Welcome Chelsea fans to BK's PL match thread, and today we play Reading. Currently in indifferent form, Rafa and the fans hoping for 3 points here.
The teams..
Reading
-----------Federici--------------
--Kelly--Pearce--Mariappa--Harte--
--Karacan--Guthrie--Leigertwood--McAnuff--
------Kebe---Pogbejauanak----
Subs:Taylor, Shorey, Morrison, Akpan, Robson-Kanu, McCleary, Le Fondre
Vs.
Chelsea:
-------------Torres-----------
---Bertrand---Mata---Oscar--
---------Ramires--Lampard---
--Cole--Cahill--Ivan--Azpi--
--------------Turnbull---------
Subs:Hilario, Ferreira, Terry, Ake, Benayoun, Marin, Ba.
= Dangerman!
Kick-off:8;00
Channel:-
Venue:Majewski
Latest Predo Thread:http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/185121
BK Prediction: 0-2
Match Fact(s): • Reading have won just one point in their previous five Premier League meetings with Chelsea (D1 L4).
• Reading have lost a league-high 20 points from leading positions this season, with three of these points coming in the reverse fixture, as Reading led 2-1 until the 69th minute and eventually lost 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
• Chelsea have scored the first goal of the game on more occasions than any other Premier League side this season (15).
Match Odds:Reading 13/2, Draw 7/2, Chelsea 1/2
If this Match was a song..:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpNfhpqDk4
Links1:http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/185672
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KTBFFH
BK's PL Match Thread - Reading vs. Chelsea
posted on 30/1/13
Let's sign him up for another 3-year deal. Then we can pay him some compo.
We like paying compo
posted on 30/1/13
Summer I dont expect a victory anymore. It we win, its a bonus for me. I just dont have any faith in this squad at all, the manager I thought would whip us into shape, has not quite done that but I dont want to blame him too much. I blame the board for this 100% for leaving our squad stupidly short, loaning out 25 players like we're some kind of charity, leaving our main squad painfully short. The sacking of managers has come back to bite us on the backside and we've declined into a poor club now since 2010 imo. We move on to the next game
posted on 30/1/13
It's impossible to disagree with anything that you say there Mr. C. Pretty much nailed it on the head.
I have never understood why we seem to collect Footballers and a lot of them never seem to end up playing for us. They play against everyone else except us Then we sell em on at a knockdown price or worse still let them go (rather than try properly to keep them) and then apparently try to buy them back like Drogba last week (If a ragtop can be believed).
Our buying policy does seem a bit random, like pinning the tail on a donkey blindfolded.
posted on 30/1/13
Summer its this extreme switch in policy we've made and still expecting the same results. During 2003/2009? We bought the odd young player but mainly we bought players who were experienced enough to go into the 1st team and make an impact. Now all of a sudden we've stopped all that and bought youngsters and undeveloped players. Spent close to 150-200m on young players with the odd experienced player. These youngsters will take years to develop. Some may not even develop and make it at Chelsea. Also we're looking at a new manager now possibly in the summer. If it is Mourinho. He will want a big budget. I dont see him working with youngsters. So we're splashing out again. It just makes no sense sometimes what we're doing
posted on 30/1/13
Also youngsters do not develop if the management is changed every season. Its pathetic. Luckily we've loaned most of them out though so they wont get to experience our top class youth development programs
posted on 30/1/13
Agreed mate we don't do blending very well.
Plan A - Let's get some old hands in and be an experienced team to grab some quick silverware (which was nice) but then lets have Plan B which is to get rid of all these old geezers who admittedly can still do the bizzo, but the media tell us we need some young 'uns, so get a team full of young 'uns and then wonder why they can't cope when it comes on top and you need some old heads in there.
Mr C. I am just leaving work to go home and get some grub, so I will say good night to you and Chaz and we'll talk again soon mate.
posted on 30/1/13
Haha. Agree with you
Take it easy mate
posted on 31/1/13
Every cloud and all that. I just won £615 on the roulette.
Take care lads
posted on 2/2/13
Can't do the match thread again tomorrow
posted on 2/2/13
I can do it, if no-one else wants to.