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15 Jan 2026 20:43:44
Does anyone know anything about Jacobo Ramón?
A mate tells me we have made an inquiry and looking at certain pundits comments it might be true.
Obviously he is young but I would be interested to know if anyone has seen him play?
1.) 16 Jan 2026 09:09:42
Surprise Surprise, another youngster.
2.) 16 Jan 2026 12:39:13
I had already said that. I’m not worried about his age, I just want to know if he is any good.
3.) 16 Jan 2026 13:15:17
My point is Tom, no lessons have been learnt.
4.) 16 Jan 2026 14:26:03
FGS, I have no interest in his age or about any so called lessons to be learned. I just wanted to know if any poster has seen him play and if yes, is he any good.
We could just as easily go out and buy a player with Premiership experience and of a certain age, like Tosin and they might turn out to be crap for us!
5.) 16 Jan 2026 15:05:13
Wasn't Tosin signed on a free.
6.) 16 Jan 2026 15:32:40
Silly me and there I was thinking it was an age thing.
I repeat I only want to know if he is a good player. i've assumed he can be young and be a good player!
7.) 16 Jan 2026 16:18:20
Of course youngsters can be good but not all are.
8.) 16 Jan 2026 16:27:46
I would rather sign a promising youngster like this guy Tom than an experienced old head like Koudibally on £300k a week.
9.) 16 Jan 2026 16:28:34
And not all older or experienced players work out at a new club.
I assume no one has any idea if this lad is a good player.
10.) 16 Jan 2026 17:15:04
Silva on a free was one of our best signings ever. Whoever we could sign I can only hope he has a calm head and somewhere close to the skill and vision of TS. In my dreams?
11.) 16 Jan 2026 17:56:20
Think he was the kid from Real Madrid. Don't know much about him other than YouTube clips. Can't be any worse than what we have.
12.) 16 Jan 2026 18:49:56
Thanks Dan.
01 Jan 2026 12:21:18
Ok, I have just spoken to my mate who told me EM would get the sack if we didn’t beat Bournemouth he says EM has already left.
I asked about a replacement. I asked about my choices as our next manager but he said it’s all up in the air.
1.) 01 Jan 2026 14:31:12
Not Rossenoir or Xavi for me . but likes of Unai Emery unlikely to be available if especially mid season. And why jump ship frpm Villa to CFC now?
2.) 01 Jan 2026 15:12:52
Thanks for the update tomb appreciate it.
28 Dec 2025 20:06:04
Just had a longish conversation with a fellow ST holder who says he has been told that EM will be sacked if we lose on Tuesday.
I personally think it’s just noise. I think EM will be our manager until the end of the season. I also believe his future at the club will be decided by the owners/SD’s at the usual end of season review.
1.) 29 Dec 2025 13:32:32
Arsenal stuck by Arteta through very lean times Tom when the majority of their fans wanted him out, now look at them. Man U sticking with Amorim and starting to pick up, Liverpool stuck with Slot and starting to pick up, we need a period of stability and are in the top 5 of the toughest league in the world and patience is needed, give him until the end of the season and then evaluate which is what clubs with a proper plan tend to do.
Ignore fans calling for a new gaffer as those same fans will soon turn on the new coach and we go through the same motions all over again.
2.) 29 Dec 2025 14:19:01
RPD, I agree. I hope EM is our manager for years to come for the obvious reasons.
3.) 29 Dec 2025 15:47:43
Is that how long pep is staying at Man City Tom?
4.) 29 Dec 2025 16:58:02
Not sure what Pep has got to do with anything but he is leaving City in the summer so I assume EM will be mentioned for the job but the bigger rumour is EM to Juve.
Either wouldn’t be a bad job for an “idiot” or “clown. ”.
5.) 29 Dec 2025 18:00:26
Rom
I'm sure you know that many people get jobs where they are out of their depth.
6.) 29 Dec 2025 18:24:14
I suppose it could be argued that we all give our opinions even when we are not qualified to give an opinion.
EM is qualified to be a coach. At the moment he is deemed as a successful coach by some and not bye others.
There are some who just want him sacked without even suggesting an available alternative.
If he is to leave, the end of the season would seem to me to be a good time on lots of levels.
7.) 29 Dec 2025 20:24:45
Tom
No matter how many suggestions we make, it's not in our hands so it really does not matter who we would want, it's all down to the owners and SD's.
8.) 29 Dec 2025 20:31:17
Bill, exactly and the chances of them making me happy are close to zero if they do it now and about 20% if they decided to do it in the summer.
9.) 30 Dec 2025 09:13:34
Says a lot about our ownership and leadership then Tom.
10.) 30 Dec 2025 10:05:27
I think it says more about fickle fans and how impossible it is to make all football fans happy.
My view and main focus is on supporting the club, manager and players as often as I possibly can.
11.) 30 Dec 2025 11:08:40
He better off sacked. He wants to leave anyway. His tactics don’t work, we’re being found out with these eatupid inverted full backs. We’re getting caught out out wide. Our wingers need help over lapping runs ect.
Garnacho and Neto are always two or three on one. It’s pathetic. If we lose the ball we’re screwed. Cucurella is in midfield, challobah had to come across then we’re left with one maybe two defenders left to mark 4 attackers.
12.) 30 Dec 2025 12:01:51
I may well be wrong but I actually think there are some supporters who are so desperate to see the back of EM, they want us to lose.
13.) 30 Dec 2025 15:01:52
Never Tom, not sure where you got that assumption from, I have not read anything like that on here.
14.) 30 Dec 2025 15:53:52
Bill, I have this season and twice last season. It’s probably me but I think that some just want EM gone at any cost.
15.) 30 Dec 2025 18:55:02
I said I would rather watch us lose 5-4 than watch some of the boring football we have endured recently.
That being if we score 4 its at least entertaining every game. At the minute we are lucky to score one or two if we manage to bore the pants off the opposition first. And sneak behind their low block. All so boring and slow
Would I want then beaten so someone gets the sack no. I just want he to actually entertain us.
16.) 30 Dec 2025 21:40:12
I didn’t find that first half very entertaining and it finished 2-2. I was far happier with our second half controlled performance and that finished
0-0. I know what half I preferred.
17.) 30 Dec 2025 21:56:24
Tom
There is absolutely no pint in controlling possession if you can't win a game.
18.) 30 Dec 2025 22:12:38
Tomb you prefer a 0-0 draw over a 2-2 draw. Suppose it says the difference in our personalities.
You like a good old bore fest 0-0 and I want to be entertained with goals with a 2-2.
No wonder you keep beating the bore. Sorry I ment drum from merasca.
19.) 30 Dec 2025 22:23:36
Bill, I got shouted down about my preference for winning over performance. My position hasn’t changed.
As I’ve said before, three champions league finals, two git outplayed and won the other we were the better side and lost. I know what games made me happy.
20.) 30 Dec 2025 22:34:28
Definitely won't argue with that Tom.
21.) 30 Dec 2025 22:52:05
From a Chelsea prospective I can’t believe anyone enjoyed or was entertained by that first half performance.
Give me a boring win any day of the week.
22.) 30 Dec 2025 23:53:50
You never said boring win. You said a 0-0 over a 2-2.
23.) 31 Dec 2025 05:10:28
I preferred the second half 0-0 display rather than the first half 2-2 sh#t show.
I will also take any boring win over any entertaining draw or loss. Hence my Champions League response to the post from Bill.
24.) 31 Dec 2025 20:53:44
yeh problem is tom pal. we're not winning anymore. with everything that's come out today its been made clear as day maresca is gone. shame we can't be rid of the idiot directors and eghbali.
25.) 31 Dec 2025 22:01:15
My last comments of 2025- I don’t care what anyone thinks.
Maresca is nowhere near a top class coach and never will be- the Pep Lite possession football is boring and stifles our creative players. However, I do have some sympathy for him being overseen by the two Muppets and when he goes I do worry about who might be appointed. No top class manager would want to work under the present setup. So, Sanchez has improved: really. He has obviously been instructed to hoof the ball upfield or throw it out because he has two left feet.
He has no composure or positional sense and flaps around like a half-dead fish on a trawler and when we concede he tries to blame everyone else. Watch the replays of the goals we conceded against Bournemouth yesterday. Garnacho, Gittens, Pedro and Delap are poor signings and wouldn’t start for any top team. The one positive is Estavou but if Maresca stays he be ruined and Palmer will be off.
26.) 01 Jan 2026 00:46:44
Sounds like I owe my mate a drink. Good info and dismissed by me.
23 Dec 2025 11:01:24
Apparently we have taken on Pegasus airways as sponsor. So I assume any chance that existed of an airline FOS sponsor has disappeared.
1.) 23 Dec 2025 16:25:28
Never heard of them Tom, are they a fly by night company.
2.) 23 Dec 2025 16:39:56
haha! and day!
3.) 24 Dec 2025 09:32:40
And still no FOS.
13 Dec 2025 23:36:05
I asked a mate about who EM was directing his post match press conference comments at. He said there was a fairly heated and protracted argument between EM and the SD’s.
I assume the media will say the comments were directed at the owners. Who knows, who cares!
1.) 14 Dec 2025 07:27:48
He made it pretty clear that it wasn’t aimed at the fans, that leaves the club (SD’s) or the press. I don’t think the press have been particularly scathing, given the poor run of form and the attention Salah-gate has received. In a previous conference, earlier in the season, he made it clear the transfer window hadn’t gone how he’d have liked.
Pretty obvious where he would point the finger during a run of poor results. Form aside, I can picture this finishing in a very similar manor to Sarri, a publicly amicable split.
2.) 14 Dec 2025 09:21:01
Tom
Please correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Maresca say when he joined that he only wanted to be involved on the field and not with selling or buying players.
3.) 14 Dec 2025 09:50:16
I suppose it could be social media. From what im told it’s generally been pretty awful towards CFC, the manager and certain players.
The guy who nuts happened to mention it as we were chatting about the game used to work for Chelsea at Cobham. He retired a few years ago but still has a few mates there. Having said that he has got plenty of things wrong in the last few years.
4.) 14 Dec 2025 10:00:20
I have heard. Its his usage of estevao. Mainly that the SD don't agree with. They believe while cole has been out he should of been starting.
5.) 14 Dec 2025 10:12:47
Bill, correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t it depend what was said and by whom?
6.) 14 Dec 2025 12:28:41
Not sure what you mean Tom, can you elaborate further?
7.) 14 Dec 2025 12:47:53
Bill, because this was apparently due to an at the moment remarks not what was contractually agreed. I would assume the SD’s haven’t got team selection or tactics in their job description. It doesn’t have to be the fault of EM.
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16 Jan 2026 19:52:21
I am going to the game tomorrow. I can’t say I’m confident.
I have no idea what the team will be and I have no idea what shape LR will start with.
1.) 16 Jan 2026 21:37:22
Tom
It's a new era, hopefully all will be fine and we get the win we need.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 09:50:13
I began the season with high hopes that the 'project' was finally coming to fruition. Now I am as worried as you are Tom that we may not beat a pauper of a club compared to us at the Bridge. LR the squad and us fans hugely need a reason for hopes to rise again.
16 Jan 2026 05:18:39
Was out with some fellow ST holders for a lunch. Of course it didn't take long for the Chelsea debate to begin.
Most of us didn't want EM to leave mid season but one of the guys mentioned the longevity of our managers over the last twenty years ish. He said that the longest tenure was Jose at about three and a half years with a few around two years but the majority under two years.
It guess that means even if a manager is considered "elite" they don't last long at Chelsea. Good luck LR.
1.) 16 Jan 2026 08:34:06
I saw somewhere that the average tenure of CFC managers in Premier League period is 18 months.
2.) 16 Jan 2026 09:11:35
The difference is under Roman we brought in experienced Managers, under this crowd we raid the inexperienced box of tricks.
3.) 16 Jan 2026 09:13:56
Tom, the average tenure for a premier league manager is just 473 days if you exclude those never to be seen again reigns of Wenger and Fergie!
4.) 16 Jan 2026 12:05:08
Bill, we didn’t always bring in experienced managers when under the RA ownership. That just isn’t true and when we did, winning trophies gave them no security.
My mate said over the last “twenty” years our two longest serving managers are Jose and Jose. The next two so called “elite” managers, King Carlo and Conte just about managed two years each.
It’s also obvious from the other posts that it’s not just a Chelsea thing.
5.) 16 Jan 2026 13:18:12
But we still brought them in Tom, they might not have lasted long but they were elite and we did win major trophies.
Just out of curiosity Tom, what is obvious?
6.) 16 Jan 2026 14:19:16
It’s “obvious” that generally managers at other clubs don’t last long either.
I repeat under RA not every manager was experienced and not every manager won trophies.
Also, being experienced and winning trophies didn’t seem to help with their time in office.
7.) 16 Jan 2026 15:10:32
I agrre Tom but I repeat we won major trophies under them.
8.) 16 Jan 2026 15:36:24
Of course we did and we won a Champions league with a rookie!
9.) 16 Jan 2026 16:15:29
Anyone remember the latest shiny toy at the time, Big Phil Scolari? so called elite manager, what happened? Robbie a stand in novice manager wins us the champions league.
10.) 16 Jan 2026 16:20:52
We did Tom but the vast majority of the major trophies won under Roman were experienced.
11.) 16 Jan 2026 16:31:20
And only one of them lasted longe that two years and that was my original point. Success or experience doesn’t guarantee a long tenure at Chelsea.
12.) 16 Jan 2026 17:27:07
Tbh tom you can't even compare the 'inexperience' we had under Roman as those managers were walking into a squad full of stars and know how. rn we're putting novices in charge of kids in the hope we can sell the lot one day . the approach and ambition are very different from the previous era.
13.) 16 Jan 2026 18:52:24
I agree the approach is different but my guess is they are ambitious.
14.) 16 Jan 2026 21:44:58
What do you think the owners ambition is Tom, to be successful or just sell players to make money?
15.) 16 Jan 2026 22:30:11
Unlike some, I see there BP plan as both player trading (probably to comply with ffp) and to win trophies.
They are successful businessmen and I would be shocked if they didn’t want to see the value of their investment increase. Playing success at all levels would almost certainly achieve that increase in value.
I do not see it as one or the other.
15 Jan 2026 08:25:08
I have now watched the game. I know it’s very early in our new managers reign and he is far more knowledgeable than me about all things football but I must be missing something because I didn’t see many positives from that game.
I saw “moments” of good play and that’s about it.
Obviously Sanchez will get deserved pelters but Pedro, not for first, was truly awful.
Still, onwards and upwards!
1.) 15 Jan 2026 11:07:09
Joao pedro or pedro Neto?
2.) 15 Jan 2026 11:20:20
I thought we attacked well any team would miss 4 of their best players Palmer Caicado Colwill and James.
Esrevao was great,
Pedro was truly awful has gone backwards in the last 2 or 3 months and we need an upgrade in goal and defensively our centre backs look low on confidence. With Colwill out I don't know what our best pairing is as I don't rate any of them hugely
Who he picks for Brentford will be interesting Caicado will be back his suspensions have cost us but has only himsef to blame, would expect James and Delap to return if available. Think Cole will be on the bench.
Unless tired Estevao is a must start every game.
3.) 15 Jan 2026 12:21:35
According to that optimistic interview with the owners/SDs by someone called Winstanley I think they justified their long term vision in terms of financial stability but said they could be prepared to get an older player or pay more for a player who could get us to achieve sooner.
Surely all of us have been saying and they mnust know that an experienced quality CB plus striker were required - and Semenyo from Bournemouth would have been ready been highly effective plenty of goals in him winger.
Instead we don't replace LC adequately when injured sell pretty effective EPL winger Noni (and buy not EPL ready yet though perhaps one day may be Gittens) and let (linked well with Palmer and did score 14 goals etc) Jackson out on loan
My thought on Estevao - and as said after I'd firs seen him live in pre-season game against Bayern Leverkeusan - is that he can be a superstar for us and should start in games against the clubs (all the big ones like Barcelona and Arsenal) who will play attacking football home and away and leave spaces for him to exploit. But perhaps that he could on occasion be more effective as a second half sub if we are playing against a low block hack-him-down side when their defenders have been tired out a bit. That would give him a bit of rotational rest too.
4.) 15 Jan 2026 13:04:49
My position remains the same on a CH signing. I sort of get why we didn’t sign one if Colwill is only going to be out for one season but I would have sold Tosin and used that money to sign someone who offer more than him.
I’m pretty sure I’m in a minority but I can see a player in Badiashile. One week I like him the next he is useless. Every small mistake he makes seems to result in us conceding a goal.
5.) 15 Jan 2026 13:15:45
I would add we need a good GK as well.
6.) 15 Jan 2026 15:37:52
He had a bad game but has generally had a good season. I will probably be wrong (usually am) but I think he will start next season as our No1.
7.) 15 Jan 2026 15:41:17
One of Maresca's great tactical moments was when he saw Sanchez struggling to deal with long throws/corners - especially when opposition players were put on Sanchez - was to have three of our players go out to half way line and so draw out same number of their defenders up for the set piece. This might have pulled White away last night?
Point is that Sanchez a pretty good shot stopper and better with distribution if particularly cos now using long balls but he will still have that memory of getting flustered in packed boxed in past or when being pressed by opposing forwards. Just hope we don't see his confidence drop and more giving goals away times again. I think he was one of the CFC players whose thanks to Maresca for believing in him and giving him confidence to shine in quit a few games from final third of last season seemed the most heartfelt.
8.) 15 Jan 2026 20:18:36
JBS total agree with your first paragraph we need to clear the box, Jose also use to keep a few up field at corners, we will probably need to do the same with Brentford and their long throws on Saturday.
9.) 15 Jan 2026 20:45:22
To be fair EM has used the tactic of leaving flyers up the pitch from throw ins and sometimes corners.
10.) 15 Jan 2026 21:52:34
We need a keeper. A too centre back. Need cover for left back. And a top striker.
11.) 15 Jan 2026 22:01:50
That's my point Tom and question is will LR do the same now.
12.) 16 Jan 2026 05:20:55
JBS, sorry mate, it’s an age thing!
13 Jan 2026 13:34:12
Very sad news today about Eddie McCreadie. He was a brilliant player and manager. Thanks for the memories. RIP.
1.) 13 Jan 2026 15:08:08
Yes indeed, RIP Eddie.
2.) 13 Jan 2026 15:35:39
Absolutely agree Tom, brilliant player and what a manager he was with the young squadche had to work with, loved it when he got us promoted, hsted it when he left and I'm still not sure we fully know why.
3.) 13 Jan 2026 16:30:14
RIP Chelsea great Eddie Macready.
4.) 13 Jan 2026 17:54:46
Very sad news. That's him and Dempsey both gone in a short space of time.
5.) 13 Jan 2026 20:42:45
Sorry, Hinton, not Dempsey.
6.) 15 Jan 2026 20:54:30
All three sadly.
12 Jan 2026 09:01:36
I wonder what way Marc Guehi will jump. Some may recall I was told in the last window that he might be happy to stay in London if an opportunity arose. That was from a mate we call “the vicar, ” he used to go to church before every Chelsea game.
At the time he looked certain to be playing his football for Liverpool but now there seems to be interest from several clubs.
1.) 12 Jan 2026 09:43:21
Not to fussed Tom, it won't affect us.
2.) 12 Jan 2026 10:24:52
Tom, we have a 20% sell on clause so I guess it does affect us but not a player we need as Levi and Hato play in his position.
3.) 12 Jan 2026 10:58:32
Well we might hope he goes for 100 million to PSG or Real Madrid if we get a 20% sell on clause!
4.) 12 Jan 2026 12:17:39
Chelsea aren’t the only team in London. I except they are the only team that matters!
As far as the sell on clause is concerned, I guess that means we don’t want him leaving Palace next summer on a free transfer.
5.) 12 Jan 2026 14:41:13
My guess is he will wait until the summer, why would he not.
17 Jan 2026 14:25:01
That’s my point Bill. So, if that is the case how do qualify as a waist of money?
17 Jan 2026 11:56:34
JBS, thanks for the clarification. So only 18 months max to go. Of course we could extend his contract. ?.
17 Jan 2026 11:54:00
So, I ask again has any poster seen these two young CH’s we are being linked with actually play?
I personally have no idea of how good they currently are.
Obviously some feel they are overpriced, so I assume they have seen them play.
17 Jan 2026 08:53:42
J, I enjoyed your report and fingers crossed you are correct on the recruitment front.
17 Jan 2026 05:00:20
RPD, welcome back. I was gutted when Huijsen went to RM but I’m pleased we didn’t go a make do type alternative.
Looks like they are determined to only go for a player who is on their list of targets.
17 Jan 2026 15:57:52
I don’t do the term World class but James, Caicedo and Palmer would in my opinion get in every top team.
I also think we have several other players who will prove their worth.
17 Jan 2026 15:52:11
Can’t happen.
17 Jan 2026 14:29:17
So because it’s someone’s opinion I have to agree with it?
To refer to our “squad” as “absolute dross” is totally wrong and is “not a fact. That’s my opinion.
17 Jan 2026 10:17:26
If you refer to our squad as a “laughing stock” then my guess is you are looking for an argument.
I personally think we have strong squad. I would have brought in another CH and sold Tosin but if they didn’t think the right player was available I would rather they waited. Also, I doubt many, if anyone has seen the two main CH’s we are being linked with play and I certainly haven’t, so I will wait and see if he is an upgrade on what we currently have.
17 Jan 2026 10:10:37
The money spent hasn’t disappeared, it’s been invested in players.
The owners will surely give the manager time to install his own methods. So called experienced managers all had to start somewhere.