2/1/03 Matchday XXVI: Chelsea v. Tottenham [R]

[GPK]

Chelsea 12-8-5 44 PTS, 4th Place (-9)
Tottenham 11-5-9 38 PTS, 8th Place (-15)

3:00PM Kickoff
10:00AM EST

Live on Big Blue (http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/StatPage.asp?id=big_blue_radio)

CFC Official Web (http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/Next_Match.asp)

News on Soccernet (http://www.soccernet.com/england/clubs/chelsea/index.html)

TEAMtalk-Chelsea (http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Team_News/0,1562,14,00.html)

BBC-Chelsea (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/default.stm)

According to www.chelseafc.com the game is live on Sky in England. No US TV listed and I don't except any matches to be available until possibly our FA Cup match

[Clan]

This was always one of the matches that made the "must see" list as a youngster who didn't have a lot of money and was picking matches to go see during the year.

DR Intox...do we still sing this little number.
To the tune of "she'll be coming around the mountain"

"we'll be runnin around the tottenham when we come
We'll be runnin around the tottenham when we come
We'll be runnin around the tottenham
Runnin around the tottenham
Runnin around the tottenham when we come"

"singing i've got a bigger one than you
singing i've got a bigger one than you
singin i've got a bigger
i've got a bigger
i've got a bigger one than you"

I was in stitches the first time i heard this.
First game i was ever at against the yids was in the year we won the FA cup for the first time.
We stood by the whitewall in the old shed if i remember right, as opposed to the old North stand where we usually were.The old man said there would be trouble for sure as we were playing "those ********ers" and "they'd kick a child as quick as look at yeh".

Two things i remember.
We lost the game 2-0 (or perhaps it was 3-0) and there was one of the biggest crowds ever at Stamford Bridge.Over 60,000 if i remember right.

Remember any of this Dr Intox...i was but a nipper back then??????????????

[mst77]

Cudicini, Melchiot, Desailly, Terry, Gallas, Le Saux, Morris, Lampard, Gronkjaer, Gudjohnsen, Hasselbaink, Zola, De Goey, Zenden, Cole, Petit.

I'm guessing:

---------------------------Carlo-----------------
Melchiot--------Gallas--------Desailly------Le Saux
Gronkjaer-------Lampard-------Petit-------Zenden
--------------------Guddy---------Jimmy--------

EDG, Zola, JT, Morris, Cole

Lots of options here. Could go with three strikers or Zola on the left wing, or we could hold Jimmy out until the 2nd half. CR could even go for a tight midfield with Morris, Lamps and Petit all in. It'll be interesting how CR decides to start as I think it will show what our startegy is right away.

[Zola Magic]

Tottenham is still very much in the hunt for a Champions League spot.

I'm looking forward to this one.
Carn, Chelsea!!

[Clan]

Seems to be the norm anymore i think.
It would seem from what i was able to read on the official site that Zola and Gudjohnsen get the nod up front.
Baba not playing-Morris also out.

[mst77]

Let's hope we give them a good whipping today.

Here's the actual lineup:

----------------------------Carlo---------------
Gallas---------Terry--------Desailly-------Le Saux
Gronks---------Lamps-------Petit---------Zenden
----------------------Zola---------Guddy--------

Subs: EDG, Jimmy, Cole, Morris, Melchiot

Spurs line up as follows:
Keller; Carr, King, Gardener, Taricco; Davies, Bunjevcevic, Anderton, Poyet; Iversen, Sheringham.

Subs: Sullivan, Freund, Doherty, Acimovic, Etherington.


The two speedsters on the wings with Gallas and GLS backing them up. I guess CR decided we didn't need Gallas' speed in the center of defense without Keane playing. Jimmy must see some time today, his record against Spurs is beyond comparison.

[mst77]

Just tried it again, and it still sits at 0% buffering. Anybody got the Spurs site?

[Clan]

Just tried the spurs site and it's the same thing.


Did you hear about the space shuttle-apparently they are saying it may have blown up????

[mst77]

Doesn't sound good, Challenger all over again but this time on the down. Not good news to wake up to.

[Clan]

English posters are saying that sky is showing pieces of it falling from the sky.

[mst77]

but they aren't confriming anything.

[BridgeMonkee]

http://www.spurs.co.uk/match/commentary.asp

yid radio it is

I'm watching CNN...this is really awful :(

[mst77]

you still have the link with all the clubs radio sites? I'm always losing it.

[Clan]

I don't have real one downloaded to my home computer and it says it will take 43+ mins to complete.

Bollox.

[bmw9983]

1-0 Spurs - Iverson?

[mst77]

as soon as I get the audio, the yids score. Spurs radio says its been all Spurs so far.

[BridgeMonkee]

http://www.radio-now.co.uk/listen_football.htm

this is not a good start to the day

[Clan]

We're 1-0 down?

[mst77]

************ING SPURS

[BridgeMonkee]

sport@bigbluedigital.co.uk

for all the good it will do, I complained last time - the Charlton game and they still aint got it working.