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25 Aug 2026 21:32:29
Delap purchased for £30 million and sold 1 year later for £50 million. Quite astonishing and further evidence that these yankie owners don't "blow millions" as some would argue but make "millions". I have said it before they know very little about football or "soccer" but certainly know how to generate huge revenue.
25 Aug 2026 19:58:42
Apparently Chelsea covered more ground than any other team in Matchday 1. Clearly, Alonso is making a difference and the players are buying into it.
25 Aug 2026 21:00:09
Jimbo, I couldn't agree more. Out of all the crap things last season the work rate one really pi@@ed me off.
25 Aug 2026 21:20:10
Yes, the energy level last seen in the CWC final vs PSG.
25 Aug 2026 12:47:38
Omari Kellyman joining Chelsea B for £5m, looks like Washington will be joining him shortly too.
25 Aug 2026 13:31:47
Good luck to both of them, and I'm sure we have got a massive sell-on clause like we did with the last lad.
I think Kellyman is going to be a good player and may well end up back playing for us.
25 Aug 2026 19:55:21
If, as being rumoured, we do sell Delap, Jackaon and Fernandez for the fees mentioned, the book profit must be very significant.
I wonder who we sign to replace Fernandez? My guess Scott.
25 Aug 2026 20:11:52
Tom, might be a couple more to leave. We definitely need a replacement for EF but not necessarily the same profile.
25 Aug 2026 20:22:12
Apparently Tosin and Disasi for fees, so that helps, and I'm not that unhappy with Badiashile going out on loan.
Guiu is wanted, and I guess his will be a permanent deal. I can't see Neto or Gusto leaving. Although, I have this feeling a big offer will come in late for Neto.
25 Aug 2026 10:58:22
Morning blues x.
Great to get a win last night, plenty of positives.
Also EF will 99% leave, his body language at the end was terrible. My only concern is that I loved the deadline our club did, we gave clubs the opportunity. I just wish we stick to our guns and don't allow the move.
He had his chance and no one took it. Now knuckle down and play for Chelsea FC, a lot of players would jump at the chance to join us.
In an ideal world, if he goes to City is that the FA give them a 60 point deduction, that would be perfect karma.
25 Aug 2026 13:29:45
Like the way you're thinking about City, Steve! But Enzo Fernandez was good for us, and professional in his performance yesterday. So, if we let him go for a suitably colossal sum to the ever financially dodgy Light Blues, we absolutely have to add another top-notch midfielder to replace him, if only because Caicedo's absence last night and our lack of sufficient control in midfield from the James-Lavia combo, plus Lavia not lasting 90 mins, demonstrated.
25 Aug 2026 09:56:14.
Lots of positives from last night, the front 3 can score against anyone, Palmer had his best game in over a year, Lacroix had an excellent debut and we have missed a commanding presence like him at the back.
I felt most players did well but Colwill had a really shaky game and Gusto’s passing was poor.
Ok, here I go again, the goalkeeper! I feel we have 2 options - Diogo Costa or, might be unpopular, Emi Martinez is available possibly a loan?
I don’t agree with the blocking Penders development argument, he is one for the future and untested at this level.
Football is results based and results based now, not in the future.
We need to make the change now.
25 Aug 2026 10:35:16
Swfc, I was banging the drum for us to sign Costa all last season. I think the blocking argument is valid, but I am less inclined to go with the untried and young argument. If he is as good as people say, then pick him.
I wouldn’t have Martinez anywhere near our club. Any ability he had has long since passed, and, to me, he doesn’t look like a guy that sets a good example.
He is on a very long list of Premiership goalkeepers who are well below standard. Putting aside Raya and Anderson, the remainder may well be the worst batch of keepers in Premiership history, in my opinion.
25 Aug 2026 10:52:11
TomB, I respectfully disagree. I believe Emi Martinez is way better than Sanchez, not even close in my opinion.
25 Aug 2026 10:58:28
I am totally disinterested in other clubs goalkeepers. We have got ourselves in a bit of a pickle. It appears Penders isn't deemed ready to start and we go into the season with Sanchez as our number 1. I accept the concerns about blocking Pender's path, but if Sanchez remains as a starter our path to Champions League football will be blocked.
25 Aug 2026 12:24:49
swcfc, Respectful disagreements are what this site should be about. I never said Martinez wasn't better than Sanchez, but he is bang average in my opinion, and, from what I am told, is a bit of a kn@b.
Jimbo, that's why managers get paid the big bucks to make big calls. I personally don't think he will change Sanchez for the Brighton game, but I would be very happy to be wrong!!
25 Aug 2026 13:32:52
Sanchez became Brighton's third choice keeper for a reason. Expect they would quite like to see him in goal for us on Sunday. Though, obviously, if he is, I would hope he could make up for his shocker versus Fulham.
25 Aug 2026 13:42:42
Tom, Alonso didn't choose our two keepers. He has a decision to make, and if he gets it wrong, it could derail our season. We shall see.
25 Aug 2026 14:05:32
GK and midfield (if Enzo leaves, especially, of course) quality, experienced replacements are key to how we are likely to fare this season - likely crucial to whether we get Champions League football or not.
We still also have tons of players who may or may not leave. Plus, qn of whether on loan or sold.
Heck of a lot still to happen this window, and not great at all if Enzo leaves at the last minute of it. Again, doubt if either Bournemouth or Palace - both with European football this season - would want to lose Scott or Wharton, perhaps not even for crazy money.
25 Aug 2026 14:20:24
Jimbo, obviously, Alonso didn't choose our two keepers, but I am sure if he wanted a top keeper signed the club would have agreed. I am only guessing, but I would think a collective decision was made to go with what we have.
It's now up to Alonso to make the call on selection.
Alonso has seen them both pre season, and, as far as we know, he hasn't said "get me a keeper." Along with others, he will have to take a share of responsibility, as all managers do.
25 Aug 2026 16:03:46
I have no idea if Alonso has asked for a new keeper: we would probably never find out. The club seems heavily invested in Penders, and Sanchez has his mate Roberts watching his back. So I wouldn't assume Alonso is happy with what he has.
25 Aug 2026 16:38:00
I am not assuming anything, I am, as usual, just guessing.
One minute we are all saying "Alonso is influencing the so-called new transfer policy, so I can't see that so-called influence changing when it comes to keepers."
It will be Alonso's choice who to pick in goal against Brighton.
If Penders isn't up to being our keeper, then Alonso should already know that, in my opinion.
What age was big Pete when Jose made the call to pick him instead of CG? Managers are paid to make the big calls.
25 Aug 2026 17:09:17
Regardless of who's to blame, Tom... One thing is for sure, Sanchez is not good enough, and having him in net all season would significantly damage our season.
25 Aug 2026 18:00:08
I'm not into the "blame" game when it comes to transfers. Sanchez is just a player we have signed that hasn't worked out. It happens at every club.
If Penders is good enough, pick him. If not, go out and buy Costa.
25 Aug 2026 18:23:18
Tom, I don't know who the "we are all saying" are. Alonso appears to have had more influence on signings than previous coaches. That doesn't necessarily mean he will get his way on every incoming or outgoing. Yes, he will have to make a decision between a complete dud or a young inexperienced keeper.
Personally, if Penders is as good as some people say, I would throw him in at the deep end. It's hard to conceive that he would do a worse job than Sanchez.
25 Aug 2026 18:52:09
I cannot recall a single poster or fan mate who has not said Alonso seemingly being involved in the transfer decisions isn't a good thing.
No, it doesn't mean he will get his way on every transfer. In my opinion, it should be a collective decision, but if he says he needs a keeper, they should at the very least give it some consideration.
Anyway, this is all academic, play Pinders and let's see what all the noise is about, and yes, it can be worse but at least we know.
25 Aug 2026 08:25:38
Looked at the replay this morning and all our goals were excellent team goals.
Understandably Sanchez has got and will get pelters for their two goals. He certainly should have done a lot better for both.
On review I also wasn't happy with Rogers for their first and Colwill should have done a lot better for their second.
I guess the point is all players make mistakes and when they do you want your keeper to dig you out of trouble.
I did think the Alonso point about problems being easier to solve if you win, was spot on.
25 Aug 2026 10:55:54
Agree with you, Tom.
I don't think that, as yet, Rogers has offered much defensively in his EPL career. Alonso will have to get him to realise his responsibilities are not just attacking ones alone. He also looked knackered after about 40 minutes. But he also showed, of course, plenty to begin to make us more confident that the huge amount of money we paid for him won't be wasted.
What an EPL team needs to win major trophies - and we were so fortunate and/or clever to have Cech followed by Courtois, who were integral to most of ours - is a keeper who is both world class in ability but a big and unflappable personality.
Why Sanchez has been generally so unconvincing - though he did get better for a while under Maresca and had that great CWC game and a few others - is that he looks so eminently flappable/nervous far too often, and this surely transmits itself to his team mates, not least defenders.
Yes, Alonso's point is well taken.
The last week of the transfer window may yet have quite a bearing on how competitive we will be this coming season, and as ever I just wish - and am sure Alonso does! - all transfers had to be concluded before season started!
25 Aug 2026 07:30:53
All the rumours are that City will be signing EF. Just one small thing, apparently some players from other clubs preferred not to play for their respective teams pending a transfer. That was not the case with EF.
25 Aug 2026 08:57:36
I don't like the boos for our own player, but I still hope he leaves. Great player, but I don't think he's tactically disciplined enough to play in the pivot, and not fast enough or good enough at ball carrying to play in one of the 10s. Let him go to City for £130m and chuck Gusto in for free.
Not sure who the replacement for Enzo is, though. Can't say I've watched that much of Alex Scott. I'd prefer a tall, strong, Matic type player next to Caicedo, although I'm not sure that exists in modern football.
25 Aug 2026 09:17:26
Siam, I'm not sure if booing was coming from our fans, but I wasn't at the game. Even if we get an Enzo replacement, we still look a bit thin in midfield. I certainly didn't like the Lavia/ James setup. I agree with you about Gusto and add Neto as an early Xmas present.
25 Aug 2026 09:33:27
I'm not 100% sure either. Definitely lots of boos from Fulham fans every time he touched the ball, but I believe some Chelsea fans also booed him when he first came on.
Midfield was similar to last season, far too easy to cut through. I really don't know who we get to stop that. Ideally we need someone who is just going to sit there, let Caicedo run around doing his thing.
Neto is also not my favourite, but I'd probably keep him as a versatile backup. Did you see that moment when Reece was screaming at Neto to get back in position after Estevao gave the ball away? Neto was whinging while Fulham were breaking, and, bear in mind, Neto was supposed to be RWB. It was good to see our captain be vocal on the pitch.
25 Aug 2026 11:05:17
Our away fans were singing Enzo's name at the end of the game, and I don't think much if any booing came from them - though perhaps G8. can update us, as I think he was going to be at the game.
If EF leaves, a top notch replacement is absolutely essential. Not sure if Scott is quite at that level, and he is still young. We are being linked with Zubamendi from Arsenal; do we think he would fit the bill? Arsenal are rather overloaded now with good midfielders. Doubt Palace would part with Wharton and Bourne, both hardly wanting Scott to leave.
Not sure who else is available.
I would keep Neto over Gusto, and though Neto was one of our more consistently ok to good players last season, I think he finished with 5 goals and six assists, or the other way around. He is versatile and has a v good work rate. Uncertainty over his future, possibly weighing on his mind last night, plus the fact that Gusto played ahead of him and Neto had looked good at wingback in pre-season.
25 Aug 2026 12:29:21
There were links to Fabian Ruiz a couple weeks ago. Not sure how realistic it would be, as PSG probably wouldn't want to lose him and he probably wouldn't want to leave, but I would take him for sure.
Zubimendi is a touch lightweight for me, and I doubt Arsenal would let him go for cheap this late in the window.
Links with Camavinga and Kone, but not particularly keen on either. I'd probably take Wharton out of all the options, but it's gonna take silly money.
25 Aug 2026 13:34:28
Saim, my guess is we make an offer for Scott that is over the top. I am not a fan, but when I saw him the other day he looked useful.
25 Aug 2026 14:10:17
Ruiz would be my dream signing, but it won't happen. He won't leave European champions defending their title again, and he will surely be on top dollars at PSG for a promising rebuild at a non-Champions League CFC.
25 Aug 2026 17:50:09
JBS, our lot were all behind Enzo Fernandez, the boos were all from the Fulham fans, and my guess is that will continue around the country whether he stays with us or goes to City. As far as the game was concerned, we were very good, and that front 3 is the best in the league, but we need a keeper.
You could feel the tension in the crowd every time the ball went in our box. Sanchez is a liability, and Alonso must sign an experienced keeper before the window closes.
25 Aug 2026 18:02:25
G8, most fans would have seen EF walking off down towards the tunnel on his own. At any stage, did he stop and applaud the Chelsea fans?
Obviously seeing a clip doesn't necessarily tell the whole story.
24 Aug 2026 07:07:56
If Jackson is going Villa as is being reported and for it not to be considered a "swap" deal, I assume we completed the Roges deal on the 20th or maybe 21st July?
24 Aug 2026 08:25:39
If he is going, Tom, I'm not really bothered, to be honest.
24 Aug 2026 08:55:40
I am bothered because I would rather we didn't sell him, but it looks like he is being sold.
24 Aug 2026 09:11:48
Tom
I would also like to keep him, but if he is going, that is the reason I said im not bothered.
Neither you nor Borci have control over who we buy or sell.
24 Aug 2026 09:17:11
Bill, I would like to think the board have slightly more control than us fans over transfers, but what I do know is they will never make all fans happy.
My guess is we are the minority who would have liked Jackson to stay.
24 Aug 2026 10:28:52
You could be right, Tom.
24 Aug 2026 10:58:07
I like being in the minority. However, it is clear he is not in Alonso's plans and is better for him to move on and get game time.
25 Aug 2026 14:16:23
I would have liked Jackson to stay, and the fact that Emegha is highly injury prone, and Welbeck a veteran often only put on from the bench by Brighton late in a game, are my reasoning. Given Osimhen and Alvarez not coming, to rely on Pedro staying fit is a gamble with the striker position again, imho, as is keeping Sanchez as our number 1 without an EPL or top 3 other European league experienced replacement.
23 Aug 2026 22:28:43
Tom, Jimbo, Bill, fellow chatters you at the game tomorrow? We are all meeting in The Eight Bells if you want to meet up? Be so good to actually meet you, shake hands and have a drink.
24 Aug 2026 05:44:22
G8, thanks for the invite, but I will not be going tonight. Also, I will not be attending our first home game of the season.
Hope you enjoy the evening, and we will all be celebrating a Chelsea victory.
24 Aug 2026 07:23:13
Sorry won't be going tonight.
24 Aug 2026 08:31:10
I severely sprained my ankle, locked myself out, then jumped over a 6ft fence. Not my best decision.
Lying in bed, with my leg up in the air above my heart, although, to be honest, I would say I don't have one.
24 Aug 2026 10:49:06
Are you ok, Bill?
24 Aug 2026 12:24:44
Very sore, G8, with very little mobility. It takes about a minute, even with crutches, to put a little weight on foot. Apparently it's a 3rd grade injury, although I have another hospital visit tomorrow, as they think I might also have a fracture.
24 Aug 2026 12:41:09
You did well to clear a 6 foot fence, Bill. I would need a pole vault to hurdle that high! I hope you are better soon, mate.
24 Aug 2026 13:19:56
Cheers, G8, at least the footie season is back, so I have something to watch.
Hope you have a great night tonight.
24 Aug 2026 14:10:05
Bill, sorry to hear about your accident and I hope Chelsea cheer you up tonight.
24 Aug 2026 17:45:13
Thank you, Jimbo.
24 Aug 2026 18:21:54
Bill, take it easy and no jumping up when we score our third goal tonight.
Get well soon, mate.
23 Aug 2026 18:34:29
Some funny results, but that is often the case first game of the season.
Best performances, Arsenal, Brentford and Brighton. Work in progress for a few teams, particularly with new players and managers.
Far too early to be critical of any team, player or manager.
Our season starter will not be easy. London derbies are always tough. Fingers crossed we get off to a good start.
23 Aug 2026 19:20:33
Tom, First games of the season don't really reveal that much. However, it's always good to start with a win. I don't really buy into London derbies, there are so many London clubs that it's meaningless: certainly not Fulham. The nearest thing is Spurs for me.
23 Aug 2026 19:33:17
I dunno, Tom - seems a decent start, we've lost to Fulham 3 times in 20 years... they've lost their manager and a number of key players, we should be looking to put down an early marker given the lacklustre performances of our 'rivals' for European spots (not including Arsenal as think they're miles ahead of the rest at the minute).