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16 Oct 2025 08:28:28
A few rumours that Juve are in for Maresca. I know a few on here would like to see him replaced but I think that would be a real shame, the guy is starting to build a winning team and the players understand his methods. I hope he turns them down and commits to us long term.
1.) 16 Oct 2025 10:50:07
RPD am sure Maresca will stay as long as the club thinks of him as they do now in same way that you do. I think most of us would like him to stay for at least this season and hopefully beyond cos that would mean CFC being successful - and surely at least getting ECL qualification again - but also because the players know him, seem to like and trust him and his tactics/ system/ s, he won the CWC, and frankly it is not clear to many of us in, cuding me who would definitvely do a better job who is also avaiolable and willing to come to CFC. Also the seemingly endless rebuilding process has made progress towards us having a critical mass of fine young players even if some additions and greater consistency (the two may ho together) still necessary to have us more securely back among the top few clubs in EPL and on European stage.
2.) 16 Oct 2025 13:13:16
I guess it will depend on whether Juve can afford his release clause, whatever that is.
If they can, as Tom has pointed out on a number of occasions, we are a business so therefore we would take the money and run so to speak.
25 Sep 2025 15:16:26
Matt Law reporting that Enzo Maresca was very upset not to have been backed in his pusuit of a new centre back and striker following the injuries to Colwill and Delap. Is Matt ITK at Chelsea? He also reports the powers to be are not happy with Maresca going public on the above? Usual paper talk or is something bubbling under the surface?
Also, anyone read King Carlo's latest book? His relationship with Roman and how Roman micro managed him and his team? Quite a read.
1.) 25 Sep 2025 16:06:58
I posted something similar a couple of days ago RPD but also included Maresca also wanted a GK.
He was let down by the SD's who seem to be obsessed with churning wingers.
I would not be surprised if all parties parted company before the end of the season.
Hopefully with the financial constraints imposed by the corrupt organisation that is EUFA, we might see a stable playing squad for the next couple of seasons.
I kept on about a FOS where we have lost several millions and even if and it's a big if, we do get a FOS, the first couple of seasons will just be recouping money to cover the previous losses.
2.) 25 Sep 2025 19:19:57
Bill, we all hope that a FOS sponsorship deal happens soon. If it is who most people think it is and if it’s close to the amounts being mentioned then the delay will probably be mathematically worth the wait.
RPD, Matt Law is a good journalist as far as they go. He always had a good insight into everything Chelsea. It was rumoured he was very good mates with Gary Cahill and one or two other players. Strangely his info lately hasn’t been as accurate as in previous years but his views are always to be respected.
All managers want players and it’s understandable that he wanted a CH and CF but the club sometimes has to look at the bigger picture. We will be getting a striker from Strasbourg next season, so there is little point in blocking his path. A seasoned CH would have been a good shout but maybe they have faith in Fofana (still not sure) and Colwill. I would have personally kept Veiga for the season but maybe bridges were burnt.
3.) 25 Sep 2025 20:02:31
Tom
There are also more and more little digs by Maresca in his recent press conferences.
4.) 25 Sep 2025 21:04:35
Bill, honestly mate I must listen to different press conferences. I think he has made just a few mistakes in press conferences but he is generally very respectful of everyone including the club, the SD’s and the owners.
As I’ve said, I’m sure he would have liked another CH and CF when Colwill and Delap got injured. In my opinion football managers manage in the moment and have very little understanding of any bigger picture.
5.) 26 Sep 2025 09:12:19
Tom
Coaches don't need a bigger picture, their job is to coach the team and provide the SD's with what's needed to be successful.
They are no longer managers, just coaches, hence why clubs now have SD's to bring in/ let ho of players.
6.) 26 Sep 2025 09:46:38
Thanks Tom for the update on Matt Law. It would be disasterous if Maresca left and yet another change was made. We need a little bit of stability now and after all, Maresca did what his recent predecessors couldn't achieve and that was champions league football and trophies.
7.) 26 Sep 2025 11:28:09
RPD, there is an argument that with the player investments the owners have made that winning cups and CL qualification was a minimum achievement. I personally believe EM overachieved in his first season as our manager and his first season as a premiership manager.
Bill, that’s my point. Managers focus from game to game and a singular season. That to a certain extent is understandable because they can be sacked or called to be sacked by some fans after just a few bad results. Remember this season we had one poster saying he should be sacked after our opening day draw against Palace.
Owners and SD’s tend to take a slightly longer term view on player recruitment. Especially at our club like ours.
8.) 26 Sep 2025 19:45:30
Tom
Just wondering if there is a long term view as you say, why is there such a high churn of playing staff?
9.) 26 Sep 2025 19:56:01
Bill, you know my view on this subject. I see us as a trading club who buy young players, increase there value and then sell them on.
So, my view is that the so called “churn” will continue under our current ownership.
Any stability will just be for about 3-4 years for most players.
I may well end up being wrong. It’s just my opinion!
10.) 27 Sep 2025 07:49:43
Just wondering where the long term view is then Tom.
11.) 27 Sep 2025 09:52:27
A managers is game to game (as they keep in telling us) and for a singular season (if there lucky) and im guessing OUR club is about 3-4 years or when a players value is sufficient to sell.
12.) 27 Sep 2025 13:31:24
But that is not a long term view Tom, nowhere near.
13.) 27 Sep 2025 14:36:43
Well it’s three or four times longer than a managers!
14.) 30 Sep 2025 19:31:58
No matter what maresca wanted, his inverted full backs is not going to work. Wingers are left alone, midfield is deep.
15.) 30 Sep 2025 22:40:26
I thought that was part of the plan. Wingers left one on one and the inverted full back making the extra midfielder. I’m not a massive and I certain don’t like it being used for every game.
01 Sep 2025 15:49:12
Jackson gone, £14.2 million loan fee plus £56.2 million obligation to buy fee making total package worth £70.5 million. It has been confirmed the obligation to buy fee is on top of the world record loan fee. Nice bit of business for a player who cost £30 million and walked around like a spoiled brat most of the time.
1.) 01 Sep 2025 16:07:30
Does sound like a good deal RPD and had always preferred if he left that he did not go to EPL rival. He had some v good games for us though was always a card ( yellow or red) waiting to happen cos of that temperament!
2.) 01 Sep 2025 16:20:21
It is a great deal, what we don't know if there are clauses for him to complete the permanent deal.
3.) 01 Sep 2025 17:12:02
Bill, the devil is in the detail. A mate tells me that for BM to meet the obligation Jackson has to participate in a “lot” of games. I’m not sure what that means or if it’s true.
4.) 01 Sep 2025 17:12:57
It's apparently an obligation for Bayern to buy him at end of loan period Bill though i don't know if there are any get out clauses at all. Wouldn't have thought so?
5.) 01 Sep 2025 18:29:45
Ok so there is a condition about how many appearances or hours on pitch Jackson would have to. make but presumably we aren't going to know? Now perhaps Bayern could lend us Harry Kane for rest of season and it would be a double whammy for us!
I.
6.) 01 Sep 2025 18:39:39
As Tom has said JBS, it's down to him playing a number of games. I suppose we will see him back here next season as they have a certain Harry Kane in front of him.
7.) 01 Sep 2025 18:42:45
even if they don't buy him tom were getting nearly half his transfer fee back from his loan and we can still flog him next summer club have done realy wekk.
04 Aug 2025 12:40:20
So Ugo is off to Burnley and KDH is possibly off to Everton, the SD's are busy bees indeed.
1.) 04 Aug 2025 13:20:21
I’m a fan of both players and I think Burnley and Everton will be doing well to sign them.
2.) 04 Aug 2025 13:42:23
I never really saw much of Ugo Tom but I agree about KDH, a nice lad who seemed to get better as the season went on but with the talent we have in those midfield areas together with young Reggie coming through the academy I guess a move for him is the right one. Broja also off to Burnley.
3.) 04 Aug 2025 14:13:19
RPD, I was singing the praises for his cameos for us the season before last. He looked like a proper disciplined DM. I kept any eye out for when he was towards the end of last season for Southampton and again he looked useful. I hope we have a good sell on clause.
4.) 04 Aug 2025 14:50:05
Agree about Lesley Ugochukwu, Tom.
5.) 04 Aug 2025 21:23:19
Agree about both though KDH played increasingly important role for us as season went on. If they leave I will wish them all the best except when playing us!
6.) 06 Aug 2025 12:06:00
Would add that I thought we needed likes of such players who are uncomplaimng squad members to give us depth with at least 50 games and oerhaos as many as 60 to play this season. Will be inteeresting to see how many are in our squad come end if this window and whether all will be ok with not being regular first team first choices.
02 Aug 2025 09:26:58
Broja off for £25 million. All pure profit as a homegrown as well. The transfer fees this summer are at a record high.
{Ed001's Note - that's not how profit works. It is not about homegrown status mate. It is about whether you have an outstanding fees to pay out on them from signing them initially and potential sell-on clauses etc. He is close to pure profit but not entirely pure profit. For starters there really is no such thing as (unless the player hands in a written transfer request) 5% of the transfer fee goes to the player. Then there is another 5% which is split between the teams that the player was with in youth football, a thank you for developing a youth system and to keep teams wanting to have an academy. That will mean you have to split some of that 5% with Spurs.}
1.) 02 Aug 2025 10:50:51
Still ed i think (my opinion) that £25 mill for a player that has been injured for nearly 2 years is another great deal from our club. I assume there will be a sell on fee included as there has been with most players we have sold.
{Ed001's Note - it is an amazing price, he has never looked good enough even when fit.}
2.) 02 Aug 2025 11:57:41
Thankyou for explaining that ED01.
As you say, an unbelievable good deal by the club and just highlights what huge fees are being generated.
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
3.) 04 Aug 2025 08:07:39
Must admit we now sell players for good prices which was the case before now. It's a positive one from the board.
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10 Oct 2025 11:13:09
Is it true Arsenal earned over half their history in the 1930's from bribes engineered by the disgraced Sir Henry Norris when they should have instead been languishing in the dump that is Woolwich? Maybe ED01 could enlighten us?
{Ed001's Note - I have to be honest, I don't know much about that period of Arsenal's history, but I think I am going to have to start researching that period now.}
1.) 11 Oct 2025 10:09:23
Had never heard about this RPD would be ghood to know more. and also to know if elemnts of corruption or the powerful flouting the rules in football not just a recent development?!
2.) 12 Oct 2025 17:04:08
Sir Henry was an interesting character. There were lots of accusations about bribery associated to him.
I seem to remember reading he was an MP so he was well qualified.
3.) 17 Oct 2025 19:40:42
Tom, interesting? He was an out and out crook. Following the reintroduction of football after WW1 in 1919 Arsenal were elected from Division 2 to Division 2 despite finishing 6th. It was widely alleged the bribes had been paid to other club chairmen. He used the club’s account to pay for his chauffeur and pocketed £125 from the sale of the reserve team bus. He was eventually banned for life from football. He appealed and The Lord Chief Justice found in favour of the FA. He also unsuccessfully tried to sue the Daily Mail. In 1927 it was established that other club chairmen had taken bribes from Norris in 1919.
05 Oct 2025 05:39:31
Imagine not liking Maresca after that celebration? He showed such passion and the togetherness of the whole squad was great to see. We were winless in 13 games against Liverpool. Maresca has beaten them twice in a few months. He is a very talented manager who keeps learning and evolving after making mistakes which is good enough for me. He also admits to his mistakes, takes stock and comes again.
1.) 05 Oct 2025 10:28:54
RPD, I have to be honest and say loved the EM celebration but I would have probably been critical of another manager doing it but then I’m just a fickle old fan!
01 Oct 2025 08:04:31
I wonder if Chelsea want to swap Guiu for Emegha in January? If Guiu even plays one second of football for us before then, he can't go to Strasbourg this season, because you can't play for 3 clubs in a season. Just a thought?
1.) 01 Oct 2025 09:32:17
Yes this may well be a possibility being contemplated I'd think RPD. Yes Guiu it seems will only play in an extreme emergency if at all - if a serious injury to Pedro perhaps though not cos of his red card suspension!? - and there have been those rumours of Emegha comin in January rather than in the Summer. But this does reveal big weakness in current squad until the New Year . when Delap should be back too but quite serious hamstring injuries often easily re-triggered.
George mot a striker and if anything should probably used ahead of Gittens but after Garnacho on the left wing imho.
2.) 01 Oct 2025 10:50:01
Going forward I think Guiu will play a part in the domestic cup competitions.
3.) 01 Oct 2025 12:50:31
You may be right Tom but not sure given rumour about how he might then not be able to be loaned out in January. But perhaps this rumour not true and does seem crazy to have him back at the clkub if he's not gong to be used at all except as last resort.
4.) 01 Oct 2025 13:30:01
JBS, another good point and I seem to remember a three team rule. Maybe he can go back to Sunderland?
5.) 01 Oct 2025 14:45:19
JBS, I think there is a three team rule but I’m not sure how it’s applied. Is it actually “playing” for three teams?
Also and I may be wrong, was Guiu eventually un cupped tied for league cup competition? If that makes sense.
6.) 01 Oct 2025 20:43:48
I think it's playing for three teams Tom. I guess he may have been cup tied in Carabao Cup?
28 Sep 2025 08:58:15
A question for ED01. Looking at yesterdays results, Palace beating Liverpool, Sunderland beating Forest, Brentford beating Utd, Wolves dominating Spurs, Brighton beating Chelsea etc do you think FFP and PSR are starting to level things out? or is the way coaching has now got so technical all the flair has gone from players and systems are winning matches?
{Ed001's Note - bit of both. There is a real problem with the game devolving into a tactical game of chess, with flair being coached out as it is not possible for a coach to control it. But the PSR regs have made the transfer windows messy and teams unable to build as they once could.}
1.) 28 Sep 2025 14:02:10
Thanks ED01 for your comments. It is a real shame that players are now becoming pawns in a game of chess between managers and coaches. I would love to see players given freedom to express themselves more.
2.) 28 Sep 2025 14:45:40
I doubt it was really accurate but apparently some managers just used to say “just give the ball him he is our best player. ”
I also seem to remember certain players given the “freedom to play anywhere. ”
I’m not a fan of FFP/ PSR.
3.) 28 Sep 2025 17:42:33
Well said RPD, Ed001 and Tom. There is probably nothing we fans like more - besides our team winning! - is seeing a flair player dazzling us with their skill. In premier league days this would have included only most obviously the likes of a Zola, Robben, Hazard and now a Palmer or Estevao. Yes, a player the manager will allow that 'freedom to play anywhere'
4.) 29 Sep 2025 10:31:51
JBS, yes I agree about flair players and giving them freedom but that’s not going to happen with Maresca, he is a systems man.
26 Sep 2025 15:52:18
Dear Jamid, I hope you will see this post and read with an open mind.
I have read and heard your comments on Chelsea under BlueCo and feel that you are a bit misinformed.
BlueCo are rebuilding the entire structure of the club, including a complete makeover of the squad and you have to agree with me that with such a change, the club won't be stable in a couple of years. I feel you have forgotten what happened to Roman and the club before BlueCo took over.
In your latest article, you questioned the direction of the club compared to the club under Roman Abramovich. And also talked about how they keep buying young players. Well, I need to remind you
that BlueCo's first transfer window
was bold and ambitious but it ended up as one of Chelsea's worst windows in recent history and we are still paying a big price for it today. I believe you saw Sterling to Chelsea for close to £50m as a major statement, the same with Koulibaly to Chelsea and the rest that happened in that window. Today, it doesn't look like it.
You said this about Raheem Sterling in 2018: "He deserves everything he gets. What he is doing for Manchester City now, we talk about Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne; he is in that company. "
I'm sure you don't think about him like that since he joined Chelsea. And that uncertainty is likely one of the reasons BlueCo decided to rebuild with young players on low wages and high resale value, because if any mistake is made, we won't be in a situation where we struggle to sell and recover our funds and it has proven to be the case so far.
The downside is on the pitch, but we are looking for balance not perfection at the moment. On-field stability will come when the rebuilding process stabilises.
The misconception here is, Chelsea owners are patient with the rebuilding of the squad and putting together a sustainable structure, and aren't in a hurry to throw everything out of the window and gamble in the name of trying to win the league or compete for the biggest trophy immediately. It's an illusion to think we have arrived despite winning the CWC.
You talked about not signing Maignan or Donnarumma. Maignan was going to cost €25m. Why spend that much on a player whose career is going down and isn't a clear upgrade? PSG decided not to renew Donnarumma's contract because of the wages he was demanding was outrageous according to reports. Only City or Man United who generate a lot more than Chelsea can afford that. I expect a former professional footballer of your status to understand that the financial aspects of football today are as important as the sporting aspect. You talked about how many Billions Chelsea have spent but I haven't heard you talk about how much Chelsea have generated or how they have managed to bring down excessive wage structure under the new owners. This summer, we basically made more than we spent. Or does it not matter?
So, try and understand that the model isn't geared towards winning or competing immediately but for a more sustainable winning culture and financial future. You don't have to like it to understand it, and add context to your analysis.
Thanks.
As sent to Jamie Carragher by a fellow fan. I thought it was a decent post.
1.) 26 Sep 2025 17:36:16
RPD, thanks for sharing.
I desperately try and be respectful of everyone but I’m not sure I could ever show much respect for a professional footballer who gobs over the very fans who supported him week in week out.
The above responder has more self control than probably I could manage.
2.) 26 Sep 2025 19:48:50
Totally agree with your sentiments Tom.
30 Sep 2025 17:23:43
Do you think Marc Guehi is overated ED01 or is he a decent player?
{Ed001's Note - I have to admit the more I have watched him, the more I like him.}
26 Sep 2025 09:46:38
Thanks Tom for the update on Matt Law. It would be disasterous if Maresca left and yet another change was made. We need a little bit of stability now and after all, Maresca did what his recent predecessors couldn't achieve and that was champions league football and trophies.
31 Aug 2025 22:08:35
Quite right too Bill.
28 Aug 2025 15:12:06
Bill, I seem to remember you and others on here didn't think we needed him? have you now changed your mind because he is might go to Spurs?
04 Aug 2025 13:42:23
I never really saw much of Ugo Tom but I agree about KDH, a nice lad who seemed to get better as the season went on but with the talent we have in those midfield areas together with young Reggie coming through the academy I guess a move for him is the right one. Broja also off to Burnley.
08 Oct 2025 11:19:32
Badiashille and Achempong looked a class act but so did Fofana and Levi. Hato showed glimpses of promise and both TC and Tosin are viable options. Maybe the SD's were correct after all in denying Maresca a new CB.
03 Oct 2025 10:19:33
Bill, with all due respect you seem to get very confused between the old regime and the new one. Roman was notorious for buying his latest toy and then when it didn't work out allowing the player to dictate his next move. He had money to burn and loved to be involved. The new owners are ruthless businessmen and won't allow players to dictate. Relax and don't worry about Jackson, it will be fine mate.
02 Oct 2025 11:07:06
Jackson will score lots of goals for Bayern and the price to buy him is set. If they decide against it we will either sell him elsewhere or keep him and loan him at £15m a year or play him. No need to panic. He is a great asset to have on the books and nothing like the Lukaku situation.
01 Oct 2025 08:02:25
Poch wasn't sacked.
30 Sep 2025 17:24:56
The lurkers all have agendas as well and like a bit of clickbait.