Grant wants talks with FA as referees ‘target’ Blues

CHELSEA coach Avram Grant wants ‘positive’ talks with the FA after insisting his side are being targeted by card-happy officials.

Grant unleashed an icy blast at the FA after Michael Essien’s red card appeal was rejected and Chelsea were charged with failing to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion following his dismissal for violent conduct against Derby on Saturday.

Grant’s frosty riposte was as chilly as the snow-covered streets of Trondheim which greeted his team ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash with Group B’s surprise package Rosenborg.