Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS

[IanMcL]

Early match so very early thread. Hope it lasts!

Another great opportunity for our heroes to shock the world of the rich and famous.

We really do have a committed bunch wearing the Claret & Blue. Thanks Sean and all the players. Keep going.

Let's do our stuff and will them to another victory. I sniff Europe!


Let's do this!

Up the Clarets

[sox8595]

Mornin all
Here's to cracking early win

[Belgianclaret]

I'm hoping on a Claret wrapped birthday winning gift

[box_of_frogs]

Who is going to start up front? Guessing Wood and JRod, hoping Vydra and JRod.

[bobinho]

Morning all. Come on yoo clarets.

I think he may go for the old battering ram today.

I’d like to see corky also...

[rincon]

I've another tenner on our heroes to win today at 10/1.
It worked against Liverpool (16/1) and Villa (3/1)
If we don't win today, I'll not gamble again this season. If we win, there'll be a few quid going on us beating City!!!

Sod the money though, I'd be more than happy if we took a point today

[Grumps]

Who is going to start up front? Guessing Wood and JRod, hoping Vydra and JRod.

So drop the goal scorer from last game?

[Wellsy1882]

Wood and Jay all day long
Barnes is injured.int he

[derryclaret]

Morning all, lousy day up here but I got my Pfizer jab on Thursday so no pessimism from me, Chelsea with a new manager are there for the taking, 0-3 to the mighty clarets.

[NewClaret]

Biden saying “don’t be surprised” if Vydra starts!

I’d go Wood & Jay, keep it tight, then a good 30-40 minutes for Vyds to pull the defence all over the show.

[ksrclaret]

Biden saying “don’t be surprised” if Vydra starts!

I’d go Wood & Jay, keep it tight, then a good 30-40 minutes for Vyds to pull the defence all over the show.

Christ, I knew we’d been taken over by Americans, but I didn’t know the President was on board!!

[bobinho]

So drop the goal scorer from last game?

Presumably you want long to start as well?

[ClaretTony]

Who is going to start up front? Guessing Wood and JRod, hoping Vydra and JRod.

Why on earth would you not want Wood in the side after last Wednesday?

[tim_noone]

I just need to Listen to the Excuses of the Chelsea Manager after the Game...Dyche has this in the Bag.

[kaptin1]

Biden saying “don’t be surprised” if Vydra starts!

I’d go Wood & Jay, keep it tight, then a good 30-40 minutes for Vyds to pull the defence all over the show.

Trump disagrees

[NewClaret]

Christ, I knew we’d been taken over by Americans, but I didn’t know the President was on board!!

Ooops, auto correct! Please don’t thread ban me CT.

[Gordaleman]

Why on earth would you not want Wood in the side after last Wednesday?

One goal in how many games? Still, with the way some people think, he's a shoe in now for the rest of the season.

More hump amd lump now instead of a bit of football.

[claretonthecoast1882]

One goal in how many games? Still, with the way some people think, he's a shoe in now for the rest of the season.

More hump amd lump now instead of a bit of football.

[djemba-djemba]

Why on earth would you not want Wood in the side after last Wednesday?

Probably because he saw Rodriguez and Vydra last Sunday.

[ClaretTony]

One goal in how many games? Still, with the way some people think, he's a shoe in now for the rest of the season.

More hump amd lump now instead of a bit of football.

More goals than the rest of the forwards put together but he had a good game at Anfield, played two massive parts in the build up to the free kick which led to the penalty. Superb on the first goal v Villa and then that brilliant header for the winner. He's our best striker who hasn't been as prolific but to consider leaving him out when he's clearly coming back into form looks very strange to me.

[tim_noone]

Trump disagrees

Trumps a claret!!

[Gordaleman]

More goals than the rest of the forwards put together but he had a good game at Anfield, played two massive parts in the build up to the free kick which led to the penalty. Superb on the first goal v Villa and then that brilliant header for the winner. He's our best striker who hasn't been as prolific but to consider leaving him out when he's clearly coming back into form looks very strange to me.

Yes, we all know how much you love him Tony.

[ClaretTony]

Vydra for Jay Rod and Cork for Brownhill only changes

[nyclaret]

Vydraaaaaaaaa

[Gordaleman]

Vydra and Jay for me, unless Barny is fit.

Let's play some proper football.

[dermotdermot]

I should think so to.

[NewClaret]

Team

[NewClaret]

Disappointed no Brownhill in the bench, but delighted to see Wood & Vydra start together and Mumbongo on the bench again.

[Gordaleman]

Shame Brady is fit after his last none performance. I much prefer Gudders.

[Grumps]

Presumably you want long to start as well?

He didn't score in the last game

[Vino blanco]

Wood is our best striker and most likely to score a goal, simple.

[SalisburyClaret]

Great to see Joel on the bench - he looks like he’d worry most defenders

[ClaretTony]

Vydra and Jay for me, unless Barny is fit.

Let's play some proper football.

Shame Brady is fit after his last none performance. I much prefer Gudders.

All I'll say to that is thank God you don't pick the team

[ksrclaret]

Let’s hope this is the start of a run of games for Vydra. What would be unfair is if he’s not cut the same slack and the other strikers and not given a few games to “find some form”.

[Tribesmen]

Morning all from a wet naff looking day here in Galway , lets hope the Clarets brighten the day .

Good to see Derry getting the jab and down here in the South i coudn't get a jab off a junky even if i tried .

[Gordaleman]

Thought Taylor might have at least made the bench today. It's taking a while considering it's supposed to be a minor injury.

Nice to see Vyds get a start, but no doubt he'll be dropped for the City game if he doesn't score. Why is it different for Wood?

[beddie]

Pleased it's Wood & Vydra, think it might be another "happy" day for us.

[taio]

Thought Taylor might have at least made the bench today. It's taking a while considering it's supposed to be a minor injury.

Nice to see Vyds get a start, but no doubt he'll be dropped for the City game if he doesn't score. Why is it different for Wood?

Hamstring I think and the time he's had out with it is normal.

[PremierLeagueClass]

Wood can be extremely frustrating at times but he’s won us games time and time again. I did think he or Barnes should have been dropped 3-4 games ago. Dyche stuck with him and he hasn’t let us down.

[Rileybobs]

Thought Taylor might have at least made the bench today. It's taking a while considering it's supposed to be a minor injury.

Nice to see Vyds get a start, but no doubt he'll be dropped for the City game if he doesn't score. Why is it different for Wood?

If I woke up as miserable as you I’d just got back to sleep.

[PremierLeagueClass]

Also interesting that Vydra gets a start on the eve of the transfer deadline when there’s been some whispers of a move. Is this a gesture from Dyche to say “you’re still in the plans”? He does deserve to be in the team regardless with his performances lately but that’s been the case in the past and Dyche hasn’t played him.

[Gordaleman]

If I woke up as miserable as you I’d just got back to sleep.

Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.

[Papabendi]

could be management doing an assessment on Vydra and whether they really want to let him go...

[Burnley1989]

If I woke up as miserable as you I’d just got back to sleep.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Thought Taylor might have at least made the bench today. It's taking a while considering it's supposed to be a minor injury.

Nice to see Vyds get a start, but no doubt he'll be dropped for the City game if he doesn't score. Why is it different for Wood?

10 days since he did it isn’t it? Not that long.

[Rileybobs]

Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.

Using Vydra’s selection to have a moan about him being dropped for the next game. Get a grip.

[BurnleyFC]

Come on, Burnley.

This is another ‘free hit’, so hopefully we’ll see a good performance and result to go along with it.

[burnley007]

Brady...again??
Ffs

[dermotdermot]

Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.

Jonah, he lived in a whale.

[taio]

10 days since he did it isn’t it? Not that long.

End of December