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So pre-Abramovich, no player chose Chelsea over Liverpool?

Presumably should say 'the Champions League ISN'T one of them'?

That's true, although I can't imagine it stopped too many Chelsea fans with their cries of '37'.

I wonder how many similar posts were made about Stevie G on fan forums all over the world last summer.

Finally UEFA get something right.

I don't know but the answer but it would have bene good to watch.

So what would have happened if the ref had allowed the game to go on and then Ashley Cole had come in and brought down Guily before he could roll it in? Would those that are saying both the goal should have stood and Lehmann should have been sent off say that both should be off?

He was quoted recently on the official website as saying he definitely didn't want to.

I honestly think he might be the only one.

I don't get bored of looking at this thread.

Best Cup run ever? Winning 5-3 at Luton with some of the best goals you'll ever see. Disregarding the fairly non eventful win at Portmouth, we then move on to beating United at home, destroying Birmingham 7-0 away, eliminating Chelsea in the semis again and then being part of possibly the best final ever. There are several similarities with last year's CL run. Pongolle coming on as a substitute and keeping us in the competition in the early stages, obviously playing Chelsea in the semi and them missing a great chance right at the end. 3-3 in the final, a stunning save right at the death of injury time. Our players really never know when they're beaten!

Not bad is it? League Champions 18 1900-01 1905-06 1921-22 1922-23 1946-47 1963-64 1965-66 1972-73 1975-76 1976-77 1978-79 1979-80 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1985-86 1987-88 1989-90 Division Two Winners 4 1893-94 1895-96 1904-05 1961-62 Lancashire League Winners 1 1892-93 Football Association Challenge Cup Winners 7 1964-65 1973-74 1985-86 1988-89 1991-92 2000-01 2005-06 League Cup Winners 7 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1994-95 2000-01 2002-03 Football Association Charity Shield Winners 14 1964* 1965* 1966 1974 1976 1977* 1979 1980 1982 1986* 1988 1989 1990* 2001 ( * shared) European Cup Winners 5 1976-77 1977-78 1980-81 1983-84 2004-05 UEFA Cup Winners 3 1972-73 1975-76 2000-01 European Super Cup Winners 3 1977 2001 2005 Super Cup Winners 1 1985-86 Carlsberg Trophy 3 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Reserves Division One Winners 16 1956-57 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1978-79 1980-81 1981-82 1983-84 1984-85 1989-90 1999-2000 FA Youth Cup Winners 2 1995-96 2005-06

"The form Reina is on, I hope West Ham make it through to penalties." Brilliant.

Always a good laugh reading through threads from fans of other teams writing us off only to be gutted as we pull it out of the bag yet again. Anyone seen any good ones?

Really hope this isn't true.

Bring 'em all on in the Community Shield.

I think Owen would have, yes.

Quite a few similarities weren't there? Obviously the final score and the fact that we came back from behind but two other things really stuck out. When Reina puched Reo-Coker's header onto the post, I said to everyone with me 'that's the Schevchenko moment'. And then Reina being the hero in the penalties, the way he saved one with his legs too. Our players will have such confidence in finals now. They should feel unbeatable.

Harry deserves no criticism, just like when he went off in Istanbul. HE WAS INJURED! I really feel for him. He should feel fully deserving of his medal though because he was man of the match against Chelsea.

Which pub mate?

Yeah, I think we're aware of that at this point...

Yep. Still not received an unsuccessful in the ballot letter either. Hoping that doesn't mean too much.

I agree, I think Cisse deserves his place tomorrow. I'd play him and Crouch up front. Gerrard, Kewell and Cisse can all swop positions then throughout the game and confuse the hell out of West Ham.

I'm really not sure how Rafa's going to play this one. Could even see Stevie behind Crouch with Cisse on the right. I keep thinking that he'll just play the first choice midfield with Crouch and Morientes but Cisse has been in good form recently.

How tremendously witty you are.