I think the chatbox is good for small talk not worthy of a thread/post so it stops the forum's being flooded with crap. A lot more people seem to be signing up to SBT now in my opinion... I don't think the chatbox is overused in a way that it takes away threads.
I personally really like the chat box especially the part where it shows rescent threads.... its only for small talk I can't see how its possibly taking anythink away from threads....
How about a dedicated part of the forum (like the New Sky Blues section) that can be used for us to put our sky blues related photos on Then people can share their pictures from away games, home games or maybe our strong Irish following can post some pictures of them flying the CCFC flag over in Ireland or whatever distant lands we go to on our holidays. Just a thought, might add a nice personal touch to the forum It can be called 'Loyal Supporters'
Personally I think they would be better in a dedicated thread out in the open where they are all in one place otherwise you would have to go through people's profiles to look at pics....