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23 Jan 2026 22:05:00
A rumour today saying we are considering bringing back Kante. I have very little idea about his abilities nowadays but I’m told he is still playing for France.
Always seemed such a nice humble guy and I personally believe he would help our players on lots of levels.
1.) 24 Jan 2026 09:06:23
Tom,
If it's to assist on a coaching level, I'm absolutely fine with that however if it's to play, sadly it's a no from me.
2.) 24 Jan 2026 09:21:14
No brainer for me.
3.) 25 Jan 2026 15:05:33
I'd take him back in a heartbeat, Tom. Possibly my favourite ever player. No idea what his level is like, but as many pros have shown you can be an older player and still make a positive difference on the pitch. Besides which, he was so far and away in terms of energy levels a few years ago, he's probably just a very good player now.
I'd take even one of the Kante twins, if it couldn't be both. Bring him on in those games we just need to see out to be a calm head on the pitch. He's a winner. Plus, as you say, he's such a humble guy as well as model professional, and someone like that is exactly what this team needs.
4.) 27 Jan 2026 18:30:59
Agree that Kante back at Chelsea til end of season would be great but apparently he would like a longer contract?
18 Jan 2026 19:04:08
I have seen a few comments about Mudryk coming back to Chelsea very soon.
I have no idea if this is true.
1.) 18 Jan 2026 19:36:58
Hope it is Tom, for the lads career.
2.) 18 Jan 2026 20:03:30
Hope so.
3.) 19 Jan 2026 16:09:02
Hope he has a future in the game Tom but right now what are the rumours suggesting in terms of likely return or timing of this? What is the state of his case/punishment or lack of this?
4.) 20 Jan 2026 07:22:10
JBS, according to my son he attached a blue heart emoji to a picture to himself and such is social media, this indicates he is about to make a comeback.
5.) 20 Jan 2026 13:01:51
So the algorithim of social media is deciding the fate of him? interesting.
6.) 21 Jan 2026 12:10:19
Surely a loan to build fitness and confidence? He has form great attributes, but in playing years, he is younger than his biological age.
7.) 21 Jan 2026 12:51:19
Drugs keep you young kids! thumbs up.
8.) 22 Jan 2026 22:14:11
And celery doesn’t tickle. ??.
15 Jan 2026 20:43:44
Does anyone know anything about Jacobo Ramón?
A mate tells me we have made an inquiry and looking at certain pundits comments it might be true.
Obviously he is young but I would be interested to know if anyone has seen him play?
1.) 16 Jan 2026 09:09:42
Surprise Surprise, another youngster.
2.) 16 Jan 2026 12:39:13
I had already said that. I’m not worried about his age, I just want to know if he is any good.
3.) 16 Jan 2026 13:15:17
My point is Tom, no lessons have been learnt.
4.) 16 Jan 2026 14:26:03
FGS, I have no interest in his age or about any so called lessons to be learned. I just wanted to know if any poster has seen him play and if yes, is he any good.
We could just as easily go out and buy a player with Premiership experience and of a certain age, like Tosin and they might turn out to be crap for us!
5.) 16 Jan 2026 15:05:13
Wasn't Tosin signed on a free.
6.) 16 Jan 2026 15:32:40
Silly me and there I was thinking it was an age thing.
I repeat I only want to know if he is a good player. i've assumed he can be young and be a good player!
7.) 16 Jan 2026 16:18:20
Of course youngsters can be good but not all are.
8.) 16 Jan 2026 16:27:46
I would rather sign a promising youngster like this guy Tom than an experienced old head like Koudibally on £300k a week.
9.) 16 Jan 2026 16:28:34
And not all older or experienced players work out at a new club.
I assume no one has any idea if this lad is a good player.
10.) 16 Jan 2026 17:15:04
Silva on a free was one of our best signings ever. Whoever we could sign I can only hope he has a calm head and somewhere close to the skill and vision of TS. In my dreams?
11.) 16 Jan 2026 17:56:20
Think he was the kid from Real Madrid. Don't know much about him other than YouTube clips. Can't be any worse than what we have.
12.) 16 Jan 2026 18:49:56
Thanks Dan.
01 Jan 2026 12:21:18
Ok, I have just spoken to my mate who told me EM would get the sack if we didn’t beat Bournemouth he says EM has already left.
I asked about a replacement. I asked about my choices as our next manager but he said it’s all up in the air.
1.) 01 Jan 2026 14:31:12
Not Rossenoir or Xavi for me . but likes of Unai Emery unlikely to be available if especially mid season. And why jump ship frpm Villa to CFC now?
2.) 01 Jan 2026 15:12:52
Thanks for the update tomb appreciate it.
28 Dec 2025 20:06:04
Just had a longish conversation with a fellow ST holder who says he has been told that EM will be sacked if we lose on Tuesday.
I personally think it’s just noise. I think EM will be our manager until the end of the season. I also believe his future at the club will be decided by the owners/SD’s at the usual end of season review.
1.) 29 Dec 2025 13:32:32
Arsenal stuck by Arteta through very lean times Tom when the majority of their fans wanted him out, now look at them. Man U sticking with Amorim and starting to pick up, Liverpool stuck with Slot and starting to pick up, we need a period of stability and are in the top 5 of the toughest league in the world and patience is needed, give him until the end of the season and then evaluate which is what clubs with a proper plan tend to do.
Ignore fans calling for a new gaffer as those same fans will soon turn on the new coach and we go through the same motions all over again.
2.) 29 Dec 2025 14:19:01
RPD, I agree. I hope EM is our manager for years to come for the obvious reasons.
3.) 29 Dec 2025 15:47:43
Is that how long pep is staying at Man City Tom?
4.) 29 Dec 2025 16:58:02
Not sure what Pep has got to do with anything but he is leaving City in the summer so I assume EM will be mentioned for the job but the bigger rumour is EM to Juve.
Either wouldn’t be a bad job for an “idiot” or “clown. ”.
5.) 29 Dec 2025 18:00:26
Rom
I'm sure you know that many people get jobs where they are out of their depth.
6.) 29 Dec 2025 18:24:14
I suppose it could be argued that we all give our opinions even when we are not qualified to give an opinion.
EM is qualified to be a coach. At the moment he is deemed as a successful coach by some and not bye others.
There are some who just want him sacked without even suggesting an available alternative.
If he is to leave, the end of the season would seem to me to be a good time on lots of levels.
7.) 29 Dec 2025 20:24:45
Tom
No matter how many suggestions we make, it's not in our hands so it really does not matter who we would want, it's all down to the owners and SD's.
8.) 29 Dec 2025 20:31:17
Bill, exactly and the chances of them making me happy are close to zero if they do it now and about 20% if they decided to do it in the summer.
9.) 30 Dec 2025 09:13:34
Says a lot about our ownership and leadership then Tom.
10.) 30 Dec 2025 10:05:27
I think it says more about fickle fans and how impossible it is to make all football fans happy.
My view and main focus is on supporting the club, manager and players as often as I possibly can.
11.) 30 Dec 2025 11:08:40
He better off sacked. He wants to leave anyway. His tactics don’t work, we’re being found out with these eatupid inverted full backs. We’re getting caught out out wide. Our wingers need help over lapping runs ect.
Garnacho and Neto are always two or three on one. It’s pathetic. If we lose the ball we’re screwed. Cucurella is in midfield, challobah had to come across then we’re left with one maybe two defenders left to mark 4 attackers.
12.) 30 Dec 2025 12:01:51
I may well be wrong but I actually think there are some supporters who are so desperate to see the back of EM, they want us to lose.
13.) 30 Dec 2025 15:01:52
Never Tom, not sure where you got that assumption from, I have not read anything like that on here.
14.) 30 Dec 2025 15:53:52
Bill, I have this season and twice last season. It’s probably me but I think that some just want EM gone at any cost.
15.) 30 Dec 2025 18:55:02
I said I would rather watch us lose 5-4 than watch some of the boring football we have endured recently.
That being if we score 4 its at least entertaining every game. At the minute we are lucky to score one or two if we manage to bore the pants off the opposition first. And sneak behind their low block. All so boring and slow
Would I want then beaten so someone gets the sack no. I just want he to actually entertain us.
16.) 30 Dec 2025 21:40:12
I didn’t find that first half very entertaining and it finished 2-2. I was far happier with our second half controlled performance and that finished
0-0. I know what half I preferred.
17.) 30 Dec 2025 21:56:24
Tom
There is absolutely no pint in controlling possession if you can't win a game.
18.) 30 Dec 2025 22:12:38
Tomb you prefer a 0-0 draw over a 2-2 draw. Suppose it says the difference in our personalities.
You like a good old bore fest 0-0 and I want to be entertained with goals with a 2-2.
No wonder you keep beating the bore. Sorry I ment drum from merasca.
19.) 30 Dec 2025 22:23:36
Bill, I got shouted down about my preference for winning over performance. My position hasn’t changed.
As I’ve said before, three champions league finals, two git outplayed and won the other we were the better side and lost. I know what games made me happy.
20.) 30 Dec 2025 22:34:28
Definitely won't argue with that Tom.
21.) 30 Dec 2025 22:52:05
From a Chelsea prospective I can’t believe anyone enjoyed or was entertained by that first half performance.
Give me a boring win any day of the week.
22.) 30 Dec 2025 23:53:50
You never said boring win. You said a 0-0 over a 2-2.
23.) 31 Dec 2025 05:10:28
I preferred the second half 0-0 display rather than the first half 2-2 sh#t show.
I will also take any boring win over any entertaining draw or loss. Hence my Champions League response to the post from Bill.
24.) 31 Dec 2025 20:53:44
yeh problem is tom pal. we're not winning anymore. with everything that's come out today its been made clear as day maresca is gone. shame we can't be rid of the idiot directors and eghbali.
25.) 31 Dec 2025 22:01:15
My last comments of 2025- I don’t care what anyone thinks.
Maresca is nowhere near a top class coach and never will be- the Pep Lite possession football is boring and stifles our creative players. However, I do have some sympathy for him being overseen by the two Muppets and when he goes I do worry about who might be appointed. No top class manager would want to work under the present setup. So, Sanchez has improved: really. He has obviously been instructed to hoof the ball upfield or throw it out because he has two left feet.
He has no composure or positional sense and flaps around like a half-dead fish on a trawler and when we concede he tries to blame everyone else. Watch the replays of the goals we conceded against Bournemouth yesterday. Garnacho, Gittens, Pedro and Delap are poor signings and wouldn’t start for any top team. The one positive is Estavou but if Maresca stays he be ruined and Palmer will be off.
26.) 01 Jan 2026 00:46:44
Sounds like I owe my mate a drink. Good info and dismissed by me.
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25 Jan 2026 22:16:35
Was talking to a mate who was at the game today. I listened to his analysis of our performance and his view on certain players. We must have been watching a different game or it just shows how different a game can appear on TV compared to watching a game at a ground.
1.) 26 Jan 2026 09:46:21
That's just it Tom, people see things differently which is a hood thing.
2.) 26 Jan 2026 11:33:55
Agree Tom and Bill which is partly why I often learn from the banter of others!
3.) 26 Jan 2026 14:01:29
What was your mate saying Tom?
4.) 26 Jan 2026 20:27:32
Saying Enzo deserved MOM rather than Pedro digging out Cucarella and Chalaboa.
I thought Enzo was good but not better than Pedro. I was also ok with the performances of Cucarella and Chalaboa.
23 Jan 2026 10:29:39
At the pre match press conference can one of the reporters please ask for an injury update on Lavia, Colwill and Essugo.
1.) 23 Jan 2026 17:03:01
Yes please may they!
2.) 23 Jan 2026 17:13:01
i can tell you the answers Tom don't worry.
Colwill - ahead of schedule, recovering really well we might see him before end of season
Lavia- we don't know what's wrong with him and we have even less idea when he returns- he, ll play 45 mins in a. couple months time as a nice surprise, play really well and then mysterious vanish again
and finally
essugo- Whos that?!
3.) 23 Jan 2026 17:16:03
And perhaps there will be a question again on Palmer's fitness/fitness management.
4.) 23 Jan 2026 17:31:20
Why would they? As far as I last heard they are all long term injuries. It’s not current the reporters are only interested in availability for the next game.
5.) 23 Jan 2026 21:15:02
Well, at least one question was asked and answered.
6.) 24 Jan 2026 09:11:11
Tom,
I think Essugo has pi kes up yet another injury in training, Lavia or Levi I don't think will be back soon. Levi should be allowed to recover this season then come back fighting fit for next season, Lavia, I have given up on.
7.) 24 Jan 2026 09:37:36
Essugo out for around a month, Lavia back in training but not available tomorrow, Colwill long term but might be back for the final of the champions league ?.
18 Jan 2026 08:56:46
Melbourne, I couldn’t agree more mate.
17 Jan 2026 22:49:01
Half time chat at the bridge.
Maresca named as the new City manager next week and TT next Utd manager after the World Cup.
Probably rubbish but as I always say, I love rumours.
1.) 18 Jan 2026 09:16:07
Tom
Not sure zmaresca will be the new City coach next week but I think you might be dpont on with TTT to Utd in the summer.
2.) 18 Jan 2026 10:16:37
Bill, it was just a group of supporters chatting at half time, cup of Bovril in hand.
The guy who said about Maresca made it sound like a “fact. ”.
3.) 18 Jan 2026 10:47:50
Richard keys basically posted the exact same thing after the man city loss. So maybe he just read it on his phone and requoting.
A respected person after said keys was clueless.
{Ed001's Note - he said it on BeIn Sports as a guess while presenting their Premier League coverage. He also said he thought Pep would quit this week. It was just a guess/hunch, he even said as much later in the show. Though we know Maresca held talks with Citeh over the job, their preference is Enrique, so nothing is certain.}
4.) 18 Jan 2026 10:54:44
It was Guillem Balague who said he was clueless. Keys has a long standing criticism of pep.
It seem that every man and his dog has ran with what Richard keys has said. A prime example of how social media takes something toxic and multiplies it.
5.) 18 Jan 2026 11:53:44
Maybe that’s the source of this fans rumour.
16 Jan 2026 19:52:21
I am going to the game tomorrow. I can’t say I’m confident.
I have no idea what the team will be and I have no idea what shape LR will start with.
1.) 16 Jan 2026 21:37:22
Tom
It's a new era, hopefully all will be fine and we get the win we need.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 09:50:13
I began the season with high hopes that the 'project' was finally coming to fruition. Now I am as worried as you are Tom that we may not beat a pauper of a club compared to us at the Bridge. LR the squad and us fans hugely need a reason for hopes to rise again.
28 Jan 2026 19:55:44
Surely the first question should be, is he a good player? He is worth what our Calu and other clubs are prepared to pay and what Rennes are prepared to sell for.
Please, just someone tell me how good he is? That might be a starting point to working out if he is supposedly good value. Whatever that means!
28 Jan 2026 13:53:20
Kazblue, I haven’t got a clue if he is a good player and I repeat I have asked other posters if they know anything about the lad or seen him play on top of that Ed was also asked.
If it’s true that multiple clubs are interested in signing him it show he is a good player and assume he is a player that all interested clubs believe he will improve.
I personally don’t care about his age as I do not see it as a barrier to abilities.
27 Jan 2026 22:00:54
Bill, “let’s be honest” the answer is obviously yes, the two leagues are different. Every countries is different.
If we go down that rabbit hole we would only buy players with premiership experience.
I have not seen the player, I have asked if any other poster has seen the lad play and now Ed has been asked. Apparently Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Liverpool are all interested in signing the player. If that is the case, I would assume he is showing to professional judges that he is a good player.
27 Jan 2026 18:43:20
We will pay over £50m with add ons for the lad. The player has apparently stated his preference and we want him.
If he is as good as some say then he sounds like a good buy. I’m not fussed about his age.
27 Jan 2026 15:47:30
Celery as I posted on the 18th Jan, the rumour is his ban finished on the 17th Jan.
I wouldn’t have a clue if this is true but it did appear on a couple of sites.
29 Jan 2026 21:49:27
Koulabily and Disasi must rate as two of the worst defenders we have ever signed. In my opinion Badiashile is much better than both.
I personally don’t judge players because of age or experience. We have plenty of experience in our squad. Lots of internationals.
29 Jan 2026 15:10:37
I was prepared to give Sterling a chance and had charity bets for two seasons that he would score more than 15 goals each season.
We also signed Koulabily and that was a disaster. Over the years we have signed lots of so called experienced players who haven’t pulled up any trees.
It now looks to me as if lots of clubs are going for the younger player with potential rather than the proven but older pro!
Good question about potential experienced player signings. I like the look of Anderson from Forest but I think he will end up at City.
28 Jan 2026 22:30:04
I think he will end up at Fulham.
No further interest in the lad.
28 Jan 2026 22:12:08
Emil, stay safe mate. It’s a late KO and it’s the happy hammers. Recipe for trouble.
28 Jan 2026 16:59:14
RPD, I enjoyed your article and I agreed with it all. I assume you meant the “managers influence” to be our current manager not Maresca?