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19 Jan 2024 12:01:54
Hi Ed, hope you're well. Just wondered if Chelsea held any interest in Gonçalo Ramos?

Lots of "rumours" flying around that PSG might look to loan or sell this month.

Cheers.

dan23

{Ed002's Note - What, as an Nkunku replacement?}


1.) 19 Jan 2024 12:16:08
Hell no! Just in general.


 

 

13 Aug 2023 07:41:30
With Kepa going. Do we know if that makes Sanchez our No.1 and we'll look for a backup? or will it be a case of adding another keeper to be first choice?

dan23

{Ed002's Note - Another GK will be added.}


1.) 13 Aug 2023 12:42:04
Strange that we would let Kepa go on a loan, since the season has already started.

Do we have a list of replacement GK's?
Is Jan Oblak on the list?

{Ed002's Note - Yes, there is a long list the club has, and no Oblak is not rhere.}


2.) 14 Aug 2023 13:14:48
Anybody have any thoughts on WHO? which GK we can and should sign?


 

 

01 Sep 2022 18:59:38
Well we finally have a defensive midfielder in Zakaria. not seen him play since he was in Germany.

Anyone or the Eds know much about him?

dan23

{Ed002's Note - Denis Zakaria (DM/CM) Juventus have used him sparingly since he moved in January due to nigling injuries and all parties would be happy to move on after only joining in January for a low fee. Juventus now have their DM target in Paredes joing at some point this summer. Juventus are happy to sell and Spurs enquired about his availability but opted for Bissouma. An enquiry from Newcastle as a Hayden replacement was met with the standard response of "not interested" as sthey struggle to sell their project. Recommended to Chelsea by an ex-player who is doing scouting but their are perhaps three ahead of him on the list. In the final days of the transfer window his name was raised again during discussions over another player. A loan has now been agreed. He is very much a solid DM player.


1.) 01 Sep 2022 20:03:35
So the Alvarez deal completely off then, with Ajax losing slot of players and not being able to bring anyone in,


2.) 01 Sep 2022 20:02:08
Thanks Ed much appreciated and thanks for putting up with us all. Hope you get a break now!

{Ed002's Note - Thanks.}


3.) 01 Sep 2022 20:12:28
Thanks Ed. I hope he is successful at Chelsea.


4.) 01 Sep 2022 20:12:33
Thanks for that summary Ed.


5.) 01 Sep 2022 21:11:59
I imagine you have had an incredible stressful time recently, Ed.
Lucky for you, it's almost done.
Thanks for all the nice information you have given on this site and the others. I will go to sleep now!

{Ed002's Note - There is no stress but thanks.}


6.) 01 Sep 2022 21:37:39
Zakaria eh?  Obinna will be happy.


7.) 01 Sep 2022 22:29:15
Hahahahahahahahahahaha ????? EdW; wow so good you remembered, I used to be crazy about Zakaria- he was one hell of a player at B. Monchengladbach. If he can give us what he gave to B. Monchengladbach, we will be more than fine. Cheers man much ?.


8.) 01 Sep 2022 22:38:54
Zakaria is Obinna's player haha. Solid DM tho.


9.) 01 Sep 2022 22:53:00
LOL; Come on Shak; I remember you liked Zakaria too (maybe not as much as I did) when he was at B. Monchengladbach. The lengthy injury that Zakaria suffered at B. Monchengladbach really did him a disservice.


 

 

01 Sep 2022 16:00:34
Reports now saying Depay deal is being talked about and he could follow Auba.

Still no sign of a midfielder, forget Depay and get us Frenkie.

dan23

1.) 01 Sep 2022 16:43:47
Depay over a midfielder would sum up the window,


2.) 01 Sep 2022 19:10:18
Still maybe both Matt.


3.) 01 Sep 2022 19:43:31
Looks like TT has got his way. PEA 10M plus Alonso; a player Barcelona got for free who they wanted off their books and who won’t be be fit for weeks- terrible business, we are so weak in the transfer market negotiations. Possibly Zaharia on loan, a player who has flopped at Juve, maybe he can play RWB as we have loaned out Dijon Sterling- crazy.


4.) 01 Sep 2022 19:52:03
Im annoyed with myself for not being ecstatic over spending £270m, feels like we’ve got in an injury prone dm after missing out on an apparent excellent one in Alvarez, auba is out for 3/ 4 weeks. Worries for the next month with the smoking of games and teams we have.


5.) 01 Sep 2022 20:00:40
In terms of summing up the window.

Maybe my brain’s turned to mush, but while we might not have everything we hoped for, the (potential) quality of what we have bought is excellent, both for now and for the future.

If at the beginning of any other window you’d said:

IN:
KK, Cucurella, Fofana, Sterling, [Zakaria? ], [Auba? ] (for now) ; Chukwuemeka, Slonina, Hutchinson, Sturge (for the future)

OUT:
Drinkwater, Werner, Palmeri, Barkley etc.

I think we’d have taken it, especially given where we were 6 months ago.


6.) 01 Sep 2022 20:15:42
It was always going to take more than a window to solve all the problems we have in our squad.
Or preferred targets for midfield and forward positions aren't available and we have not been able to sell or loan the players we have.
We have mended the defence but I think we need to take a good look at our forward and midfield in the next windows.

Hopefully we can turn things around with our current squad. c.


7.) 01 Sep 2022 20:44:45
Sometimes we don’t get what we desire.

I think the club have done better than I expected.

I should be shocked that some don’t think we have had a good window.

None of our signings are guaranteed to be a success but I will judge them in the weeks and months ahead.


8.) 01 Sep 2022 23:12:31
not a bad window but that forward position still hasn't been filled and it was an issue we knew about going into the window

on the players we have signed im happy with all, unsure on zakaria as its a vital position and although he's a solid player from what i've seen he also struggles with injury which is never a good sign.


 

 

02 Jun 2022 23:15:31
According to various sources, Dembele to Chelsea is a done deal? Personally, I don't believe it yet.

dan23

1.) 03 Jun 2022 08:02:26
What’s your take on this ed? You said some time ago that our chances of signing Dembele are very slim. Has it changed?

{Ed002's Note - The "done deal" obviously passed me by.}


 

 

 

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03 Feb 2025 08:17:13
I know January is a tough window but the young players we're linked with is worrying. We're crying out for experience in midfield yet it seems the mostly likely signing is an 18yr old.

I also thought we might address the striker situation but that seems unlikely. I don't want to moan, I just want us to be the best we can be but I feel top 4 might slip away without some reinforcements.

dan23

1.) 03 Feb 2025 09:08:10
Dan, one of the problems about signing a recognised top striker is, who is available?


2.) 03 Feb 2025 10:01:03
Wecshould have signed one last summer Tom.


3.) 03 Feb 2025 10:03:53
Apparently we are now close to signing a striker. Eli Junior Kroupie from a French second division side - likened to Karim Benzema - for c 30 million quid. Yet what we really need to ensure ECL this season is probably the likes of peak Karim Benzema himself.

AS it is our buying of players this wondow seems to be more piling up of promising, possibly very promising, youngsters who could become part of Vision 2030 - the magic year - or may be just being bought to be sold on as a profit. EJK quite likely to be loaned to Strasbourg you'd think. This might be ok if we bring Santos back now and/ or Petreovic?

The question in what remains of this wiondow is whether we will/ can bring in anyone to replace the relatiovely experienced outgoings who can make a difference in strengthening the squad now.

Nkunku probably not too happy not to go to Bayern - if he doesn't = Felix likely unsetted by all the rumours, Sanchez needing to be changed, Jackson low on confidence too. and not much expetrienced cover in defence or midfield.

A real test of EM management which has to start with a win against the Hammmers tonight but they played well and adventurously under Potter in that away draw v Villa so though we are big favourites with the bookies - as we should be on paper given the spend of last windows and on our current EPL table position - I think many of us will be worried we may not get the three points we desperately need. Seeing Arsenal so easily brush aside City after our 3-1 defeat was galling but I suppose City the real challengers for 4th or 5th positions with us, AFC surely nailed on ECL in a top 3 position.


4.) 03 Feb 2025 10:20:54
Bill, it’s not as if we didn’t try and sign a CF in the summer window. I would rather we went for quality and if that means waiting a while then so be it.

jBS, I can’t see the attitude of Nkunku or Felix changing that much. Both must have been angry at not getting the game they think they deserved.

I generally find it hard to believe that this window will bring about a transfer policy change. I can only see us signing players that are under 23 years of age.

I would have liked us to recall Santos but we do have some academy products in midfield who have looked ok when called upon and this could be an opportunity for them to impress.


5.) 03 Feb 2025 11:33:37
A major problem in signing a top anyone who isn't a kid - though signing kids could be fine for Vision 2030 - is being in the Conference League right now not the ECL. A product of new ownership struggling to get things right from the off and the enforced restarts after parting of ways with first Tuchel then Poch and restarts needed after those events and not trusting Potter after run of poor form after early wins and doing well in ECL group stages so replacing him before the end of the season.

Fact that GP hadn't had a pre-season with us not mitigating enough reason to save him in owner's eyes. Fact that Poch had longest injury list in EPL history not mitigating enough for him in getting us 6th after great come back in last 15 matches bar the dreadful AFC away result.

Being in the ECL has to be a priority. The safer route seemed to be to trust Poch for at least his second and last contracted season and take his advice about who should stay and go. But the decision was to gamble and go for yet another managerial change in the younger and presumably cheaper option who had worked under guru Pep i.e. (despite being top level inexperienced) EM (with Arteta at AFC as a precedent) and have hugely more outgoings and incomings costing club vast sums nett mainly of young talent on long contracts to lock them in (until Vision 2030 coud be realised?) and amortise their cost.

Jury still out on whether this will work. Particularly whether the SDs and owners have done enough to ensure ECL qualification this season because it will surely be important in keeping the top talent we do have at the club happy plus attracting 'worldy' talent we may still need - eg striker - we haven't yet got. The last fifteen matches of this season huge for us starting with the one at the Bridge tonight.


6.) 03 Feb 2025 12:24:35
JBS, I didn’t want Poch to get the sack and in some ways him staying would have been the easy/ safe option for the club but nothing would convince me he was the right manager to win trophies.


7.) 03 Feb 2025 12:48:55
Not the most exciting but Mateta a palace would be worth a punt. Knows the league, has been fairly prolific, might not cost a bomb and offers different attributes to Jackson.


8.) 03 Feb 2025 13:37:28
Dan, I agree he is a good player but I would be hoping for a Osimhen, Sesko, Isak type player.


9.) 03 Feb 2025 13:42:02
Mateta has usually impressed when i've seen him dan but of course always question of whether he is a vailable and with our SDs is he deemed too old at 27ish?


10.) 03 Feb 2025 14:12:51
I see Tel is on his way to Spurs.


11.) 03 Feb 2025 14:17:48
JBS, I just think they have gone all in on a style of play. I think that is a dangerous decision but if I am right they would be looking more for a Sesko type CF.


12.) 03 Feb 2025 14:34:42
I'd like a winning style of play where obviously you hope we can be attractive most of the time but where defence taken more seriously as also sanity of crossing into boxes with no aerial threat at the end of them . bar Cucurella!


13.) 03 Feb 2025 15:22:44
In my opinion IF Chelsea had a WC GK they would still be in the top 4. (If you add a WC CB and CF Chelsea would be challenging for the title) . Add the GK shenanigans to the failure of converting “good chances” to go 2 or 3 goals up in games and I think you have 90% of the reasons why Chelsea are currently out of the top 4.

In fairness, this Chelsea team are young and by instinct they play to attack. (Nothing wrong with that might I add) As a result, not only do they give away too many chances, they compound it by giving away too many painful to watch cheap goals. There also appears to be a continuance to the recruitment imbalance at the club, whereby focus on signing “potential” rather than battle hardened winners is accepted as the way forward. That needs addressed if not stopped. Easier said than done? Possibly.

But money talks in sport. and Chelsea under Clearlake have been talking way too much. In football it is a rule that is as old as the game itself. Always put your big money into the spine of the team, the rest can come and go without too much disruption. That has not happened at Chelsea of late.


14.) 03 Feb 2025 15:39:28
JBS, we play wide players who generally cut inside and that can become very predictable. If the the same shape is maintained then we don’t need a certain type of CF. That’s why I keep saying we have gone all in and it makes me worried.


15.) 03 Feb 2025 16:43:42
Good point Tom and London I completely agree - and posted to this effect not long ago - about the need to fous as likes of Jose did (and Klopp eventually got at LFC) on having very strong spine to the team.


 

 

23 Jan 2025 21:08:28
Confused by the Garnacho interest. Seems strange the amount of wingers we have and especially how well Sancho is doing.

£70m seems like a lot of money that could be spent elsewhere, like on another striker and cover in midfield.

Unless he can play up top ?.

dan23

1.) 23 Jan 2025 21:42:36
I think the price for Garnacho will be closer to £45m. I find the deal is strange to me but maybe something is going on we don’t know about.

Anyway, doubt it will happen!


2.) 23 Jan 2025 21:52:43
Dan, Sancho isn’t doing that well “ all fur coat and no knickers “. We certainly don’t need any more wide players especially as we have the two Brazilian lads coming in the the summer. About time we concentrated on the areas that clearly need to be addressed.


3.) 24 Jan 2025 09:58:33
I think Sancho is doing much better than I expected but then I didn’t want us to sign him.


4.) 24 Jan 2025 10:24:52
I thought Sancho had been good, albeit I'm comparing him to our other wingers who have been hit and miss.

The "reporter" fee for Garnacho is apparently £60.5m plus add ons. But not reported I trust.


5.) 24 Jan 2025 10:54:03
im confused because were crying out for a keeper, cm and striker.


6.) 24 Jan 2025 11:16:51
We have a CM coming back in the summer so I can’t see us signing another one unless both Chuka and KDH both leave in this window.

I would love to know the name of a quality CF who is available in this window. Apparently there are few teams interested in buying one but they are in short supply, particularly mid season. The same applies for a GK.


7.) 24 Jan 2025 12:22:45
Yes Tom agreed re difficuty of finding right striker in January but raises the question of why we didn't try harder on thgis fron in last window of course. seemed to have put all egss in one basket on Osimhen then failed to get him.


8.) 24 Jan 2025 12:50:10
True, it would be difficult to sign a quality, striker, keeper or CB in January but those positions needed attention in the summer and instead we brought in players we didn’t need who haven’t made a difference. We certainly shouldn’t be paying a big fee for a wide player: save the money for next summer and concentrate on outgoings.


9.) 24 Jan 2025 13:02:00
JBS my memory isn’t what it was but didn’t we also try and sign two other forwards, I think from Villa but for some reason both trades failed.

I like the lad from Juve, I like Osimhen, I like Isak, I also like the look of the young lad from BM. I’m not sold on the CF from SL. The problem is, I just can’t see us signing any of them this window or probably neg summer.


10.) 24 Jan 2025 16:22:54
Tom I think there was talk begond the Villa striker of a youngster from Atletico - ie not Felix - but my memory not reliable on this!


11.) 24 Jan 2025 18:05:53
JBS, you are probably correct. So it’s not as if the club hasn’t tried to sign CF’s other than Osimhen.


12.) 24 Jan 2025 19:20:04
True Tom but I guess it's a question of how hard they tried or how hard cash that was still reasonable given how much we spent on some players they tried. Mind you we've just signed a 16 Yr old Kazakhstan striker so problem solved? . or not?


13.) 24 Jan 2025 20:08:12
JBS, like you I wouldn’t have a clue how hard the club tried but I “have” to believe that the owners want what is best for the club, if only be of there investment.

The same applies to our much maligned SD’s I find it hard to believe they go out sign a crap player or a player that is constantly injured deliberately. My guess is they want to do a good job but it’s a tough gig.


 

 

14 Jan 2025 08:18:28
If reports are true Nkunku out and Tel in. Can't say I'm not disappointed but I guess he just doesn't fit our current system.

Don't know much about Tel but he screams Jackson 2.0, young, very raw but has potential. Obviously, I'd prefer a more recognised striker that's proven but meh.

dan23

1.) 14 Jan 2025 09:40:54
guessing they will be seperate deals and nkukus value would be higher.


2.) 14 Jan 2025 11:27:48
I don’t know a lot about MT other than clips I’ve looked at since we have been linked with him. He seems very mobile and two footed.

I’m not convinced he is needed maybe because I’m happy to give Guiu more minutes in the remainder of this season.

Nkunku was the player I was most looking forward to seeing after we signed him last season but obviously injuries made that difficult. I done believe clubs should keep unhappy players, so if he wants to go, good luck to the lad.


3.) 14 Jan 2025 13:21:50
Although I agree Tom, he is only unhappy as he has not been giving a run of games to either prove himself or not, Unlike Jackson who seems to be able to do no wrong in Maresca's eyes.


4.) 14 Jan 2025 16:12:46
And both had looed tremendous when p;laying together in pre-season before last season and before Nkunku injury.


5.) 14 Jan 2025 16:33:47
I guess it’s because Jackson has got nearly a goal every other game ratio so far this season.


6.) 14 Jan 2025 18:24:17
How many of those were first or match winning goals?


7.) 14 Jan 2025 18:40:53
Bill, all goals count and I don’t see the same question being asked of other clubs CFs.

I’ve backed him for a brace tonight so I’m hoping he takes his chances.


8.) 14 Jan 2025 21:42:26
The man is able to finish his dinner he’s awful in front of go and it’s starting to show with the frustration on the players and James talking about it after he wouldn’t get in any top 6 team.


9.) 14 Jan 2025 21:45:01
He didn't Tom as usual and to be honest I'm only concerned about our CF's, actually we only have one CF as Maresca does not pick any others to start on a regular basis.


10.) 14 Jan 2025 22:19:39
Bill. EM has picked other picked other forwards for premiership games or brought them on as subs and they haven’t done anything to deserve taking his place.


11.) 14 Jan 2025 22:21:23
Nib, Im pleased he can finish his dinner. I think he will score over 20 goals this season.


12.) 15 Jan 2025 12:14:09
He should have 20 now.


13.) 15 Jan 2025 12:59:57
Blimey that would be good. I will be happy for 20 at the end of the season. It will save me paying more money to charity.


 

 

31 Dec 2024 15:37:54
Ignore more my previous post about ED02. I've just spotted it. Sad news, thoughts are with his family and friends. I'll raise a glass this evening.

dan23

{Ed001's Note - have a good one dan.}


1.) 31 Dec 2024 16:14:14
Thanks Ed and you pal.


 

 

31 Dec 2024 15:36:24
Can I ask what happened to ED02? I only pop on the site occasionally these days due to work/ travel and family commitments. Apologies, I must have missed any news.

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03 Feb 2025 15:45:23
Loan with no buy option for Felix.

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22 Aug 2024 08:02:59
Agreed Tom. That's all I was getting at with the recruitment rant above. Perhaps I just didn't word it very well ?.

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20 Aug 2024 11:57:00
My original post Tom clearly says world class centre mid. You've got on your high horse about a DM. I've just stated that Caicedo had his better games as a 6 box to box, not a traditional 4 (DM) .

Do you and cech come as a double act? Seems anything said on here, that isn't of the same opinion as you, is challenged by one of you in close succession.

Cech nobody is taking away his potential. But I'm talking here and now, the guy can't possibly be proven after one season and he is very young. Big Pete was relatively unknown and unproven, turned out to be the best we've had, took him a few seasons to be proven though. Again, I just said in my original post, instead of spending money on 1 world class keeper we've signed someone else. Actually, we've signed 4 keepers instead one.

I think you take people's opinions on our recruitment as personal attacks on players which it isn't.

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20 Aug 2024 07:47:39
I don't think it's disrespectful. He's only played one season of football and wasn't even in the top 10 keepers in the league stats wise, so I'm not trying to be harsh, just facts.

Colwill played half the season as a left back under Poch. Doesn't mean he is one or that's his best position. Same goes for Caicedo as a DM.

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19 Aug 2024 21:53:40
I'm all for positivity but you can't seriously back them based on the players we've signed since they've been in place. They haven't addressed a single issue. It's literally there for the world to see.

We've got Lavia. Caicedo isn't a DM, he's more effective further forward where he played for Brighton.

Jorgensen, I see another young unproven kid. Sanchez seems to be our number 1 again which is laughable. If we'd bothered to sign a better keeper it would be problem solved.

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14 Feb 2025 23:06:06
I think a change of tactic is a must. We need to be harder to beat. Might have been boring at times under Tuchel, even Conte but we won games 1-0 and it this stage nothing is more important than points on the board. Manager needs to be more reactive if he was to keep his job.

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04 Feb 2025 14:12:55
Fulham definitely did ?.

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03 Feb 2025 15:46:38
I agree. Other thing is with no incoming replacement, we now look very light in midfield with lots of games left across competitions.

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03 Feb 2025 12:48:55
Not the most exciting but Mateta a palace would be worth a punt. Knows the league, has been fairly prolific, might not cost a bomb and offers different attributes to Jackson.

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03 Feb 2025 08:14:31
You would really hope so Tom, otherwise with injuries we now look very light in midfield.

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