Chelsea banter 6

18 Sep 2026 23:34:37
Could be another long season chaps.

19 Sep 2026 06:41:46
whitey, spot on mate. We are pinning a lot of hope that a Caicedo return changes things. I hope so but I'm not convinced. Him coming back still leaves us outnumbered in midfield.

19 Sep 2026 08:36:35
Massive reality check I'm afraid.
Alonso needs to have a big think about our formation now.

19 Sep 2026 09:10:26
We have struggled ever since Maresca left and whilst that is now old news it is still painfall to take particuarly with the start he has made at City.

19 Sep 2026 09:20:17
K, with all due respect, we were struggling with Maresca as manager. His football had become boring as hell.

19 Sep 2026 09:31:49
I honestly don't care about City, they are swimming in a different pool to us anyway.
Maresca's football was worse than boring.

18 Sep 2026 12:56:48
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18 Sep 2026 07:39:13
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17 Sep 2026 15:06:17
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17 Sep 2026 07:35:25
From what I am reading it would appear the club is now valued at just under £4bn. That is less than I was expecting.

I did send a question to the FAB a few weeks ago. I asked for an update about the £1.75bn (I think) that was supposedly held for stadium development, academy and women's football development purposes. Needless to say, I didn't get a response.

17 Sep 2026 08:33:44
ESPN quoting the FT said it was just under £5 billion including debt, not that it matters greatly.


Boehly and Walter made a great return on their investment. Money goes to money.

17 Sep 2026 08:40:34
Seymns, what's a £1bn amongst friends but £5bn is closer to my valuation/guess.
I assume no mention of the £1.75bn?

17 Sep 2026 09:45:00
Didn't see any mention of the £1.75 b.

16 Sep 2026 22:44:52
So it's away v Liverpool in. 4th round of Carabao Cup.

17 Sep 2026 09:54:33
That will be an interesting game with both teams yet to find full form and both with new managers.

18 Sep 2026 10:04:44
Yes it should be interesting Tom and hopefully by then both Caicedo and Palestra will be fit.

16 Sep 2026 21:04:25
Pedro has probably been our most consistent performer so far this season, he will be a big miss for our next match. I suppose picking up an injury now with a three week international break to follow isn't bad timing. For that reason I wouldn't play Caicedo and withdraw him from international duty.

16 Sep 2026 22:43:54
Pedro surely out with knee injury plus Caicedo and James missing from training which may mean both out too. Agree Tom thst. Caicedo must not be risked if not absolutely fit and will. probably not be.

15 Sep 2026 20:52:25
We really should get JT in as defensive coach.

Have you all heard his review of the Hull game on YouTube? It could easily have been him speaking to the players at the training ground.

It just seems such an obvious thing to do and will not only help Alonso and the players but also get the lad back on the team where he belongs.

16 Sep 2026 09:55:21
K, I have no idea if JT is a good coach in any capacity. As far as I know, other than helping out with our youth team, he hasn't had a coaching job since Villa.

16 Sep 2026 17:10:13
might be too many foreign lads in the squad for current day JT.

16 Sep 2026 19:10:14
Came across as a nice bloke whenever I met him. He was very generous to our charity auction requests.

15 Sep 2026 07:39:14
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14 Sep 2026 07:39:11
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