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27 Aug 2025 10:15:58
Fermin Lopez, Xavi Simmons or keep Nkunku?
Garnacho or keep Tyrique George?
Hincapie or Josh?
Just some of the discussions the sporting directors and Maresca will be having.
Jackson, George and Nkunku are all training with the main group and it will be a seamless move back into the fold if they don't get their desired moves away.
Disasi is off to Bournemouth and loans will likely be found for Datro Fofana and Alfie Gilchrist which just leaves Sterling and Chilly.
1.) 27 Aug 2025 13:41:48
Greenaway
I would keep all of Josh, George, Nkunku and Jackson.
It's late in the window and any players we might get will have to have a settling in period.
Our players on rhe other hand know the club and systems Maresca plays.
2.) 28 Aug 2025 08:00:21
Would definately keep Josh,
Would keep Nkunku but he is off
Jackson would sell or keep but not a fan of a loan unless there is an obligation to buy
George wants to go and he will Garnacho not a fan of but he is clearly coming.
3.) 28 Aug 2025 10:07:56
I think Hincape will be another Arsenal signing? Josh almost certain to stay unless sudden turnaround by club and a late CB purchase. But would imagine Josh would be a loan deal and still thin k that cos of Fofana and BB injury problems club - well amanger certainly - would want Josh to stay.
Garnacho almost certain to be another CFC signing whether we want/ need him or not. No doubt he has talent but yes we worry about attitude and whether we are making a mistake re George. Simons not as certain to be CFC signing as it seemed a week ago but still could be and Lopez may be a better bet if we are signing but one of them but can't claim to have watched either enough to be sure about respective talents of either,
Nkunku and George almost certain to go and Jackson very likely whethet via loan to Bayern or still a late straight purchase by Newcastle if Isak to LFC goes through.
4.) 28 Aug 2025 10:18:29
We don’t need Lopez. Simons or Garnacho. I would keep Josh although I don’t think CB is his natural position. Also keep George. However, I would sell Jackson and Nkunku: we probably need the money to balance our transfers as we won’t be making any meaningful money from the others who should go.
5.) 28 Aug 2025 21:13:58
I can’t recall seeing Lopez. I guess I must of done.
I would appreciate your opinion Ed or anyone else?
{Ed001's Note - I have only seen a little of him, but he does look a very good player.}
6.) 28 Aug 2025 21:27:51
Thanks Ed.
{Ed001's Note - welcome Tom.}
20 Aug 2025 10:24:02
Wes Fofana has deleted everything relating to Chelsea on his instagram account! Any news chatters?
1.) 20 Aug 2025 13:58:03
He pressed the wrong button?
03 Aug 2025 09:34:27
Jackson to link up again with Emery at Villa. We want £80 million.
1.) 03 Aug 2025 12:05:52
Greenaway,
I would sooner take Rogers.
2.) 03 Aug 2025 12:12:01
I love all these rumours.
I wouldn’t sell Jackson for anything less than £90m.
3.) 03 Aug 2025 19:45:53
Tom, I’d sell him for £45 million.
4.) 03 Aug 2025 20:09:45
Jimbo, if we do sell him I guess you might be happy then!
5.) 03 Aug 2025 22:22:08
90m would be massive but these SD's could get 100 im sure, our SD's could sell water to a fish lol.
6.) 04 Aug 2025 04:02:09
Let me make it clear my £90m figure was tongue in cheek. I wouldn’t sell Jackson unless we were getting Sesko.
7.) 04 Aug 2025 06:50:10
But could not sell Veiga to Athletico Madrid.
Perhaps they should become fishmongers instead.
8.) 04 Aug 2025 08:34:13
Tom, I don’t know what Maresca’s plans are for the No 9 slot but Jackson could end up on the bench he won’t like and he is a sulker. He is not a top class striker and he we got a lot of money for him- all well and good, we need to make sales and I certainly wouldn’t miss him.
9.) 04 Aug 2025 09:19:51
Well I certainly wouldn’t want Jackson or any other player being happy sitting on the bench.
In my opinion if we can’t get Sesko or maybe Roger’s then don’t sell Jackson.
10.) 04 Aug 2025 09:22:11
Bill, I’m not sure what happens with the rumoured transfer of Veiga to AM but I still think there will be other interested clubs in him. The one that’s gone very quite is any sale of Disasi. I think he will be much harder to move on!
11.) 04 Aug 2025 09:57:30
The pressing question – is GoldStandard King Frank?
12.) 04 Aug 2025 11:01:07
My guess is not but who knows! I’m happy he referred to me as “Mr Tom” in one post.
13.) 04 Aug 2025 11:31:31
I'm guessing it's the original Standard.
14.) 04 Aug 2025 11:41:34
U wouldn't sell Jackson yet. I see another salah, debrune case with Jackson.
15.) 04 Aug 2025 11:55:23
Cfc, I definitely don’t think it’s “Standard. ”.
16.) 04 Aug 2025 12:39:04
King Frank trolling the pages in one of his many guises or Standard? I think Edw might be right on this one.
17.) 04 Aug 2025 13:33:30
Whoever it is, it doesn't read anything like Standard.
18.) 04 Aug 2025 18:22:43
dont see it with jackson- think he's comfortably behind pedro and delap- if a decent offer comes in id drop him off myself, we need to trim down the squad big time. i just pray we don't sign garnarcho and undo the good work of the window so far.
27 Jul 2025 09:13:22
There were differing opinions on here as to the value of the transfer market this window, some thought the fees would be high, others thought they would be low. Not a case of 'being proved right' or being 'proved wrong'.
The latest rumour is João Félix going to Al Nassr for €50 million which gets us out of a sticky situation if true.
1.) 27 Jul 2025 09:37:55
Greenaway, I believed that a few premiership teams would be spending big money this year as they looked to rebuild for the future and rebuild because of a disastrous season. We will probably see the uk transfer fee broken twice in this window and we have about another five weeks to go before it ends.
I must admit I also believed that Real, Bayern and maybe one or two other supposed European giants would have also been involved in the scramble but they haven’t really spent “big money” so far.
On another note, I think Felix will end up at Benfica but who knows in this crazy market.
2.) 27 Jul 2025 09:59:16
If the deal goes through surely it has to go down as a great bit of buisness.
If we can find a buyer for nkunku, veiga and kdh now.
3.) 27 Jul 2025 10:03:55
Anyway benfica are a strangle club. I think i read they have the most income from player sales. But they never have the money to buy a player.
Only wanted to buy 50% of felix.
4.) 27 Jul 2025 10:38:59
Blueblood, the last time I looked at the average price of a league season ticket at Benfica it was an about £200. Maybe, because they want fans to be able to afford watching live games at there stadium they have got as much money as others to spend in players.
I would suggest that a few of the Portuguese clubs act more like introducing clubs for South America players coming to Europe. Im not an experbht that seem like a good BP to me.
Any Veiga sale is a mystery to me as he looked like perfect cover for Cucarella and Colwill but I have no idea if the player was demanding more playing time.
If KDH leaves for me it will also be a shame because for me he improved throughout the season and was beginning to show his worth. The problem is we are now so strong in midfield that he wouldn’t have got many games. Apparently Fulham and maybe West Ham are looking to sign him.
I assume Nkunku will be sold. I will be sad about selling him because I’m not sure we got the best out of him and injuries didn’t help. He could be a player we regret saying goodbye to.
5.) 27 Jul 2025 12:10:07
I agree slightly about nkunku. I was looking forward for him when he signed unfortunately just another player that doesn't suit premier league I think.
Was great in some of the European games.
6.) 27 Jul 2025 12:30:46
I totally agree that if we sell JF for £40mil, that is great business by the SD's.
I would say it's not just Portuguese teams that try and low ball us, over the years, Italian clubs have nade an art of screwing us over and I'm glad we pulled away from the potential AM Veiga deal. Like Tom, I hope we keep him.
7.) 27 Jul 2025 13:07:29
Bill, this is just me guessing but the Veiga loan was strange when he was the only cover for our LB and BB was injured. It seemed to me as if something had gone on, it could be that the player just wants to play more but it also seems odd that we are potentially signing Hato for what appears to be the same reasons we signed Veiga.
Just for the avoidance of doubt, I rate Hato far higher than Veiga and I can see Colwill going into the centre of a three.
8.) 27 Jul 2025 18:06:54
I tend to agree about Nkunku, I think his time is up at Chelsea but I feel he never got a decent run of games. As for Felix, if we get the reported fee I will be happy but it’s more luck than judgement by the SDs, that a player of his age would go to Saudi. It’s like finding out your best mate is being released from prison but you wonder how he got there in the first place.
9.) 27 Jul 2025 22:18:35
Tom, Veiga was indeed signed as cover for Cucu and also as a holding midfielder. The problem came about when his national team manager, that totally inept Roberto Martinez told him to convert to a centre back in order to solve an issue for the national team. Veiga then confronted Maresca who is not a man to mess about with and demanded a starting slot on the left side of our centre backs. Maresca told him, quite rightly, that he was not in his plans to replace Levi and needed to knuckle down, train hard and see what happens. Veiga, backed and encouraged by Martinez then requested a move. The rest is history. I hope this helps you understand the situation mate.
10.) 28 Jul 2025 05:03:03
Greenaway, as I said I guessed he wanted to play more but I had no idea about any “actual” falling out with the manager.
He may well have got a chance had he been around when the form of LC dropped off earlier this year.
11.) 28 Jul 2025 07:23:58
Never liked Martin's, always anti CFC.
12.) 28 Jul 2025 09:13:10
Spot on Greenaway that problem was that Veiga did not want to play LB or LWB only CB. It is a pity cos he looked very good and composed on tne ball and could indeed have been excellent cover for Cucurella but also a back up CB if ever needed there eg in formation change mid-game.
13.) 28 Jul 2025 14:51:14
JBS, that is 100% correct. Martinez is a snake and caused this issue. Will turn a nice 20 or 30 million profit though so all good if we get young Hato.
Rumours now picking up that Newcastle want to pay £65 million for Jackson but we want £80 million.
14.) 28 Jul 2025 15:31:08
I personally wouldn’t sell him for less than £100m. They are going to get £150m for Isak.
Mind you if they get Jackson maybe that leaves the door open for Sesko. ?.
15.) 28 Jul 2025 18:15:15
They want both Tom.
16.) 28 Jul 2025 19:08:03
Bill, you keep in bursting my Sesko bubble?.
17.) 29 Jul 2025 16:17:41
Sorry Tom
I think if we wanted Sesko we would have already have gone after him.
18.) 29 Jul 2025 18:04:22
Bill, it might depend on if a club comes in with a big offer for Jackson.
12 Jul 2025 10:24:45
According to some sources this morning Chelsea would want £100 million for Jackson amid strong interest from AC Milan and a number of premier league clubs. let's see how this pans out and I'm not even going to guess what he might sell for as the market is crazy high.
1.) 12 Jul 2025 13:39:38
Greenaway
There is, absolutely no way Italian clubs would pay £30mil for Jackson.
They will probably want him on a 5 year loan, us pay his wages and give them a few million for their begging bowl.
2.) 12 Jul 2025 15:16:21
I think the £100 million is a message to any suitors Bill indicating that the club do not want to sell and the player is happy to stay but if you really do want him the fee will be £100 million and in this money mad market who knows?
3.) 12 Jul 2025 19:11:34
Agree with your assessment Greenaway, just fed up with Italian clubs coming to us with their begging bowls.
4.) 12 Jul 2025 19:20:52
Greenaway, do you actually believe the club are asking £100 million for Jackson. I have no idea whether the club wants him to stay or he wants to stay but I’m sure if we were offered £50 million we would say yes. As I said previously, his game time will be limited next season.
5.) 12 Jul 2025 21:04:51
I haven’t got a clue what the CF pecking order will be for next season. At this stage in the relative careers I think Jackson offers more than Delap.
I think the £100m Chelsea price tag comes from the Daily Mail. I think there point is Chelsea don’t want to sell him so have put a prohibitive price on any potential sale. It’s all just people guessing.
6.) 16 Jul 2025 10:21:34
I’ve no idea of the order for next season, although at the start I’d expect Pedro and Delap will be ahead. We should also remember that Jackson isn’t only an option through the middle.
7.) 17 Jul 2025 11:43:46
I have a sneaky feelings about selling Jackson now will have a similar effect like salah, debrune, etc. He's not a bad player. He only needs more work and time to finetune his abilities which naturally is bound to getting better.
For me don't sell.
8.) 18 Jul 2025 19:40:20
I like Jackson but I am a sell him for £50 M
Delap and Pedro clearly in front of him and his temperament is not the best.
9.) 19 Jul 2025 07:13:07
Seymns, we all see players differently and while I except that Jackson’s discipline is poor, I think he offers far more at this stage of their respective careers than Delap. Although they look totally different types of players.
10.) 20 Jul 2025 06:25:16
I feel/ think Pedro (who plays a similar game, except he can finish) was bought as a replacement for Jackson. Delap, as showcased in the final, offers speed and bullying of tired defenders as a true number 9, as a complete alternative. 2 red cards in 3 games from Jackson let both himself and the team (and us supporters) down. Very unprofessional, and not what we need moving forward, and I wonder if the management has realised this, and, that it may not change.
Quite honestly, dispensing with a player who has zero air-ability (except for once in the last 2 years) for 2 players who compliment each other, and the squad, is a no brainer for me, AND, we make a profit on initial purchase.
The CWC final proved to me that players, playing for a team, far surpasses players playing for individual brilliance!
So, Jackson should be sold!
11.) 22 Jul 2025 10:01:08
Kiwi I'm of the opinion that we are yet to see the best of Jackson and I will hesitate in selling him just yet as he's capable of biting us in the future. Let's keep him at least for another season. My own opinion though.
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04 Dec 2025 18:55:11
Still fecked off after last night. Roll on the cherries and hammer them.
1.) 04 Dec 2025 18:37:46
Greenaway, Caicedo is still out, won't happen, Bournemouth are far better than Leeds and they destroyed us.
2.) 04 Dec 2025 19:35:58
We will destroy Bournemouth. James will play and so will Fofana.
3.) 04 Dec 2025 20:10:46
Bill, why are you always so unhappy with all things Chelsea?
4.) 04 Dec 2025 20:25:35
They should have played last night Tom, poor, poor decision making by Maresca.
5.) 04 Dec 2025 20:32:23
Bill, I disagree, both players past injury issues have to be managed.
However I would be critical of the manager for not picking Josh.
6.) 05 Dec 2025 12:47:10
Greenaway
My moan is that the Leeds game should have been a 3 point banker, poor team selection and tactics and when it was not working, nobody changed the way we played.
When coaches who were struggling in the past, the likes of Terry, Lampard and others managed the games, that did not happen on Wednesday.
Tom,
I come back to the point if we have players who can't play 2-3 games in a row, then we should get rid. There is no way we can carry passengers if we are to progress. Yes they are good players but not when they are not on the pitch.
This is not me being negative just highlighting the flaws we have in our club at present and is why we won't be challenging anytime soon.
7.) 05 Dec 2025 16:26:05
Bill, I have no way of knowing if the players we are managing through there historic injury issues will gradually be able to perform on a regular basis given time. I can only assume that you do?
We have three players we currently having to injury manage.
Lavia in my opinion will prove to be a class act. I would prefer that to be at Chelsea. James playing two out of every three games at any time is good enough for me. When fit Fofana is a big plus for us, it wouldn’t be clever to see him playing for another team.
Getting “rid” of these three players would be a massive mistake in my opinion.
8.) 05 Dec 2025 16:56:13
Tom
I like your optimising but but I doubt that Lavia will move away from his abysmal injury record, I also think a lot of it is in his head.
Fofana might improve but I also have my doubts.
On both i would be more than happy to be proven wrong, if that is the case we will have 2 excellent players.
9.) 05 Dec 2025 17:15:28
I’m not a doctor/medical expert. I’m just saying when they are fit you want them playing for Chelsea. If that means they play two out of every three games that’s still ok with me.
That would be approx 40 games per Chelsea season. Happy days.
10.) 05 Dec 2025 20:14:37
Bill, I was at the game and the tactics did change in the 2nd half but I guess you didn't notice if watching on TV? You are of course entitled to your opinion but it doesn't mean you are right just as others including myself are entitled to our opinions even if we are not right, that is what makes this page so much fun.
Last season you said we would finish 10th and not win a cup, we finished 4th and won 2 cups. It is all fun mate and I enjoy your contribution to this page. I look forward to the banter carrying on mate. What is your prediction for tomorrow v Bournemouth?
11.) 06 Dec 2025 07:56:06
Greenaway
I'm always happy to be proven wrong and I have said that about Sanchez's recent form.
I still don't beleive rotating a number of players works as you lose player understanding.
You may be right about the play changing but with relegation haunted Leeds all over us, nothing really changed.
I beleive another poster said we were worse off at this stage of the season compared to last, to me that is not progress.
I was happy to win trophies last season but let's be honest with our squad, we had to win the ECL and although winning the CWC was nice, it really is not a major trophy, nothing compared to the CL.
Injuries this season have had a major affect which is why I'm saying we can't rely on Lavia and Fofana, yes they are excellent when they play but since both signed, the DoDo bird would have played more games for us.
12.) 06 Dec 2025 09:00:19
Bill, you along with others would have sacked the manager mid last season. We then finished in a Champions League spot, won the conference cup and finished it off by winning the Club World Cup and becoming the only club to “have won it all. ” That by most fans was seen as progress.
In my opinion the end of the season will be the time the judge if we have made further progress.
Let’s also add up the games players have played at the end of the season.
13.) 06 Dec 2025 12:23:31
Fair enough Tom
But that should not stop us applauding or critiquing the coach or injuries if things are not going well.
Should we also kick rhe FOS down the road for another season or do we moan about that issue now?
14.) 06 Dec 2025 12:42:36
Bill, I have not stopped being critical of our performance against Leeds. I have also been critical of our managers tactical performance after a few games but it’s the season that counts.
I’m not what the FOS sponsor has got do with this thread but if we don’t get one at some
stage this season, I will be critical of the owners.
01 Dec 2025 13:05:17
It is starting to look like we are coming of age, a few leaders are emerging on the pitch, a desire to fight and work hard for each other and the formation of a strong core.
Sanchez is really looking like a quality keeper and Fofana makes a huge difference when he plays, Moises, James and Enzo in the middle and the likes of Cucu popping up everywhere together with an abundance of attacking and creative talent, we just need Delap or Guiu or Joao Pedro to step up and the core is complete. Maresca needed backing and patience was needed from us fans and I have to admit the club have just about got the recruitment and process right.
Maresca appears to finally understand what it means to manage a top club and he's doing things right, consistently. That doesn't mean he will get every decision spot on, no manager does, but he is learning, adapting and improving. The big test now to continue this journey and upward trajectory is to beat the likes of Leeds on wednesday without our star midfielder on a cold and wet night with a crazy KO time of 8.15pm. The premier league again giving no thought whatsoever to us match going fans!
1.) 02 Dec 2025 14:54:08
All persuasively well put Greenaway.
22 Nov 2025 21:33:40
Hey boys how are you all? what a win that was, didn't play that good but took the points, we are on the shant boys and looking forward to the Barcelona game. Been reading the posts, stop worrying about bollox about stadiums n FOS sponsors and let the suits worry about all that bollox.
Get on a sherbert and enjoy our football, 9 wins out of last 11 games. Get in boyz.
1.) 22 Nov 2025 21:51:39
Greenaway, reasons to be cheerful. I’m on the JD and if Spurs pull off a massive surprise tomorrow I will be happy and a little big richer as it’s the last leg of my emotional accumulator.
2.) 22 Nov 2025 22:22:58
Tom, enjoy that JD mate and I hope you get rich. Was a brilliant result off an ok at best performance mate. My message is to all you lovely people, enjoy this run, we are doing okas a team, as a club, don't worry about shirt sponsorz or stadiums and let the suits worry about all that bollox.
Get behind Maresca (We could of got of got Slot who looks doomed) and enjoy the ride. Cheers Tommy boy.
3.) 23 Nov 2025 10:11:48
Yea Greenaway, Tom, we ate doing fine on the pitch that being said, we have not reached the Christmas period yet.
I still beleive that off field we have to be spit on as we are throwing away money through lack of FOS funds and a small stadium.
All that means is that the owners have to find PSR money from elsewhere ie academy gems and increasing ticket prices si yes we should worry about that side as well.
4.) 23 Nov 2025 10:42:53
Bill, any SB development or move will, in my opinion, take at least a decade and will come at such a significant cost, any increases in revenue brought about by increasing capacity will then have to go towards paying down debt. It’s very unlikely that fans will see a decrease in ticket prices.
I have almost given up on trying to work out the FOS sponsorship issue. If could well be mainly a legacy issue. I just don’t know.
Without doubt we will carry on buying and selling players and some of them will be academy players. That was also happening in the last few years of the RA era.
I keep saying, in my opinion the FFP/PSR rules are not fit for purpose but rules are rules and will have to trade within the rules or suffer the consequences. Continuing to qualify for the Champs League is so important and failure to do so would be more of a danger to any breach of FFP/PSR rules.
5.) 23 Nov 2025 13:20:52
Bill, you keep moaning about the stadium capacity and the owners but given all the very well documented issues that the club face in developing the current site, playing elsewhere, the CPO owning the rights to the club name if a move away happened, no alternative sites being available, spiralling building costs etc etc what solution would you put forward?
6.) 23 Nov 2025 16:42:23
RPD
I have recently posted that we should move away from the area completely and if yhe CPO want to be petty, I'm not too fussed about the name, how about Chelsea United.
The Bridge will always be a problem with development as will the residence.
7.) 23 Nov 2025 17:52:30
Tom, you are absolutely right. Any development of the stadium is years away and the discussions around it are a distraction. I am only interested in the football. In any event, gate receipts are at most are 15% of clubs income. We can overcome our limited capacity by success of the pitch which enhances our global footprint Also, a top sponsorship deal and smarter trading in the transfer market.
I’m only interested in trophies and good football and am not concerned about the stadium.
On a separate note, I knew we couldn’t rely on Spurs to get anything at Arsenal. A big week ahead let’s knock down Barcelona and Arsenal a peg or two.
8.) 23 Nov 2025 18:28:18
Bill, I would have no problems with the club moving a limited distance but if it went to far away from the bridge, I’m not sure I consider myself a supporter. For me, it would be like Wimbledon and the MK Dons. No thanks.
9.) 23 Nov 2025 19:27:44
English football culture is based on clubs being tied to their historical roots. In the USA sports teams move to different cities thousands of miles away: how does that work for fans?
10.) 23 Nov 2025 19:36:10
Jimbo, that has been a long held fear of mine particularly with the amount of American owners in the premiership.
I think it would be far more difficult in the UK but not for me thanks.
11.) 23 Nov 2025 20:17:55
I understand what you are saying To. m however, where could we move to that is really available.
12.) 23 Nov 2025 20:21:30
Totally agree with your post Jimbo, we must always remain tied to our historical roots, the idea of being called Chelsea United and playing miles away from Stamford Bridge would mean the end of the club which sadly happened to Wimbledon when they moved to Milton Keynes. You also make a very good point about matchday revenue. Bill, Chelsea United? really?
13.) 23 Nov 2025 20:44:42
Bill, I would prefer to see the club move a new site close to current SB ground.
I am not an accountant, so I can’t imagine the amounts involved or the potential debt. I assume the amounts involved are eye watering but that’s up to whoever the owners are to work out the maths.
I repeat, I think our present owners will increase our current capacity by building a new east stand and then developing the shed end. I also have no idea if just developing the current stand would require us moving out.
I don’t think I will be around to see it happen and I also don’t think the ownership as it is today will be around either.
14.) 24 Nov 2025 09:42:23
Tom
I probably won't be around either and I agree with you, the current owners won't be around either.
18 Nov 2025 11:44:42
Shim Mheuka is scoring goals for fun at both under 21 level for us and under 19 level for England, the question I pose is do we integrate him straight into the first team now, give him minutes and take the chance that he will develop into an exceptional talent or run the risk that he leaves with so many other clubs wanting him?
1.) 18 Nov 2025 12:41:40
Greenaway, I have assumed we will be sending him out on loan to Strasbourg as a replacement for the lad who is joining us.
2.) 18 Nov 2025 13:13:06
More profit coming Blue Co's way.
3.) 18 Nov 2025 17:07:10
That is a good point Tom and you may well be right. Let him develop at our sister club and then come back if and when he is ready. That is where club multi-ownership can really work.
4.) 21 Nov 2025 13:35:10
I think the lad from Kazakhstan is destined for Strasbourg, I’d be very much in favour of a Championship loan for Mheuka.
13 Nov 2025 10:40:12
So who do we sign in January to push us up a level?
1.) 13 Nov 2025 13:10:23
Guehi, Haaland and Anderson.
2.) 13 Nov 2025 14:40:02
Bill, you’ve forgotten Courtois and Bastoni.
3.) 13 Nov 2025 16:20:22
I didn't want to be too ambitious Jimbo, I will save other signings for the summer.
That being said, i would not go anywhere near the traitor that is Courtois.
4.) 13 Nov 2025 16:56:17
Bill, it was always on the cards that Courtois would end up at Madrid just like Hazard. Don’t be surprised if we lose Palmer, Caecido and Enzo within the next couple of seasons.
5.) 13 Nov 2025 17:40:21
I think PSG will make a massive offer for Palmer in the summer. I think Enzo will leave if a good offer comes in from Real Madrid but only Real Madrid. Caicedo will definitely stay.
6.) 13 Nov 2025 18:07:47
Tom, wouldn’t be surprised if City tried to get Palmer back and I agree Enzo seems destined for Madrid. I don’t agree that Caecido will stay long term: he is world class and unless we up our level he may well want to be seriously challenging for big trophies. We would get huge fees for them but I worry about how it would be invested. It’s about time we brought in players to up our level and become serious contenders at home and in Europe.
The current strategy of buying young players with potential will not bring us back to the top table. I am still not convinced about Maresca but I think he is aware of where we need to strengthen and the profile of players to take us to a higher level but I fear his influence is limited.
7.) 13 Nov 2025 18:08:37
Tom
I think if hoid money is offered for Caicedo, he will go as well.
If those three players went, the owners might as well go as well as they will become the Chelsea Hlaziers and the fans will let them know where the door is and on the way out they can also take their lack of sponsorship and lake of SB decisions with them.
8.) 13 Nov 2025 18:45:33
Bill, the hierarchy are stuck in a self obsessed philosophy of bringing in young players: they have no idea how to build a squad to compete at the highest level. Frankly, it doesn’t really matter who our coach is- so despite my reservations about Maresca he can stay as long as he wants, it won’t make any difference.
9.) 13 Nov 2025 18:56:19
Think we are near the top table now World club champions in with an outside chance of the prem in the champions league.
Buying young players work Palmer Estevao great finds
Money talks but they are all on long contracts we pay quite well.
Am in a v small minority but if we had a half decent offer for Fernandez I would take it.
10.) 13 Nov 2025 19:29:29
I think we are competing at the highest level. I also believe will be at the top table for years to come.
11.) 13 Nov 2025 19:31:52
I agree with you Seymns2, we are very close to being at that top table and out of all the above much appreciated replies to my original post I think Bills comment that Haaland would be the player to take us to the next level is spot on, add Haaland to our side and not only would we be in with a great chance of sweeping up every trophy it would also mean all our top stars would stay.
Over to you Blueco. sign Haaland (or, realistically, a top striker to convert all the chances we create (highest XG in the prem) . Great thread guy's, thankyou for responding.
12.) 13 Nov 2025 19:50:19
Seymns, absolutely agree about Palmer and Estavou top players and bargains. However, we have lots of young players on loan, Sarr and Aselmino- CBs who will probably get further loans but Emegha and Paez are likely to initially join first team squad.
So please buy some experienced players in the summer. Forget, the Club World Cup, it was great to win and a fantastic performance but it doesn’t change the level we are at.
13.) 13 Nov 2025 20:34:22
Seymns, forgot to mention Quenda signed for £47 million due to join next summer.
Tom, we are not competing at the top level we are are scraping for top four. If we get within 5 points of whichever team wins the title and get to the Champions League semi finals, I will agree with you.
14.) 13 Nov 2025 20:40:16
I agree Tom, we are already a top table team. I also can't really understand this "experience" agenda. Are we talking "age" or "experience". If you want "age" and "experience" then just put Sterling back in the squad.
If you want "experience" then surely we have a fair bit of that? Reece James, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Marc Curcurella, I could go but these boys do have experience.
15.) 13 Nov 2025 22:19:47
RPD, we are not a top level team, we haven’t seriously challenged for the title for years and scraped into top 4 last season after failing to qualify for CL for two consecutive seasons which used to be a given. The point I was making is that we have brought in a lot of young players and some are parked on loan and others at their clubs who are coming in next season and whose fees with come into play in in the summer Particularly in defence, which we have ignored, you need proven players, in our case, to move up a level.
16.) 13 Nov 2025 22:22:51
Jimbo, my opinion is we are competing at the so called “top table. ” We are in a Champions league spot this season having after finishing in the top four last season. We are also still in the League Cup and will almost certainly get through to the knockout out stage of the Champions League having won the conference cup and club world champions last season.
If some people/fans are not happy with our achievements and progress that’s up to them but I’m happy enough.
RBD, I agree about the lack of experience idea being a load of tosh. I also believe that age isn’t a barrier to being a leader.
I have said in the past that we need “more” leaders but I’m gradually seeing that happening with more players. In my opinion Josh is a classic example of a young lad being given time by the manager, who is now showing himself to be not only a quality player but a future leader.
17.) 13 Nov 2025 22:58:22
Jimbo, you are welcome to your opinion but I think you are totally wrong. These young players are very talented, trust them mate, enjoy the ride, we are back. The winners of The Club World Cup, the only team to ever win every European trophy and now above the likes of the current league winners and chasing down Arsenal. Add a striker and we dominate mate.
18.) 13 Nov 2025 23:03:33
RBD, I should have also added that I liked it when “our” club was given a “unique” achievement award. “We’ve won it all” is a chant I enjoy hearing at the bridge. I think it’s very likely that we will be the only club who can legitimately sing that song in my lifetime.
19.) 14 Nov 2025 08:34:48
RPD, you are entitled to your opinion that I am totally wrong; however, I equally believe that your perception of where we are lacks objectivity. I do agree that we have a core of top players to build on.
However, I believe there are still several issues that prevent us moving up a level. Hopefully, the team will prove me wrong in the coming months of the season.
20.) 14 Nov 2025 09:22:06
I beleive that if we sell any of our top players it will stop us from becoming a top team.
You only see the city's and Liverpool's selling their top players when they are coming to the end of their careers and even then with the likes of more Salad and VVD, they fight to keep hold of them.
The constant revolving door model does not work, just ask Southampton and Wolves.
21.) 14 Nov 2025 09:59:21
I didn't realise Cole Palmer was at the end of his career Bill when Man City sold him?
Also, why are you saying we are selling all our top players when that is not the case?
22.) 14 Nov 2025 13:18:04
Greenaway,
I don't beleive that City thought that CP would make such an impact in his first season, second season so far not so much.
My post was in response to Tom's earlier post where he thought PSG would come in for CP and RM for Enzo.
I also beleive that Tom is correct, if good money comes in, players will be sold as we are now a business and not a football club.
23.) 14 Nov 2025 13:48:29
Bill, let me just clarify one thing.
The early years of the RA ownership in my opinion we were run as if the club was a rich man’s toy. In the latter years of his ownership I personally believed that attempts were being made to run the club as a business.
There is in my opinion “nothing” wrong with any club being run as a business. It does not make us “less” of a club.
I think all clubs who are owned by business people should expect there club to be run as a going concern.
24.) 14 Nov 2025 18:07:34
sorry RPD and Tom - massively disagree, top table is not challenging for top 4 its challenging for the league- if we're going to do that likes of sanchex and chalobah have to be upgraded - we need a top class GK and Cb to go for titles which should always be the aim, can sign as many 14 year olds from kazakhstan dagestan or timbuktu for all i care.
It has to be matched with signings to win here and now i. e haaland, rice, eze, vvd, alisson- we are close and i hope the club have it in them to take the final step and go for it.
25.) 14 Nov 2025 19:07:11
Kazblue, I have no problems with posters disagreeing with my opinions.
What happens at the end of the season will indicate if we are a club that continues to challenge for trophies.
Also, I personally don’t think we will be signing many players in this winter window or the summer window. I believe the club is happy with its longer term (loan) investments.
19 Nov 2025 20:52:03
I think the sanctions may well involve a loss of points which could push us out of champions league contention and maybe Tom B is correct that the threat of sanctions has stopped us getting a FOS sponsor? easy for some to blame our current owners for situations caused by our previous owner.
19 Nov 2025 16:10:11
I had no idea Roman was upto all that ED01 and as I previously said I have little to no interest in who our owners are providing they put their hands in their pockets and buy players (sounds really selfish thinking about it but that is how I have always looked at club ownership) .
Maybe, as fans, we should be grateful the club changed hands and get behind the new owners rather than constantly wingeing about trivial little matters when you take into account all that you have just explained ED01. Thankyou for your insight.
{Ed001's Note - I just think you can't blame a club for who owns it. You have to really divorce the club from the owners in your minds because no one earns enough to buy one by being a good person.}
19 Nov 2025 13:14:55
Interesting hearing about Roman! I always wondered about his past but it never really registered with me but it certainly wound my Spurs and Arsenal mates up. In fact, thinking about it, it wound all my non Chels mates up when he took us over.
I really don't care who our "custodians" are but would prefer they were clean and honest and not crooks but I thought the FA did checks on them nowadays ED01?
{Ed001's Note - the FA are not exactly a beacon of light and honesty themselves mate. They do basic background checks, but they can only go on what is proven, not on what is known but you can't prove in court. We know Roman, for example, got up to a lot of shady stuff, so bad that even the oligarchy that is Russia said it was too much. He was ordered to become governor of his home region and pay for everything out of his own pocket as punishment. This is a country where the FSB were in charge and all the oligarchs (and by extension Bratva) were FSB just took what they wanted using the leverage they had discovered over people. People that stood up to them just disappeared. So whatever Roman did, must have been bad if they felt he deserved to be punished! A country where anything goes says you have gone too far, then you know there is some real dark stuff involved.
And now in Israel, he is massively contributing funds to the settler projects that are illegally stealing land from the native population. It is akin to going to the USA and paying for people to go in and just steal the reservations there from the Native Americans. But if the FA did a background check on that, despite it being hugely illegal (as well as disgustingly immoral) would they stop him owning a football club in England over it? No they wouldn't. They do not consider it as a problem, despite it being against all international and humanitarian laws.}
28 Jul 2025 14:51:14
JBS, that is 100% correct. Martinez is a snake and caused this issue. Will turn a nice 20 or 30 million profit though so all good if we get young Hato.
Rumours now picking up that Newcastle want to pay £65 million for Jackson but we want £80 million.
27 Jul 2025 22:18:35
Tom, Veiga was indeed signed as cover for Cucu and also as a holding midfielder. The problem came about when his national team manager, that totally inept Roberto Martinez told him to convert to a centre back in order to solve an issue for the national team. Veiga then confronted Maresca who is not a man to mess about with and demanded a starting slot on the left side of our centre backs. Maresca told him, quite rightly, that he was not in his plans to replace Levi and needed to knuckle down, train hard and see what happens. Veiga, backed and encouraged by Martinez then requested a move. The rest is history. I hope this helps you understand the situation mate.
05 Dec 2025 20:14:37
Bill, I was at the game and the tactics did change in the 2nd half but I guess you didn't notice if watching on TV? You are of course entitled to your opinion but it doesn't mean you are right just as others including myself are entitled to our opinions even if we are not right, that is what makes this page so much fun.
Last season you said we would finish 10th and not win a cup, we finished 4th and won 2 cups. It is all fun mate and I enjoy your contribution to this page. I look forward to the banter carrying on mate. What is your prediction for tomorrow v Bournemouth?
05 Dec 2025 16:13:14
Jimbo, if that's what believe then fine, you are entitled to your opinion just as everyone is on this site. Seymns2, I 100% agree with you, a top striker will make a huge difference.
05 Dec 2025 09:19:18
Tom, you are correct, I don't think I have seen one poster say we will win the league this season and although a couple in my group did think we might go close that all changed after wednesday.
That said, we are very very close to mounting a title challenge, our best 11 is a match for anyone and would of blown Leeds apart, we have a young coach who is learning all the time and has the tactical nous to put a title challenge together, we have a young squad who are only going better and better for the experience they are gaining game by game and we have owners who have deep pockets and know the only way to hugely increase their investment is by winning championships and cups so they will be very motivated to plug the gaps in our squad.
I expect quite a bit of movement in the summer transfer window, we have a winger coming in from Portugal who was wanted by a lot of the biggest clubs in europe, we are linked with the notts forest centre back and also linked with a number of strikers. The owners won't let up until we win the premier league and like you, I see us going toe to toe with those around us next season.
04 Dec 2025 20:10:46
Bill, why are you always so unhappy with all things Chelsea?
04 Dec 2025 14:53:31
Bill, I was there and it was clear as daylight that Maresca changed tactics in the 2nd half. Maybe it didn't come across on your TV.
J, I agree with your post and would play Josh as back up to Fofana, Levi and Trev. As you correctly say we need a CB and a top level striker.