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Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:38 am
by 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
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:12 am
by sox8595
Mornin all
Here's to cracking early win
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:58 am
by Belgianclaret
I'm hoping on a Claret wrapped birthday winning gift

Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:11 am
by box_of_frogs
Who is going to start up front? Guessing Wood and JRod, hoping Vydra and JRod.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:16 am
by bobinho
Morning all. Come on yoo clarets.
I think he may go for the old battering ram today.
Iād like to see corky also...
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:35 am
by 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
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:12 am
by Grumps
box_of_frogs wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 8:11 am
Who is going to start up front? Guessing Wood and JRod, hoping Vydra and JRod.
So drop the goal scorer from last game?
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:23 am
by Wellsy1882
Wood and Jay all day long
Barnes is injured.int he
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:38 am
by 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.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:08 am
by NewClaret
Biden saying ādonāt be surprisedā if Vydra starts!
Iād go Wood & Jay, keep it tight, then a good 30-40 minutes for Vyds to pull the defence all over the show.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:25 am
by ksrclaret
NewClaret wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:08 am
Biden saying ādonāt be surprisedā if Vydra starts!
Iād 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 weād been taken over by Americans, but I didnāt know the President was on board!!

Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:26 am
by bobinho
Grumps wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 9:12 am
So drop the goal scorer from last game?
Presumably you want long to start as well?
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:39 am
by ClaretTony
box_of_frogs wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 8:11 am
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?
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:46 am
by tim_noone
I just need to Listen to the Excuses of the Chelsea Manager after the Game...Dyche has this in the Bag.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:47 am
by kaptin1
NewClaret wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:08 am
Biden saying ādonāt be surprisedā if Vydra starts!
Iād go Wood & Jay, keep it tight, then a good 30-40 minutes for Vyds to pull the defence all over the show.
Trump disagrees
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:49 am
by NewClaret
ksrclaret wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:25 am
Christ, I knew weād been taken over by Americans, but I didnāt know the President was on board!!
Ooops, auto correct! Please donāt thread ban me CT.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:52 am
by Gordaleman
ClaretTony wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:39 am
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.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:55 am
by claretonthecoast1882
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:52 am
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.

Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:57 am
by djemba-djemba
ClaretTony wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:39 am
Why on earth would you not want Wood in the side after last Wednesday?
Probably because he saw Rodriguez and Vydra last Sunday.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:57 am
by ClaretTony
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:52 am
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.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:57 am
by tim_noone
kaptin1 wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:47 am
Trump disagrees
Trumps a claret!!
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:59 am
by Gordaleman
ClaretTony wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:57 am
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.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:00 am
by ClaretTony
Vydra for Jay Rod and Cork for Brownhill only changes
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:00 am
by nyclaret
Vydraaaaaaaaa
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:02 am
by Gordaleman
Vydra and Jay for me, unless Barny is fit.
Let's play some proper football.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:02 am
by dermotdermot
I should think so to.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:03 am
by NewClaret
Team
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:04 am
by NewClaret
Disappointed no Brownhill in the bench, but delighted to see Wood & Vydra start together and Mumbongo on the bench again.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:04 am
by Gordaleman
Shame Brady is fit after his last none performance. I much prefer Gudders.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:04 am
by Grumps
bobinho wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 10:26 am
Presumably you want long to start as well?
He didn't score in the last game
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:05 am
by Vino blanco
Wood is our best striker and most likely to score a goal, simple.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:05 am
by SalisburyClaret
Great to see Joel on the bench - he looks like heād worry most defenders
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:06 am
by ClaretTony
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:02 am
Vydra and Jay for me, unless Barny is fit.
Let's play some proper football.
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:04 am
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
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:07 am
by ksrclaret
Letās hope this is the start of a run of games for Vydra. What would be unfair is if heās not cut the same slack and the other strikers and not given a few games to āfind some formā.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
by 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 .
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
by 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?
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
by beddie
Pleased it's Wood & Vydra, think it might be another "happy" day for us.

Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:11 am
by taio
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
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.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:11 am
by PremierLeagueClass
Wood can be extremely frustrating at times but heās 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 hasnāt let us down.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:12 am
by Rileybobs
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
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 Iād just got back to sleep.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:14 am
by PremierLeagueClass
Also interesting that Vydra gets a start on the eve of the transfer deadline when thereās been some whispers of a move. Is this a gesture from Dyche to say āyouāre still in the plansā? He does deserve to be in the team regardless with his performances lately but thatās been the case in the past and Dyche hasnāt played him.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:15 am
by Gordaleman
Rileybobs wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:12 am
If I woke up as miserable as you Iād just got back to sleep.
Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:15 am
by Papabendi
could be management doing an assessment on Vydra and whether they really want to let him go...
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:16 am
by Burnley1989
Rileybobs wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:12 am
If I woke up as miserable as you Iād just got back to sleep.

Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:17 am
by Bordeauxclaret
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:09 am
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 isnāt it? Not that long.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:19 am
by Rileybobs
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:15 am
Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.
Using Vydraās selection to have a moan about him being dropped for the next game. Get a grip.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:20 am
by BurnleyFC
Come on, Burnley.
This is another āfree hitā, so hopefully weāll see a good performance and result to go along with it.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:22 am
by burnley007
Brady...again??
Ffs
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:22 am
by dermotdermot
Gordaleman wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:15 am
Nothing miserable about me. I just want us to play some football, instead of lump and hope.
Jonah, he lived in a whale.
Re: Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:23 am
by taio
Bordeauxclaret wrote: āSun Jan 31, 2021 11:17 am
10 days since he did it isnāt it? Not that long.
End of December