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16 Apr 2026 16:39:32
Great news. Moises Caicedo has agreed a new Chelsea deal.
Caicedo handed improved terms to further recognise his squad standing and now set to stay until 2033.
Levi playing for the 21's tomorrow night as well.
Just need a new head coach and we will be fine.
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16 Apr 2026 18:58:31
Great news, Greenaway! Not so good was Quenda's performance against Arsenal, predictably panned by the Portuguese press. Also, he seems to be another injury-prone player, it seems.
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16 Apr 2026 19:53:05
Surely you are not writing him off already, Jbs? Give the boy a chance.
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16 Apr 2026 19:59:13
I'm not writing him off, Greenaway, just managing my own expectations of this young prospect.
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16 Apr 2026 20:00:35
In other words, will hope he will do brilliantly, but is still in the great prospect category.
16 Apr 2026 11:55:50
It looks like Marcos Senesi has agreed to join Liverpool, I didn't think we would sign a 29-year-old, as it totally goes against the project.
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16 Apr 2026 12:12:55
I was told he would be joining us but ho hum!!
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16 Apr 2026 14:45:17
Doesn't mean we didn't try, just means we weren't successful. A tag line for most of Chelsea's season, except the bits where we didn't try - second half vs Man City, 75% of the PSG games, etc.
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16 Apr 2026 18:18:48
Tom and J, I think at 29 he is way outside the club's parameters, hence why we didn't move for him. I have heard we are all in for Jan Paul Van Hecke from Brighton; he is 22 and fits the profile well, a very good player.
We will face competition to snap him up, but I guess the Winstanley connection might swing it, and TBF, we have picked up 3 of our best players from them in Moises Caceido, Marc Curcurella and Joao Pedro.
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16 Apr 2026 21:30:10
Greenaway, if Van Hecke is sought after by top clubs, we will be unlikely to sign him. Personally, I would go for two Sunderland players: Roefs and Ballard, who would shore up our weak defence, which would be a start, with much more work to do depending on who leaves.
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16 Apr 2026 21:50:57
Yes, I'm with you on that, Jimbo. He is highly rated, and it will be difficult to sign him, but Winstanley has a good track record of taking top players from Brighton, so we have a chance.
Would you take Roefs from Sunderland with Penders going the other way, because I'm told that is a very strong possibility being put forward by one of our sporting directors.
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16 Apr 2026 22:06:52
Greenaway, yes, I would take Roefs. Penders is 21, playing in the French League. I doubt that anyone on this site has watched him play a full game. I would bring him in as No 2 and bin Sanchez and Jorgensen.
We can't afford to go into next season with a rookie keeper who has never played in the Premier League, or, alternatively, have Sanchez as No 1 choice.
16 Apr 2026 11:02:46
According to Matt Law on the London Is Blue podcast, players, the head coach, and even the sporting directors will face difficult questions at the end of the season if they are judged to have underperformed. While sporting directors usually work closely with the ownership and don't face the same scheduled assessments (like the planned Rosenior review in summer 2027), they are not exempt from this new accountability drive. The club is tightening restrictions behind the scenes as part of a stricter performance culture.
About time as well.
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16 Apr 2026 13:16:00
Agreed, RPD, as long as the ownership act after the review.
16 Apr 2026 10:15:01
I have to say how much I enjoyed watching Real Madrid v Munich last night. Two heavyweights slugging it out with some wonderful football. Ath. Madrid v Barcelona was the same and PSG look awesome as well. Such a good watch compared to the total dross in the Premier League where set piece wrestling, persistent fouling, suicidal tappy tappy slow play from big lumps at the back and time wasting at corners (Arsenal) dominate our game.
Premier League, beware. Punters will not put up with it forever, and if those SKY subscriptions drop off, the bubble will burst and those shiny new stadiums will be half empty.
15 Apr 2026 12:19:30
ED01, do you know of any issues between the ownership group? are all of them singing from the same hymn sheet?
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{Ed001's Note - there is always disagreements between any group of people but as far as I am aware there is nothing major right now. They are mostly not really heavily involved and just leave it for a couple of people to run.}
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15 Apr 2026 12:39:14
Thankyou ED01, are those people who run it Stewart and Winstanley?
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{Ed001's Note - mainly, yes, though the other 3 sporting directors (Shields, Jewell and Fallows) also have input.}
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15 Apr 2026 13:40:20
Thankyou ED01
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{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
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15 Apr 2026 17:13:00
Too many cooks, without much experience themselves of playing the game at the highest levels, spoiling the broth?
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15 Apr 2026 17:23:26
Having said that, I would think that if our season peters out into disappointment, with Conference League qualification or no European football and no FA Cup win, plus a dire last six games, then the argument for 'releasing' him would be v strong and overwhelming. A replacement can be brought in who has been successful at the top, plus good with developing young players, tactically astute and flexible in using formations/systems attuned to the players he actually has.
Conte gave a masterclass with this when he turned us around after a bad defeat to Arsenal, and used Moses so successfully as a wing-back in his back 5 formation.
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15 Apr 2026 22:49:15
Ed can I ask why we need 5 sporting directors seems a bit overkill to me?
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{Ed001's Note - personally, I don't think you do.}
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16 Apr 2026 08:31:58
I would say they are not singing from the same hymn sheet, TB wants to move away from the Bridge, Clearlake want to rebuild it, TB wants to buy Clearlake out and vice versa, so, no, I don't think they are aligned one bit.
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16 Apr 2026 08:50:34
Bill, we really haven't a clue what TB or the others want to do, but it's all good news for the sports and social media outlets.
I've never been a fan of committees or partnerships without being headed by an ultimate person with responsibility.
My view was always, sure, let's have a committee and I will listen and discuss all the views, as long as in the end we all agree with my decision. I like democracy, but dictators get more done, in my opinion.
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16 Apr 2026 10:19:10
Bill, do you actually know that? or is it a guess? ED01, I think you right, we don't need so many SD's and I would love to see someone like Michael Emenalo come back and oversee all our recruitment analysts, scouts and other football related matters.
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16 Apr 2026 13:21:35
Greenaway
Without the ownership coming out and actually being homeless with the fan base, the answer is no. I don't know for sure, so we can only go by what the media is able to obtain from their sources.
With regards to ME, no thank you. He was part of the old regime, who we are having to pay fines for transfer breaches.
15 Apr 2026 14:43:29
Interesting to see 100% on here want Liam out, Bill. In fact, I don't know anyone who wants him to stay amongst all my Chelsea supporting mates, plus none on this forum (maybe Tom), and none on the other Chelsea forum I sometimes glance at.
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15 Apr 2026 16:52:52
Greenaway, I don't think the polling is a surprise, if I'm honest.
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15 Apr 2026 17:18:24
Not surprising, really, given where we are right now. But I didn't vote for two reasons. 1) It's not the end of the season, and if LR could, by some miracle, preside over us getting Champions League qualification and/or an FA Cup win, there may then be a case for sticking with him. 2) I have no idea who would be lined up to replace him.
If either the Bournemouth or Stuttgart manager, it would make replacing him look v attractive. In other words, wanting him or any manager gone needs to be a matter of ensuring he is replaced by someone whose record is demonstrably longer and better in terms of experience at the top level.
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16 Apr 2026 10:23:33
Posted some more comments about the LR poll and had thought they would appear here but see that I must have made a mistake and posted them in the thread about the owners and SDs. Anyway, I will repeat my comments in this thread re LR future meant to have followed on from ones on why I didn't vote in the poll:
Having said that, [ie why I didn't vote one way or the other], I would think that if our season peters out into disappointment, with Conference League qualification or no European football and no FA Cup win, plus a dire last six games, then the argument for 'releasing' him would be v strong and overwhelming.
A replacement can be brought in who has been successful at the top, plus good with developing young players, tactically astute, and flexible in using formations/systems attuned to the players he actually has.
Conte gave a masterclass with this when he turned us around after a bad defeat to Arsenal, and used Moses so successfully as a wing-back in his back 5 formation.
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16 Apr 2026 15:52:13
I didn't vote. I didn't want him as our manager, but I will support him until I've made up my mind at the end of the season.
15 Apr 2026 10:28:44
I have to say that Club World Cup win against PSG must go down as one of the great tactical master classes by a coach of an English team in some time when you look at the way PSG are dispatching our clubs in recent seasons.
14 Apr 2026 21:18:32
What a fantastic watch this Ath. Madrid v Barcelona game is, 2 teams just going all out to win the tie, so much better than the total dross the Premier League offers up.
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14 Apr 2026 22:14:14
Agree with you, Greenaway.
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14 Apr 2026 22:17:00
Wasn't able to watch it as PSG were 2.40 with the bookies over here, so I loaded up. Some nervy moments at the start of the second half, but Liverpool didn't actually offer much.
The PSG Bayern (likely) tie will be an incredible watch. Hopefully Sporting gets an upset tomorrow, but if not Arsenal v Atletico should be a physical one for a tiring Arsenal to get through.
{Ed001's Note - there is always disagreements between any group of people but as far as I am aware there is nothing major right now. They are mostly not really heavily involved and just leave it for a couple of people to run.}
{Ed033's Note - 