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Tomori, Clarke-Salter, Dasilva and Mount all starting for England U-21s right now

Dammit, I said 5th and instantly regret it! I want to change my vote. I think we will manage top 4. Might be a little slow to start the season but as James, CHO (hopefully) and RLC (hopefully) come back from their injuries we will get a foothold on what we are. Obviously we won't win the league, especially with the ban, but there is no reason to believe that we can't finish top 4. Very difficult but very possible as well. I think Frank can get it done as well. I don't think he would get stuck on playing older players just because of who they are and what they have done in the past if they're not doing it anymore (a la Ivanovic in 2015, Alonso for a good portion of last season). I think Frank showed at Derby he is not afraid to follow that mantra "if you're good enough, you're old enough."

HOT DAYS! HOT DAYS I TELL YA! but my sources tell me it is imminent. In the coming minutes, hours, days or weeks even!

Damn miss this dude already... don't want to see him in all-white. Want him back in all-blue 😞

Kepa Azpi, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson Kante, Jorginho, Barkley Pulisic/Pedro, Giroud, Willian Main subs: Mount, Tammy, Pedro/Willian/Pulisc By the end of the season: Kepa James, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson Kante, Jorginho, RLC (hopefully, he will be back to being able to play by then) if not Barkley Pulisic, Tammy, CHO (see RLC) if not Willian/Pedro Main subs: Mount, Giroud, Pedro/Willian, Barkley Oh I forgot about Batshuayi... throw him in there too

Just announce Lamps Chelsea. Lets get this moving

Whats worse: transfer rumor nonsense or new manager rumor drivel?

So, I'm pretty stupid; can someone explain to me what exactly is going on with our appeal? We didn't try to freeze the ban, we just appealed the ban? What does that mean?

He might be the most mentally frail footballer I've ever seen at a club like Chelsea.

I haven't read the article, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, however I think the whole extended ban is more a reference to: we appeal and get the ban froze and we aren't prepared for this transfer window therefore theoretically not making proper transfers? I could be completely wrong, but if that is correct it is pretty lackadaisical and ill-conceived by the club. I would think they would want to be prepared for all possible outcomes.

Everything I've read from B/R has been relatively laughable. It is definitely not a great source, especially when it comes to football.

Awesome stuff, Scott! I don't think the top part of the standings of this was too surprising. Really enjoyed it! Can't wait to see RLC and CHO get a full season (hopefully, SIGN THE DEAL CHO!) at SB

Players are more important than the manager, and Chelsea have made that an absolute fact. So the manager isn't completely irrelevant, but not as important definitely.

It should be rejected forever and ever. That would be the dumbest rule change. If that is the case you might as well make everyone wait at the halfway line and its just the keeper and the player like in a shootout. I wonder what team lost a trophy on a rebounded penalty that introduced that

Don't want Higuain. I imagine it will be a rotation of Batshuayi/Giroud/Abraham - one of them needs to take the job over. Morata isn't going to do anything in London, his mind seems already set that he needs to go back to Spain so off ya go (if he wasn't so frail mentally, I think Morata could bang in the goals but... well we have all seen what he was in Chelsea blue).