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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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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.
29 Jun 2024 12:19:49
Rumours abound about letting Casadei go. The few times he's come on for the firat team he looks comfortable on the ball and well able to neat his man. What do fellow posters think about letting him go?
1.) 29 Jun 2024 12:44:20
Dempsey, you are correct he did look ok in his late season cameo appearances.
The manager knows a lot about the lad but it will be interesting to see if we let him go.
2.) 29 Jun 2024 12:53:27
I like him. strong can dribble and is pretty good in the air.
3.) 29 Jun 2024 15:41:52
I liked what I saw from his cameos the last few months. It’s quite tough, I’d like to see him integrated and given he played a lot under Maresca one would hope he would get some decent minutes. If not though a loan makes sense, not sure we should be selling so soon after buying him.
4.) 29 Jun 2024 16:16:40
Also he looked good and confident when came on sometimes in difficult situations. his control and passing in tight positions impressive plus quite strong physically and in the air.
5.) 29 Jun 2024 23:44:35
We have too many players so sales are needed. I only hope we can Recoup the fee we spent on him.
6.) 30 Jun 2024 01:05:07
Standard, I imagine we would get more than the 10-13m we bought him for, but I believe he would only be leaving on loan regardless.
17 Aug 2023 20:19:33
Puzzled by the photos of the Lionesses after their match against Australia - where was Jess Carter?
1.) 18 Aug 2023 20:37:50
Weeing in a pot?
2.) 18 Aug 2023 21:19:39
Remember this is a Chelsea page just Chelsea please.
3.) 19 Aug 2023 08:30:58
I’m not sure but I think we can post about most football matters as Chelsea supporters we can have views on other subjects and teams.
4.) 19 Aug 2023 10:58:05
Can't wait for match tonight hope the ladies do us proud tough game
But to be world cup winners would be amazing come on my mighty england.
5.) 19 Aug 2023 11:49:04
gola, I assume you have permission to bring up a non Chelsea topic on this site? haha!
Anyway, come on England.
6.) 19 Aug 2023 18:36:53
The reason I posted lol he's so anti English makes me laugh but it's OK to support a English team
Living in Belfast makes it easier as 50 % of population hate England but all support English teams mainly utd and Liverpool all so stup9d really.
7.) 19 Aug 2023 19:59:23
gola, as far as I know you haven’t constantly been accused of being a “bigot”?
Does my head in but I suppose it’s just an opinion!
8.) 19 Aug 2023 23:39:22
Just to clarify for ilo, Jess Carter plays for Chelsea as well as England.
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?
03 Jul 2021 22:43:45
Agreed TomB - why bring Trippier on at that scoreline when he needed to give Chilwell some minutes?
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.
19 May 2024 11:45:14
Hi TomB - Don't forget Marin Mjelde who has also been a great servant to theclub.
06 May 2024 14:17:08
Let's also hear a shout for Marin Mjelde and Fran Kirby - both great servants to the club.