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08 Apr 2024 16:09:12
So some reports are appearing that state we are after Bruno Fernandes and Rashford from ManU. NO! Please tell me this is a load of rubbish.
1.) 08 Apr 2024 16:15:53
Dempsey I think was a suggestion by William Gallas.
I think Fernandez is a bang average player and Rashford plays when his contract is up for renewal.
2.) 08 Apr 2024 18:13:42
Totally agree Dempsey and Tom, we steer well clear of them two.
3.) 10 Apr 2024 12:57:34
Both NO, Would be disappointed with Rashford but could probably live with it .
But Bruno is probably my least favourite footballer NO NO NO.
4.) 10 Apr 2024 15:19:12
I thought you are talking about Enzo TomB.
5.) 11 Apr 2024 18:53:11
If it makes you happy then I’m happy!
6.) 12 Apr 2024 18:41:57
It doesn't my friend, not at all.
7.) 13 Apr 2024 15:42:33
That’s a shame but at least we are not signing Rashford or Bruno Fernandez. So happy days!
08 Sep 2017 23:43:01
Very disappointed to realise CFC were one of the clubs to agree to the Transfer Window being shut three weeks before the rest of Europe. I believe this will mean English clubs paying over the odds for players who otherwise might be tempted to wait until the rest of Europe closes. What do you guys think about this?
1.) 09 Sep 2017 10:09:13
Stupid decision.
2.) 09 Sep 2017 11:44:27
I love Conte's response as regards this issue.
I also like it when our transfer businesses are concluded on time (on or before the club's preseason tour) .
3.) 09 Sep 2017 16:37:44
Great idea, I'd only be worried being a selling club. Forces club to identify targets and act quicker,
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16 Aug 2025 14:23:05
Arsenal have a habit of taking-on Chelsea rejects. I'm happy to think that they're shorting the system by taking Garnacho before he eve joins us!
1.) 16 Aug 2025 16:49:17
Where does this thought come from Dempsey? I gathered that betting had been suspended on his next club choice as he was just about certain to be heading to the Bridge and AFC surely wouldn't want or need him.
30 May 2025 22:07:43
Obviously, I have zero knowledge as to what goes on at training, but I'm getting fed up with the media including Chalobah in the list of those to sell. As far as I can see, he has hardly put a foot wrong and is one of our best defenders. Am I missing something?
1.) 30 May 2025 22:55:46
Dempsey, I totally 100% agree. He has been brilliant since his return from Palace. He hasn’t shown any signs of resentment, when maybe he was entitled to. He has just been very focused and maybe he just wanted to prove a point.
Unlike some I think it’s good that the club virtually admitted it got it wrong when they called him back.
2.) 31 May 2025 09:11:34
Chabs is a total professional and on the playing side, a really hood CH.
He should not be in any leaving discussions this season.
3.) 31 May 2025 10:14:49
Three seasons in a row of this nonsense. A perfect example of a player whose attitude more than compensates for defects in his game. I think it was speculated that part of the recall arrangement was a gentlemen's agreement they'd actually let him go this summer – Trev must be so sick it.
4.) 31 May 2025 10:32:29
I totally agree, Big Trev should stay alongside Levi, Tosin and Fofana. Sell BB to Inter if the reported interest is true and find a loan/ sale for Disasi. I would also keep Veiga who can play left back as well as CB which would provide cover for Cucu. The boys gained a lot of experience this season and will be better prepared for next season. Put all the budget into another striker to compete with Delap and Jackson.
5.) 31 May 2025 10:44:53
I mostly agree Greenaway however I would also sell Fofana due to his injury record.
6.) 31 May 2025 10:50:38
Spot on with all points you make Greenaway and think we're all in complete agreement about Trev.
7.) 31 May 2025 20:29:26
Trevor Chalobah a top professional although if all our centre halves are fit he wouldn't be in my starting 11.
8.) 01 Jun 2025 01:14:38
They didn’t get it wrong loaning him out they got it wrong bringing worse in bb and diasi.
9.) 01 Jun 2025 07:40:24
Nib, I agree about Disasi but not sure about BB. Having said that it appears he wants more regular first team football.
10.) 03 Jun 2025 02:22:48
Worth remembering that Alfie Gilchrist will be coming back from loan and was flavour of the month last season. What’s his role going to be?
08 Jan 2025 22:13:54
With all the chat about Chalobah possibly returning and the success of Guehi at Palace and Hall and Liveramento at Toon, I appreciate the principal of letting Academy players go due to FFP, but look at the money we'd have saved if these lads had stayed. Is the sale of good Academy players a false economic argument?
1.) 08 Jan 2025 22:28:16
Dempsey, I’m not a fan of FFP but I do understand the need for some sort of governance but honestly don’t think the current systems are not good.
I personally would creat a club bond that would have to increase in value depending on a clubs risk.
2.) 09 Jan 2025 02:54:26
I’m not sure that many of them would be here even if FFP had never been implemented and clubs could spend whatever they wanted. When we sold Guehi in 2021, we had T. Silva, Rudiger, Christensen, Zouma and Chalobah. Although I believe we ended up selling Zouma in the January window? Guehi hadn’t played a single game for Chelsea and Chalobah was thought of as a better player. He was never going to get into the side at that point in time.
We sold Livramento that same summer when we had a fairly fit James plus Azpi with Chalobah capable of covering there. Not sure if it was Livramento who pushed for the move for game time or not but he’d have struggled to get minutes.
Hall on the other hand is quite possibly an FFP sale, although we had Chilwell who had been playing well at that point plus we’d just spent £60m on Cucurella.
In a world without FFP at all we’d have less need to sell academy prospects yes, but do you think either Abramovich or Boehly wouldn’t be out spending £60m on a peak Alaba or Davies anyway? Their pathway into the first team would still be blocked and they’d still likely want to leave to secure first team football.
Some players might still be here like Chalobah as the club could have just sold Disasi in the summer for a major loss and not have to worry about FFP but overall I don’t see it as having had a major impact on how many academy players we’ve sold imo. I think it’s mostly down to wanting instant success and a lack of pathway into the first team that saw the majority of them sold.
3.) 09 Jan 2025 08:09:47
fuser, In my opinion you have it the nail on the head regarding the supposed benefits of FFP but I’m a person that believes that a person/ company/ state can spend whatever it likes if it’s own money as long as it sets to one side an amount that guarantees the security of a company/ club for an agreeable amount of time.
Of course that means that in all likelihood so called richer clubs will dominate the various leagues but that’s almost the case now anyway.
I do think squad sizes, home grown players and also players below a certain age within a squad are a good thing but I can also see the amount of substitutions being allowed being increased.
Of course my old man ideas will never happen but if there isn’t some sort of change I can definitely see yet another meaningful attempt a breakaway league.
4.) 09 Jan 2025 09:11:21
That is the most reasoned post I have seen on this site all year fuser, please post more.
5.) 09 Jan 2025 09:17:51
Tom
Can you imagine the league with the Man City and Newcastle money.
The league would be dead within 5 years, people would just give up similar to the Scottish league where there are so many empty seats even when teams are playing Celtic and Rangers.
6.) 09 Jan 2025 10:05:44
Bill, Man City have won the league for the last four seasons Real or Barcelona usually win there league, PSG win there league. So generally the more well off clubs win there there respective leagues anyway.
I do believe in governance but part of me also believes that people/ corporations/ states should be able to invest how they see fit.
There is nothing new in what I’m suggesting as an alternative to FFP. In fact most financial service companies in the uk who regulated by the FSA have to prove they have sufficient funds to manage a “disaster. ” My suggestion is that if the total wage bill of say Man City is £500m per year they have to lodge a bond of £500m with there regulator. If they then want to increase there wage bill they also have to increase the value of there bond.
Remember a club can still only have a set amount of players in there first team squad. I suppose they could have the best 25 players in world in there squad but I just can’t see any club being able to manage that situation.
Listen, this is only me thinking outside the box but I just cannot see the current FFP rules being sustainable or except-able to wealthy clubs in the medium to long term and if a solution isn’t found then in my opinion it will hasten the break up of our leagues and I do want that to happen.
7.) 09 Jan 2025 10:36:24
not want that to happen.
13 Dec 2024 12:19:58
Okay, so I might have missed something. Can anyone explain to me how a team almost on the border with China manages to qualify for a European competition?
1.) 13 Dec 2024 12:38:18
Dempsey, it can’t be explained by geography or history which are based on facts therefore the only explanation is that UEFA want to exert more influence and stick their grubby fingers in more pies.
2.) 13 Dec 2024 23:13:48
How is it Australia, is in the Eurovision contest.
3.) 14 Dec 2024 20:47:12
Bill, I think they hoped someone would come up with a decent song instead of the Euro-crap ( probably hoping for Kylie) . UK should have entered Led Zeppelin. Lol.
04 Jul 2024 10:10:02
Big shout out to Melanie Leupolz - she's been a great servant to the club and I wish her well at Real Madrid.
1.) 04 Jul 2024 12:55:15
Great shout Dempsey, also good to see Lucy Bronze joining from Barcelona. Our Women's team is a real gem in Ladies football.
2.) 04 Jul 2024 13:35:36
Agree with that G8.
26 Jun 2025 15:45:53
ANYONE BUT GARNACHO! NO!
06 Apr 2024 22:18:01
Agree with Bill1955. If only CFC fans had a little more faith. Yes, it looks to bordering on the ridiculous at the moment, but I'm positive that having had a season of English Premiership football, this young side will gel and prove to be wise investments.
01 Aug 2023 14:06:27
In some ways, whilst I am glad this would mean solving the problem of Lukaku, I would be disapointed that, after his showing in the pre-season games, Jackson would then be pushed down the order - and where would that leave Broja?
24 Jul 2023 22:08:25
Not too sure - spends most of his time running about like a headless chicken and I'm baffled as to how he doesn't get booked more often with some reckless challenges.
20 Aug 2022 10:04:58
What? Can us fans do as United fans did and block this deeply disturbing transfer, if there is substance behind the rumour?
16 Aug 2025 14:33:08
Thoroughly enjoying the multitude of online clips of Gianfranco making absolute pig's meat of Carragher - twisting and turning he falls in a heap (TWICE) . Classic.
27 May 2025 16:03:50
Some great posts above, but they all seem to be missing what I believe to be an important point. In our poor spell after Christmas, the side was crying out for a couple of older heads to guide the youthful squad and direct their passion. I still reckon that although stocking the side with good, up-and-coming youngsters who are hungry for success, it still needs a couple or three older, wiser heads to gel the side.
08 May 2025 14:01:46
For years we have labelled Tottenham as 'Spursy' for their ability to blow matches. Is it now time to be calling The Gooners "Ars*y"?
25 Jan 2025 22:07:45
Tom B
It is years since I have been this depressed watching The Blues. What hope have we got with a goalkeeper who leaks goals, and can't anticipate events, at one end and a striker who fluffs the easiest of chances at the other end. Plenty of goals conceded along with chances not taken means we will get precisely nowhere. EM does not seem to know any answers. Yes, sack all three.
01 Jul 2024 11:51:26
Despite all the jubilation, let's not forget that Jude's strike in the 95th minutes was their FIRST shot on target for the whole game - and if that ridiculous pass from Kyle Walker had ended up in the back of the net, which well it might, there would have been no amazing comeback from 2-0 down.