Part 1

Sorry my love!

            I was getting ready for bed but I needed to find something that I thought it was in the basement before I climbed in bed and get some much needed rest. Down the steps I went, turn on the lights as reached the last step. I walked into the first half of my basement. Everything looked okay, nothing seemed to have moved since the time I was down here earlier. I looked and looked I couldn’t find what I was looking for, and so I thought heck..If it’s not on this side it got to be on the other side.

            My basement is divided in almost half by a wall, one side is slightly bigger than the other. One side is semi-finished while the other side is not at all. I went through the door turn to my left, my hand feeling the wall looking for the light switch but before I could find it I noticed some small different color lights coming through the otherwise the very dark room from the far side of the wall. Right away I felt so guilty, I felt embarrassed. Guilty of abandonment.

            I turned on the light and start looking for what brought me down here, looking all around but at the same time avoiding making eye contact. I tried to ignore, pretend it didn’t happen. I looked here, there, near, fa…. Yes there it is…bed time. Grabbed it turn around started to walk away then I thought this is silly. Just turn around and look at them. And so I did. They looked lonely. Really lonely. They wanted some company; some love, they wanted to be held, to be listened, to be played with. I could hear them say “just lay your hand on me for one second” but I didn’t. Instead of sitting down and spend some time with them, I took my phone out and snapped a picture. I couldn’t fit all of them in that frame but enough to put me to shame.

Deadline Day: Completed moves on final day of transfer window

A list of all the completed moves on the final day of the January transfer window.

Premier League
Giannelli Imbula - Porto to Stoke City for £18.3m
 Oumar Niasse - Lokomotiv Moscow to Everton for £13.5
Abdoulaye Doucoure - Rennes to Watford for undisclosed fee
Adalberto Penaranda - Granada to Watford for undisclosed fee
Seydou Doumbia - Roma to Newcastle United on loan
Eder - Swansea City to Lille on loan
Alex Pritchard - Tottenham Hotspur to West Bromwich Albion on loan
Federico Fazio - Tottenham Hotspur to Sevilla on loan
Ebou Adams - Dartford to Norwich City for undisclosed fee
Enes Unal - Manchester City to NAC Breda on loan
Bruno Zuculini - Manchester City to AEK Athens on loan
Milos Veljkovic - Tottenham Hotspur to Werder Bremen for undisclosed fee
Rhoys Wiggins - Sheffield Wednesday to Bournemouth for undisclosed fee
Mathieu Debuchy - Arsenal to Bordeaux on loan
Steven Fletcher - Sunderland to Marseille on loan
Leroy Fer - QPR to Swansea City on loan
Marco van Ginkel - Chelsea to PSV Eindhoven on loan
Yohan Benalouane - Leicester City to Fiorentina on loan
James Maddison - Coventry City to Norwich City for undisclosed fee and loaned back

 

 

Championship
Jordan Rhodes - Blackburn to Middlesbrough for undisclosed fee
Julien De Sart - Standard Liege to Middlesbrough for undisclosed fee
Ritchie De Laet - Leicester City to Middlesbrough on loan
Aiden McGeady - Everton to Sheffield Wednesday on loan
Nasser El-Khayati - Burton Albion to QPR for £350,000
James Tarkowski - Brentford to Burnley for undisclosed fee
Jordi Gomez - Sunderland to Blackburn Rovers on loan
Zakaria Labyad - Sporting Lisbon to Fulham on loan
Elvis Manu - Brighton and Hove Albion to Huddersfield Town on loan
Nick Powell - Manchester United to Hull City on loan
Rohan Ince - Brighton and Hove Albion to Fulham on loan
Richard O'Donnell - Wigan Athletic to Bristol City for undisclosed fee
Tom Lawrence - Leicester City to Cardiff City on loan
Kenneth Zohore - KV Kortrijk to Cardiff City on loan
Grant Ward - Tottenham Hotspur to Rotherham United on loan
Francesco Pisano - Bolton to US Avellino 1912
Dusan Kuciak - Legia Warsaw to Hull City for undisclosed fee
Yaya Sanogo - Arsenal to Charlton Athletic on loan
Jiri Skalak - FK Mlada Boleslav to Brighton and Hove Albion for undisclosed fee
Rod Fanni - Al-Arabi to Charlton Athletic
Jake Forster-Caskey - Brighton & Hove Albion to MK Dons
Jonny Williams - Crystal Palace to MK Dons on loan
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas - QPR to MK Dons on loan
Alex Revell - Cardiff City to MK Dons for undisclosed fee
Nikolay Bodurov - Fulham to FC Midtjylland on loan
Sacha Petshi - Blackburn Rovers to Creteil
League One
Gary Liddle - Bradford to Chesterfield for undisclosed fee
Connor Dimaio - Sheffield United to Chesterfield on a free transfer
Dominic Samuel - Reading to Gillingham on loan
Tom Anderson - Burnley to Chesterfield on loan
Louis Thompson - Norwich to Swindon on loan
Tom Nichols - Exeter City to Peterborough United for undisclosed fee
Charlie Harris - Brighton & Hove Albion to Barnsley for undisclosed fee
Shaun Tuton - FC Halifax to Barnsley for undisclosed fee
Cameron Dummigan  - Burnley to Oldham Athletic on loan
Kevin van Veen - Scunthorpe United  to SC Cambuur Leeuwarden on loan
John O'Sullivan - Blackburn Rovers to Bury on loan
Chris Neal - Port Vale to Doncaster Rovers on loan
George Maris - Barnsley to Lincoln City on loan
Conor McAleny - Everton to Wigan Athletic on loan
Jack Stephens - Southampton to Coventry City on loan
Jamie Proctor - Fleetwood Town to Bradford City on a free transfer
Baily Cargill - Bournemouth to Coventry on loan
Dominic Vose - Wrexham to Scunthorpe United for undisclosed fee
League Two
Adam Murray - Swansea City to Mansfield Town on loan
Lee Martin - Millwall to Northampton Town on loan
Danny Rose - Oxford United to Northampton Town
Jason McCarthy - Southampton to Wycombe Wanderers on loan
Zeli Ismail - Wolves to Oxford United on loan
Pat Hoban - Oxford United to Stevenage on loan
Aaron O'Connor - Forest Green Rovers to Stevenage
Luke James - Peterborough United to Hartlepool United on loan
Nicky Hunt - Mansfield Town to Leyton Orient for undisclosed fee
Chris Maguire - Rotherham United to Oxford United on a free transfer
Kelle Roos - Derby County to AFC Wimbledon on loan
Ryan Allsop - Bournemouth to Wycombe Wanderers on loan
Paul Jones - Portsmouth to Crawley Town on loan
Michael Smith - Swindon Town to Portsmouth on loan
Dominic Hyam - Reading to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan
Jerome Binnom-Williams - Crystal Palace to Leyton Orient on loan
Ryan Hedges - Swansea City to Stevenage on loan
Scottish Premiership/Leagues
Patrick Roberts - Manchester City to Celtic on loan
Colin Kazim-Richards - Feyenoord to Celtic on a free transfer
Nadir Ciftci - Celtic to Eskisehirspor on loan
Michael O'Halloran - St Johnstone to Rangers for undisclosed fee
Don Cowie - Free agent to Hearts
Lee Hodson - MK Dons to Kilmarnock on loan
Gary Dicker - Carlisle United to Kilmarnock on a free transfer
Simon Church - MK Dons to Aberdeen on loan
Abiola Dauda.- Vitesse Arnhem to Hearts on loan
Morgaro Gomis - Hearts to Motherwell on loan
Antonio German - Free agent to Partick Thistle
Euan Spark - Dundee United to Forfar on loan
Alex Tokarczyk -  Falkirk to Montrose on loan
Jack Breslin- Celtic to Annan Athletic on loan
Aidan Nesbitt - Celtic to Partick Thistle on loan
David Goodwillie - Aberdeen to Ross County on loan
Lee Hodson - MK Dons to Kilmarnock on loan

source : skysports

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Chelsea outgun PSG

Demba Ba scoops home Chelsea's crucial late goal.

Chelsea and Jose Mourinho dare to dream of European glory once more after overturning a two-goal deficit to advance to the Champions League semifinals at the expense of Paris St Germain.

Mourinho raced down the touchline in celebration of substitute Demba Ba's 87th-minute goal, which secured the 2012 winners a 2-0 win and a place in the last four for a seventh time in 11 years courtesy of Eden Hazard's away goal in the first leg.

It was a scene reminiscent of Mourinho's sprint at Old Trafford en route to his first European Cup success with Porto in 2004.

The trophy eluded the Portuguese during his first spell at Stamford Bridge, but he won it again in 2010 with Inter Milan and has another shot at glory four years on.

Chelsea trailed 3-1 after the first leg, but were unbeaten since September at home and had kept eight successive clean sheets prior to the match.

Mourinho believed in his side and, when Andre Schurrle swept in after 32 minutes, the Blues needed one more goal and to stretch that defensive mean-streak by one more game.

Against a PSG strikeforce vaunted even without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic that was no easy task, but the defence held their side of the bargain as the attackers tried to fulfil theirs.

Mourinho had gambled on the fitness of big-game player Samuel Eto'o, but was not banking on losing Hazard to injury after 18 minutes.

Schurrle, the Belgian's replacement, was anonymous in a 'false nine' role in the first leg, but thrived in the second, hitting the bar seven minutes into the second half.

Oscar struck the frame of the goal with a free-kick moments later and PSG had chances as Chelsea surged forward looking for the decisive goal.

It looked like it would prove elusive until Cesar Azpilicueta's drive into the area fell for Ba to turn the ball into the net and spark delirious celebrations, led by Mourinho.

Only two sides in Champions League history had overturned two-goal deficits, with Chelsea involved in both contests, losing to Barcelona in 2000 and beating Napoli 12 years later en route to European glory.

Mourinho called on his side to repeat the comeback of two years earlier against a PSG side which included Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi, then of Napoli.

PSG had lost just once by two clear goals in their previous 110 fixtures and boss Laurent Blanc hoped his side could impose their philosophy on Chelsea to show flair as well as grit.

Mourinho, meanwhile, told his players to enjoy the occasion, to play with smiles on their faces, insisting the result in Paris was more due to his side's failures than PSG's prowess.

The Portuguese dressed down in a tracksuit, but meant business, hurrying a ball boy operating near his dugout. Few Chelsea players seemed to enjoy a pulsating and disjointed opening.

Oscar found some joy down the left, so, too, did Eto'o, who had a shot deflected over before the striker showed his sharpness after a three-game absence with a hamstring injury by pressing Salvatore Sirigu as the goalkeeper dealt with a back-pass, only to commit a foul.

The left wing is usually Hazard's domain, but much to the concern of the raucous home faithful, the Belgian was subdued and soon limped off. The man coveted by PSG shook hands with Blanc on his departure.

The Blues had set-piece opportunities. A Frank Lampard free-kick kicked up wickedly off the wall, forcing Sirigu to turn the ball round the post. Sirigu was beaten soon afterwards as his static defence watched David Luiz flick on Branislav Ivanovic's long throw for Schurrle to sweep the ball into the bottom corner.

Schurrle appealed in vain for a penalty moments later when collided with Marco Verratti. Cavani and Lampard were booked in quick succession by referee Pedro Proenca - the man in the middle when the Blues won the 2012 European Cup - as tempers simmered.

Chelsea maintained the intensity after the restart and went close when Oscar's incisive pass found Willian. He pulled the ball back for Schurrle to strike a fierce drive which rebounded off the crossbar.

Lucas Moura fouled Eto'o on the left edge of the box for a free-kick in a dangerous position and Oscar's curling strike also hit the woodwork.

PSG's forays forward were ever more infrequent but danger lurked. Ivanovic was adjudged to have fouled Blaise Matuidi on the left edge of the Chelsea box, earning a booking which rules him out of their next European match.

Lavezzi's inswinging free-kick was clawed round the post by Petr Cech. Ba replaced Frank Lampard with 24 minutes to go and flicked on for Schurrle, who shot straight at Sirigu.

As Chelsea poured forwards, PSG had chances. The best fell for Cavani, who fired over after controlling Yohan Cabaye's 50-yard pass.

Still searching a second, the much-maligned Fernando Torres was thrown into the fray, but it was Ba who netted the decisive strike before Chelsea withstood a late bombardment to advance.
 By PA Sport  
Source ESPN   

Mourinho fumes at 'ridiculous' defending

April 2, 2014

     

 

   

By ESPN staffChelsea boss Jose Mourinho was scathing in his assessment of Chelsea's defending as a late Javier Pastore strike handed Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 advantage in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

PA Photos Jose Mourinho cut a frustrated figure on the touchline.

Eden Hazard's penalty either side of Ezequiel Lavezzi's stunning opening strike and David Luiz's own goal had handed Chelsea a crucial away strike, but Javier Pastore's last-gasp effort tipped the tie dramatically in the Parisians' favour.
The Argentine wriggled away from several challenges on the byline before cutting inside and beating Petr Cech from a narrow angle, which drew a stinging response from the coach.
"He [Gary Cahill] says sloppy. I say ridiculous," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "We played against a great team, full of good players especially attacking players. You would expect them to score fantastic goals. Not the goals they scored.
"We lose the first goal in an easy position and we assist the striker. Nobody in second goal was there for a crucial position.
"The second goal one of my players scores an own goal, it's unlucky, but the way the team positioned themselves defensively was not the right one. Finally the third goal was sloppy, Gary uses that word, but for me, ridiculous."
Mourinho appeared disappointed with striker Fernando Torres too, after he came on after an hour. The Spaniard replaced Andre Schuerrle, who had been fairly ineffective in an unaccustomed lone striker's role.
"I'm not happy with my strikers' performances, so I have to try things," Mourinho said.
"With Andre at least I know we have one more player to have the ball, we have one more player to associate with the other players.
"Football is also about scoring goals. That is for strikers, for real strikers. I had to try."
Mourinho was not willing to defend his initial formation.
"Don't ask me about that," he said. "I change with 1-1 because I thought Fernando could give us more depth than Andre. With Andre the team had good control and possession, he was dropping deep. I thought Fernando could give us a bit more."
Mourinho has lamented his striking options all season -- Samuel Eto'o was unavailable in Paris through injury -- and suggested Chelsea's lack of firepower made hope of recovering the tie a tough prospect.
"It is a difficult job but not impossible," he said. "They are the type of team that out of nothing they can score goal.
"We are not a team full of talent to score goals, especially at this level. But you never know. We have to try. We have to go with everything. Let's try."
Cahill admitted Chelsea face a tough task to reach the semifinals after Pastore's late strike. "It was a horrible time to concede," Cahill added.
"It's a sloppy goal and unlike us. It's a big blow at 2-1. It was difficult to come here; 2-1 would have been okay to take to Stamford Bridge. It's devastating."

Liverpool,dare to dream.

      This weekend thanks to the unpredictability of the EPL, we saw Liverpool go to the top of the table. It seems like everything that needed to happen happened, including Manchester City failing to record a win at Arsenal and Chelsea losing to Crystal Palace. That provided for dreamy weekend for the funs and I am pretty sure a nervous Saturday for Liverpool players.
      For people like me who have supported Liverpool through thick and thin. Taking all kinds of abuse to go with our team misery displays, the time to dream has never been sweeter. For the first time we feel like we really stand a chance to walk out champions in the league. The championship that we have been chasing for 23 years. At the end of the day we know this is just a dream, anything can happen the remainder of the games.
      May is a month away, it is when we will know for sure if the league is our or not, for now I don't mind being in the clouds, sweet sweet dreams