01 Mar 2023 09:38:26
Hi Ed002, do you know if there have been any developments with Mount's contract? Do you expect it to be resolved? I fear we'd be making a massive mistake if this is not sorted.

{Ed002's Note - I have no interest in contracts but Mount has made totally unreasonable demands and has resisted signing a new contract.}

1.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 10:10:43
I think he has got to big for his boots personally and I suspect people agents whoever have filled his head with nonsense
He's a good player but he isn't great tough one for the board.

2.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 11:17:19
I do too gola, If he signed a reasonable contract fine but it’s been reported that if he doesn’t look to sign early on in summer we will sell rather than risk losing for free,

3.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 11:26:33
Playing devils advocate partly because I rate Mount highly.

He is trying to get the best deal for himself like most employees.

I have no reason to doubt that his demands are at the moment excessive and like all employers the club are only willing to offer the amount they think he is worth to the club.

My guess is a compromise will be agreed but if not, the club will no doubt sell him to one of the many interested clubs.

4.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 20:24:22
Mount has every right to go for what HE believes is reasonable to him
The question is that the club and Ed has reported they are totally unreasonable he's not even in the first 11
I'm going to be honest and say the reason I don't like mount is HE thinks he is Mr chelsea a club legend the fans favourite poster boy and in my eyes its a bit fake
And cringy just my opinion
Good footballer obviously but no better or worse than havertz who gets pelters on a hourly basis.

5.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 21:32:13
gola, I guess that may come if it does come from him being at the club since he was a kid.

Always seems like an articulate nice lad to me.

I haven’t got a clue why he is having such a poor season this year. Maybe it is the contract negotiations.

Anyway, he will score two on Saturday.

6.) 01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023 21:39:28
Lets gossip the best Chelsea academy player.
Mount is special if we have spend 200m£ for 2 players in development.

7.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 08:12:51
Mount is a special. And we have spent 200m£ on 2 player in development. Mudryk and Enzo.
Should we keep our own Enzo?

8.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 09:24:18
I don’t agree that Mount is special that’s part of the issue; he thinks he is. I agree with gola, Mount received a lot of praise, some of it deserved when he started out. Notwithstanding that he has been average at best for 18 months he, no doubt, fuelled by his agent, believes he is world class and indispensable at Chelsea. It doesn’t help that mediocre players like Sterling and PEA are on 300K a week. If he and the club can’t agree terms by the summer he should be sold rather than it linger on and he goes on a free.

9.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 09:46:26
Jimbo, I have no idea what Mount thinks about himself and my guess is you haven’t got any idea about him as a person either.

He is entitled to try and get as much as he can as any employee would. His demands may well be unreasonable and therefore the club understandably will not agree to them. He seems like a nice enough young man to me!

If he doesn’t extend his contract, I guess he will be sold. I think there is already plenty of interest from clubs who may well see his demands as not being unreasonable.

It’s just what happens in football but I hope it doesn’t end up something we regret but it could just as easily be good business to sell him in the next window.

10.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 09:47:27
The problem isn't Mount, it's what the club have paid other players as Jimbo says.

If I'm doing a better job (usually) than other people, I want to be paid the same. Can't blame him for that.

As for the "Mr Chelsea" shouts. Again, he's been told that by coaches, ex-players (JT, Lamps, Jody etc) all rating him highly and then the fans singing "He's one of our own" - Why wouldn't he think that?

Some Chelsea fans have very short memories. The bloke was our best player for 2 seasons running! We gave out stink when we let Mata go after doing the same. It's also not that long ago when the Mount/ Foden debate was raging on.

The hole team is in a kip. Very little for anyone to take positives from but for some reason, Mount is getting pelters from all sides. The guy isn't worth 300k, we can all agree there, but very few players are. In negotiations, you go in high and hope both parties meet at the point that both are happy. I don't mind him dragging his heels on a contract, and I also see him signing a new one.

11.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 10:15:17
Well put jimbo that's basically what I was trying to say I think Sterling might come good rest of year though
Wishful thinking lol.

12.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 10:24:08
dihanio, I agree with virtually everything in your post.

As fans we sometimes think we actually know the players personally.

13.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 10:34:57
gola, I think Sterling and Mount will both start on Saturday for various reasons and I think (hope) they will both score.

14.) 02 Mar 2023
02 Mar 2023 11:19:11
Ed002, have any of our other players made unreasonable contract demands recently?

{Ed002's Note - Not as far as I am aware.}