Chelsea Banter Archive August 07 2016

07 Aug 2016 17:21:59
I don't want to complain but it is beyond mental at this point that the club have not sourced a quality centre half.

As we enter this week, things are not looking great on this front and I really hope we don't end up settling for cover. We need a top quality centre half ready to come in immediately.

Thanks to some numpty, Ed002 has no interest in sharing information, in what is becoming an occurrence in every window.

We are left relying on the other Eds, who provide what they can and it is appreciated.

I don't know what the plans are and it is impossible to second guess, especially considering some of the utterly bizarre decisions made in recruitment for this position.

From the options left, it has to be Koulibaly, Mustafi or Stones and the club have to move quickly because I suspect City will try and tie up Stones this week providing Everton get a replacement. Mustafi is interesting Arsenal and Koulibaly may or may not agree an extension providing Napoli stump up and can not get a replacement.

It has to be time to piss or get off the Pot on this one.8 days left to the start of the season, 83 days since Leicester at home and still nothing.

It is not being greedy or wanting too much. If the money is there, pay up and make a decision for the benefit of the long term future of the club.

Take the funds allocated to pursue Lukaku and invest the money in a position which such an investment is needed, And it is needed desperately at this point. The can cannot be kicked any further down the road. I won't be holding my breath though.

07 Aug 2016 17:39:25
Interestingly Roma have signed Juan Jesus, Fazio and Thomas vermarlen recently, I wonder would they be preparing to let manolas go? That would be 5 CB's once Rudiger is fit? There was previous interest by Chelsea in him it I remember correctly?

08 Aug 2016 11:26:51
It's not like they haven't been trying though. They obviously had 2 main targets in Rudgier, who unfortunately got a nasty injury and also Koulibaly and we all know what the Napoli chairman is like.! I'm sure the squad needs to be trimmed before we have some more coming in. 3 weeks left of Window. Plenty of time.

08 Aug 2016 17:39:31
Well I don't particularly care anymore to be honest. We are what we are as a club and hopefully we can improve on last year but the more you care, the more you have to lose.

If we sign a potentially good centre half who is easy to obtain, has no other suitors and, most importantly, is cheap, all well and good. If not, we will have to find another way. I am beyond caring at this point.

Things are not the way they used to be under the first ten to twelve years under Roman and I am not sure the drive to be the best club in the country is there anymore to be honest but I am more than comfortable being the club we are. I am just adjusting my expectations because I don't think it is fair to call us a club who is expected to challenge for major honours anymore given the competition around us.

We are, essentially, Dr Frankenstein and clubs like City, and PSG are the monster we have helped create and who we can longer compete with. It is what it is.

07 Aug 2016 13:30:37
I really don't hope we'll be playing with the same players once the season starts. Iva should never set foot on the right back again, and Oscar and Matic also seems like a bad desposition. Hope Antonio and The players prove me wrong, though.

07 Aug 2016 14:36:40
Aina, Chalobah and Batshuayi over Ivanovic, Matic and Oscar for me.

07 Aug 2016 14:53:58
Agreed. I'm starting to feel a bit frustrated that our defence hasn't been significantly strengtened yet.