Bayern just announced that their member number. 217k registered, fee paying members doesn't sound too bad. Just out of curiosity does anyone know how many we have?
Pre-season friendlies 2013
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Wasn't aware of this Barca-Bayern clash. Slightly embarrassing (though I'm not sure who for) contrast in approaches. Fairly strong Bayern team vs a mix and match Barca side.
Great goal by Grenier puts Lyon ahead against Real.
Was Bayerns 9th friendly of summer, so far!
Why can't Barcelona wear football strips instead of the kind of stuff posers would wear to the beach.
That strip is more horrendous than the 2nd strip they used last season.
That strip is more horrendous than the 2nd strip they used last season.
Dont think i've seen a team make Barcelona look so average since Barca really became top of the top. Even though we dominate them statistically in the past 10 years, Bayern just look as though they will batter them everytime without conceding
To be fair, it was pretty much a mix of squad players, reserve players and messi in the first half, and the second half was an entirely new 11 composed of only youth players.
Me and Ruud10 watched Norwich beat Mexico last week. The canaries have a big English-style no. 9 who's actually Argentinian, and a tricky, skilful Argie-type partner who's actually English. Defence looked solid too so I'm gonna state that they won't be relegated. We were sad not to see the Van Wolfswinkel debut.
It's looking like the promoted teams will struggle a lot as they haven't made much improvements. Stoke have Hughes though so they could be in trouble too. Long time till the window closes though of course.
It's a homage to Partick Thistle.
It's the Senyera (Catalan flag) in kit form - sold well when it was released apparently.
Looks better than the opal fruit colour shirts they've had as second strips over the last few years.
Yes, so defensive I'm telling all my rival supporters how well we did in the "Your tour is better than ours" cup which apparently we were narrowly defeated by a dogged Liverpool overnight..
(if my facebook is anything to go by. Many many deletions were had that night.)The game was awful awful viewing. The NYL team for Melbourne Victory going toe to toe with Liverpool and nearly getting something out of it.
Lol. Defensive and bitter. Must be something to do with your new Bitters manager. 
Finally saw the goal. It was definitely Aspas who poked it in.
Lol. Defensive and bitter. Must be something to do with your new Bitters manager.
I basically don't give a toss about results & performances in pre-season friendlies. They mean absolutely jack-shit when it comes to the real football of the new Premier League season. I simply decided to post a video relating to the incredible support we get considering we've not won our domestic league for well over 20 years. It seemed to strike a nerve with you. Hence the 'defensive' observation made by Dumpstar.Yes, so defensive I'm telling all my rival supporters how well we did in the "Your tour is better than ours" cup which apparently we were narrowly defeated by a dogged Liverpool overnight..
The game was awful awful viewing. The NYL team for Melbourne Victory going toe to toe with Liverpool and nearly getting something out of it.
Chelsea 8 - 1 Indonesia XI.
I can't be arsed listing the goalscorers (none of our Confed Cup players were involved). Lukaku got another two though, he's done well in these warm up games so far.
It's odd to me that Traore, McEachren, Chalobah and Piazon have played in all our games so far when Mourinho has said they'll all go out on season long loans.
I can't be arsed listing the goalscorers (none of our Confed Cup players were involved). Lukaku got another two though, he's done well in these warm up games so far.
It's odd to me that Traore, McEachren, Chalobah and Piazon have played in all our games so far when Mourinho has said they'll all go out on season long loans.
I;d agree with all but Piazon going on loan though.
Ramires got a couple, Hazard with one, Bertrand Traore Lukaku 2 Ba with one and Terry with one. Oh and Kalas scored an own goal to give indonesia something.
I know they're only warm ups but our squad has looked pretty good so far, and all these goals will do Lukaku no harm.
Ramires got a couple, Hazard with one, Bertrand Traore Lukaku 2 Ba with one and Terry with one. Oh and Kalas scored an own goal to give indonesia something.
I know they're only warm ups but our squad has looked pretty good so far, and all these goals will do Lukaku no harm.
8 goals against that Indonesian side with your squaddies is ominously impressive.
Piazon was the worst of the bunch. He looked like he couldn't be arsed most of the time. I don't know what his deal is, but I'm sure Mourinho wasn't impressed.
How is Bertrand Traore playing and what's his position?
Two or three journos on my timeline who are covering Chelsea's pre-season match have raved about him.
Two or three journos on my timeline who are covering Chelsea's pre-season match have raved about him.
He is coming across as very bitter about something. 95k people turned up for the match, with a bare minimum of 90% of those decked out in Liverpool's red.
We don't get that kind of crowd to games unless it's the Grand Final of our Australian Rules Football (I've been to two Grand Finals with the crowd reaching 100k - it's crazy seeing that many people at a single sporting event). The city was simply awash with Liverpool supporters.
He's doing really well. He's an attacking midfielder.
Scored a tidy goal the other day...
And another good goal in this vid, lovely surging run into the box and a calm finish...
Obviously he's 17 and the opposition was poor but the club rate him highly enough to be playing him on this tour despite him not actually being a Chelsea player (can't sign until he's 18) and could bugger off to a country without work permit restrictions in september once he's 18.
Just watching Spurs v South China, the pitch is an absolute joke. Can't imagine AVB being happy to risk his players on it.
Just turned that on in time to see the South China keeper pass to Defoe.
Just seen Moyes is in attendance.
Moyes, Round and Giggs all in attendance....
United in the race to sign Huddelstone then? Moyes likes an immobile lump in the middle.
Defoe gets his hattrick
6-0 Spurs , good freekick from Townsend. The pitch never seem to affect Spurs.
South China have never really tried to make it hard for them. They've got so much time to make each pass, so it's no surprise the pitch hasn't really come into it.
Anyone watching City vs Sunderland? It s taking place in Hong Kong in the same stadium where we are scheduled to play on Monday. Its seems like all the fans are supporting Sunderland, Dzeko just missed a penalty and there was a huge cheer. Most are against City so guessing are United supporters. Also heard that the biggest cheer went up when they showed Moyes and Giggs come in to watch.
It certainly affected us in the previous match, when the pitch was 10 times worse than it is even now - a complete boggy, rain-saturated quaqmire. I was surprised the game wasn't called off.
Anyone watching the game ?
O'shea on Negredo
O'shea on Negredo
Nastasic badly injured too
Terrible penalty, but he scored a great volley earlier.
Beat Blackburn 3-1 today. Jelavic with 2.
So Chelsea have won a trophy, City have won a trophy, come on Moyes get your finger out!