Finally Messi...

You might have noticed the new ad for FIFA 15 that has hit your screens, with Messi and Hazard fighting it out on their consoles in the obligatory Christmas setting.

As a Chelsea fan I had to laugh, because Messi finally gets to score a goal against the Blues - even though he hasn't yet managed it in 'real football' - including missing a penalty.

I wonder if scoring against us was a condition of his advertising contract!

Still, he's a great player, one of a kind, so I probably shouldn't tempt fate as the next round of Champions League games approaches..

Merry Christmas Lionel.

You Tube - FIFA 15

Stamford Bridge...

Chelsea v West Brom, 1905, Division 2.

No trading this Saturday because I went to see Chelsea with my son. Brilliant first half, pretty poor second half but that was mainly due to the West Brom red card - the game just shut down - with the visitors doing a damage limitation exercise and Chelsea not needing to score.

I've been going to the Bridge since I was six years old - used to sit on my dad's shoulders in the South West corner of the ground. Different crowd today. We were surrounded by tourists mainly - a few of whom were just fiddling on their phones throughout the game. Bit of a shame really. Price of success and being a top club in a fashionable area I suppose!

It's a bit of a journey to London so my son and I killed time by associating an animal with our favourite Blues players.

So from the back:

Courtois = Giraffe

Ivanovic = Rhino

Cahill: Kangaroo

Terry: Horse

Azpilicueta: Squirrel

Matic: Manta Ray

Fabregas: Owl

Oscar: Iguana

Willian: Hedgehog

Hazard: Scorpion

Costa: Gorilla

Drogba: Lion

Next time we'll do power tools or vehicles!

Chelsea really are a machine at the moment and I for one love watching Matic destroy the opposition's game as much as I enjoy Hazard's skills. CFC are not quite the finished article and I think they will be better next season - we'll see.

I'll post again this week - maybe try to get some videos up.