Chelsea Supremacy
The Blue Army Returns to the Path of Destiny
Chelsea conquers Old Trafford
“It is only the dead who have seen the end of war.” – Plato
The battle is won, wounds are healed, the sand is dusted, faith in leadership is restored, and the Red Devils are defeated as their fortress is captured! But now the War begins. For too long we have been denied victory, living in the shadows of the Red! The glorious years under the Special One haunt our memory ever since he returned to our Bridge and broke our hearts. For too long our enemies have walked free, for too long we have looked up to the heavens to seek answers for our lost victories.
But now after waiting for 5 years, five long years that brought us glory at Wembley and heartbreaking despair in Moscow; our moment has come. The healing starts now! If the Blues make it a “Double” it would finally released our captured souls.
The last time we beat the Reds it was a flick by our leader and it seems we have come full circle when our brilliant little foot soldier’s immaculate touch created a moment of magic. The two men between him and the white chalk did not even move. The world had slipped in between their legs.
So when our General, Carlo Ancelotti, the Chelsea Manager sent in the Dark Evil Prince striker Didier Drogba, victory was only a matter of time. The swift legs forward and the cut to the right, created the space for his ferocious blow that tore through their final defenses.
Even though the Red monster deceived us with a violation of the rules; as the final hours came to an end, The Blue army held on to deservedly emerge victorious
We have five more battles before we reach our destiny. We have to win every single one of them. Only then can we win the war!
Blue Skies Over Old Trafford!
This is it! The moment has come. Chelsea go to Old Trafford to play Fergie and his (so called) Red Devils
We’ve paid our dues, Time after time; we’ve done our sentence, but committed no crime. And bad mistakes – We’ve made a few. We’ve had our share of sand kicked in our face – But the time has come to “Go” through
(With due apologies to Freddie)
I think we should take a moment and think about that night in Moscow. The night Terry slipped and the Van Der Sar went the other way. It took us a long time to get over that. Even after the penalty shoot out at Wembley to win the Community Shield and the Terry flick inspired 1-0 at The Bridge – somehow the victory today means a lot more.
Let’s just forget that Wayne Rooney is not playing! It makes a difference to them not to us. Rooney or no Rooney, we are playing Old Trafford in a match that decides the EPL season. Carlo Ancelotti has beaten Fergie when he managed AC Milan. The victory at San Siro in 2007 was achieved in just 35 minutes of fiercely attacking football. Ancelotti had Kaka and an in-form Clarence Seedorf. Today he has an unpredictable Didier Drogba whose last few embers are burning enough to take him over the summer transfer market. Somehow Nicholas Anelka has learnt to complain in vain like Drogba, but unlike the star from Ivory Coast the Frenchman lacks vision and accuracy at the box. There in lies our biggest problem.
It is time to give Joe Cole 90 minutes with our player of the year Florent Malouda whose pace and creativity produces scoring opportunities.
This brings me to our El Capitan, John Terry stands alone. He stands not as a wounded lion roaring for blood but as a shadow of a man who used to be the king. Tonight he can change all that as he protects and guides our back line. He needs his powers back. One man who could win it for us is Frank! Frank can prove that he is ready to take over from his mate come next season. He is ready to be the lead actor and not just the winner of many supporting acts.
So for all you Blues fans –
We Roll Tonight to the Guitar Bite
Stand Up and be counted for what we are about to receive
As the Blues are about to Rock – we salute You!
Priyo’s Take:
We will WIN tonight. We deserve to win the EPL title! God Bless Chelsea!
Oh Sachin! Hail to the King!
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has rewritten history: The first double centurion in One Day Cricket History! If there was one man who was destined to achieve this, if there was one man who was worthy of this honor – it was always going to be Sachin. While there are many pretenders to the throne, there can only be one King.
So today we celebrate the coronation of our beloved King!
At age 37, after 21 years in international cricket, scoring an astonishing 30,000 runs in both forms of the game, Sachin has achieved what many thought was impossible.
The double century against South Africa at the Gwalior One Day International was a masterclass. He was conducting the symphony orchestra and the South African bowlers were his musicians. He has created cricket history and a world record; as he is the first man to have ever scored a double hundred in a one day international.
Sachin Tendulkar has played some legendary innings in his career. The two centuries against Australia in Sharjah, the double hundred at Sydney, the 96 against Pakistan in South Africa, the Chennai hundreds against England and Australia to name a few; but today is his crowning glory. His amazing ability to play critical innings at difficult and important times for his team is what makes him a class of his own. Bowlers all across the world have spent many evenings and nights licking their wounds after a Sachin thrashing. Legendary Aussie spinner Shane Warne even had nightmares of Sachin dancing down the wicket to hit him for a six. We saw the look on Shoaibh Akhtar when he was hit for six in the very first over during an unforgettable day in South Africa.
Sachin has conquered the world. But he has conquered it with humility and respect. To watch him play is one of the great privileges of life. I have watched him get a hundred in a test match in Chennai against the all mighty Australians; I will never forget what I felt that night. I thought of my life before that day and how his batting lifted my spirits like it does for everyone, how scared I was when he was in his nineties like everyone else, how much I prayed for him to reach the century and how I shared that moment with the rest of 42,000 people at Chinnaswamy stadium when he hit a six to reach his hundred. It was both nervous excitement and a pure joy, like being kissed for the first time, like being free.
Sachin bats for us, he bats for the people of India, he bats for the working classes, he bats for the children who look up to him, he bats for the memory and teachings of Ramakant Achrekar, he bats for his family, he bats to give us hope, a hope for a better life, a hope where anything is possible if you work hard and remain true to yourself, he relieves us from our daily lives as we pray to a television set for his success, more importantly he bats for his captain, his team and his country; but Sachin never bats for himself.
Feb 24, 2010 is the day when he has again made us feel proud to be an Indian. Tonight as we celebrate the first man to achieve a double century in one day internationals lets again pray that our little master carries on for many years to come.
India needs Leaderhip on the War on Terror!
Why can’t India learn from Mossad? We have had so many terrorist attacks in India in the last 10 years that we have unfortunately and shockingly just got bloody used to it. I am not going to talk about why or the politics of it all. I want revenge for 26 11, for Pune bomb attack, for Bombay and Delhi blasts. It is all coming from one country – Pakistan. Whether it is state sponsored or not, it does not matter. Forget the dialogue nonsense and our misguided attempts of being a peaceful nation. If they attack us like this it is time to take the war to the terrorists in Pakistan. Take it inside into Faridkot, Muridke, POK, the training camps, the infrastructure, the ISI heads, the ministers who support this movement and the mullahs who radicalize young men to come to my country and spread terror.
We need intelligence on the ground. We need money and a complete infrastructure to deal with this problem. It’s not the foot soldiers who we are after, it’s the big boys.
Its Hafeez Sayeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, Dawood Abrahim, Memon brothers and any ISI top brass who supports this anti-India terrorism.
I don’t have anything against the people of Pakistan; its civilians are also the target of many terrorist attacks in the last few years. The snake which they fed, trained and radicalized is now an uncontrollable monster within. But that’s not our problem. We want the terrorism to end. And it can only end if we take it their backyard! No more peaceful protests, no more tears on TV, no more 24/7 news channels giving breaking news of an attack, no more the victim. Our peaceful dialogue approach is taken as a sign of weakness. Our patience has run out.
The Solution:
Going to Pakistan and kidnapping these people and bringing them back to India for a trial is next to impossible. But just imagine the reaction, the fear in these people that the next time they attack us, India will respond. They should fear our reprisal, our wrath! If we cannot kidnap them then assignation is the only choice. But we need strong leadership and infrastructure to do something like this. No body in the Congress government strikes to me as someone who can do be this leader. Narendra Modi in Gujarat might be too extreme but he is the best we have got. Problem is that he is not a national leader and only a regional player enjoying his own celebrity status. We need an ex- army or maybe JK Dutt the person leading the NSG at the time of Mumbai attacks. See if they can do it, so can we. It will take time and we have to sacrifice but it will make us strong. They don’t fear us. This will make them tremble. We have on ground support in Balochistan, something which we can take advantage of. This is not about religion, this is not about Hindu vs. Islam, and this is about protecting our people, our citizens, and our children.
PRIYO TAKE:
If we need peace in India we need to start the war on terror in Pakistan!
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India needs Leadership on the War on Terror!
“We can forgive you for killing our sons. But we will never forgive you for making us kill yours.” – Golda Meir quote
Take the War to the Terrorists
Why can’t India learn from Mossad? We have had so many terrorist attacks in India in the last 10 years that we have unfortunately and shockingly just got bloody used to it. I am not going to talk about why or the politics of it all. I want revenge for 26 11, for Pune bomb attack, for Bombay and Delhi blasts. It is all coming from one country – Pakistan. Whether it is state sponsored or not, it does not matter. Forget the dialogue nonsense and our misguided attempts of being a peaceful nation. If they attack us like this it is time to take the war to the terrorist in Pakistan. Take it inside into Faridkot, Muridke, POK, the training camps, the infrastructure, the ISI heads, the ministers who support this movement and the mullahs who radicalize young men to come to my country and spread terror.
We need intelligence on the ground. We need money and a complete infrastructure to deal with this problem. It’s not the foot soldiers who we are after, it’s the big boys.
Its Hafeez Sayeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, Dawood Abrahim, Memon brothers and any ISI top brass who supports this anti-India terrorism.
I don’t have anything against the people of Pakistan; its civilians are also the target of many terrorist attacks in the last few years. The snake which they fed, trained and radicalized is now an uncontrollable monster within. But that’s not our problem. We want the terrorism to end. And it can only end if we take it their backyard! No more peaceful protests, no more tears on TV, no more 24/7 news channels giving breaking news of an attack, no more the victim. Our peaceful dialogue approach is taken as a sign of weakness. Our patience has run out.
The Solution:
Going to Pakistan and kidnapping these people and bringing them back to India for a trial is next to impossible. But just imagine the reaction, the fear in these people that the next time they attack us, India will respond. They should fear our reprisal, our wrath! If we cannot kidnap them then assignation is the only choice. But we need strong leadership and infrastructure to do something like this. No body in the Congress government strikes to me as someone who can do be this leader. Narendra Modi in Gujarat might be too extreme but he is the best we have got. Problem is that he is not a national leader and only a regional player enjoying his own celebrity status. We need an ex- army or maybe JK Dutt the person leading the NSG at the time of Mumbai attacks. See if they can do it, so can we. It will take time and we have to sacrifice but it will make us strong. They don’t fear us. This will make them tremble. We have on ground support in Balochistan, something which we can take advantage of. This is not about religion, this is not about Hindu vs. Islam, and this is about protecting our people, our citizens, and our children.
PRIYO TAKE:
If we need peace in India we need to start the war on terror in Pakistan!
India lacks such leadership. Releasing
The Doormat and the Superstar!
Why do men cheat! No one has any idea – maybe because sometimes the wife forgives easily. Look at English Footballer and Chelsea superstar John Terry, after so many discretions in the past his wife Toni Poole has forgiven him again for his latest affair.
So the news is that Toni Poole has taken John Terry back! Lucky for John, he just mind end up the captain again for the world cup. I mean anything can happen right?
Here is my take on the entire “much ado”
Toni Poole: I think you are making a BIG mistake! Firstly you are allowing JT to humiliate you publicly, the world now judges you as the ideal WAG! A gullible, money grabbing dependent fool! You have never worked in your life and fear taking on the world on your own. I understand there are kids involved but please for God sake wake up! You can get a good divorce lawyer and carve up JT’s wealth and live pretty well. After all you are legally his wife. But you are too dependent on being a silly little WAG. You love that title, don’t you? I mean the recent pictures from the pool side in the fancy Dubai hotel canoodling up with JT is making the tabloids laugh at themselves. Its like nothing ever happened and the family values are intact. He got Vanessa Perroncel to do an ABORTION! Do you realize what that means. He was selfish enough not to use protection which could lead to God knows what! He of course never thought about you when he started the affair and do you know why- because he has done it before and you have let him off the hook. He knows you are just a stupid doormat! I am sorry to say this but you make women look stupid. I am happy to say that than God all women are not like you! And by the way your family- is probably telling you that this is the right decision, don’t you get it why? Why because JT earns 175,000 pounds a week;
John Terry: Well mate! I truly respect you as a Chelsea FC football player. You are a Stamford Bridge legend! Your talent and leadership abilities is one of the reasons why Chelsea is one of the worlds top clubs. But judging your personal life is well – like some people say not our business. If football players were judged according to their personal life I a pretty sure there would be no English team! Right from George Best to the 70s Chelsea, everyone has had the “jack the lad” lifestyle. But this brings me to a very important question – is a leadership position as much about your character or is infidelity overrated. It is acceptable when it comes to actors or musicians, it is even acceptable when it comes to sports stars – case in point Kobe Bryant; but not acceptable when it comes to politicians!
So in the end – JT get back to London soon and ensure Chelsea wins silver wear – maybe then the affair would be forgotten but never forgives.
Chelsea VS Burnley 30-01-2010 (2-1)
A lackluster performance yet good enough to beat Burnley at Turf Moor. Before I get to the game, we all know the current situation about John Terry – Captain Fantastic! Newsoftheworld.co.uk has claimed to know all about an alleged affair Terry had with former Blues player Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel.
Ok so maybe he had an affair, or maybe he didn’t. But that is something for him and his wife Toni Poole to work out. In terms of tabloid prosecution, well here in lies the danger for the team. We are on top of the League, we are staring Inter at San Siro in a few weeks; all this stuff will not only be a distraction for John Terry but for the rest of the team and Carlos Ancelotti as well. Chelsea took out a statement saying they will support him. But if this becomes an issue, I am afraid John has let his team down and of course himself. Come on John, not now! not ever!
Anyways, lets just wait for a few weeks. This is not the first time and it won’t be the last time. But our boss Ancelotti has a real problem in his hands. This is Terry we are talking about, he is our Leader, our inspiration. I think the team better have a frank talk with him. He should apologise and just put it behind him. His personal life – well that is upto his wife.
Now about the game, frankly we were awful. So much possession but no real venom. Joe Cole did well for the ball to Molouda who did exceptionally well to keep it at play and Anelka was good enough to slot it in. We could have killed the game off, but we were complacent. The equalizer, Alex at fault, was our wake up call. Joe Cole netted but was offside and then some good saves by the Burnley goal keeper. In the 82nd min John head home from a corner. His body language during the celebration said it all. It was down and subdued.
PriyoTake: I am really worried, I pray this does not affect the team. We have bigger thing to worry about. If John Terry has to stay away and solve his personal life, well then he better go away now. We need to plan ahead of time. This is crunch time in the season. If not which is what I am hoping for well then – a few million Chelsea fans ask his wife to forgive him!
AIDS HIV – Lest We Forget!
The AIDS/HIV virus was first discovered in the early eighties among the gay community in New York and California. Prompting it to be called as the Gay Cancer and therefore provoking a lot of prejudice against the gay community. Perfectly healthy men were falling ill suddenly with a acute virus which the doctors were having a tough time to deduce.
In 1983, researches in France’s Pasteur Institute were able to isolate the virus which was then confirmed upon detailed investigation that in fact it does relate to the outbreak of the AIDS Virus. And by the end of that year nearly 35 countries confirmed to have the virus which was only believed to be in New York and California
In 1984 a French Canadian flight attendant by the name of Gaëtan Dugas dies of AIDS related disease. He is considered by many as Patient Zero. He is allegedly responsible for single handedly spreading the disease among the gay community to an estimated nearly 2,500 people.
By 1990, more than 1 million people had been affected and now the world is waking up to this monster. The Western countries start to use a triple cocktail of vaccine hoping to contain the virus, but in a few years it is clear the AIDS virus has the ability to mutate or “hide” in the body and therefore it can never be completely terminated. By the beginning of 2000 nearly 31 million people have been affected. The US Food and Drug Administration in 2004 approve the first generation of HIV medicine. India surpasses South Africa as the world’s largest HIV population.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear, after 28 years and billions of dollars in research, we are as close to finding a cure as we were back in 1981. This is a global pandemic which can effect anyone, anywhere in the world and no one is safe. Data shows that even wearing a condom only gives a 80% safety if the partner is effected with HIV. Therefore, prevention is the only way to go. If you love your partner, get yourself tested for HIV/Aids before taking the relationship forward.
Elton John: The Last Song
As light as straw and brittle as a bird
Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall
Just one more whisper of a voice unheard
As fear grows please hold me in your arms
Won’t you help me if you can to shake this anger
I need your gentle hands to keep me calm
I only thought I’d win
I never dreamed I’d feel
This fire beneath my skin
I can’t believe you love me
I never thought you’d come
I guess I misjudged love
Between a father and his son
The hidden truth no longer haunting me
Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken
That kind of understanding sets me free