Chelsea International Banter 3

04 May 2026 15:26:33
Worst team ever. Ronsenior was right.

04 May 2026 16:04:25
But he never said that.

04 May 2026 16:05:54
Have some patience. We've only spent 1.6 billion, and they've only been here 4 years, and it's not as if the owners inherited a Champions League-winning squad...

04 May 2026 16:12:35
Is it four years? Blimey, how time flies.

04 May 2026 17:23:15
That's supposed to end 'when you are enjoying yourself'. We are not.

04 May 2026 21:07:57
There is always another day. Good times will return at some stage.

04 May 2026 15:23:01
How many more times do we have to keep putting up with players, lazy French players like Gusto. The man’s totally rubbish, yet mistake after mistake and he still plays same with idiot in net. Lavia totally useless, Trev Tosin championship players, we need a massive transfer window and a massive clear out.

04 May 2026 21:49:57
What has Gusto being "French" got to do with anything?

04 May 2026 15:21:36
I keep saying the same thing. How is Gusto playing in front of Josh? Also, Hato been our best for a couple of games and Cucarella gets recalled.

04 May 2026 15:46:59
Tom, I don't get it either. Gusto is not good enough. Whenever I've seen Josh play, he looks good and composed. Maybe he's a bad trainer?

04 May 2026 16:08:33
Maybe the SDs are picking the team.

04 May 2026 15:12:57
Interesting that Enzo got reprimanded for mentioning how much he'd love to live in Madrid, at a time when it's clear Real Madrid are interested in signing him and at the next chance he got for a break he went straight to Madrid with two other players linked with moves away. For some reason old mate still is given the badge and we're surprised why the club is so devoid of heart and leadership.

Great start from the lads. I'm going to bed because if they can't be fkd putting in shifts, I don't give a fk whether they get battered or not.

04 May 2026 15:23:10
Melbourne. They asked the club for permission to watch a tennis match. The club agreed they could go!!

04 May 2026 15:34:29
Should be watching football matches. They might learn something.

04 May 2026 15:50:39
Tom, I know you're older, so I do hope you're not that naive.

04 May 2026 16:06:22
Melbourne, it has nothing to do with age, it's just a fact.

I personally don't think Enzo will now end up at RM. I think he will be at City next season.

04 May 2026 16:28:26
It speaks to the man himself. He knows why he was banned by the club, and within a month, he requests to go to Madrid for a few days. The club agrees and gives him the armband. The whole thing shows where the club is under this ownership, and how the players couldn't give an f*** about the badge.

04 May 2026 17:02:57
I will be critical of a player, manager, SD, and owner when it's deserved, but in this case it isn't.

I personally said some time ago I wouldn't have played him again this season, and then sold him, so I'm not a fan.

26 Apr 2026 14:39:29
Totally surprised Tosin is a starter and I think Hato can consider himself unlucky.
I hope Gusto proves me wrong today.

26 Apr 2026 20:25:20
Tosin played pretty well and made one crucial block early on.

26 Apr 2026 21:33:26
Jbs, he did play well. I personally thought Chalaboa had a solid game as well.

27 Apr 2026 09:21:40
Yes, TC was solid too, Tom.

21 Apr 2026 22:23:17
Already on my third large post match JD and they are not working.

A performance that was tactically inept and lacking effort was mad ten times worse for me when Josh came on in the 92nd min for Gusto who was having yet another shocker.

For me this is borderline disrespectful and unforgivable management. Seriously angry!

21 Apr 2026 21:49:39
82 mins gone and Welbeck is about to come on for Brighton and we all know he will score against us.

Some of our best players have been brought down to a performance level that beggars belief. The simple things done poorly and not winning a fair share of fifty fifties, no press and no running off the ball.

I'm sure the owners and SD's will dodge yet another bullet when what now looks a certainty of sacking yet another manager.

I am so angry with the club and its decision makers.

Hope you all have a good night. I'm off to open up yet another bottle of JD.

21 Apr 2026 21:44:50
Daughter woke me up at 4:30 needing to use the bathroom. Quickly checked the score wondering if it would be worth watching the end of the game. Seems like it won't be worth watching another until the season ends.

Wondering how Tom pretzels himself into not blaming Liam.

21 Apr 2026 21:56:56
LR loves a 0-3 scoreline, surely, after this, the SDs have to go.

21 Apr 2026 22:05:59
This is when Roman is needed to arrive in his helicopter and remind the players that every single one of them can be sold for peanuts and replaced.

I'd like Terry to take over as interim, just to teach this lot what the badge means. I'd worry we'd get a bounce and he'd be given the job for next season though.

21 Apr 2026 22:06:17
Melbourne, I never wanted him as manager. I have also said I will give my opinion on him as a manager at the end of the season.

Like all our managers, I want them to be our manager for years because that means they are successful.

21 Apr 2026 22:16:57
What are you waiting for, Tom? You think even an FA Cup win makes this dross acceptable... Where have the standards gone??? Or will you continue to make excuses for the shambles of a club atm... Surely even you have run out of ways to make this all just part of some vision or process.

21 Apr 2026 22:17:25
I know, mate, and I admire your patience to pass an opinion. It's been quite obvious Liam wasn't the guy for a while now, and if he wasn't such an unlikable plank of a bloke, I'd also be hoping for his success. Unfortunately, he is the perfect manager to sum up just how far we've fallen.

21 Apr 2026 22:18:56
Tom, I'll give you my opinion of him as a manager now: he is f****** useless.

21 Apr 2026 22:25:53
I will stick with my usual assessment routine, thanks, although I have to say it's hard to imagine my opinion being hugely different from other fans.

21 Apr 2026 21:16:07
55 minutes in and it's the most pathetic embarrassing performance I've ever witnessed by anyone…. Don't let Rosenior on the coach home and he can take majority of the villion pound squad with him.

21 Apr 2026 21:25:04
Am with you, Kaz. This is truly awful, and if he isn't gone after this, I don't see how we even go forward.

21 Apr 2026 21:37:34
Surely to God, these players are trying to get him sacked.

21 Apr 2026 21:52:11
Unfortunately, Finchy-, the players are just as crap, bin the lot... An absolute masterclass from the SDs on how to burn through a billion.

21 Apr 2026 22:15:54
That's a good idea. Let's start all over again.

Address the problem. Ask questions and look at yourself. I'm talking about the decision makers at the club.

21 Apr 2026 22:19:58
Slightly disagree, kaz, our best 10 is decent and top 4-5 worthy. I say 10 as Sanchez isn't good enough.
But everything after the best 10 is dross.

My hope would be for the Bournemouth manager at the end of the season.

And, as someone else said, let's give Terry an interim job until the end of the season.

21 Apr 2026 22:28:30
If we make the change, Iraola would be my second choice, but a very reasonable solution.

21 Apr 2026 22:53:13
Thing is, Finchy, I think we're guilty of massively overrating some of our players, Enzo and Cucurella come to mind, even Palmer at times, although he gets a slight pass as he's been injured for most of the season.

James is the only player we have that I can confidently say is top, top level when fit! And that's a big problem.

22 Apr 2026 07:24:06
Lots of regular internationals in our squad, so I assume international managers are overrating our players.

I am with you, Finchey. I think we have lots of good players.

21 Apr 2026 20:53:30
Half time and I am seriously pi&&ed off.

I can't remember seeing such a disjointed 45 mins from any Chelsea side in many a long year.

I think he will take Fofana off and bring Garnacho on. The shape needs to be changed.

21 Apr 2026 22:03:36
That worked well, Tom.

21 Apr 2026 22:08:40
Bill, it was an obvious substitution but nothing is working for this manager.