HertzvanRental
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Nice one!
Had a look around RAWK/RedCafe/Blue Moon late last night and lots of decent comments on there too - everyone is full of banter etc throughout the season but at the end most sensible supporters recognise the graft that went into winning the title.
Would be good to break the PL record of 29 wins in a season - which is also currently held by us.
The Baggies, whilst not creating much, didn't roll over and put up a dogged fight which kept us fretting until the game was almost over.
Mustn't forget Spurs either. A v.good and strong team who have also battled all the way too.
Roadhump
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Either that or the super fiendish Sudoku in last week's Sunday Times
Smokin Joe
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Unfortunately short termism rules the roost at the top level. While I'd love to see clubs bringing home grown talent through (Which is better in the long run as you get players with a built in loyalty to the club) most good youth teams end up scattered about the lower reaches while their club brings in ready made foreign imports.
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Wenger - bitter tosser:
http://www.football365.com/news/wenger-worried-chelsea-success-could-damage-football
Season to date possession stat's Arsenal 58.2 Chelsea 55.0 - what a massively huge difference!
http://www.football365.com/news/wenger-worried-chelsea-success-could-damage-football
Season to date possession stat's Arsenal 58.2 Chelsea 55.0 - what a massively huge difference!
Roadhump
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Is true, even when clubs develop good youth systems now they often seem to be very much supplemented by teenage youngsters signed from elsewhere in the country and abroad.
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I think the whole youth thing is over-played in terms of expectations.
The reality is that in the top flight (and certainly at the top of the top flight) there are maybe 100 berths for very good players. And with football being a global sport the pool from which to draw from is huge.
Very few youngsters from any country will get a chance to play in this league at that level. Simple maths dictates this.
Chelsea do fantastically well at youth level but this does not translate into inclusion/success in the first team. Quite simply they just aren't good enough - despite what mum/Dad/Agent thinks.
mark st1
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Best team won glad it wasn't Shiity or the dippers. Have to eat humble pie in respect of David Luiz been one of the best signings of the season.
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Chelsea were clearly the best team in what has been a poor season IMO.
Smokin Joe
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I was quite happy to see them win it.
How a team is perceived by other fans is largely down to the manager. Chelsea got a lot of resentment in the Jose years because he came across as an arrogant whinger - patronising towards the opposition when he won and complaining about everything from the other team's style of play to the officials and the ballboys when he lost, hence most other fans couldn't wait to see Chelsea fail. Conti is a decent sort of guy and that garners the respect from opposition fans, so good luck to them.
The Essex Spurs
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Gary Neville ......football pundit or cure for insomnia??????
The Essex Spurs
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BEST TEAM???????
I must live in some parallel world!!!!!
Smokin Joe
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Look at the table. It don't lie.
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Wot SJ said: the best team is the one that wins the league.
