by Hampshire Royal » 12 Mar 2007 23:55
by Fubar » 13 Mar 2007 01:58
shadesrwrf
I think we probably both need to get lives.
by seahawk10 » 13 Mar 2007 04:58
by Gordon Cumming's right ho » 13 Mar 2007 07:10
by Shortbread » 13 Mar 2007 09:01
Ian Royal What the management is doing is trying to bring the fans back down to earth so that they enjoy what we do achieve, not get pissed off if we don't make Europe or win some sort of trophy.
by Gordons Cumming » 13 Mar 2007 09:18
by Huntley & Palmer » 13 Mar 2007 09:28
The Goat was fed In the last few weeks Sir Steve has pronounced that:
(a) We're not ever going to win the Premier League (proably true, but why not dream)
(b) We're not going to win the FA Cup (although we've just had our best chance of winning it since 1928),
And now Kevin Dillon announces (c) We're not bothered about qualifying for Europe either.
Well I bloody am - it's a lifetime ambition to follow this club into Europe.
If this is all mind games, I'm confused. It seems to be encouraging the players not to try too hard in the last few games and tells us punters that mid-table is the summit of ambition for the foreseeable future, and on no account must we try to win a cup competition. It's beginning to p*ss me off.
by SpaceCruiser » 13 Mar 2007 10:31
Gordon Cumming's right ho Share the empathy, shades!
The club we should aspire to is Bolton. Similar-ish size, now properly entrenched in the Prem since.... you know when...
We're not a Watford or a Wigan, god forbid.
by Don Finch » 13 Mar 2007 11:13
Gordon Cumming's right ho We're not a Watford or a Wigan, god forbid.
by Man Friday » 13 Mar 2007 12:35
by rotherwick_royal » 13 Mar 2007 12:47
Harold I think they are being realistic. Clubs like Reading, Watford, Wigan should be pleased they are in the Premier League and anything else is a bonus.
by aaronrfc » 13 Mar 2007 12:51
ShortbreadIan Royal What the management is doing is trying to bring the fans back down to earth so that they enjoy what we do achieve, not get pissed off if we don't make Europe or win some sort of trophy.
I think you're absolutely spot on there, Ian. That was one of our secrets last season - allowing players the freedom to enjoy themselves without putting too much pressure on themselves lets them relax and play football like they know they can. I'm sure that was one of the findings of our falling away at the close of the previous season, when we played like we were tired and the sense of failure was everywhere. We've now brought that lack of pressure into both the next two seasons. Some might call it over-achieving; I call it clever management. I'm sure it also lets us respond to pressure within games better too - look at how many times we've come back from behind this seasons and got a result (or nearly got one). Players playing with freedom and a lack of fear are much better players.
by rotherwick_royal » 13 Mar 2007 12:51
The Goat was fed And now Kevin Dillon announces (c) We're not bothered about qualifying for Europe either.
by Top Flight » 13 Mar 2007 13:13
by Barry the bird boggler » 13 Mar 2007 13:25
Hampshire Royal Chelsea are nothing other than a rich man's toy!! A man, moreover, who made his vast fortune (some say) as a result of the rise of the mafia in Russia. Their team is made up of a collection of talented individuals, most of whom are foreign, and a good proportion are African. Which is ironic, seeing as how the majority of Chelsea fans are small-minded little Englanders who are racist in the extreme. As has been said before, Chelsea were in Div 2 not that long ago.
The trouble with Chelsea, and their fans, is that they are trying to invent a history for themselves to rival genuinely historic clubs such as Man U, Liverpool and Arsenal. They will never acheive that because as soon as Abromivich gets tired of his little toy, and pulls his money out or (as some say is more likely) he gets found out and is brought to book in Russia, they will collapse and disappear. Maybe it's already beginning to happen. After a few injuries, their manager is bemoaning the fact that his squad isn't strong enough for the English season. They are now second in the league and will not win it this season. It looks likely that Mourinho will leave the club soon and then what? Will they break up in disarray in the same way that Hearts have? Almost certainly.
There are not many people who will weep over their inevitable demise. I remember the sixties and seventies when a lot of clubs had many violent fans. Chelsea were always among the worst and most viscious of them. It will be a happy day for English football when Chelsea collapse into chaos and all their nouveau fans crawl back into the holes from which they came.
Nothing personal, Harold!!
by Ian Royal » 13 Mar 2007 15:08
HaroldHampshire Royal Chelsea are nothing other than a rich man's toy!! A man, moreover, who made his vast fortune (some say) as a result of the rise of the mafia in Russia. Their team is made up of a collection of talented individuals, most of whom are foreign, and a good proportion are African. Which is ironic, seeing as how the majority of Chelsea fans are small-minded little Englanders who are racist in the extreme. As has been said before, Chelsea were in Div 2 not that long ago.
The trouble with Chelsea, and their fans, is that they are trying to invent a history for themselves to rival genuinely historic clubs such as Man U, Liverpool and Arsenal. They will never acheive that because as soon as Abromivich gets tired of his little toy, and pulls his money out or (as some say is more likely) he gets found out and is brought to book in Russia, they will collapse and disappear. Maybe it's already beginning to happen. After a few injuries, their manager is bemoaning the fact that his squad isn't strong enough for the English season. They are now second in the league and will not win it this season. It looks likely that Mourinho will leave the club soon and then what? Will they break up in disarray in the same way that Hearts have? Almost certainly.
There are not many people who will weep over their inevitable demise. I remember the sixties and seventies when a lot of clubs had many violent fans. Chelsea were always among the worst and most viscious of them. It will be a happy day for English football when Chelsea collapse into chaos and all their nouveau fans crawl back into the holes from which they came.
Nothing personal, Harold!!
Keep clutching at those straws.
by strap » 13 Mar 2007 19:58
Harold I think they are being realistic. Clubs like Reading, Watford, Wigan should be pleased they are in the Premier League and anything else is a bonus.
by Millsy » 13 Mar 2007 20:21
by Sam Tubber » 13 Mar 2007 21:03
2 world wars, 1 world cup Another thread being hijacked for the benefit of Harold's daily orgasm.
Is HNA going to do something about this sort of fishing from pathetic lonely indivuals with a chip on their shoulder against RFC or HNA (or both) or are droves of us going to be put off visiting HNA?
It's getting tiresome.
Sort it out please HNA.
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