Chelsea Post Match Thread

[Fierce]

Jeez. Did you get filled in? The pub I watch us in, in Chorlton, has a proper little caboodle of Reds, it's great. No bother whatsoever.

Our kid lives in Chorlton, and proximity to Old Trafford notwithstanding, it's an awesome place

Brother in law is a City fan, so subject to the same issues you face!

[Chris]

He's one of the most repulsive men in sporting history. A disease that English football needs rid of.

[Lecter]

Here we go. **** of Mourinho you tedious cunt.

So he accidentally stands on two players

**** off Mourinho

For all his talent the man is a total ****ing cunt

He is ideally suited to Chelsea who are one almighty cunt of a club

[Lecter]

He's one of the most repulsive men in sporting history. A disease that English football needs rid of.

[Exiled_red]

Referee Michael Oliver will have the final say on whether Diego Costa is banned for this weekend's game against Manchester City.

The Chelsea striker was accused of stamping on Liverpool's Emre Can at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night as his side came through a tight second leg to reach the Capital One Cup final.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers afterwards said Costa was lucky to escape punishment, a view shared by Thierry Henry and Jamie Redknapp in the Sky Sports studio but not by Jose Mourinho.

Henry suggested "the ref didn’t see it, the linesman didn’t see it and the fourth official didn’t see it", and if that is the case Costa could yet be ruled out of the huge Saturday Night Football game against champions City.

Sky Sports pundit Thierry Henry thinks Diego Costa crossed the line

Sky Sports understands Oliver will be asked by the Football Association on Wednesday whether he or any of his colleagues saw the incident: if the answer is 'no' that will open up the possibility of retrospective punishment.

Under Premier League rules an independent three-man panel assesses video replays before deciding on any action, but League Cup regulations are different and the final decision is the referee's.

That means Oliver would be asked to assess the incident retrospectively. If in his judgement Costa was guilty of a straight red-card offence the Spain forward would be charged with violent conduct.

Costa would have until 6pm the following day to contest the decision, and a hearing would then be fast-tracked. If found guilty he would receive an automatic three-game ban missing the fixtures against City, Aston Villa and Everton. Whatever the outcome, there would be a resolution before the visit of Manuel Pellegrini's men.

I find it wrong that there are different rules for different competitions particularly as the punishments apply across all competitions of the domestic game, surely there should just be one FA policy

[Mark79]

Brave John Terry putting absolutely everything he's got into puffing his chest out here. Mario not the least bit fazed.

[Scratch]

I find it wrong that there are different rules for different competitions particularly as the punishments apply across all competitions of the domestic game, surely there should just be one FA policy

I wonder what happens if the referee deems both incidents red card worthy? Does it become a 3 match ban for each, or would only the first count as it would have nullified the second?

[danperkins]

Brave John Terry putting absolutely everything he's got into puffing his chest out here. Mario not the least bit fazed.

Mario is a bit of a pussy to be fair. Nothing hard about him at all. just bluster. Terry's just a ******.

[Lecter]

Mario is a bit of a pussy to be fair. Nothing hard about him at all. just bluster. Terry's just a ******.

Theres absolutely nothing hard about Terry either, hes as much if not more bluster than Mario

[Reece]

Not everyone is enjoying our recent upturn in form it seems

SarbV @SarbV1979 · 21h 21 hours ago
If we get to the final we might see John Henry again. In all honesty, Im not fussed whether we get there. No ambition at the club at all

[Muddled]

I miss Sarb.

[BobTheCharmer]

****ing hell, can you imagine the death rate if Sarb worked for the Samaritans.

[chadrtc]

Not everyone is enjoying our recent upturn in form it seems

I miss Sarb.

Christ, I don't. He single handily made coming here unbearable for the best part of a year - even when we were on the march in the second half of last season he was relentlessly negative.

If he hadn't gone on his merry way I would have by now.

[Shaggy]

[BigChief]

****ing hell, can you imagine the death rate if Sarb worked for the Samaritans.

And that would be just among the Samaritans themselves.