It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

RF - King Kenny my arse, (personally I was hoping they would keep him on) poor signings, finishing 8th behind Everton. How much did he pay for that donkey Carroll again? Backing that knobhead Suarez. And lets get it right 120 minutes of football and won the Carling Cup because a reletive of Geraldine missed a penalty, Liverpool style of old don't make me kin laugh!

Touched a raw nerve it seems....I'm impressed with Carroll...he needs somebody to give him some ammunition but he looks good to me....I wish Rooney would somehow be a mixture of a forward and a midfielder for the England side because he's very good at assists.....his forced rest might just do him the world of good !...

Well let's hope for Englands sake your right RF, I'm not holding my breath.

KK was brilliant for pool - lets hope they get the next best, AVB

Good luck Chelsea.....you can do it !....will have to watch Bayern at the start.....wonderful occasion.....might go to extra time....two exMarseille players in opposite lineups !....

Well done Chelsea !....at long last a London club has done it ...along with West Ham promoted...What a day...Bravo !....

More jam than Hartleys Rf, but have to say if you beat Barcelona and Munich away doesn't matter how, you deserve it. Hard to feel sorry when a English club beats a German team on penalties, fabulous! :O)

Yes, well done the "British" team :-)

A mate had a double bet on Chelsea and West Ham - I'm not sure at what odds, but I think a Sunday lunchtime pint is a certainty.

So did I....won on both.....only small amounts......shame for Spurs...hence the importance of awarding a fifth place or an extra place when this happens to a european country....Arsenal are probably now the biggest club in europe now never to have won this trophy.....anyway...at long last a London club wins it....rode their luck at times ...but it was destined to be Chelsea's year !...and beating a German side on penalties at home.....!...shades of Liverpool in Rome in 1984 !...

The earthquake in Italy partly explains my halftime dream....shattered tower...

absolutely brilliant and if you're going to beat the home team in their city, then Munich is certainly the place to be - very sporting supporters who were literally everywhere in their hundreds of thousands - everyone was decked in red and yet all were up for conversation and a laugh with their rivals for the day

Wouldn't happen in many other cities, and amazing that we still have an anti-german default position in the uk

To do with the second world war.....difficult to forget....but the German people are friendly.......they don't get so nasty like our lot when they lose.....anyway....just put a punt on England to win in Norway....not the force they were a decade or so ago...

I'm not so sure about Didier Drogba leaving Chelsea......he will be sorely missed...what a star !.....the way he scores goals is how I like them....I root for Leeds Utd but his scoring reminds me of the good ol' days when Leeds scored some crackers (Joe Jordan).....couldn't have Chelsea sold him for 10 million quid or so....I would have kept him no matter what regardless of the champions league final......if Ivory Coast discover another ten players like him in respective positions then the rest of the world has no chance.....fabulous player and should be considered for the ballon d'or...might not win it but he should be in the running....

Another thing that the Gunners might consider is a backbone of English players.......if they want to win the Champions League : they need at least three to four players that have at least British nationality.....look at ManU....Liverpool....and now Chelsea....they all qualify for these requirements......you need some Brit-Grit....(if I can call it that).....Arsenal have some excellent players but they are missing something......

DD has bowed out at the top - got to be a wise decision

He's hit 34, not played too well in the less glamorous fixtures, and his last kick in blue won the clubs 1st CL - has to be the perfect way to bow out

Well done Didier

Could not agree more - DD did have some poor displays during the season. Feel sure Torres will go from strength to strength next season if surrounded by more creative players and not the likes of Sturridge (often) and most certainly Kalou. Chelsea have some very good youngsters some out on loan who I hope will be given their chance. The backfour (if it stays on the pitch!) is second to none.

DD has done well for the Chelsea.....wonderful result for English soccer....euro championships coming up next....England should get to the second round but Italy or Spain probably await.....that will be difficult.....still best to grab the first spot and meet the second best from the other group......no easy way to the final for any nation....let's get that first spot....then we shall see.....nobody is unbeatable now....not even Spain...and we might get the better of Italy for once......

Neville involved with England..........long.....very..long silence....................hell...so we are going to train how to trip up people in the penalty area ?.......followed by hoof the ball upfield anyoldhow ?.......followed by general badly timed tackling all over the pitch....?.......and too slow most of the time .....sounds promising.....

The match against Norway was lack lustre and surely gave Roy H no clue to the future with half the squad unavailable. Gary Neville is however a breath of fresh air as a TV commentator - does not duck the issue rather like his tackling. Will he appear in two places at the same time when Sky have the coverage !!

No sky so....?.....I would have Ashley Young and Carroll upfront with Rooney when he is allowed to play between a midfield three and the two forwards...that way he has a free role ......roaming from midfield to the attack.....a bit like Kevin Keegan had all those years ago....