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01 Jan 2026 13:05:41
Thank God.

01 Jan 2026 20:15:08
I try to thank him every day.

01 Jan 2026 23:11:31
I do tomb he's why we are all here.

02 Jan 2026 04:52:41
In my opinion very true.

02 Jan 2026 20:38:42
Mine to old boy.

02 Jan 2026 23:52:55
This god chap seems a good guy then. Can he play striker?

13 Dec 2025 22:16:50
It is really quiet on here tonight following our win. I really can't understand how this page gets so many comments when we lose but nothing when we win? I might be wrong but I think this page is hit hard by the trolls of other clubs when we lose but as the champions of the world I can understand their views.

Great win and love it.

13 Dec 2025 23:30:45
RPD, I seem to remember Ed saying that sites get busier after a defeat.

14 Dec 2025 12:37:23
Cause people need to vent when they lose over the last 10years we’ve been use to winning.

14 Dec 2025 12:43:45
Nib, I personally find it more odd that people don’t want to share the good times!

14 Dec 2025 15:16:40
Wouldn't exactly say good times tomb.

Yes we won. Great! but wasnt a great performance and again very boring to watch. Crowd not really off their seat until estevao came off the bench. You could hear the atmosphere change.

Although he didn't do much. But then only had 10minutes.

As for Everton if they had some quality in the final 3rd they would of beaten us. Watching back the highlights thismorning it was clear they had more clear cut chances than us.

But as I said another 3 points. And cole back. Gives some of us something to get excited about.

As for the comments after the game from merasca hopefully he is venting the same frustration as some of us. Not having the players to move the ball quicker (hopefully giving us something to get excited about) not watching the back line pass backwards and sideways for 70% of the game.

14 Dec 2025 15:25:08
I’m very easily pleased.

As I’ve said before. Three times in a champions league final, twice outplayed and won both, once the better team and lost. I know the games that made me happy.

15 Dec 2025 21:29:36
100% correct Tom, totally right mate. We totally outplayed Everton and could of scored 6 if Garnacho managed to keep cool when through on goal.

27 Sep 2025 17:48:31
Always been of the opinion give the coach time but his football is beginning to bore the life out of me.

Exciting players that basically get told to go sideways or back.

I am very much merasca out!

Who do we get tho.

27 Sep 2025 18:27:22
Iroala or glasner?

27 Sep 2025 20:14:45
In my opinion we stick with EM.

I truly hope that the team and manager shows everyone they are the right players and he is the right manager for our club.

28 Sep 2025 14:42:00
In my opinion tomb he is now the wrong person to take us forward.

He is a very tactical manager. Players having to be in the right place at the right time. This is creating an issue with the Creative players not being creative. As if the next player isn't in the correct position then they go backwards or sideways.

On the defensive side. The teams that are just allowing their players todo as they want Creative wise. We struggle extremely. Most are launching the ball into the box and creating chaos. In turn the tactical side of each player being in their defensive position doesn't work as they don't know how to deal with chaos.

The art of defending has gone. And just wining the first and second ball at all costs in the box.

28 Sep 2025 15:46:14
Cfb, I repeat I haven’t seen yesterday’s game but it would appear that we were in total control and playing some decent stuff pre the sending off.

The manager got pelters last season but managed to get us back into the Champions League, win a trophy and take the very first CWC. We then got recognition as a “unique” team by the governing body.

He managed a team that beat my expectations and I’m not going to desert him after just a few games.

Others, like yourself, will see things differently but I hope I am correct with my prediction come the end of this season.

29 Sep 2025 17:03:11
I control tomb but creating nothing with it. Due to the manager stiflingly the Creative players natural instincts.

Again its my opinion. I just don't like this keeping possession for possessions sake.
I want as per cole palmer said "i got bored of going back and sideways" so he took risks and look how that ended in the conference league final.

29 Sep 2025 20:20:10
Cfb, of course it could be argued that our managers structured approach in the CWC final against the current European Champions was the reason we easily swept them aside.

I have been critical of what I see as tactical rigidity by EM. I’m hoping for a bit more flexibility from him this season. The start to this season hasn’t been helped with two matches ruined due to players being sent off.

25 Nov 2025 22:01:35
CFB, Poch, are you for real boys?

27 Nov 2025 23:53:07
very much happy with our coach and always happy to be proved wrong, he has a habbit of reacting to loses and mistakes and that is a sign of a quality coach.

09 Dec 2025 22:18:05
Your getting proved wrong.

09 Dec 2025 23:20:51
And maybe over the next few weeks, months or season he will be proved right.

24 Dec 2025 12:57:02
how bad is hille, he has been as good as he has been bad this season and the team continue to play brilliant or else absoloutely woefull, our recruitment has not been brilliant under the ownership, so i think its fair to say its not all on our manager aswell, we have over paid for absoloute dross and potential, but we have also been lucky with some gems like palmer, cucu, caicedo, enzo, fofana (when fit) but overall you could list 30 or 40 players who have flopped and every window we look like were replacing flops with potential, this is our model now i guess and we just have to accept it and support the team.

17 Aug 2025 17:34:27
Sometimes I hate football. You start the season on a bright sunny day filled with optimism but within 45 minutes it's all drained away. First of all, it's the first game of the season so no need to panic. That said, it was absolutely dreadful today. We went back to slow turgid build ups no energy and obvious defensive frailty. I praised Maresca for his tactical nous towards the end of the season but that went out of the window this afternoon. One clear example was that Palace were allowing Chalaboh plenty of room
to collect the ball all game knowing that he would pass sideways or backwards slowing the game up but we persisted in using him
as an out. Anyway, I'm going to have a couple of beers.

19 Aug 2025 00:07:00
Thing is for me most teams will play like palace did and defend deep and we still played wide and still couldn’t break them down didn’t even look like breaking them down. Garnacho and Simmons are a must for me I know a lot of people don’t like garnacho but he goes past people me personally I get rid of enzo I’ve already watched enough of santos last year and this he’s a better player already for me more energy and speed, and Delap must start if we’re going to stick to the boring ‘get it wide play’. First game take a point but what an awful game.

19 Aug 2025 03:34:31
Like a lot of teams we struggle against a back five. With palace they also play with a narrow middle four when they haven’t got the ball. They are well drilled and go into shape reset whenever either CH has the ball.

The happy hammers under Potter apparently play with a back five but I would like to think they might show some signs of adventurous play being at home but I doubt it.

23 Jun 2025 05:32:40
Hey guys and girls, haven't been here for a long while now since ed 002's unfortunate passing.
Been reading posts of late on rumours, banter and especially discussions, yep Standard you bagged Caicedo before he even played a game, you should be ashamed, he has been immense/ huge for our club. Enzo has developed (another high price acquisition) into another huge plus for us, and Lavia (as per Tom) will be great when fit. Reece is one of the worlds best Right backs when played there, but, he is not a CDM for Chelsea in premier league compared to Wigan in the championship. Unfortunataly I feel EM does not have confidence in Santos and he will be sold, therefore whoever bids an acceptable fee will gain an absolute monster in midfield, not us!

23 Jun 2025 15:28:52
Kiwi, good to have you back mate. The site needs all the contributors it can get.

I obviously agree with the vast majority of your post but I think that EM will give Santos plenty of playing time. The other side of that theory is, I think every player has price so if a team makes a significant offer (£70m) for the lad, my guess is we would sell.

24 Jun 2025 11:32:00
Good post Kiwi and I agree totally with your views accept for the Santos one. I think Enzo will integrate him into the squad. Hope you can post a bit more often as a balanced view is so welcome.

03 Jul 2025 08:08:06
RBD, i love Santos, think he is Enzo mark 2 as in box to box midfielder and therefore easily covers that position.
However with Caicedo now suspended for our 1/ 4 final against Palmermiers, it is time for Usogoo to prove his worth as a DF aquisition.

08 Jul 2025 06:56:17
Shows what I know team "F**k all", we had Jose as the "special one" but maybe we now have Enzo as the "gifted one" bringing it all together for this CWC and then into next season!

14 Jul 2025 12:10:25
Kiwi, Club Champions of The World. Hope you got to see the game?

20 Jul 2025 06:37:07
I did Tom, amazing, inspirational, and so looking fwd to next season.
Be scared opposition, here we come!

01 Aug 2025 18:59:02
Anyone doubting these SD's need there heads checked and anyone criticising caicedo doesn't know football. Best MD in world football. Time to start backing the SD's for anyone who isn't.

01 Sep 2025 07:36:01
GS, they will make mistakes but generally they have improved the squad. Those initial windows after the takeover were awful. There was no need for the rush.

Since then things to my old eyes, have improved.

21 Jun 2025 12:43:37
Liverpool club signing wirtz and kerkez and frimpong and guehi that is intelligent business and show how to run the club it is shame because ending the season on a big high but got carryed away because we are appearing badly in the world cup.

22 Jun 2025 09:09:06
Nothings changed and won’t with maresca here, we have forward thinking players but the football we play is negative slow and boring and for me holds players back I also think it will have a negative effect with the Brazilian lads when they arrive.

23 Jun 2025 15:47:08
The scousers are doing what all good clubs should do and that’s to recruit from a position of strength. I think they are strong favourites to retain there title.

I’m not sure why EM would or will have a negative effect on “Brazilian” players.

24 Jun 2025 12:40:32
The style of football he plays the other night when we were beat easy by the way they just wanted to attack, and go forward.
Brazil always did with the mentality you score 6 will score 7, now EM football is boring side to side pass back pass sideways and back and sideways, these Brazilian lads won’t want to do that I don’t want them to do that the likes of palmer and others don’t want to do that but you see it in most games due to his game plan and tactics, bores the pants off me and it’s just rubbish to watch how exciting second half where they to watch ok we had 10 men but there forward thinking and how quick they did everything compared to our slow slow build up sideway play. The manager should always have an effect on players that’s his job and unfortunately he’s not very good at it so that for me is a negative.

24 Jun 2025 13:24:08
Nib, there have been plenty of Brazilian players who have played and play for several clubs across the whole of Europe who have adapted to lots of different managers tactics. I can’t think why the Brazilian players at our club will want to be any different.

I’m only guessing but it wouldn’t matter what the nationality of any Chelsea player because you just want the manager sacked.

24 Jun 2025 18:14:54
I don’t think he’s good enough like most.

24 Jun 2025 18:47:23
Nib, are you saying “most” managers or “most” posters?

12 Jul 2025 08:25:52
Agree 100% with you nibb
Even if we win I'm left feeling sort of empty as it's so fffinnngggg boring.

08 Aug 2025 07:04:12
At least the trophy cabinet is getting well used.

17 Apr 2025 21:33:34
I would just like to congratulate Egbhali, Boehly, Stewart and Winstanley on absolutely killing our football club.

What might even be a bigger achievement is they have managed to rip the soul out of it as well.

17 Apr 2025 23:00:28
It has been impressive, and fast. I've said before there will be case studies on the failure (or atleast, hopefully early failure) of this ownership. It's been incredible (in a bad way) .

18 Apr 2025 09:41:58
I really don't know what they could have said to the CST and CPO to get them on board.

Whatever they were told, they were well and truly conned and have had their pants pulled down.

18 Apr 2025 11:17:24
Not sure what the CST or CPO have got to do with anything but hey ho.

I wonder if there is a case study of how long it takes new owners of any club to get there strategy right. My guess is we were spoilt rotten with the instant success under RA.

18 Apr 2025 14:33:22
Chelsea has been completely different to other ownership projects. They didn't take there time or analyse anything. They blew a billion by thinking it would be like baseball

A billion tom. That is just a ridiculous sum for us to still hang on to the claim of 'oh it just takes some time, maybe in 4 years and another 700million pounds we will compete' it's just ridiculous and I cannot understand how anyone can still support it and not call it out for what it is.

18 Apr 2025 16:20:58
I will repeat yet again. I believe the owners have made mistakes but I also believe that the squad needed changing and just for the record at the time of there takeover I predicted “statement signings” rather than logical signings.

Factually the owners have not “blown” or “blew” a billion. That could only be judged if a when the investments were sold.

I have no idea how much money the new owners will spend but if it is a sum of £700m that’s up to them.

Getting back to my original point about a study about on other clubs owners strategy being successful I guess it would also depend on what constitutes success. Now that would be subjective.

18 Apr 2025 18:18:12
Apparently the spuds haven’t won a trophy since 2008 (who cares) and spent over a £1bn on transfer fess. They also apparently carry a club debt of £1bn. Against that they probably have one of the best stadiums in world club football and make a very healthy annual trading profit. So, on some levels they will be seen as successful.

As I’ve said many times I think the club owners would have been better advised to take there time over building a new squad.

As far as what I would call the experiment of heavily investing in young global talent is concerned I have no idea if that investment will bring about playing success, financial success or if it will end in failure. It would appear that other clubs are replicating the same BP. The last window was a massive example of this buy youth policy from most clubs. I can’t remember many if any permanent transfers of a player over 27 years of age in the premiership. I assume there must have been some but my guess is not many.

18 Apr 2025 19:42:19
There's buy youth and then there's buy stupid. Unfortunately we've done the latter.

18 Apr 2025 20:50:33
Another ridiculous generalisation. Some will work and some will not. It’s the risk that every club has always taken when signing any age group of player. I think the signings of Noni, Neto, Jackson, Palmer, Caicedo, Gusto, Fernandez (at long last) Cucarella and I hope at least one keeper have been good. I am not going to judge the players on loan but some seem to be getting good reviews and some are still struggling.

I’ve mentioned this before but I was told by a young lady who works for the Bloom gaming company who seem to analyse football stats to death that according to there assessment about 20% of all signings end in some sort of failure. The problem with stats is it could mean you have “X” amount of years of 100% transfer failure or “X” amount of years with a 100% success rate.

18 Apr 2025 21:40:59
If anyone wants a deep dive, this article from January is worth a read, I think. The writing is abysmal, so it's a little hard to get through at times, but I think the guy has it pretty nailed on with comments on BlueCo/ SDs for what I've been seeing.

seb4stien.substack.com/p/exploring-the-chelsea-masquerade

He also wrote an article in March about Shim Mheuka against Copenhagen, and the way in which Maresca threw both him and Tyrique George under the proverbial bus after the game for lack of chances in the first half when the issue was really the way the team were set up to play (Maresca), plus conservatism of some of the senior B-team players (and not Mheuka's movement, which was class) .

18 Apr 2025 21:59:33
Edw, thanks for info. I will try and work my through the article you have suggested.

I will have to look back on an old article from either Matt Law or Simon Johnson on how other clubs are trying to evaluate our new owners business approach.

18 Apr 2025 22:13:49
Edw, tried to quickly find the substack article you mentioned in your above post. Is it a Simon Phillips article?

Also while looking at that site I found an article, I assume also by SP about us being just a couple of players away from greatness.

18 Apr 2025 22:19:53
Pedantic again saying 'some will work, some wont', that is obvious. We've had may more misses than hits though, and that's the problem, and that little fact of blowing 1.2 BILLION POUNDS.

18 Apr 2025 22:48:51
Yes at last you understand some will be successful signings and some will not. Therefore we haven’t blown £1.2 BILLION POUNDS.

18 Apr 2025 22:54:55
Edw, I am trying to find the article you referenced and I see Simon Phillips has also written articles on the 16th, 17th and 19th of this month.

He seems to be still supporting EM albeit for just wanting “stability” but he doesn’t hold back on his criticism of the SD’s. He also makes a very good comparison between us and Newcastle under there new ownership.

19 Apr 2025 13:20:39
Again, If you don't want to call it a disaster you don't have to. You'd struggle to find many football fans who would agree with you though I would think.

19 Apr 2025 14:58:04
Standard, I haven’t called it a disaster and I haven’t said it’s a success but I would have thought most football fans or members of the general public would understand the difference between “spend/ Invest” and “blown” but obviously not.

19 Apr 2025 21:32:39
Tom, the substack article I linked to isn't by Simon Phillips, no. It's a guy called Sebastian (seb4stien) . The link was in the post, but perhaps doesn't show for you. Including again below, just copy and paste into your browser:

seb4stien. substack. com/ p/ exploring-the-chelsea-masquerade.

19 Apr 2025 23:41:31
Thanks EdW, so far the only articles and podcasts I can find on substack are from SP but I will try again. Thanks again for the info.

22 Apr 2025 13:45:39
Tom, if you just copy and paste the link above into your browser, but delete the extra spaces it should work.

22 Apr 2025 21:03:52
Edw, thanks I did eventually find it and like some other articles and podcasts I found myself agreeing with some of it but as usual it’s just people guessing.

I personally find the tactics of EM lacking in flexibility and very rarely is he proactive. The big question for me is can he or will he change?

I’m not sure us fans or commentators can be certain about anything Chelsea.

25 May 2025 21:48:41
Whitey, Edw, Standard, Bill. aged well this one boys. We got top 4.

29 May 2025 13:18:55
RBD, this thread was started on the 18th April. A lot of things have happened since.

The owners haven’t killed our club and if a book is ever written about our owners maybe there will be a chapter on the small successes of this season.

The owners/ SD’s investment in our squad generally looks solid.

Patience is not something that football supporters are generally blessed with.

30 May 2025 11:03:38
Well said Tom we football fans are fickle and tbf at that moment in time Stamford Bridge was soulless no atmosphere honestly sometimes felt like being at a funeral would be more fun.

Fast forward a month I am absolutely buzzin with how the season ended we just need to be careful of not falling into the trap that top 4 is enough.

We need to kick on this summer sign a few players and start challenging for leagues and cups again football is all about winning.

30 May 2025 12:18:46
Whitey, six weeks and our season got completely turned on its head.

We all rush to judge but sometimes it’s better to wait.

29 Mar 2025 21:31:59
What is happening on here? people calling our manager Leicester? All doom and gloom? Nothing good to say? Only Tom B saying anything worth reading. Tom, I like your posts and as a fellow Chelsea fan long may they carry on. let's beat Spurs on Thursday.

30 Mar 2025 17:55:20
Anna it's how people deal with things. Some blame players, some blame the manager, some blame the sd's and some the owners.

I personally like the direction we are going. I am frustrated with the results lately but EM did say we aren't ready.

I have been watching videos of Santos, willian and just recently the 2 lads from sporting. I have to admit if they come and light you chelsea like they have with the videos I have watched then I think the model will work eventually.

31 Mar 2025 10:09:55
Anna, fingers crossed for Thursday.

I’m only guessing but I think a lot of the negativity is about expectations and an understandable belief that with the amount of money invested we would challenging at the top table. If it were only that simple.!

It’s impossible for any owner of any club to make football fans happy all of the time. We all have different preferences for signings, we all have biased views about players, managers and nowadays SD’s.

As fans we make guesses and assumptions a huge percentage of which are wide of the mark. Also and unfortunately, we live in a world where we have to find blame. In my opinion we have to find blame because it’s the only way we can make sense of it all.

CFC, some of the young players we have made do look exceptionally talented. I’m looking forward to them being given a chance in the first team and maybe that can happen in the WCC. If the rules allow.

01 Apr 2025 17:41:45
Anna sorry I have mot replied sooner but to be honest, I hardly ever go to the discussing page as there is hardly any postings these days.

I'm the one who has nicknamed him LeicesterMaresca and the reason I have done that is because he had a knack at Leicester of dropping numerous points during the second half of last season and he is doing the same with us this season.

I have previously posted saying that I do not believe the coach is experienced enough to run a club such as ours.

You mention negativity on the site apart from yourself and Tom. Please advise why we should be positive when we were second just before Xmas and now are in a fight just to make 5th. We have no FOS sponser for this season losing us circa £40mil. we have owners who seem to be parting their ways soon.

The SD"s buy players then sell them or loan them out either during the season or at season"s end.

Indeed I read that we will ve a future case as to how not run a football club.

That's why there is negativity on the CFC forum Anna.

03 Apr 2025 22:06:38
Bill I do think it'll be a university case study on how to blow a billion. It's been a disaster but tye good thing about spending that much money is its almost impossible to not unearth some gems. Palmer has been the one gem for the price we bought him for. Everyone else has lost value though some of them are great players like cucurella, caicedo and a few others I can't think of.

I don't think being positive for the sake of it is worth it. I think this regime has a lot to be criticised for. Just my 2 cents.

04 Apr 2025 09:06:13
This will obviously sound pedantic but the owners haven’t “blown” a billion. Also not “everyone else has lost value. ”

For the record, this “regime” does deserve criticism in certain issues.

04 Apr 2025 09:49:09
We can agree to disagree tom. I don't think you'll find a player that we could definitely sell for mote than we paid for them. Lavia? Caicedo, enzo, sanchez, mudryk, neto, nkunku, cucurella, disasi, fofana. All no. While some good players, we paid a premium.

04 Apr 2025 14:01:21
That is your opinion about premium. and we only be known if we decide to sell but you could have said Noni, Jackson, Veiga, Petrovich and Tosin. Of course that would be my opinion of there value.

The market can some times dictate values as it did with the well publicised transfers of Mudryk, Caicedo and Lavia, they were supposedly wanted by several clubs including Arsenal and Liverpool.

Also, player valuations can fluctuate with individual and team performance. Caicedo now looks a total snip to me but then I generally only look at performance rather than transfer fee.

05 Apr 2025 09:05:08
You are correct about Caicedo Tom and I remover you championing him at the time. Lavia would be equally as good if he could jusrstay fit.

05 Apr 2025 21:14:24
Caicedo is greatness of the ball. To call him a 'snip' at £115 million pounds is a bit crazy to me, but I do know what you mean.

06 Apr 2025 05:06:30
Bill, I get as many wrong as I get right but I like to give them all a chance playing in Chelsea blue.

I am gutted that we haven’t seen more of Lavia because I think this lad will prove himself a top talent and another snip.

07 Apr 2025 23:00:40
Someone did call caicedo a donkey before he even really kicked a ball tomb.
Imagine that am sure who ever that was must be thinking how wrong they was now.

08 Apr 2025 20:50:52
That's strange blue-blood as he did pretty well at Brighton. Who said that?

08 Apr 2025 21:21:57
Standard, let’s not rewrite history. You judged him as a “donkey” based on what you said you had seen of him at Brighton.

It’s ok we all make bad calls about players!

08 Apr 2025 22:53:20
I've made my fair share that's for sure. Though the only time I said caicedo was playing like a donkey was after 3 games for us when he assisted for the other team and had a very poor start.

I also called Jackson a donkey after he tried to shoot and kicked his other leg, taking himself out in the process.

I never called him a donkey before he played for chelsea I hadn't even seen him play for brighton other than a few occasions.

09 Apr 2025 05:16:34
Standard, that’s not how I remember it but I’m not that bothered.

09 Apr 2025 09:39:49
That's fine but rather strange to put words in my mouth if it was me the other person was insinuating. Maybe you misread.

09 Apr 2025 10:46:56
Standard, I remember it very clearly and we had a daily long and sometimes heated debate on the subject. Also, if I remember correctly another poster (maybe Finchy or Kiwi Pete) found your historic posts and put them up on the site again.

It was before he had even kicked a ball for the club and when I asked how you had reached a conclusion of him being a “donkey” you said it was based on his performances for Brighton. You later said that the term “donkey” was a term used in cards.

I’m not sure why you want to bring this up again as a debate We all make stupid judgements on players but most at least give a player a chance to succeed or fail while playing in Chelsea blue.

09 Apr 2025 15:27:16
You'll have to point me to that tom. Donkey is a term for someone that looks like they hadn't played football before. Caicedo had a torrid start and couldn't pass the ball a foot unless it was to the other team. I think that term was absolutely correct based on his early performances.

And I called Jackson a donkey too (and praised him also) when he miskicked the football so badly he took himself out in the process. Two statements I absolutely stand by.

I wasn't the one who brought it up tom. I genuinely don't care if you think I said that before he kicked a ball or not. You can trust me or not, but it was after a few starts where he started terribly. I remember the debate vecahse you said he was excellent and I had no idea how you came to that conclusion. Maybe it was the west ham game where he gave away two goals.

Regardless, he's playing well now.

09 Apr 2025 15:43:55
I’m sorry it was you who suggested I was “putting words in your mouth. ”

We had this who said what debate before and another poster put your old posts back up on this site. If can’t be bothered checking your old posts that’s up to you but I couldn’t really give a monkeys shi£e.

10 Apr 2025 19:12:47
"That's strange blue-blood as he did pretty well at Brighton. Who said that? "

3rd Sept 2023 Standard.
Caicedo looks like a donkey and mudryk looks like a Sunday league player. Shambles top to bottom. "

This was 4 games in

I watched caicedo plenty last year, was not overly impressed at all. A good pick up for 35-40m Max, 115 though, is laughable. Doucoure is a better player.

You also just stated you never watch him play for Brighton but this second statement from 3rd Sept 2023 says otherwise

"Tom, mudryk has played many more games than 4. He's been here for 6 months. Caicedo, I've never been overly impressed with so my opinion Is not just based on the 4 games, but if I was to judge him on the 4 games, goodness me. I'd be worried. "

One thing I can't stand is a liar. Just admit you was wrong fgs.

10 Apr 2025 19:43:33
Blueblood, we all make stupid statements and I’ve certainly misjudged a few players over the years. FGS I said in one post that Morata reminded me of Ossie.

Most recently I’ve said that KDH is underrated (still think he is) and Lavia will become a Chelsea legend. I even had a charity bet on Sterling to score 15 goals last season.

It’s all just a bit of fun.

10 Apr 2025 20:04:33
Not may problem tomb people can say as they like but at least stick to what you say don't deny it and change your story. Or just admit you was wrong

Obviously that's not aimed at you.

10 Apr 2025 20:16:49
As I say Blueblood, it’s all just a bit of fun. We are all just guessing, we are generally all biased and we all haven’t got a clue what’s really going on.

We all miss the Ed002 insights but Ed001 is doing a very good job of filling in some gaps and giving his unbiased opinions.

10 Apr 2025 20:35:23
Blueblood just as a footnote and hopefully the end of this saga.

I did chuckle when it was suggested that the term “donkey” wasn’t a derogatory comment but referred to card game terminology. ??.

11 Apr 2025 11:38:31
Thanks cfc blueblood. You've confirmed I hadn't called caicedo a donkey before he played for the club. Appreciate you finding that for me.

As you said, my comment 'caicedo looks like a donkey' was 4 games in, his player ratings for those games was as follows 4/ 10 (debut) 5/ 10, 6/ 10 and 4/ 10. He had an absolute shocker.

My criticisms were based on the fact that i wanted rice. Everyone on here knows I'm a bit of a rice fan boy so I was very upset lol.

Not sure why I said I'd watched him plenty for brighton, It was Max 4 or 5 times. But I stand by everything I said.

He's been immense recently for chelsea, though I want him to improve on the ball. Though that's not his strong point, he has improved in that area this season.

I am very glad to have been proven wrong by caicedo. He has been fantastic. I'm also glad that you've posted the comments as it clearly shows I hadn't criticised caicedo before he'd kicked a ball as it was suggested.

So thanks all. (And Tom once again google the definition, and notice the phrasing 'looks like a donkey', not is one) . Thanks all.

11 Apr 2025 12:18:02
Standard, if you think that’s ok then fine. I would just add that finchey and I think Kiwi and maybe Anna have all found your post about Caicedo being a “donkey” prior to him kicking a ball. If you didn’t and I imagined it I would. Just apologise for having a poor memory.

As if you meant the term “donkey” as anything other than a word to describe in your opinion anything other than his ability is “total bull” and that is a gaming term.

11 Apr 2025 12:28:10
So your statement of my opinion is not based on the 4 games played for chelsea it's based on his time at Brighton as you watched him plenty.

That is as everyone has said. That he was a donkey before he even played for chelsea.

11 Apr 2025 15:45:50
You are both entitled to think what you want. I've explained myself, and admitted I was wrong to write him off as I was with cucurella. I've admitted to that. I stand by my early criticisms of caicedo early on because he had a poor start.

I definitely hadn't watched him plenty, that was a lie from me I have no problem admitting lol. But no blueblood, your last comment is wrong. Never did I call him a donkey before he played. I said he looked like a donkey, as you have reposted, and he did. If he played like that on the weekend I would use the exact same terminology. It is completely up to you if don't want to listen to my reasoning. If you want to perceive it as a derogatory term, go ahead, but i will reitterate it was a criticism against what i thought was a very rookie performance. Cheers guys.

11 Apr 2025 16:37:30
Whatever works for you.

11 Apr 2025 17:00:27
If that's what you want to tell yourself buddy.

22 Feb 2025 19:52:31
Is g8 about to tell me I was wrong about this squad build and manager and I'm negative and we will finish 3rd?

22 Feb 2025 20:32:47
I get not being negative for the point of it but I left the site for a bit because my opinion seemed like it wasn't allowed by a couple people on here. All things deserve criticism if criticism is deserved and in the sake of chelsea criticism is absolutely required. Everyone at the club has done a very poor job and with the amount spent it's been more than poor.

If we were in this state because we were struggling financially, sure, that's okay and completely acceptable.

But completely breaking apart a team that one the biggest club trophy the year prior, and replacing with poor players (my opinion is these players are poor) deserves a lot of criticism.

There was a poster on here who's disappeared now who was given it the biggen. My reply then was the same as it is now. Don't think things have changed because a few good months. And don't think things are terrible because a few poor months. The truth is often in-between. The fact is we're better than our results have been recently but we're not as good as the results were when we were In second.

23 Feb 2025 10:13:06
There were also posters on here who disappeared when we were doing well. It works both ways!

I’m not why people think anything other than the vast majority of the stuff we post is crap or at best guesswork.

26 Feb 2025 14:22:40
Where we finish is guesswork but I see us going in the right direction, Liverpool are different class to anyone else we could be anywhere below there

Think we will be above Forest Villa and Brighton if it's top 5 could do with a city having a points deduction.

26 Feb 2025 15:47:17
Seymns, I am assuming that City will get a points deduction. What I don’t know is when it will be applied, this season or next season? Also how long will the appeal against the points deduction take?

27 Feb 2025 08:47:21
Not sure if i remember this correctly thoughtI read somewhere that the sanctions would be applied this season, and any appeal had to be in that timeframe, having said that they will probably get off.

27 Dec 2024 05:02:29
We are reaching the halfway mark of the season. These are my mid term successes and failures.

My three misses are Son, Watkins and Foden. My three hits are VVD, Isak and Caicedo.

13 Jan 2025 09:46:38
sons form in particular is a really worry for spurs fans, he's been such a fantastic likeable player even if we dislike spurs so much, I think son is 1 of those guys you just can't hate, but his drop off is insane he looks over the hill,

I never rated foden as much as the english fan base personally and watkins has done really well the last few years I do see his form returning, villas squad has suffered a but with the demands of CL football

Foden on the other hand was suppose to be Man citys new messiah with KDB slowing down but he just can't do it when the pressure is on him.

13 Jan 2025 10:51:05
Poch, form can be effected by so many things. I remember thinking that Giggs was overrated after a poor season only for him to come back with a vengeance.

One of the worst drops in form I have seen was our very Iva. One minute he was outstanding the next he was a total liability.

14 Jan 2025 11:37:44
My three misses Grealish, Hoijlland, Anthony

I also would of had Foden Son there or thereabouts

My three hits, Chris Wood, Salah, Delap honourable mention to Kulusevski.

17 Jan 2025 18:44:08
Too many misses to mention Three hits:Notts Forest keeper and their two centre backs.

18 Jan 2025 16:21:08
The annoying g thing is that the GK came from Strasbourg, a Blueco club, bearing in mind the issues we have with our GK situation, you could not make it up.

13 Dec 2024 18:28:46
With the transfer window coming up this page will no longer be the same without ED02, may the good man RIP.
I, for one, only really came on here for the transfer news and indeed all factual news reference the club which ED would provide us with. The banter is ok but only 2 or 3 posters nowadays and I get plenty of banter in the boozer. Anyway, all the best to ED's and posters and I shall look in from time to time.

13 Dec 2024 22:12:18
Merry Christmas wsotb.

15 Dec 2024 18:51:41
The trouble is that if posters continue to leave as they have done then there won't be a site to pop in and out to.

15 Dec 2024 21:20:21
Bill, I agree with you. TBH the transfer windows get on my nerves: so much BS being circulated.

15 Dec 2024 21:54:56
Exactly Jimbo, hence why I and others loved the input from ED02, no BS just pure fact. Bill, this page has been dominated by King Frank and all his many different names for a long time and now we are winning and have our Chelsea back he has gone as do all the trolls.

15 Dec 2024 22:22:13
Surely it should just be e about fans giving there opinions and the Eds putting us right. Hopefully Ed18 will give us his opinion a regular basis.

16 Dec 2024 13:16:11
We need to stick together ti keep the site going, look what happened to the Spurs page.

16 Dec 2024 14:33:54
Absolutely Bill.

17 Dec 2024 08:30:38
I am with you Tom Bill it would be a shame if people dropped off the the site. Perhaps because we are doing well people have nothing to moan about. Yes we are in the title race but I doubt we will win it, we still need to strengthen the squad. Plenty to take about, apparently close to announcing a new FOS sponsor, rumours circulating that Mudryk has failed a drug test. Always something going on at Chelsea.