Had money on you lot too Mike.
That could explain the apparent forcefield around the Gallowgate goal in the first half!! There is a point where we could have had 25 shots and lost 0-1 some days!!
Also a great atmosphere in there was fairly full and a proper standing ovation for Almiron when he came off.
I’m really really looking forward to watching what happens at Chelski.
They’ll get battered by City tomorrow, Sarri will get sacked immediately after the match and then they’ll have to try and find a new manager with a transfer ban slapped on them, with their best player clearly on his way in the summer 😂
I’m really really looking forward to watching what happens at Chelski.
I heard Rapha was interested, if they cancel all their loans they will have more incoming transfers than Newcastle....
And seriously was there no lady footballer on hand to be on motd? Complete tokenism to have Paul on there today to represent man u
Chelski will appeal, and then again to CAS, that will take them past the summer transfer window, so they could splurge then, 2 transfer windows after will not be such a big hit. Feel sorry for Loftus-Cheek, he needs to play matches, but I doubt they will sell him now, he isn't in a position to force a move like Hazard.
Apparently there are 5 more British clubs under investigation for the same offence, so I expect it will be all of the big 6. Could be a very competitive summer transfer window if they all expect bans in the following windows.
Anyway back to the actual football, nearly time for the days excitement to start.
Yep, about to head south and work out where to find talk sport - how irritating is it?
Im going against the grain but I think the title is still winnable for Tottenham Hotspurs.
Injuries denting uniteds hopes already.
I will take that as a city fan, poor performance by Liverpool against a patched up united. I think they are now feeling the pressure a bit.
Phew. Expected worse so I went for a ride rather than watch!
You have to win to be champions imo.
& Poor Chelsea. 🙂
Hardly a classic, but happy with a point given how it was looking first half with the injuries.
Luke Shaw - who’s confidence was shot to pieces after being repeatedly slagged off by Maureen - was superb again today after another brilliant performance against Chelski. He totally took Salah out of the game. Not an easy task for anyone.
I’m expecting Chelski to get an absolute shoeing here
I expect Maureen will pop up and take credit for Shaw's performances.
I think he should get some credit for his turnaround to be fair. I'd be slagging him off too if he was two stone overweight and not looking after himself.
Shaw did also suffer that awful leg injury so double kudos.
I am nervous, this is the sort of game where our centerbacks push on too much the longer we don't get a goal, leaving us more and more susceptible to the counter.
edit: ooh Kompany on, maybe less chance of that happening now.
How is that not a red card, last defender FFS!
I thought that was a straight red.
Not what I expected at all this. Do you think the Chelsea players have a meeting before each game and decide whether they’re going to bother turning up or not?
Well it might not end up being the worst day for Liverpool with a big game in the legs for City - though Sarri just lost the dressing room unless they win this, it's absolute madness here at the very least it will have completely screwed up the mindset for the shoot out - the boss looks like his nicotine patch has run out
****ing hell!! 😳
Can’t ever remember seeing a player refuse to be substituted like that in a lot of years of watching football. Let’s hope for his sake he does the business now!! Feel sorry for Sarri.
That is amazing, but once the board goes up, is it the refs job yo make sure he goes off? Probably no rules to cover it though.
Well penalty 1 sums up the final
Too tense, I actually stopped watching in extra time.
Go Raheem, well done keeping his nerve.
Well I was hoping Keppa would make a couple of fantastic saves, let down by Jorginho and that first one to let the pressure off city.
Good job it's not a long trip home on the coach for Chelsea
In any other club, someone carrying on like that would be on the transfer list tomorrow morning, but as it’s Chelski they’ll just do the usual and sack the manager
do you think John Terry had his kit on just in case?
Nice trophy in the bag for City but I thought Chelsea competed well even if they barely attacked in the first half. Kante probably MOTM for me.
The goalkeeper refusing to come off was disgraceful - I think Moss should have sent him off after Sarri explained he wanted to sub him.
Glad he stayed on though as Caballero is great at saving penalties as he proved when we beat Liverpool. If he had been in the shootout with his knowledge of the City players Chelsea could have been victorious.
I hope Chelsea back Sarri - he is a very good manager who deserves better from his players.
If you ever needed any proof of where the power lies at Chelski, you got it tonight.
The players can basically do what the hell they like. Who on earth would want the job as Chelski manager, other than for the inevitable pay off.
Surely Sarri will be gone ‘by mutual consent’ tomorrow
The ‘special one’ back for a third time, as the United fans were singing at Stamford Bridge last week? 😂
I hope Chelsea back Sarri – he is a very good manager who deserves better from his players.
Faced with sticking with those players and a transfer ban he will probably go.
606 just said the FA rules are the player can refuse to come off.
Chelsea will struggle to attract a top manager due to the transfer ban, and the fact they will likely lose their best player, Hazard, in the summer.
Maybe a job for John Terry!
Chelsea will struggle to attract a top manager due to the transfer ban, and the fact they will likely lose their best player, Hazard, in the summer.
Maybe a job for John Terry!
Or Frank Lampard? - think he will manage there sooner or later.
Reports are the Fernandinho and Laporte could both be out for a few weeks - will be an expensive win if that proves to be the case.
Nah, that is a club statement, I bet Sarri said nothing of the sort.
Yeah, from his reaction it looked like it was just ‘a misunderstanding’
Gone by tomorrow
About exactly what he just said in the interview on 5Live
If a goalkeeper has to come off because he has cramp, he needs sacking anyway because clearly he isn't fit enough.
(and that's from an ex-goalkeeper)
Jonv - that was exactly Mrs Binners take on it
So Puel sacked.....and Brendan Rodgers rumoured to be lined up to replace him. Magnificent, exceptional, outstanding etc.
Perfect MOTD combo if they are allowed to talk about the league cup, Gullit being the man who subbed Shearer in a tyne wear derby which got him the sack.
Least Shearer went off!
Shearer also got Bobby Robson the sack.
Maybe that's why the presenter is sitting in between them .
I just hope Hazard gets a move to a properly big club in the summer. He's too good a player to waste any more time with the endless turnover of managers at Chelsea.
His penalty was just brilliant. To have the skill and nerve to do that knowing it's game over if you miss was just amazing. I was disappointed with Sky for not showing endless repeats from multiple angles.
Also pleased to see Sterling step up and score the winning penalty. Hope those arseholes that were hurling abuse at him earlier in the season enjoyed that.
Sarri needs to go - not producing the results, and clearly lost the dressing room.
Kepa also needs to go - the majority of the Chelsea squad is toxic, and a message needs to be sent that no player is bigger than the club.
New manager needed and a clear out of the deadwood/toxic squad members - difficult given the transfer ban, but in the long term it's the right decision. A couple of seasons of 6-10th place finishes and rebuild.
Spurs did it when Poch arrived, getting rid of the troublemakers - Adebayor, Kaboul, Lennon, Chiriches, Livermore, Townsend etc, leaving the players who wanted to fight for the manager and club. Chelsea need to do the same.
