Midfielders, McEachran, and Malaria Oh My.

I think the famous Scouse humour is as lost on me as it is on Danny.



OK, so I’m sure you guys are expecting a rant and a half, but that’s why you’re getting this two days after D day. However, after losing 2 nil to Liverpool, there is still a little ranting to be done. I have some questions that maybe some of you can answer.

1. What the eff is with our away form? Sure we’ve always been masters of our own domain, but surely the lads can’t be that uncomfortable outside of the confines of Stamford Bridge. Should we be concerned at this point by failing to score at Villa Park, Eastlands, and Anfield? OR should we chalk it up to these being three of the harder parks to get a point at?

2. Why Ramires why? How did he manage a full 90 minutes when our big man at the back, who’s managed 3 goals in 2 games got subbed off. I’m on board the Branislav train, he would probably play any position he wanted to. He surely couldn’t have done any worse than Ramires and has the strength to hold people up. I’m pretty sure that Ramires couldn’t hold me up. Can someone send this boy some protein shakes?? He’s fine if someone’s going to give him space so he can be all Brazilian. But the tippy tappy passing Arsenal will tell you that people don’t just let you do that. People like Jamie Carragher are just going to run you down. Or at least lightly jog until winded and then somehow take you down. But you know what I mean. Its one thing if he’s got the Bison out there to be his backup muscle or put Steven Gerrard into his pocket. However, Ess wasn’t there and we got left beyond exposed. I’m pretty sure we could have all used a shower after that experience.

3. The substitutions. I’m not one to question the EoD at this point except for his continued faith in Ramires without someone to back him up. And bringing on the Drog was someone enlightened except for the fact he had to keep tracking back to be the midfield. With the addition of a large man there, we were a whole different team. However, why take off Ivanovic? If you want to bring on the more attack minded Bosingwa, why not sacrifice Alex? He’s a fab partner for Terry, but so is Branislav. OR push Bosingwa up and take off Zhirkov. The EoD had a plan, but it failed. Mainly in the middle of the park….with Ramires. Yes I covered Ramires. No, it cannot be said enough.

4. See Josh run. See Josh tackle. See Josh distribute the ball beautifully. See Josh sit on the bench for an entire 90 minutes? What? Oh EoD. I know you don’t want to put too much pressure on our emerging star. Fair enough. But when you’ve brought on the Drog, he has to know that every supporter in Blue is putting all their hopes and dreams in him. I mean, I’m pretty sure Drogba can walk on water and cure cancer. So, Josh can just fly under that radar. He may not be ready to start a game in front of the Kop, but he’s definitely ready to take on a good 20 minutes to replace a certain Brazilian. Not naming names of course. *cough* Ramires *cough*

5. We all got the hump, and we were all grumpy. But let’s be honest, its only November, we’re still top (although not on as comfortable a cushion) and we won’t be without a midfield forever. Essien is meant to be back for Fulham. And supposedly Frank will return on the weekend. Frank has been flirting with the press all week, and if he can talk to the Sun, surely it would be less strenuous to throw on his boots and get his arse onto the pitch. Its also just a few short weeks to the transfer window when we might want to go shopping for people like Michael Ballack, or Juliano Belletti. Oh….

6. Breaking news: Drogba has Malaria. I would say that’s a f*cking disgrace. Owen Hargreaves, take note. The man with Malaria will in fact be starting the game tomorrow. Man up, Manc.

 Anyways, for those of you who didn’t get the rant they had hoped for, don’t worry, it’s a long season. I’ve definitely got one or two in me. And for those of you unhappy of my continued abuse of Ramires, well, if he didn’t give the ball away and then watch the play I wouldn’t have anything to abuse him about. I may start the Josh McEachran fanclub in my spare time.

 Club Matters (that means if you’re reading this for kicks, you probably want to stop now).

1. Because I’ve really enjoyed this point form business I’m continuing it.
2. We need a banner at the Bridge. I need your ideas! Submit them sooner than later and maybe we can get one up for Xmas. A lot of the global supporters clubs like our amazing neighbours the New York Blues, have them up. Let’s make this happen. If you haven’t seen the banners, well, you haven’t been watching closely enough. Haha. I’ll try and find some pictures if you’d like some ideas. Just let me know.
3. Xmas is coming. If you’ve been in a retail shop in the last 30 days, or since July, you’ve probably known. Also, it’s the same day every year, so that helps too. Anyways, we should have a Xmas party. We’re not all fancy like the Liverpool supporters, so we can’t do a big to do like them, however, we could get some space at a bar to have our own little shin dig. If you’re up for it, let me know and we can start thinking of a date and location if you want to see the inside of somewhere other than Scallywag’s.

 Don’t forget, West London Derby tomorrow at 2.45. For those of you who can nip out of school / work, make sure to come by for a pint. We’re back at the Bridge, and Essien should have all his little piggies back in order so it could be a good one for you to watch!

 KTBFFH

 jenny xx

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