the margins are almost non existent coming down to whatever parts of the game a serious observer deems important...pace over calmness or vice/versa for example. Just some "break" thoughts...without a doubt our man deserves the accolade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lower Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, chara said: Agree,,but as ever it is always a wee bit OTT to give any player the GOAT assessment.... the best of his generation (any player) is an easier position to take, argument or opinion to discuss. I always held Ray Wilson in highest regard,,,but although I saw him live I didn't see him play as often as I saw Ash. In the rarified heights of the true elite the margins are almost non existent coming down to whatever parts of the game a serious observer deems important...pace over calmness or vice/versa for example. Just some "break" thoughts...without a doubt our man deserves the accolade. I don't think I've seen anyone be able to almost nullify Cristiano Ronaldo, quite so many times as Ashley Cole. Paolo Maldini was very close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, east lower said: I don't think I've seen anyone be able to almost nullify Cristiano Ronaldo, quite so many times as Ashley Cole. Paolo Maldini was very close. Funny how some players almost always "had the number" of a top player. May be "Myth Memory" or "Want It To Be Memory" but Bestie always seem to have Chopper glued to him! 🪓☄️ 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert19 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 2 minutes ago, chara said: Funny how some players almost always "had the number" of a top player. May be "Myth Memory" or "Want It To Be Memory" but Bestie always seem to have Chopper glued to him! 🪓☄️ 😄 From what I understand, Eddie Gray is still picking bits of Chopper's boots out of his legs too 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 28 minutes ago, Bert19 said: From what I understand, Eddie Gray is still picking bits of Chopper's boots out of his legs too 😄 Among others😁 The great thing about the real Hard Men of the Stone Age (with affection!) they dished it out and took it back. The sheer pace of the game now means it doesn't take much for a player to go down when unbalanced making it look "soft" in comparision. Still a hard game...just different parameters in play...but we did love the real Iron Men! (I'm sure Sunday Morning is just as "challenging" as it ever was!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 We had it so good for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My Blood Is Blue Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 John Terry joins Ashley Cole in being inducted into the PL Hall of Fame. Both players join other Chelsea legends Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech in the hall of fame. https://www.premierleague.com/hall-of-fame/inductees?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABpjWS6KnckqAggkgWTMaOnsXi71MCctkpBciGx0zwLFkwhMNLAffuMDj8nw_aem_AUJi_EI_03hKezus8Hg8k91-zHB1jBreVPiVxCOaRt-PsfVIFJvUulLtLZJfzdrw31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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