#RafaOut- FINALLY

The fans are not helping us. At the end of the season I will leave. They don't have to worry about me. -Benitez

Ain't that music to my ears? Since Roberto di Matteo was brutally sacked just over three months ago, the Chelsea faithful have been in a constant state of revolt. The reason was not just the sacking of club legend RdM, deep down we all had hatred for the appointed successor.

The Field Observer: The Last Days

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This blog post is the blogger's imagination loosely inspired by some of his life events over the past two weeks. Any resemblance to any other real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental

Day 5:

“Saari Khidkiyon se ek hi dikhta hain”

We were on our way to the Naxal homelands as we stopped for some people troubled by nature’s call. Porny noticed that there was a crushed, mutilated, disfigured carcass of a dog a few metres from the bus, and people rushed to his window to see the same, one after another. He ended up saying, “Saari Khidkiyon se ek hi dikhta hain” (It looks the same from all the windows).

The Field Observer: The dusty mines

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Day 1:
To piss or not to piss:
I have had extended periods of controlling the urge to piss on long bus journeys. However, this was different. We were to arrive at 8.30 for the bus, but the bus was late, and so was Rowdy. The bus did finally arrive an hour later, and I was the first one to find its location. In the short time between my call to the GT boyz and the time they arrived, I decided whether to piss behind the bus. After a mental turmoil, I decided not to do it. Fortunately, it was a good decision as the driver arrived just seconds later, but unfortunately, I got a change to piss only after 8 excruciating hours.

The Field Observer: The Voyage Begins

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Day -1:
Considering our train was at 6.50 PM from Delhi, the starting time of 9 AM from Roorkee was a bit too early in my opinion. With great reluctance, I reached the bus parked right outside our hostel ten minutes before the scheduled departure. What I failed to realize is that we were summoned at 9 AM Roorkee Time and not IST!

The Field Trip v2.0

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So, it's time. Time for us to pack our bags and depart for the field- only this time, it is going to be in a land far, far away! Here are the things I expect from the trip.

• The ishtuds refuse to go to the field as the 125 bucks per day is not enough for food.
• Rowdy is kidnapped by the locals because of the suspicious pronunciation of Nagpur as Naegpore. They mistook him for a spy.

Bulbulay - TV Series Recommendation

Bulbulay aka Bubbles, is a Pakistani sitcom about a dysfunctional family (remember Arrested Development anyone?) Back in my days in the UAE when Sahara news and Star Utsav were the only Indian channels available, I had no choice but to tune into Pakistani and Bangladeshi channels. What I will cherish during the time is that I (and the rest of my family) started watching Bulbulay.

The FSW, the kick and the wuss

Chelsea went to Wales with the aim of overturning a two goal deficit, thanks to Branislav Ivanovic two weeks earlier. With immense pressure from the fans, and perhaps the owner as well, Rafa Benitez, the interim manager of Chelsea, fondly known as the Fat Spanish Waiter, decided to start new signing Demba Ba a start over the misfiring Torres. Having lost just three home matches in the season so far, it was a well known fact that winning by three goals away at Swansea, let alone winning, was going to difficult, if not impossible.

Come Back Home, o Special One!

Russian rule began at the Stamford Bridge a decade ago. Ranieri's time was up soon, and then came the One. The Special One. Coming in fresh after winning the Champions League with Porto, there was perhaps nothing else he could achieve with the club. He went on to arrogantly term himself a 'special one' in a press conference, and has lived up to the term, making his home ground a fortress.

My Career Options

After completing half of my course, one thing is clear. I am definitely not ending up as a geologist. Here are the career options that appeal to me right now.

Champions League winning team in FIFA 13

Starting a career mode with QPR, here is my Champions League winning squad after three years in career mode of FIFA 13. Always try to get them young, and develop them into the stars. Bender brothers are examples.

Position	Name	Club (Initial)	Age	OVR (Initial)	OVR (Current)
GK	Marc-Andre ter Stegen	Bor. M'gladbach (Germany)	22	80	83
GK	Thibaut Courtois	Athletico Madrid (Spain)	22	79	80
GK	Jamal Blackman	Chelsea (England)	21	58	60
RB	Kyle Walker	Spurs (England)	24	78	86
RB	Carl Jenkinson	Arsenal (England)	23	65	75
RB	Jose Bosingwa	QPR (England)	32	75	72
CB	Mats Hummels	Bor. Dortmund (Germany)	26	85	87
CB	Jerome Boateng	FC Bayern (Germany)	26	79	85
CB	Jeffrey Bruma	Hamburger SV (Germany)	23	72	83
CB	Mikel San Jose	Athletic Bilbao (Spain)	25	77	83
LB	David Alaba	FC Bayern (Germany)	22	77	84
LB	Armand Traore	QPR (England)	25	70	80
LB	Jordan Lukaku	RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)	20	62	72
CDM	Lars Bender	Bor. Dortmund (Germany)	25	81	85
CDM	Sven Bender	Bayer 04 (Germany)	25	81	85
CM	Josh McEachran	Middlesbrough (England)	22	71	82
CAM	Kevin de Bruyne	Werder Bremen (Germany)	23	78	85
CAM	Adel Taarabt	QPR (England)	25	78	84
CAM	Nikos Koutroubis	-	20	-	72
RW	Daniel Sturridge	Chelsea (England)	25	78	85
LM	Junior Hoillett	QPR (England)	24	77	85
LW	Iker Muniain	Athletic Bilbao (Spain)	22	80	83
ST	Lorenzo Insigne	Napoli (Italy)	23	75	83
ST	Eduardo Vargas	Napoli (Italy)	25	75	85
ST	Romelu Lukaku	West Brom (England)	21	74	83
ST	Wilfred Bony	Vitesse (Netherlands)	26	78	85

Preferred Starting XI (4-2-2-1-1):

		ter Stegen(GK)
Walker(RB)	Boateng(CB)		Hummels(CB)	Alaba(LB)
	Lars Bender(RDM)
			de Bruyne (LAM)
Sturridge(RW)				Hoilett (LW)
	Vargas(CF)
		Bony (ST)