22 Apr 2026 20:21:41
Firstly want to say I hope Tom's in good health and spirits as high as they can be for anyone who follows Chelsea
Next, a big fat I told you so, I was called negative and half my posts never made it on by editors and I was questioned as a fan,
We have owners who are clueless, they took a club in top 4, recent champions league winners, WCC winners and champions league football, invested £1.5 - £2b and made it 10x worse, stripped everything, found loopholes, sold the woman's team sold property, had fines and charges ( some from previous ownership granted ) they came up with a model that doesn't work, they pushed on with it, despite every pundit saying it's not working it won't work, they employed people who had never succeeded, they gave the most incompetent people the power of footballing decisions and the ones choosing the manager and players who have wasted billions are the ones who
Get to sit and decide the next manager's fate and th next selection and the next players to sign, poch walked, couldn't work under morons, maresca walked becuase he couldn't work under morons, they in one swoop halted and messed about with Strasbourg's season, bought Sarr, loaned him, recalled him, didn't play him, loaned him, recalled and haven't used him, the smartest data lead group decided on data that garnacho was a good signing, Neto a good signing. both having low goals assists figures and currently in top 3 for worst take on success in league, gittens who's output in stats wasn't good in Germany, wasn't even a starter at Dortmund, not for bargains but around £150m for the 3, players signed a lot from same agents has to be questioned, the data that's resulted in £1.5 squad build and it has delap guiu garnacho and Neto in and in need of a GK 2x CB's 2 x wingers and a no9 and 10 - 12 players moved on, a man signing racist songs made captain, 7 managers or coaches since they arrived, seeing the Brighton model of a high potential player bout for a few million, nurtured for a few years before breaking into the team and then sold for huge profit, we saw that and tried to copy it, but paying high fee's for young players and throwing them into the team expecting them to be able to compete and be consistent? I find it embarrassing how badly these people are at there jobs yet most still in there roles, I look at spurs and Leicester and am concerned because I see us being hit with fines, ueafa expulsions, possible point deductions in time maybe even transfer ban, having to sell the few good players we've signed. Some saw this and were vocal, tried to put point across, argued there point and were dismissed as negative or clueless etc etc etc well here it is, our club, needing to restart a £2b project with hands tied behind our back and owners and directors who self evaluate a catastrophe with a pay rise and a pay on the back, so, sorry for being right.
{Ed025's Note - its hard to argue with any of that Matt..i think you are just about spot on mate..
22 Apr 2026 21:30:17
I am as well as can be expected in the circumstances, Matt, thanks for asking.
Surely you must have got some things wrong along the way!!
22 Apr 2026 22:05:37
Of course I have, there’s been players I’ve thought would do well; or options in the squad, but I’m not making decisions for a billion pound company, and I wouldn’t expect my boss to see me lose money hand over fist and let me review myself and continue. I wouldn’t be allowed to come in, sack a world class proven elite manager for a project manager and replace him 7 months later, and do that 2/3 times (unproven for unproven).
And is it a surprise to anyone to go buy an average player with poor attitude to find out he is average with a bad attitude.
Or Gittens thrives on running into big open space using his pace to know in the Premier League that’s rarely the case, and it’s more low blocks than half way high lines.
Data led projects are very specific, and I don’t think they work at a higher level.
We’re linked today with Iraola, good coach, high intensity and known for hard working running teams - Poch 2.0, which is fine, not when playing more than once a week.
Howe refuses to play Wissa and Woltemade ( £130m ) because he doesn’t rate them; imagine him being given players he doesn’t want. They played few games a week and not far above West Ham.
Glasner, Cesc Alonso - all overachievers at respected clubs, but when their peak is our expectation there could be more concerns than excitement.
But I’m glad I spoke out and argued my points and was labelled negative when the signs were so obvious. If nobody in the football world can see your vision, it’s likely that not everyone’s wrong.
22 Apr 2026 22:23:12
Matt, it was meant as a joke, mate!!
When I'm negative, I want to be wrong; it's when I'm positive I want to be right. As long as we all have fun.
22 Apr 2026 22:32:38
Sorry mate, was in defence mode lol.
Anyway, Sebastian Hoeness is who we need. No Premier League experience, which is the only negative.
{Ed025's Note - im told he wants Liverpool Matt, but im not sure if they want him mate..
22 Apr 2026 22:41:25
Some paragraphs would be nice, rather than a huge wall of text, but yeah, it's not been good, as many have mentioned. Onwards and upwards, though.
23 Apr 2026 05:36:10
Hoeness has been my No1 choice for two seasons. Sadly, the big rumour is Real Madrid want him.
23 Apr 2026 08:16:58
If Madrid want him, he will go there.