View Full Version : Matchday XXXVII 5/3/03: West Ham v. Chelsea [R]
Chelsea 18-10-8 63 PTS, 4th Place (-13)
West Ham 9-11-16 38 PTS, 18th Place (-39)
3:00PM Kickoff
10:00AM EST
Tape Delay on Fox Sports World 2PM EDT
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BBC-Chelsea (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/default.stm)
West Ham are 2 points out of 17th and Chelsea as we know need a win here to allow for a draw in the final match v. Liverpool to advance to the Champions League.
Captain Splarg
29 Apr 2003, 08:08 PM
C'mon you chelsea!
Brook
29 Apr 2003, 08:15 PM
CMON YOU BLUES! Thanks for the tape delay info. Another freaking day I have to use my short time off to leave work early. Last week, I was using my cell to phone a friend who was at The Bridge. The Lads better start playing with HEART now. A win over the relegated Hammers and a final win at The Bridge over the reds would be phenominal! Now is the time for JFH to get his touch back!
Clan
03 May 2003, 08:33 AM
Certainly these 2 games are not second to any of the others. It’s vital that we do whatever we have to do because for what we’ve done all season, we deserve to win the game and to go to Champions League.
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Clan
03 May 2003, 08:49 AM
...for the game today.Can't say i like that at all.I really would have prefered to have him in the team being that it is a derby and all.
Nothing against the French lads, but.......
spectra
03 May 2003, 09:55 AM
I can't believe Morris is starting, he is just as bad as De Lucas.
Captain Splarg
03 May 2003, 11:33 AM
damn you Di Canio.
bmw9983
03 May 2003, 11:33 AM
1-0 to the Hammers - DiCanio
Eidur + Zola OFF
Jimmy + Carlton Cole ON
bmw9983
03 May 2003, 11:51 AM
Into stoppage - 4 MINUTES
COME ON CHELSEA!
bmw9983
03 May 2003, 11:57 AM
10 seconds to go - corner
There is full time......Hammers win - Liverpool Lose
LUCKY BLUES for the Pool choke job vs. ManCity
Big Blue quote of the afternoon - "West Ham blowing bubble, Chelsea blown away"
All down to next week, a draw should put us in as we'd be tied with liverpool and we'd maintain our lead in Goal difference
El Toro
03 May 2003, 12:04 PM
Clanblue....Clanblue....hello.....?
:)
Oz_Leeds_Fan
03 May 2003, 12:07 PM
wonderful....just wonderful...
well cheers for that Chelsea, im off to get roaring drunk now...
Clan
03 May 2003, 09:15 PM
Whats the problem huh?
We are playing like a team that is mored in the middle of the table instead of chasing the Champs league.Our once potent strike force is dulling by the game.Our midfield is bereft of ideas when petit doesnt have the ball.
The goal was unlucky as Baba deflected it by Gallas and Cudicini was left flatfooted.
BUT i ask...who the ******** let Di Canio in front of them?
He came from outside the six yard box and was superbly placeds to score the winner.A true strikers goal it was.Siting in the six yard box wating for something--anything--to happen so as he could get a shot in.Where the hell was Melchiot?The ball was played in from the left, an expierenced right full would have been running to his near post and should have seen Di Canio free.
But all that makes no difference at all.They were up for the game right from the whistle and we wern't...simple as that really.Just like the Villa away game.I just don't get it.
Do we need more home grown talent in the team?
I think we do.
Captain Splarg
03 May 2003, 09:52 PM
At least i can go back to (and have another reason to be) hating Chelsea again.
This was not a fun week.
Clan
03 May 2003, 10:08 PM
Originally posted by Captain Splarg
At least i can go back to (and have another reason to be) hating Chelsea again.
It was a no lose situation there for a while for CFC.
There was Leeds-Fulham-West ham all in danger of going down.....couldn't have scripted it better eh?
It's a safe bet to suppose that all at CFC will be hoping to play in the reebok next season :)
Clan
04 May 2003, 02:35 PM
Well the mighty Leeds won today.
At Highbury of all places.
The're safe now in all reality.
Now, looking at all the teams that are going to come up i don't see any that can trouble us.Perhaps a full slate of 18 points there next season.
West Ham going down would indeed be helpfull as that would also mean less droped points in the typically hard fought derby.
Missed opportunity.
1 point out of the last 9 available. It would be a sin if we can't stay in 4th.
Sunday morning will have our stomachs in knots.
Clan
05 May 2003, 05:54 PM
Indeed, too many droped points.
West ham did us both home and away.Though i wasn't really all that surprised at the result to be honest, they typically play us tough.
That last minute Owen goal is huge now huh?
Then again if you want to play that game i suppose one can say the goal that Lampard scored at Ewood park all those weeks ago was just as big.
Home to the 'pool now for the Champions league it is then.
I think we can beat them.
Problem is i also think they are capable of beating us.
Our formidable strike force has left us of late-it must return for the Liverpool game.If we can put 2 goals in the net we will get the point that is required i believe, perhaps even all three.
It's a problem of late you know, scoring that is.Sure we knocked in 4 against the other scousers, but, in all honesty we were a touch lucky there.
Think back about the past few games and take a look at the similarity to last seasons run in with the once free scoring side we had.
Hope we don't end up with the same score line as last seasons season ender.
rangers00
06 May 2003, 01:25 PM
With the way Chelsea is playing now, I even have doubts that they can score 1 goal against Liverpool.
Our best bet to nip out Liverpool for #4? a 0-0 draw.
And then we'll have one person to thank: Nicholas Anelka. His 90th minute goal against Liverpool was probably the most important goal for Chelsea all season.