Whilst Rich was able to listen to the game on Chelsea's very own Big Blue Radio, Steve was not so lucky. Due to a technical error, he found himself unable to listen to Big Blue... so Rich was his commentator for the night! Here is their MSN Messenger conversation in full, with 35 minutes on the match clock gone:
Steve says: hello mate...can you get big blue working?
Rich says: yeah, working fine... not such a good thing though considering the scoreline and performance so far
Steve says: true.....
Steve says: everytime i go to listen to the game it says "This program not yet started!"
Rich says: it used to always f**k up last season for me
Steve says: it's a pain in the arse!
Rich says: Gronkjaer has just scored!!!
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich says: apparently it was a quality goal
Steve says: you f**king beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich says: Get in there!!!!!!
Steve says: i wish the f**king radio worked for me ...i might re-start my computer in a minute!
Rich says: the commentators are both convinced that jesper is having a blinder!
Steve says: fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: it's about bloody time he did
Rich says: try it in 8 minutes as it is half time then (restarting your computer that is)
Steve says: jfh or edir must score tonight!
Steve says: is zola playing?
Rich says: yeah, with jimmy
Rich says: apparently, jesper's goal is identical to frank lampards against Arsenal last year
Steve says: NO EIDUR???
Rich says: we got stanic, morris, lampard and jesper in midfield
Rich says: babayaro, gallas, desailly and melchiot in defence
Steve says: baba messed up again didn't he?
Rich says: he conceded the penalty, but according to the commentators he was really hard done by
Steve says: they are chelsea commentators mate? know what i mean?
Rich says: i know, but so am i, so I'm going to think we are hard done by
Steve says: whatever makes you happy mate....lol (laughing out loud- ed)
Rich says: i'm starting to get fed up with this underachieving thing... I prefered it when we were winning all those trophies in the late nineties but not always challenging for the league
Rich says: because now, we do s**t in the league, but don't win any cups!
Steve says: and me.....i love the poyet, dimatteo, wise , petrescu midfield!!!!!!!!
Rich says: s**t, blackburn just scored
Steve says: f**k me, no
Rich says: david 'f**king' thompson
Steve says: oh please no
Steve says: i was starting to be happy
Rich says: if it's any consolation, it was a cracker... but it's no consolation for me!
Rich says: and it was completely against the run of play
Steve says: what the f**k is wrong with them? i am so pissed off!!!!!!!!!!
Rich says: it's half time now, so you might wanna try restarting your computer...
Steve says: yeah
Rich says: i'll be back in 15 minsutes...
Steve says: ok mate...speak in a bit
(20 minutes later..)
Rich says: Franco's just equalised!!
Rich says: from a header!!!!!!!
Steve says: yes yes yes yes yes
Steve says: i still cant hear the f**king game
Rich says: and inamoto has just pulled a goal back against spurs for Fulham (2-1 to spurs now)
Steve says: mind you your commentary is pretty good!
Rich says: I've always wanted to be a commentator!
Steve says: you can be a text commentator
Steve says: how's jody doing? and stanic come to think of it?
Rich says: stanic had a bad start but he seems to be doing ok now... jody's name has barely been mentioned, but the commentators said he had a bright start
Steve says: cheers mate
Rich says: other than that, jody's name hasn't been mentioned
Rich says: jesper, jimmy, stanic and lampard are the ones who are getting the most mentions
Steve says: bring on zenden (in my opinion) and Eidur!
Rich says: not sure who eidur could come on for as Jimmy is playing well and zola just scored...
Rich says: take off stanic for zenden in 15 minutes though, as he is so fast and stanic will be tired
Steve says: have the three of them....go for broke!!!!!!!!
Rich says: I would like to see that too... but blackburn remain a constant threat and seem to be on top of things at the moment
Steve says: oh s**t.....be a nice commentator and say "f**k me chelsea are great....blackburn haven't a hope." that kind of thing!
Rich says: hehe, I'm just calling it as i hear it!!!
Rich says: I'm watching leeds vs newcastle which is a cracking game, and listening to chelsea as well
Steve says: i'm listening to leeds v newcastle
Rich says: it's good stuff in that game.... very entertaining
Rich says: chelsea have just got a corner
Rich says: zola to take it
Steve says: chelsea still threatening every now and then?
Rich says: nothing comes of it
Rich says: I'd say that we are now starting to put pressure on them and the momentum is with us... hopefully we can convert
Steve says: please please please
Rich says: stanic has had one or two good runs in the past five minutes
Steve says: he looked alright against arsenal
Rich says: yeah, i thought he would never play for us again after he was left out of the first few games completely
Steve says: yeah i know what you mean
Rich says: sub is being made... gillespie for tugay
Steve says: how long left? 10 mins?
Rich says: no, ages... i'd say at least 25 mins
Steve says: great!!!!!!!!
Rich says: stanic just had a shot go well wide
Steve says: b******s
Rich says: and no sign of a chelsea substitution at the moment
Steve says: fulham have a penalty
Rich says: yes!
Steve says: hang on .
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: fulham 2 sp*rs 2
Rich says: who scored it?
Steve says: not sure..
Rich says: cole nearly scored, hit the post but they've just said he was offside anyway
Steve says: s**t...we need to concentrate
Rich says: chelsea are gonna make a sub soon i think
Steve says: ediur and zenden have to come on
Rich says: sub is being made... stanic off, zenden on
Rich says: just like I said...
Steve says: like i say...it had to be
Steve says: zenden was my choice
Rich says: hopefully zenden will score another beauty... I said earlier to bring on zenden about 15 minutes into the half... and I was ten minutes late
Steve says: how we doing?
Rich says: ok, sounds like we're passing well and blackburn having little of the ball
Rich says: yes!!!! United are losing to bolton!
Steve says: are we penetrating?
Rich says: big blue say Bolton just scored!
Rich says: not really (to the pentrating question- ed)
Steve says: excellent i love bolton!!!!!!
Steve says: you b*****d!
Rich says: no, we are not really penetrating!!! Bolton DID just score!
Steve says: oh i see.....f*****g yes!
Steve says: i retract the b*****d comment!
Rich says: kevin nolan is the scorer!
Rich says: and it's at the so called "theatre of dreams"
Steve says: i'm reading the text commentary on bbc .co.uk
Steve says: but it's not so up-to date as rich.co.uk
Rich says: chelsea have taken control of the game now, according to the commentators... and judging by crowd noises we are on top!
Steve says: can we make it count though?
Steve says: can we show our class?
Rich says: another sub is being made... eidur is coming on, jesper off
Steve says: eidur yes!
Rich says: so it looks like we will be playing with three up front
Rich says: although zola will be playing from deep on the left
Steve says: zola from deep can be so dangerous!
Rich says: i know...
Rich says: hopefully it will be an inspired substitution
Rich says: no, an inspired formation change is what i mean
Steve says: how long left - 12mins?
Rich says: roughly
Rich says: zola has just scored!!
Steve says: no way?
Steve says: you pissing me?
Rich says: you are a genius at prediciting things!!!
Rich says: 3-2!
Rich says: 3-2!
Rich says: 3-2!
Rich says: 3-2!
Rich says: an absolute beauty!
Steve says: really?
Steve says: really?
Rich says: yes!!!
Rich says: I swear on my life
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich says: the commentators are loving it!
Rich says: and so am i!!
Steve says: f*****g ace....what did i say?
Steve says: what did i say?
Steve says: can we hold on?
Rich says: I know, you are the master predictor!
Steve says: i am going to watch this tonight!
Rich says: fulham have scored against spurs again!
Rich says: 3-2 to fulham!!!
Rich says: everything is going right!
Steve says: maybe you should write an article about us and what we did and said tonight! (see, he is the master predictor!- ed)
Steve says: spurs losing? really?
Rich says: if we hold on we'll go up to third!
Steve says: f*****g yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rich says: spurs have lost now!!!! yes!!!!
Steve says: they have lost? has it finshed there?
Rich says: yes, legwinski scored the winner!
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: can we hold on? how are we doing?
Rich says: we're doing ok mate... 7 minutes left
Rich says: carlo just saved us
Rich says: great save!
Steve says: when did we score? it hasn't appeared on the beeb yet?
Rich says: about 5 minutes ago
Rich says: eidur is slowing things down!
Steve says: now it has.....yes!!!!!!!
Steve says: good man eidur..very clever!
Rich says: chelsea gonna make another change soon... update on it's way when it comes in
Steve says: good lad...good lad
Rich says: oooh... yorke misses a good chance, goal kick
Steve says: s**t......let's kill this game..
Rich says: the sub is... de lucas on for jody morris!
Steve says: not sure i understand that really....
Rich says: 5 minutes of normal time left
Steve says: please please please
Rich says: jody will be tired, first game in the first team for a while
Rich says: s**t leeds have just scored
Rich says: 2-0 to them
Steve says: i will be up until 2 tonight!
Rich says: oh, zenden nearly scored, great save by friedel
Steve says: zola's goal is an eidur assist
Rich says: great... they didn't mention it
Rich says: we're breaking a lot but with no real conviction
Rich says: 3 minutes of stoppage time to be played
Rich says: we're just into the first...
Steve says: s**t me thats a lot......can we hang on?
Rich says: i hope so... we should do, considering our usually watertight defence
Rich says: corner to blackburn...
Steve says: no ..please no
Rich says: thompson to take it
Steve says: no please no
Rich says: free kick to chelsea for pushing
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!
Steve says: ha ha ...i am so smiling!
Rich says: man yoo have lost!
Steve says: oh yes..what a night......this feels sooooo good - as long as we can hold on!
Rich says: desailly makes a great challenge before smacking it up field
Rich says: 30 seconds left...
Rich says: chelsea throw in
Steve says: must be the end?
Rich says: eidur's got it
Steve says: come on ref blow that whistle
Rich says: in the corner
Steve says: yes?
Rich says: holding up the play... wins a throw in deep in blackburn territory
Rich says: frank's got possesion
Rich says: zenden's got it, back to carlo
Rich says: YESSSSSS!!!!!!!
Rich says: Full time!!!
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: oh yes oh yes...this feels so good!
Steve says: spurs lose..man u lose.....and we win!
Rich says: I wish I could watch the game... have to settle for highlights!
Steve says: that should give us confidence
Rich says: bring on newcaslte
Steve says: they have lost? has it finshed there?
Rich says: yes, legwinski scored the winner!
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: can we hold on? how are we doing?
Rich says: we're doing ok mate... 7 minutes left
Rich says: carlo just saved us
Rich says: great save!
Steve says: when did we score? it hasn't appeared on the beeb yet?
Rich says: about 5 minutes ago
Rich says: eidur is slowing things down!
Steve says: now it has.....yes!!!!!!!
Steve says: good man eidur..very clever!
Rich says: chelsea gonna make another change soon... update on it's way when it comes in
Steve says: good lad...good lad
Rich says: oooh... yorke misses a good chance, goal kick
Steve says: s**t......let's kill this game..
Rich says: the sub is... de lucas on for jody morris!
Steve says: not sure i understand that really....
Rich says: 5 minutes of normal time left
Steve says: please please please
Rich says: jody will be tired, first game in the first team for a while
Rich says: s**t leeds have just scored
Rich says: 2-0 to them
Steve says: i will be up until 2 tonight!
Rich says: oh, zenden nearly scored, great save by friedel
Steve says: zola's goal is an eidur assist
Rich says: great... they didn't mention it
Rich says: we're breaking a lot but with no real conviction
Rich says: 3 minutes of stoppage time to be played
Rich says: we're just into the first...
Steve says: s**t me thats a lot......can we hang on?
Rich says: i hope so... we should do, considering our usually watertight defence
Rich says: corner to blackburn...
Steve says: no ..please no
Rich says: thompson to take it
Steve says: no please no
Rich says: free kick to chelsea for pushing
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!
Steve says: ha ha ...i am so smiling!
Rich says: man yoo have lost!
Steve says: oh yes..what a night......this feels sooooo good - as long as we can hold on!
Rich says: desailly makes a great challenge before smacking it up field
Rich says: 30 seconds left...
Rich says: chelsea throw in
Steve says: must be the end?
Rich says: eidur's got it
Steve says: come on ref blow that whistle
Rich says: in the corner
Steve says: yes?
Rich says: holding up the play... wins a throw in deep in blackburn territory
Rich says: frank's got possesion
Rich says: zenden's got it, back to carlo
Rich says: YESSSSSS!!!!!!!
Rich says: Full time!!!
Steve says: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve says: oh yes oh yes...this feels so good!
Steve says: spurs lose..man u lose.....and we win!
Rich says: I wish I could watch the game... have to settle for highlights!
Steve says: that should give us confidence
Rich says: bring on newcaslte