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10 May 2025 08:31:40
Rafael Leao being strongly linked? ED's got any information?
{Ed001's Note - you've certainly looked at him.}
1.) 10 May 2025 09:12:38
Who would he replace Greenaway?
23 Apr 2025 16:19:13
Rumours picking up of Dean Huijsen coming in alongside Marc Guehi at Centre back next season with Levi Colwill and Josh Achempong competing for starting places. That would be a formidable group of centre backs.
1.) 23 Apr 2025 17:05:35
That would mean a lot of CH’s leaving and that could include Colwill.
2.) 23 Apr 2025 17:38:09
I think the plan is to keep Colwill Tom, the centre backs to leave would be BB, Disasi, TC to Palace as part of the Guehi deal and Bashir H. Fofana will stay pending his rehab.
3.) 23 Apr 2025 18:26:49
Greenaway, I like Guehi but not enough for Chalaboa to be used as a makeweight in any deal with Palace.
Disasi started well at Villa but his cameo for them last night highlighted his issues.
4.) 23 Apr 2025 20:32:15
You might get your wish Tom as Guehi is also wanted by Newcastle! Nico Williams and Jamie Gittens also linked as wingers. Would appear the club have at last decided to address the areas we have all seen needing to be improved, keeper, centre back, left winger and a striker. Going to cost 300 million or so but will be off set by player sales to at least that level. I'm hoping it all gets done in time for the club world cup.
5.) 26 Apr 2025 11:23:01
Tom i think its needed a clear out at the back, i think we sell disasi, badiashille and tosin, chalobah for good money get huiljsen and geuhi to partner levi and acheampong and fofana
Badiashille and disasi and tosin have not been good enough but are decent players and fofana can't be relied upon but i do think when he's fit he's class our defence fell apart for me when he got injured.
6.) 26 Apr 2025 19:04:49
Poch, I can see us selling Badiashille, maybe Tosin and hopefully Disasi.
I think Guehi is a good player but I wouldn’t sell Chalaboa to get him.
7.) 29 Apr 2025 09:51:36
Ya but id say it could be a case of selling fofana now to get geuhi tom to be honest, i love fofana but he is a disaster for injuries and maybe a warmer climate and slower paced league might suit his body more.
8.) 29 Apr 2025 12:15:06
Poch, maybe but I see that rumours are suggesting a loan for Fofana. I can sort of get that plan as long as we have an option for his potential January return and he isn’t European cup tied.
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12 May 2025 20:43:20
Maresca got it wrong first half but did well tactically second half to correct it. The feeling amongst most of us was that he is possibly going to be a very good coach once he picks up more experience and that is the same with the players. We all want instant success but the general feeling was that owners have gone down this route and no change will be made going into next season whether we end up in the champions league or europa league. We also thought a 6 point return from Fulham away, Liverpool home and Newcastle away was more than any of us (12 of us) thought would be achieved. A tiny sample but thought I would share.
1.) 12 May 2025 21:03:36
Greenaway, my guess is the “instant success” under RA’s ownership was the rarity and it probably spoilt us fans.
I can’t remember another club being able to repeat that level of RA success.
I’m also of the opinion that EM will be our manager at the start of next season. I also can’t see there being a change at SD level either.
I get the amount spent on transfers and the amounts received from transfers has almost been mind blowing. I think is understandable for fans to want more given the investments made on players. I think we are just about moving in the right direction, would I like progress to be quicker? Of course I would but for me it was always likely that success would take time.
2.) 12 May 2025 21:04:36
Greenaway I agree with most of that need to keep to a long term strategy have some brilliant young players who will get better i hope the same is true of the coach.
Am a long term Chelsea fan the Roman years will never be repeated generally I would prefer one owner Bohely and one sporting directing for clarity but generally think they are doing a pretty good job bar be too ready to sack managers
looking at my predictions the last 8 games had us beating Ipswich thought we would draw at Arsenal and lose at Fulham think we will beat utd and forest.
3.) 12 May 2025 21:27:18
I do agree with this. A lot of credit to the manager and the boys for the second half performance. Shame Jackson let them down. He's done this a few times now.
4.) 12 May 2025 22:27:30
Thanks boys for your replies, Tom, you are 100% right, the instant success under Roman was a one off in football terms and spoilt a lot of fans. Seymns2, we all think Todd will be off as he made those early mistakes backing TT with experienced players like Sterling, KK and others and putting them on silly money. Clearlake have turned it around in order to comply with FFP. Standard, we all said the same, he needs to go and we probably make a decent profit on him as well.
5.) 12 May 2025 22:37:03
Greenaway, I can’t see us selling Jackson but I can see us signing Sesko.
6.) 12 May 2025 22:49:08
Obviously early mistakes were made I don't know the ins and outs of the ownership but Boehly has a background in sports rather than money funds, am ambivalent to Jackson staying or going he will become a good player but if he goes we will need two in I would choose Delap and A. N other haven't seen enough of Sesko to judge either way but would like an experienced forward.
Like the rumours linking us to Huijsen at Bournemouth a Rolls Royce of a footballer the way he carries the football as a CB is fantastic reminds me a little bit of a young Alan Hansen.
7.) 13 May 2025 08:34:07
Interesting thread but when when people talk about progress, I see it differently as a need to address the decline of the club. A few seasons ago we were a top club competing at all levels. For the past few seasons we have been in decline primarily because of some terrible signings and very poor manager appointments. As for the ownership, I don’t see any clear direction or strategy and a lack of ambition for the club. Personally, the first thing I would do is get rid of the SDs and Ben Roberts before anymore money is wasted. Whatever happens for the rest of the season I don’t envisage any great improvement unless some drastic changes are made.
8.) 13 May 2025 08:39:39
I like Jackson and think he is a good option. Not a starting 9 though. I also cannot see a profit in him at all.
9.) 13 May 2025 09:07:46
Firstly there will be no profit if we sell Jackson, clubs will not see him as an out and out no.9.
No surprise, I totally agree with Jimbo in as much as I would like one owner and one SD. I keep reading one person likes Maresca, one doesn't, one wants to movexaway from the Bridge, the other doesn't, one want to continue buying young, the other wants a bot more experience.
Not sure how a club can be run like that.
I see on the Everton site an AI program describe our club as being Chaotic, not a word I want our club to be associated with.
10.) 13 May 2025 09:26:17
I can’t see us finding out anytime soon if a sale of Jackson will or won’t make profit as it unlikely to happen. I value him at £65m but who on earth cares on what does it matter how fans value a player. Forwards are in short supply and it would probably depend on how many clubs would want him.
The irony of anything or anyone associated with Everton referring to us a “chaotic” is almost laughable given there recent history.
I think the vast majority of fans would describe our forced sale and takeover as rushed and I personally think allied to some poor advice (as quoted by Ed002) this was a very strange period in our history. After that first season I think things have very gradually calmed down and I also think a period of stability can only help.
11 May 2025 09:31:43
First train out of Kings Cross gets into Newcastle at 11.37 with a KO @12 noon. The Premier League and TV companies don't give a toss about fans. Sorry, rant over.
1.) 11 May 2025 11:29:27
TRUE they don't care, combined with engineering works and the worst rail network in Europe it must be hard to get to games.
2.) 11 May 2025 13:10:25
Rant justified greenaway and one I've done many a time cos of lives of cancelations and bus replacements as well as fixture schedule and rail timetable not matching up.
3.) 11 May 2025 14:09:30
I absolutely agree I remember years ago we played Arsenal in FA cup semi at Villa Park on a Sunday at 4:30 major road works and rail engineering work absolute chaos. Even yesterday going to the Women’s game Baker street station was evacuated because of a minor issue with an oven in Starbucks . Two fire appliances and about 10 firefighters standing around ( obviously not their fault) .
20 Apr 2025 21:05:11
What a tight race this is going to be for those top 5 places! Teams all playing each other will mean dropped points. Only 2 off 3rd place but could also finish 7th! The George substitution was brave and what a difference the young man made, I'm hoping he is kept next season and not sent out on a needless loan. Back our own please Mr Sporting Directors.
1.) 20 Apr 2025 21:26:32
Totally agree with you Greenaway, let's give our talented youngsters a chance to shine.
2.) 20 Apr 2025 21:35:41
Greenaway, I agree the lad looks a talent. As a player I was really look forward to see playing for I have to say when given the chance Nkunku hasn’t worked out. My guess he will move on. Sometimes these things just don’t work out. Anyway, I think George offers more that Nkunku. So like you I hope he is in the squad for next season.
3.) 21 Apr 2025 08:30:18
Absolutely buzzin for George its great when you can see how much the goals mean to him. Hopefully he keeps getting minutes and proving that he can be a useful addition to the team.
4.) 21 Apr 2025 10:00:17
Whitey, we have a few players from the academy who on the threshold of becoming first team regulars. I guess the old thorny question of so called “pure profit” will be asked.
I will not lay the blame for all of this at the door of FFP/ PSR but in my opinion it doesn’t help.
5.) 21 Apr 2025 11:22:04
Tom I hope we don't sell them they seem to value the club a lot more when they come from the youth teams. I really like the look of Acheampong, think he has got the potential to be quality.
6.) 21 Apr 2025 12:05:49
George has an unbelievable strike on him – a real pile-driver from outside the box that he displayed a lot in u21s games. I hope that goal settles him down, as he's been snatching at shooting opportunities a bit in the first team (could've, and probably should've, had a goal on his Conference League debut) . Proper talent though. Bath and Fraser really knew their business (no comment) .
7.) 21 Apr 2025 12:30:03
Being the person who makes the call on a young academy player’s career must be one of the best and sometimes worst job in football.
It has to be impossible to be 100% right.
8.) 21 Apr 2025 14:08:59
Even Bath and Fraser made mistakes Tom, Declan Rice being judged not to be good enouth and released being just one of many as an example.
9.) 21 Apr 2025 14:30:06
As I say, it’s a tough gig.
19 Apr 2025 21:23:50
Been a rough ride of late but a win tomorrow puts us right in the mixer and with everyone playing everyone anything from 3rd to 7th is possible.
1.) 19 Apr 2025 23:37:19
Greenaway, fingers crossed mate.
2.) 20 Apr 2025 09:28:22
Think the fight for fifth will be between us Villa and Forest, Forest on the last day of the season will be interesting if we can take it that far.
3.) 20 Apr 2025 12:31:00
Seymns
Villa are the form team at the moment plus they do not have the European distraction.
I feel we will finish above Forest as they too have slumped probably not helped by the injury to Woods.
With that in mind, i think sixth will be the highest we will reach this season.
4.) 20 Apr 2025 14:29:45
Bill1955
Sadly I don't disagree.
17 Apr 2025 20:51:15
What is Reece James doing in midfield? he is totally clueless in that position, only a total fool would even consider playing him in there. (and we have young players who play there on the bench) . Please play players in their correct positions.
1.) 17 Apr 2025 21:00:22
Greenaway, I’m not a fan of this so called inverted FB tactic and that for me isn’t working but I do think James is such an athlete he could play anywhere.
2.) 17 Apr 2025 21:37:45
I respect your view Tom but gobsmacked that you see Reece James as a midfielder just like the manager!
3.) 17 Apr 2025 22:07:08
Greenway I agree such a shame seeing arguably our best player played out of position. You look at what he did for England when used correctly.
4.) 17 Apr 2025 22:08:44
Greenway, I didn’t say I see him as a midfielder. I said he is such an athlete he could play anywhere. For me he is one of the best RB’s in world football and I do not understand why he isn’t playing there as his best position. Stop being clever and play players in there best position.
5.) 17 Apr 2025 22:25:23
F all clever about it Tom
Maresca the tactical molesta is finished
thee worst football i've seen from chelsea since ian holloway
Its boring predictable lacks invention ideas and flair
Bring back poch potter avb lamps sarri scolari
I have never ever not cared until this year I couldn't give a rats ffing arse were we finish becoming that manager is boring the tit's clean off me
Pep football has always bored the nips clean off me but at least he won
Tlenzo malesta has taken us backwards
And yes poch finished lower but he had the team firing by end of season and Enzo has fed off that first 4 months now we are no better than spurs or united
Get rid now he's a clown.
6.) 17 Apr 2025 22:36:52
That’s why I said “stop being so clever” it was awful. Just play players in there best position.
Why play with two No10s and crowd out your most creative player. It was bonkers.
7.) 17 Apr 2025 22:49:46
I can't stand Maresca either he has this undeserved air of arrogance around him he is probably in the worst 5 managers in the premier league.
The squad we have we should be doing better.
8.) 17 Apr 2025 22:58:25
Did I just read 'maresca the tactical molestor' on the chelsea page ??.
9.) 17 Apr 2025 23:02:52
Oh no we must really be bad, even TomB is being negative lol.
10.) 17 Apr 2025 23:15:38
Standard, negative when it’s justified not before. lol.
11.) 18 Apr 2025 08:30:12
All subjective about when it is justified, you are just the most positive chelsea fan I think I've ever seen on here during my time (rationally positive, I remember some people like curt, and pinky, that would claim were the greatest side ever when we were 10th lol) so it is telling taht even you are critical.
12.) 18 Apr 2025 08:40:45
Tom, to be one of the best right backs in the world you have to play consistently at the highest level. James has the potential but he must stay fit to receive such an accolade. He is not a midfielder though he could play there as a stop gap. I agree that players should be played in their best position. Maresca has made it clear he is not going to change, so more of the same to come.
13.) 18 Apr 2025 10:21:39
Jimbo, if you would like me to add “when fit” he is one of the best RBs in the world I’m happy to but I would have thought that was pretty obvious.
My point is “when fit” he is such a good athlete he can play anywhere but that doesn’t mean he should.
14.) 18 Apr 2025 10:40:49
Standard, this has become so boring. When I find the need to be critical I am critical.
I have NOT said the manager is brilliant or good at his job, I have been critical of some of the SD’s signings and I have certainly been critical of our owners.
I will make my final assessment about all things at the end of the season as I generally do every year. In the meantime I will be positive when I think it’s justified and negative when I think it’s justified. I will not call players or the manager stupid names.
15.) 18 Apr 2025 10:44:17
Jimbo, I have taken on board your suggestion that it only applies when he is fit. So in my opinion when he is fit he is one of the best RBs in the world.
Obviously if you have a different view then that’s fine.
16.) 18 Apr 2025 13:48:32
Tom, availability is the best ability. My point is that you can’t be one of best if you haven’t hardly kick a ball for 3 seasons.
17.) 18 Apr 2025 14:30:28
Tom I think you've misunderstood me. I didn't say you were doing anything wrong and actually called you rational
Not sure what's 'boring' about that but it is what it is.
18.) 18 Apr 2025 16:34:31
Jimbo, I’m not sure how I can clarify it anymore to your liking. I have taken “your advice” and added “when fit” to my judgement.
19.) 18 Apr 2025 16:43:38
Standard, yep if it what it is. Other than saying that KDH was just about ok last night and James is a good athlete, I don’t recall saying a single thing about last nights performance that was in anyway positive.
In fact the vast majority of my comments about certain players and the manager from “game to game” have been negative.
20.) 18 Apr 2025 17:00:24
Tom, you don’t need to clarify for my liking. I think you understand my point. : James is not one of the best right backs because he hasn’t been playing at the highest level for around three seasons. If he stayed fit he could be. However, I have my doubts about that. If we were to get a reasonable offer for him I would let him go.
21.) 18 Apr 2025 18:03:46
That is your opinion. My opinion is he is “when fit” one of the best RBs in world football. I wouldn’t sell him but all players have a price.
22.) 18 Apr 2025 19:37:27
Yeah you definitely misunderstood me then lol.
23.) 18 Apr 2025 19:53:06
I’m sorry, I thought you said I was the most “positive” Chelsea fan, when in fact from game to game I haven’t been very positive at all.
23 Apr 2025 20:32:15
You might get your wish Tom as Guehi is also wanted by Newcastle! Nico Williams and Jamie Gittens also linked as wingers. Would appear the club have at last decided to address the areas we have all seen needing to be improved, keeper, centre back, left winger and a striker. Going to cost 300 million or so but will be off set by player sales to at least that level. I'm hoping it all gets done in time for the club world cup.
23 Apr 2025 17:38:09
I think the plan is to keep Colwill Tom, the centre backs to leave would be BB, Disasi, TC to Palace as part of the Guehi deal and Bashir H. Fofana will stay pending his rehab.
12 May 2025 22:27:30
Thanks boys for your replies, Tom, you are 100% right, the instant success under Roman was a one off in football terms and spoilt a lot of fans. Seymns2, we all think Todd will be off as he made those early mistakes backing TT with experienced players like Sterling, KK and others and putting them on silly money. Clearlake have turned it around in order to comply with FFP. Standard, we all said the same, he needs to go and we probably make a decent profit on him as well.
04 May 2025 13:08:39
They are on the decline Tom, I think we are only 7 points behind them which either says they have really gone backwards or we have closed the gap this season!
03 May 2025 08:14:32
I seem to remember him leading the league for Spurs in a 2 horse race with Leicester and then finishing 3rd. ??.
02 May 2025 22:05:34
Standard mate, it summed up the born loser. He was clueless and the owners have a lot to answer for appointing him but thank goodness they also binned him off.
01 May 2025 12:56:32
Yes Tom, I saw the actual figure is £15 million for the 4 premier league games and euro fixtures. A seperate deal is being worked on for the CWC. Intersetingly the average FOS sponsorhip money this season is just £22.4 million in the premier league!
{Ed001's Note - hardly interesting or relevant as most of the Prem only get small deals due to being provincial clubs. That drags down the average massively. Chelsea should only be comparing themselves to the other top table clubs, not the likes of Ipswich.}