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14 Mar 2024 00:56:37
Any interest on Musiala?

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{Ed002's Note - Try searching.}


1.) 14 Mar 2024 11:12:31
Thabks Ed. Ref for anyone else.
Ed002's Note - Jamal Musiala (AM/ LW) Bayern Munich have no interest in selling the player who spent 8 years at Chelsea although Chelsea will raise the possibility of offering two players plus cash to take JM back.

{Ed002's Note - You can add to that Manchester City consider him an option to replace KdB.}


2.) 14 Mar 2024 21:24:51
Musiala is definitely beyond our reach right now, sadly so. No way, even if Bayern would somehow agree to sell him, would Musiala join a club outside of Champions League.

I'd love for him to return to Stamford Bridge, it's a damn shame he left at all (though hard to argue it didn't work out superbly well for the player), and he's a lovely player to watch. He'd be the next artist back at the Bridge, after Hazard. But we're simply not at the level right now where we can properly compete for players of Musiala's level.


3.) 14 Mar 2024 21:51:17
It was reported that we get 20% of any on sale.

He looks a good player but it would appear City are favourites to sign him.


 

 

24 Sep 2023 03:15:57
A discrete search is apparently underway regarding a new manager. surely surely not.

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1.) 24 Sep 2023 05:31:45
I personally don’t think that is happening but it does create a negative narrative.


2.) 24 Sep 2023 06:22:20
Seems highly unlikely. But given our almost complete squad overhaul, ptevious decades of success but now year long struggle to score and get points I think we are going to see many click bait stories about us this season in the media. Either made up or from unteliable sources including Twitter or X. Gor instance apparently the TC personal trainer oneby someone impersonating hom according to TC.


3.) 24 Sep 2023 17:58:26
We need to stick with Poch there is no one better available. I am confident he will turn things around. It will take time.


4.) 24 Sep 2023 19:25:13
Would these owners make the complete wrong decision and sack poch, I wouldn’t put it past them, there ment to be businessmen and they’ve ruined this investment in little over a year.


5.) 24 Sep 2023 20:58:28
Matt, I doubt they have “ruined their investment”.

I didn’t want Poch as our manager but I desperately want him to be successful and he has my 100% support.

I also a want our owners to be successful and they also have my support. Any small criticism of them is probably to much to soon but that’s with the benefit of hindsight.


6.) 24 Sep 2023 21:34:59
Taking it from Europe to nowhere near, is running the investment,


7.) 24 Sep 2023 22:15:57
Matt, I’m sorry mate but if you think the owner’s investment will be judged over one or two seasons, you are totally wrong.

I have had the benefit of attending any board meetings but my guess would be that this is a long term investment hence proposed stadium rebuild.

They will in my experience constantly review, evaluate and then decide on a plan for two, five and then ten years. This will include playing performance and revenue performance amongst other things.


8.) 24 Sep 2023 22:44:04
Sorry, that should be “have NOT”.


9.) 25 Sep 2023 06:59:55
I think it’s down to the manager atm. Coll will left back? Standing off, with out the ball. no press. We look lazy. No movement in front of the defence. Gallagher playing deeper than enzo. Doesn’t make sense.


10.) 25 Sep 2023 08:05:48
Again Tom, we can only speak for as things are, so from when they bought us, the money they have put in and our situation right now. It’s not been good at all, if they were going to sell, they would get what they paid, we all know the money champions league and marketing it brings. Again, I think you’re defending them out of loyalty rather than common sense, how has it been a good investment so far.
No champions league, 14th last year and currently. £1b spent and no shirt sponsor, a good investment is making money or being successful, fact.


11.) 25 Sep 2023 08:39:24
Not really being pushed by the poor run of results but I don't think poch isn't the right manager for the rebuild we should have for the project. He doesn't have the winning mentality to even instill in the squad. Lacks the ruggedness for a winning team. Even when mourinho left his spirit lingered after many years imo. it takes a winner to build a perennial winning side. Watch both pep and klopp drive to win and see why poch is not a good fit to build. We don't look hungry often uninterested.

Of all the money spent it feels like a spoilt child who was handed down so much that he buys everything and anything within sight without appropriate plans. Rebuilding requires some patience and time. Even our injuries don't help but no enough sense of urgency and purpose.


12.) 25 Sep 2023 10:08:00
Matt, we are all entitled to guess but let’s be honest we have no clue how to value a football club.


13.) 25 Sep 2023 12:33:58
I think it’s about valuing anything Tom, you buy it, spend money on it, make it it less attractable and still pumping money it, it’s not a success is it

Now the real judgment will be end of there tenure that’s the final verdict as off now, I think we’re all feeling less attached to the club,


14.) 25 Sep 2023 16:21:37
I agree about attachment but I’m baffled as to why I am feeling this way.

My point is Matt. I’m not an expert in valuation of football assets.


15.) 03 Oct 2023 09:14:07
Obviously it only takes a sanctimonious blind loyalty than common sense to think the new owners have done very in adding value to the club since take over but everyone is entitled to his opinion.

We all yearn for the best Chelsea on all aspects of best possible. But some always feel more Chelsea than others that their own opinion is law for others.
The owners have spent money which normally should give fans suiting but we still far from the top for what we have spent.

Money not exactly well spent imo. a roman owned Chelsea should be be kicking with the spending so far but we still don't have a balanced squad after all. It feels they don't use the supposed professionals in the their disposal to a job but bypass them to do it themselves which could be reason some are leaving in their numbers. It sometimes looks like the obsession for younger players is to let them mature and improve to be sold for profits.

This will make more money for the owners but hamper the club collective success as we've been used to. We will selling the best players instead of retaining them for success. We won't be in contention for trophies but just another odd team. That to me is not building on roman legacies even if they managed to rebuild the stadium. We must continue to challenge for honours and not how much we are worth.

As for poch I had my doubts initially and not so much have changed in my doubts but I would give him more time maybe end of the season except things don't pick up especially when injured players return.


16.) 08 Oct 2023 17:38:25
Sanctimonious - guilty.

Blind - not guilty.

Loyalty - guilty.

I had no you had such knowledge of who suggested to the owners who to buy. I think Ed said they were initially poorly advised.

I have no idea if the club was overvalued or undervalued when our new owners bought the club. I also have no idea how football clubs achieve a valuation. My guess would be it’s not done over a few games or even a season but I am sure it includes lots of things/ assets we know very little about.


 

 

22 Jun 2023 04:21:44
Hi Ed? Any interest in zaha? Could do a job if he wasn't too expensive?

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{Ed002's Note - He is a Free Agent but there is no interest from Chelsea.}


1.) 22 Jun 2023 12:11:46
Thanks!


 

 

17 Jun 2023 02:13:38
Bakayoko officially released today. Don't know why, I thought he was going to be the second coming of essien when he signed. oh how wrong I was, lol.

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1.) 17 Jun 2023 22:43:03
Standard, sometimes things just don’t work out, I was really excited when Werner joined us.


 

 

16 Jun 2023 02:43:07
Ed002's latest update regarding rice puts us as 'Chelsea lost out on their preferred target last summer and the club is supportive of looking again to have Declan Rice return to Stamford Bridge, something that I understand will be acceptable to the player, but I also understand Chelsea have preferred options'

In our hands if we want to act. Not sure why we would prefer unproven commodities like Caicedo and Kone when a prem and internationally proven star is available and would be happy to join us. I'm not going to let this one go if it doesny happen lol.

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1.) 16 Jun 2023 07:51:55
You can't really say caicedo is unproven in prem
I would much prefer him over rice.

{Ed077's Note - How is Caicedo unproven in PL?? Unless the OP is refering to some other Caicedo and not Moises.}


2.) 16 Jun 2023 08:20:44
Where do you think Caicedo plays, Standard?


3.) 16 Jun 2023 09:49:11
That’s been Eds update on Rice for a while Standard, if we’ve got preferred targets I’d imagine we will go for those rather than spend £100m on Rice, even though I personally think Rice is the best of the bunch.


4.) 16 Jun 2023 10:15:37
Should have said less proven. Caicedo had a great season but so did Cucurella, and he's rubbish lol.


5.) 16 Jun 2023 12:53:00
We sign Rice and we also keep Mount then, no way he leaves with his best mate in the team.


6.) 16 Jun 2023 13:22:24
dadubliner nice thought but I doubt it more like they are all looking forward to weekend parties in Manchester.


7.) 16 Jun 2023 16:36:59
Reading what Ed is saying we missed out on our target last summer which I think was caiceido

And if we missed out on him this year then we might then go for rice
But caicedo is our main dm target which I'm happy about.

{Ed002's Note - No.}


8.) 16 Jun 2023 19:41:12
Tchoumeni was the target we missed when he went Madrid, I think.


9.) 16 Jun 2023 19:57:12
Our target was tchoumeni I believe last summer.


10.) 16 Jun 2023 21:04:08
I beg to disagree that rice is best of them. standard I will like to confirm if you are still the same standard I use to enjoy his posts or Tom b new pseudo account. Your biases about rice is top notch. Please how good is rice because I don't really understand what exactly he brings that we don't already have . It's bizarre to think that if rice is signed then the club will suddenly deem it right to offer Mount contract that they initially thought wasn't right just because he's a close to rice. Both of the other international players for their respective countries. Note that playing for English national team doesn't automatically make him good enough to play for Chelsea.
I would rather get caicedo for less than pay such extortionate fees for rice. Having epl experience doesn't really mean the players would fit into the club's life. Drinkwater I guess was seen in the same way especially winning the title with
Leicester.


11.) 17 Jun 2023 11:11:48
Mentioned in another ilo post. My fame is spreading!


12.) 17 Jun 2023 12:26:29
Ilo I'm the same one. Just as ignorant still ;P

I love declan rice and think he brings a lot more than just a top quality composed CDM. Experience, leadership and drive. A no brainer for me.


13.) 18 Jun 2023 09:32:27
Agree ilo on the rice argument.


 

 

 

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14 Mar 2024 07:14:55
So rather than spending x amount on a new left back. Can we sell cucurella and just take the loss, and keep maatsen? Give maatsen a fair run in the first team first.

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1.) 14 Mar 2024 07:55:17
If that’s what the club and manager want I do then I guess they can.

Having had a very poor first season I think when fit Cucarella is showing himself to be a useful asset to the squad. He even did well when asked to play RB.


2.) 14 Mar 2024 09:42:12
Id rather sell chillwell tbh.


3.) 14 Mar 2024 17:41:40
I feel like letting Maatsen go will be one of those that come back to haunt us. Really surprised he wasn't getting into the team more consistently earlier in the season – very classy player – he is admittedly quite short and Poch wanted the height of Colwill there.


4.) 14 Mar 2024 20:29:13
Every side needs balance, that includes height in the side. Edw, you are 100% correct.


5.) 15 Mar 2024 12:29:46
In retrospect playing Colwill there didn't help us at all – didn't make any difference in terms of attacking set pieces, and in terms of defending set pieces we still gave up a fair few goals. Also Colwill's lack of understanding of the position (failing to close down attacking players coming in from the right, backing off more like a CB) directly led to at least two silly goals we conceded that I can think of off the top of my head. It's impossible to know what effect playing Maatsen there would have had on results. Most likely none, in all honesty. But I'd have liked to have seen him given a fair chance in his natural position, despite his height, given his very obvious quality.


 

 

02 Mar 2024 23:11:34
Well I've woken from my slight 4 hour sleep but I'm actually optimistic. Optimistic because a change is surely coming.

I think our transfer strategy was horrible, we've covered that. However our team is a bunch of individuals thrown together who lack any sort of identity. Sanchez, disasi, madueke etc were completely uneeeded and make zero sense to me. I'm sure we will sell Chalobah and Gallagher oit of necessity but they're the last players that shlukd be sold.

Mourinho is a must. He has his flaws but the man is a serial winner and will give this squad an identity. The defending from disasi and colwill was utterly disastrous today and mouronho would fix that straight away.

I'm starting to see potential in Caicedo and enzo, I just think they need to improve still. Caicedo needs to sort out his passing and turnovers and enzo needs to be more involved because he creates well.

I don't see any other way forward other than mourinho. The chelsea winning identity is completely gone and other than mourinho I don't see any of the other options doing better than potter/ lampard/ poch.

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1.) 03 Mar 2024 01:43:30
Unfortunately the Chelsea job atm is still a poisoned chalice. This is an entirely new squad. The players barely know each other, so at the moment it’s still a bunch of individuals playing together rather than a team. Just as the team start to find any semblance of cohesion, 2-3 players get injured. New players come into the team, rinse and repeat. Not to mention they’re all young and fairly inexperienced which just adds to the whole mess, as they don’t have that experience to fall back on to make up for the lack of cohesion imo.

Now I’m not saying a different manager couldn’t come in and we’d see an improvement, but imo it would only be an incremental improvement. We’re never going to see any significant improvement until we can consistently have a squad that’s 75% fit at all times. Although a ST who can score will certainly help a lot.

In regards to Jose, idk what to feel about him coming back. Love the man but not sure his style of man management works anymore these days. Not to mention that JM likes ready made players in their peak years. Do I see him wanting to manage a team that’s got 12 players out injured with a v young squad? I just don’t see it working out. There’s no benefit on his side to come in and take over right now. He’d have 12 fully fit first teamers, about 4 half fit just returning from injury players and a bunch of youth team kids. Why risk your return when you have such a limited pool to work with. Makes more sense to come in over the summer. Hope all the injured players have come back healthy, can have some influence in signings and overall look of the squad.


2.) 03 Mar 2024 08:03:53
I think it would be a mistake to sack Poch mid season, I think it would be a mistake to appoint Jose as our manager at anytime and I haven’t got a clue who we should get as a new manager. Im not even sure who would want the gig but my guess is there will be a few.

It could just be that Poch will start next season as our manager, with a fully fit squad and everything turns out to be just fine.


3.) 03 Mar 2024 08:32:36
Every team has injuries. We've had james, lavia and nkunku out. With our enormous spending we have ample coverage that them injuries should not have this drastic an effect. It's not good enough.


4.) 03 Mar 2024 08:45:27
Roman would not put up with 2nd best let alone 3rd or 11th. Poch is a serial loser, no point in keeping him. We do have a lot of injuries but a Klopp or Jose would of got us over the line in last weeks Cup Final. Zero point in waiting till the Summer unless the chosen target will not move until then. Poch will not be in charge next season.


5.) 03 Mar 2024 08:56:31
I’m not sure what our “enormous spending” has to do with anything. The squad size is what matters. For a long period of the season we had between ten and thirteen players out for a long period of time. This did limit our team selection and the quality available on the bench. It could be argued that if it wasn’t for injuries we wouldn’t have seen some of our promising youngsters get any mins.

All that said, injuries should not effect a desire for players to win there individual battles, it shouldn’t stop players moving off the ball or our overall work rate.


6.) 03 Mar 2024 09:08:11
Why people want to go back to Mourinho is beyond me loved him but can't see him repeating it especially with a young team, the owners need to have patience, I am probably alone in saying I would of kept Potter, the Roman years have gone we can't keep changing managers as the young players need time to gel under the manager

Every team does have injuries and it affects most of them Newcastle and Man utd have also had their struggles but its not just James Lavia Nkunku you can add Chilwell Fofana whole season Chalobah etc think we are third on days lost to injuries.


7.) 03 Mar 2024 09:21:15
G8, Liverpool will be looking for a manager next season. As far as I know Jose hasn’t been linked to that job and I haven’t seen a single fan of that club call for him to be there new manager. In fact, the only jobs I’ve seen him linked to are the Bayern Munich and Saudi jobs.

The two stints he had as our manager didn’t end well and I can’t see how anyone can say that appointing him for a THIRD time would be a LONG term solution.

I put my case forward to many in this site as to why I didn’t want Poch appointed. I had NO problems with him being ex Spurs. The vast majority on this site wanted him and only him as our new manager. When he was appointed I said he would get my 100% support and that support includes periods when things are not working out.


8.) 03 Mar 2024 09:32:42
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You mentioned 3 players but how many others have been injured and are in and out of the squad. Jose, would probably had a strop 6 games into the season

I have let my feelings known on what I feel about our injury record this season already.

Jose was good for us the first time round but even that ended badly, the second time was bad therefore, there should in no way be a third time espically with our youthful squad.

Poch will not be replaced until the summer at the earliest however several clubs will be looking for top class managers and a nd a number of them will be in the champions league.

Who will come on, heavens knows but another issue we will have is that there are too many people in the chain choosing the new coach and as such there will be disagreements and delays therefore I'm not even sure we will choose correctly or get who we really want in the end.

I wanted Poch but I cannot see him survive as the atmosphere in the ground with the fans baying for blood (not only Poch but with the owners as well) and I believe this will lead to a new coach being appointed.

Before the summer I believe we need an in depth review of our injury record and our main recruiting process which I believe needs slimming down with just one FD leasing between the owners and the new coach.


9.) 03 Mar 2024 10:35:26
Seymns, you are not alone in think it was a mistake to sack Potter when they did. Things went from bad to worse with the appointment of Lamps as an interim manager who would supposedly reunite the fans if nothing and “things could get worse. ” Well they did get worse.

My guess is everything within the club structure will be reviewed at the end of the season. That will include the manager and our injuries. Any organisation can learn lessons.

We can beat Leicester and the fans can then have another day out at Wembley.

Regardless of who the manager is there will be players sold (I think five) and a couple brought in. I will probably be upset at some of the players sold and I doubt the club will sign my preferred targets. These things happen every year!


10.) 03 Mar 2024 11:05:57
Tom

Who are the five u think will be sold.

I think Sterling, Chad's, IM, Hall, Broja, Lukaku, CC, CG (if contract is not signed.


11.) 03 Mar 2024 11:06:33
Should have also included Sterling, that makes 9.


12.) 03 Mar 2024 12:14:27
Broja, Maatsen, Chalaboa, Gallagher and not sold but leaving Silva. I also assume a deals will be done for Hall, Kepa, Lukaku and maybe Sanchez.

Some I will not want to leave but these things happen.


13.) 03 Mar 2024 12:17:50
Who’s chad bill? Mostly Agree with your list of who will be sold tbf. Is CC chucky or casadei? Silva won’t be renewed too. Could see Cucu leave if we can find a buyer but unlikely. Others like Sarr, Kepa, Ziyech, Fofana too will depart. Potentially Sanchez too.


14.) 03 Mar 2024 13:00:08
Chabaloah Tom.


15.) 03 Mar 2024 13:00:39
Sorry should have said MC not CC.


16.) 03 Mar 2024 13:01:55
We seen to agree Tom, would suggest that there might be quite a few leaving in the summer.


17.) 03 Mar 2024 13:20:43
Bill, I wouldn’t sell him but I think the club will. ’.


18.) 03 Mar 2024 16:38:14
I think Poch will limp on until the end of the season- mind you, I said that about Potter! I sincerely hope he is not our manager next season. Ed001 summed it up when he opened his response by saying: “ I think he is a loser”. I don’t think Jose will or should come back. As to players departing in the summer: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”.


19.) 03 Mar 2024 18:12:54
All good points boys and girls. I'm flying back from sunny Dubai tomorrow to old blighty and looking forward to putting my feet up and watching the Cup Final, FA Cup game and Brentford game. Difficult to really see patterns of play and action in crowded bars. My gut feeling is Poch will go in the summer and Amorim will come in.


20.) 03 Mar 2024 23:11:59
Jimbo despite not necessarily wanting JM back, if they decide to get rid of Poch I can envision a scenario whereby he’s one of our only options. It all depends how the chips fall elsewhere. If Alonso decides not to leave for Liverpool or Bayern. Then I could see Amorim going to Liverpool. Tuchel could potentially end up at Utd or Barca. Altho i think Utd might end up with Potter. Out of the potential managers around Amorim would be my pick or Nagelsmann perhaps.


21.) 04 Mar 2024 09:18:21
I find myself standard caceido is getting there, he just seems to be late in a lot of his tackles which would mean he's probably out of position to much or trying to make up for enzos lack of positioning at times,
disasi is blowing a bit hot and cold but showing great signs,
gusto is a breath of fresh air
petrovic has been a massive boost to the gk spot i finally trust a keeper again in a chelsea shirt
honestly if we sign a number a 9 we shouldn't be a million miles away from a champos league spot
id flog sterling, madueke, mudryk, broja and it looks like wel lost hall and maatsen aswell, chalobah may go aswell id sell badiashille over him all day do but he's 1 of them profit players the club now love to sell

Signings, Oshimen/ Gyokes/ martinez from inter
Id love us to sign someone like paulinha a leader and very solid midfielder i highly doubt that will happen due to his age and fee but we are still massively lacking 2 or 3 leaders which is proving a massive problem in games when we fall off a cliff like extra time v pool, 2nd half against brentford and many more,

All in all its been another rubbish season were we can't score in tight games and we look as poor as we did this time last year.


 

 

26 Feb 2024 10:19:59
The last time chelsea were above 10th was September 2022. What a monumental fall from grace from our great club. As bad as it is we will be back ?.

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1.) 26 Feb 2024 10:35:39
Remembering the seasons we got relegated and came back to be a force. These things happen.


2.) 26 Feb 2024 16:32:21
Did you have a good sleep standard
That post cracked me up yesterday
Stayed up to 4am and have a 11 hour shift
Blaming the club players for your timezone and having to stay up made me laugh.


 

 

25 Feb 2024 21:49:12
Well my usual suspects are going to be criticised again. Caicedo and enzo are just not good football players. Enzo outplayed the pair of them and cost 5% of there total fees. Still going to have tha apologists come in and tell me that 'it's a project 10th is fine after spending a billion' but the fact is it isn't. Irrationality should not be praised and currently the rational outlook on this team is that it's a billion wasted and our 220m midfeild are worse than some championship clubs.

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1.) 25 Feb 2024 22:30:16
Standard. Whoooodh mate. Have a nice day down under.

Also and just for the record “it’s been a lot worse and it can get a lot worse. ”.


2.) 25 Feb 2024 22:55:14
Get a grip they are young and you can see they xare.


3.) 25 Feb 2024 22:57:54
Did anyone like you moan when kepa was bought for 70 odd mill now that's the worst business ever or lukaku for near 100 mill get a grip enzo and moses are both better value than them but mustn't criticise the roman era.


4.) 25 Feb 2024 23:33:59
Endo*. So dissapointing and lot of work to do and a lot of improving needed from our midfeilders.


5.) 26 Feb 2024 00:39:25
Can't lie I'm probably being irrational right now but I stayed up till 4 am to watch that and I have work for 11 hours today so I'm not happy.


6.) 26 Feb 2024 02:32:48
We lost to
Liverpool b side.


7.) 26 Feb 2024 02:33:00
Never seen football like it.


8.) 26 Feb 2024 04:20:18
BLUEBOY, we lost because we didn’t take our chances in the 90 mins and we bacame timid in extra time.

Not sure we deserved to lose but we did and our name isn’t on the trophy and that’s all that maters in any match, particularly a final.


9.) 26 Feb 2024 04:52:24
I cannot believe Enzo and caicedo just got played off the park by endo. Outrageous.


10.) 26 Feb 2024 05:09:39
The Liverpool lad had a very good game. He is entitled to have a good game.

Strangely I was happy enough with the Caicedo performance. His distribution wasn’t good enough and certainly not up to the passing level he showed last season. Apparently that’s why there were three clubs willing to pay in excess of £100m for him.

Enzo has had a very hit it miss season. I would like him playing further forward.


11.) 26 Feb 2024 10:24:05
I'm just sad Tom. I don't care about being bad but this fall from grace has been humiliating. Take me back to our transfer ban season. I was damn proud then. Embarrassed now however.


12.) 26 Feb 2024 10:46:14
Standard, it’s not “humiliating” and it’s only “embarrassing” if you take any notice of pundits and social media.

it’s just the nature of football. Clubs generally have periods of trophy winning dominance. They don’t last forever and at some stage it could be our turn again but I’m not going to whinge like the Utd and Liverpool fans did when they were winning zero.


 

 

25 Feb 2024 21:41:58
1 billion pound bottle jobs. Like I've said before this chelsea team will be a case study on how to kill a functioning business with £1000000. Incredible, incredible scenes and all too surprising.

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1.) 25 Feb 2024 22:31:08
I agree it was “surprising. ”.


2.) 25 Feb 2024 23:35:14
Forgot to add another zero. £1,000,000,000.


3.) 26 Feb 2024 04:26:18
£400m sales. So, £600m spent on a virtually a totally new younger squad and supposedly a significant reduction in the wage bill.


4.) 26 Feb 2024 04:48:59
400m sales under new ownership? Really?


5.) 26 Feb 2024 05:13:47
I seem to remember seeing the £400m number being used before as fees raised by the current owners. Im never really bothered or obsessed with fees.


6.) 26 Feb 2024 10:25:04
I never did either Tom but I've seen many great clubs falter due to awful spending and that's why I'm concerned. We had a war chest available and it's looking like we wasted it in 2 years. Of course there's a chance it turns out well but it's not looking good as of now.


7.) 26 Feb 2024 10:50:54
Standard, you need to grip on your emotions.

Some of the players signed will be successful and maybe one or two will turn out to be legends. Just like other clubs we will have some players who do not perform for OUR club, that is the same for every club. I keep saying it but supposedly 20% of all signings are duds.


 

 

 

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And you've confirmed my point. If you're just going to be negative to my every post why bother replying?

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14 Mar 2024 22:40:10
I'm constantly miss quoted by you also so that's quite ironic. I've suggested many times for you to slow down and read my post again because multiple multiple times you've misquoted or misunderstood me.

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14 Mar 2024 11:18:13
I'm not sure what I've done to deserve this hostility Tom. I apologise if I've upset you somehow. I've actually stuck up for you a few times on here. dissapointing.

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14 Mar 2024 11:12:31
Thabks Ed. Ref for anyone else.
Ed002's Note - Jamal Musiala (AM/ LW) Bayern Munich have no interest in selling the player who spent 8 years at Chelsea although Chelsea will raise the possibility of offering two players plus cash to take JM back.

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14 Mar 2024 07:21:56
Bill I used the worst skirting, not breaking. There was nothing wrong with it as there was no rule in place as explained. But it was a method used to get around ffp absolutely, and although it is risky, I think it smart.

Tom as I typed, I understand it, it really isn't that hard to understand. Did you misread or something?

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18 Mar 2024 13:01:27
Mistake made after mistake made unfortunately. I think a sensible option would be Mourinho, no one else available other than him would be an upgrade on pochetino.

I'd hate to see the numbers on how much money we've spent to sack managers under the boehly era. I'd wager it higher than atleast 1 premier league club.

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18 Mar 2024 12:59:54
I think he's been way more impressive for chelsea than enzo fernandes in the same position so it would be a little puzzling to sell him for me.

Connor is a sensational player and someone who plays for the badge. I for one would be heartbroken to see him go.

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16 Mar 2024 22:59:58
To reduce tightness and improve breathability to increase blood flow. Don't know why you wouldn't just wear looser socks but what do I know lol.

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14 Mar 2024 04:56:39
I'd say you're weird to not be able to accept criticism on a team you support, but that's mu option and I'm not too sure why you'd care what some guy on the internet on the other side of the internet thinks.

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13 Mar 2024 12:54:08
I'm not taking about one game I'm talking about the collective season G8. Has the effort been there all season? Not sure why you're seemingly upset with me.

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