01 Aug 2017 23:56:59
Anyone else slightly worried this could go the same way as the 'Mourinho season'.

Don't seem to have secured any of our top targets. Instead of adding to the squad. we've got rid of a lot and replaced them with a few!

Does anybody know who the so called '2 or 3 signings' are that are supposedly close?

1.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 03:50:15
we have seemingly added all our top targets. are you a troll?

rudigar was one of the top choices last year before he got injured. bakayoko was our top choice. and from info from ed and also the papers before transfer window craziness. lukaku was wanted back by 1 or 2 people in the club and due to his past behaviour it was likely never going to happen. morata was the one we wanted.

now do we need 2 or 3 more? yes

do i know what the hell you are talking about . not a clue.

worst transfer window for 10-15 years. you are a joke.

2.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 07:48:56
Didn't say worst transfer window in 15 years, think you're referring to another post.

Bonucci, VDV, Veratti, Lukaku, Alves, Sandro, Walker, Kessi? Our top targets. have any of them been signed? Morata, yes I'd be happy with that, I think he's a better player than Lukaku. None of the others targeted have we managed to secure though.

Costa, Matic, Begovic, Ake, Chalobah, Terry. all we've done is replaced them with a 3rd choice keeper and 3 younger players who will take 2 seasons to find their feet. We've just won the league and are meant to be building! Now we have 17 senior players, some of which are unproven and others are injured. So no I don't see that as building and no I'm not a troll! Just a fan of 30 years who has seen this happen time and again. Conte could go down as our best manager ever, but not if he isn't being given the resources needed.

3.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 11:05:36
Dan23, I don't know where to start! Bakayoko and Morata were certainly Conte's 1st choices; Rudiger would have come last summer but got a long-term injury. Bonucci didn't want to leave Italy; Veratti is not for sale and only wants to go to Barcelona if he leaves PSG; the Lukaku deal to Man U was in place long before the transfer window opened and Conte preferred Morata anyway; Alves is 108 years old; Juve have made it very plain that Sandro is not for sale and no one can say that Chels haven't tried (and continue to try) to buy him; Walker? ok, perhaps we should have gone for him but a) is he really top class? and b) would he have come to Chels from Spurs, pissing off every Spurs fan? ; Kessi is an unknown gamble - he might be great but he might suck; VDV? Southampton have consistently said that he's not for sale and have even reported Liverpool to the FA - he is still at Southampton and, at present, still not for sale. Costa was let go because he wouldn't follow Conte's tactical orders; Matic and Ake were considered not good enough by Conte; Chalobah refused to sign an extension to his contract but we have a buy-back clause; Begovic wants to play and we have an experienced replacement in Caballero; JT is older and slower than time! Get a grip, man - we have got 3 excellent players in + an almost new signing in Bats; I don't know what your problem is?! Yes, we could do with cover in midfield and left wingback but the window is still open for another month!

4.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 11:23:42
I appreciate your opinions, as that was all I was asking for in the first place. Other people's views. not to be called a troll and be questioned?!

We'll return to this post in November and see where we're at.

5.) 02 Aug 2017
02 Aug 2017 21:47:25
sorry dan. the 10-15 years thing was to antibot. everything else though i stand by.