Chelsea Banter

16 May 2024 07:25:19
Great win last night. They've only lost twice this season at home to City and Arsenal.

Thought Caicedo was outstanding again, he's been fantastic over the past month or two.

Disappointed in James, that's not what a captain does.

Boy how we've missed Nkunku. The guy just oozes class. His skill and touch is unreal and he adds creativity and goal threat we've been lacking. Imagine if he was fit all season, we'd probably be challenging for 4th.

Need a strong finish on Saturday against a good Bournemouth side. Cement that European place.

15 May 2024 23:23:07
Draw against Bournemouth guarantee us n.6 and European football.

15 May 2024 09:12:53
I can't think of any circumstance when I would want my club to get stuffed. So the pre and post match comments from the spuds fans was a shock to me, although I did find it funny.

The post match comments from Ange were for me very telling and in my opinion showed passion and honesty.

15 May 2024 10:18:34
If it went down to last game of the season and Man City had to beat us to win the league and if they didn’t Tottenham or Arsenal would win it I’d honestly want us to lose.

I know that sounds pathetic but that's how much I despise both of them.

15 May 2024 10:25:33
But a narrow defeat which stopped Arsenal winning the title when we had nothing to play for wouldn't exactly devastate me and would infuriate the Arsenal fans!

15 May 2024 11:38:43
If big Ange has such a problem with attitude and the relationship with winning, instead of playing a high line and gung-ho football that’s cost them more times than the fans not supporting fully for one game then his a hypocrite and playing a part as a winner rather than being a winner, winners play and change, adapt and do whatever to win,

We’ll attack with 7 player mate
We don’t need to practice set plays, mate
This is our philosophy, mate

November - Coaches who moan about wanting more players, just train harder, mate

April - there’s a lot of players here that just can’t play the way we want and expect so we will have to speak shout that come end of season mate,

Passive aggressive media darling manager telling the fans how to feel against their biggest rival when he lost last 4/ 5 games is hilarious, the fans didn’t get them over the line v city but it didn’t work b Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle,

Imagine Poch blaming fans.

15 May 2024 13:37:06
I think most Spurs fans were just having a bit of fun. It's a pretty unique circumstance in which a loss doesn't really impact them - sure they lost out on the CL, but the way the people have been going on have made it seem like City would normally have no hope of beating them. The chance of Spurs overtaking Villa were as slim as ours of overtaking Spurs.

Nobody with any authority said the Spurs players were not going to try to win, so I have no idea why the media have latched onto this angle in the way they did. Other than to try and create some intrigue around the best team in Europe playing a team who had lost 5 of their last 6.

I like Ange and to me it seems like he is just sending a message internally that he's about winning.

15 May 2024 20:25:31
I would want Chelsea to win every game. I kind of understand the Spurs fans though. I’m not sure who our Arch Enemy is: Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal?

14 May 2024 16:00:52
Too many injuries but a player of varanes quality for free, for 2 years, would have been a good fit,?

14 May 2024 17:33:16
Once upon a time Varane would have been a reasonable signing. I certainly don’t watch lots of Utd games but when I have seen him play he has looked a shadow of his former self. Also, he always seems to be injured.!

14 May 2024 17:35:52
Matt

We have enough players who get long term injuries without adding to the list.

14 May 2024 17:55:09
Varane is on big wages reportedly 300K a week. We already have defenders on big wages who are always injured : certainly don’t want to add any more.

14 May 2024 18:23:36
Agree with saying no to another injury liability.

14 May 2024 18:55:08
Oh of course I just mean, a player, in their 30’s, won it all, experienced. Free, I think like silva was, there can be that player out there, varane has spent far too long out injured for us, I am actually excited about Fofana,

13 May 2024 22:21:29
Ignore my ignorance but?
1) are we're selling cobham to or within the blue co umbrella,
a) would this count towards our profits / loss FFP / PRS
b) has the premier league signed off on this, Martyn Ziegler said on the sale of hotels it was meant to of been done within 10 days and 10 months later they hadn't signed off on it, issues with price being adequate / reasonable

2) a rumour in looking for investors or selling a stake in the woman's team? Is that even possible

3) if any of the above is true, is it smart business accounting / loopholes or is there reason to be worried what there doing, the fear is the unknown and our owners ending up like Everton have or other clubs.

13 May 2024 22:57:15
Matt, I have my doubts about some of these rumours being accurate but you can always ask a question of our FAB.

I hope you get reply or an acknowledgment of any question let alone an answer.

14 May 2024 07:07:59
With the hotels and training ground being sold as part of an inter company transaction, my question is what happens if/ when Blue Co sell CFC, do we lose those assets completly.

I have been critical of the CPO in recent times but at least SB cannot be transferred over casting doubt over its future.

14 May 2024 09:27:03
Bill, it would appear that the hotels did get sold. I’m am not convinced that the training ground has been “sold. ” If our current owners sell I guess it would be to a company/ individual interest in owning a football club.

I’m a CPO member and I’ve always thought we are a force for good. Of course I am biased.!

14 May 2024 10:19:45
Tom

I believe and no doubt ED002 can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the sales of the hotel and traing ground are internal within the Blue Co organisation and not an outside investor.

{Ed002's Note - Sure but there is a reason for this and it goes back years and it is not something for discussion here.}

14 May 2024 13:17:12
Thank you ED.

13 May 2024 16:40:33
Ed002
It's being reported that the Cobham training ground has been sold and that a share in the womens team might be sold as well.
Can you confirm if this is true?

{Ed002's Note - Not really, I think you may have been misled about Cobham.}

13 May 2024 17:42:56
Its being reported that it was sold to a group company thus allowing the income to be reported by the club.
Is that correct?
Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Yes, but you don’t understand the background.}

13 May 2024 18:48:34
Could you explain the background Ed002?
Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Just forget the finances - it is hopeless.}

14 May 2024 21:52:04
Ed002, that’s what my bank manager said to me decades ago when I enquired about an overdraft- he was right.

{Ed002's Note - He wa right.}