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Give it time, son. You'll be calling him ginger prince in a few months.

If they did this, like, literally - a Hunger Games style program on Chelsea TV - it would be both a huge revenue-generator and pacify the fans to a significant degree. Feels like an unmissable opportunity right there.

"It's day 3 in the arena and today we release the tigers."

If they did this, like, literally - a Hunger Games style program on Chelsea TV - it would be both a huge revenue-generator and pacify the fans to a significant degree. Feels like an unmissable opportunity right there.

"It's day 3 in the arena and today we release the tigers."

Newcastle United have retained their interest in Liam Delap from last summer and are expected to try and make the Chelsea striker the marquee arrival of the window. (Source: GIVEMESPORT)
I think that might be a misprint should read Givemestrength.

We do quite well with caretaker coaches, so why dont we just do short term contracts, let's say 3 weeks at a time, next man in. I mean we're not far off that now so it will be an easy adjustment .

you do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to George Galloway

you do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to George Galloway

you do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to George Galloway

I want to make a joke here but it’d ruin the original point.

you do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to George Galloway

Lol

Why is he wearing the kit? Is our squad that sh*t he needs to come in as a player manager?

Symptom rather than cause but inevitable really, he did a terrible job.
Wish him all the best in the future, seems like a decent bloke. Hope his next bosses are less craven and inept.

As annoying as it is when random youtube video's get dropped (who has the time), I thought this was very good.

tl:dr
- they are not going anywhere
- there are fairly likely to start changing senior personnel - e.g. SDs, manager - fairly soon
- they are fairly likely to have to change the "model" a bit (older players, more control to manager)
- they are very likely to have to sell some players that can be sold for serious profit this summer - and this will hurt (I dunno, pick one of Palmer, James, Estevau... ☹️ f***ing hell)

https://youtu.be/A9u0JWHAKqo?si=qZcCbixmFhifz4kE

As annoying as it is when random youtube video's get dropped (who has the time), I thought this was very good.

tl:dr
- they are not going anywhere
- there are fairly likely to start changing senior personnel - e.g. SDs, manager - fairly soon
- they are fairly likely to have to change the "model" a bit (older players, more control to manager)
- they are very likely to have to sell some players that can be sold for serious profit this summer - and this will hurt (I dunno, pick one of Palmer, James, Estevau... ☹️ f***ing hell)

https://youtu.be/A9u0JWHAKqo?si=qZcCbixmFhifz4kE

As annoying as it is when random youtube video's get dropped (who has the time), I thought this was very good.

tl:dr
- they are not going anywhere
- there are fairly likely to start changing senior personnel - e.g. SDs, manager - fairly soon
- they are fairly likely to have to change the "model" a bit (older players, more control to manager)
- they are very likely to have to sell some players that can be sold for serious profit this summer - and this will hurt (I dunno, pick one of Palmer, James, Estevau... ☹️ f***ing hell)

https://youtu.be/A9u0JWHAKqo?si=qZcCbixmFhifz4kE

This is just weird...

I am not fully bought into the popular (here) narrative of "they only care about money and are trying to gut my club - that's why they spent a gazzion quid and are overpaying for every useless youngster". It doesn't quite feel like this theory fully adds up.

But whatever are their evil, cynical, money-motivated reasons - surely it pays to have a team that reliably gets into CL? It improves player value, if nothing else. Surely there's an experienced coach out there that will be agreeable enough and will comply with a general arrangement of "your goal each season is 3rd spot, you get a decent - if unspectacular - team to achieve this". A kind of a Villa/Emery - but with a side-business of weird mass player-trading.

Why are they hiring these obviously inadequate managers?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity,

I think there's some desire to uncover some plot to gut the club, or to asset strip it, because the idea that this is BlueCo trying their best to run a successful football club is too galling.

Xavi, Nagelsmann, Tuchel, Alonso, Glasner, Iraola, Bosz, Valverde, Silva, (probably missing a few more). There is a queue of experienced managers available this summer.
The thought of sticking with Rosenior while at the same time our domestic and european rivals snatch those managers up effortlessly just makes you want to break something.

This is just weird...

I am not fully bought into the popular (here) narrative of "they only care about money and are trying to gut my club - that's why they spent a gazzion quid and are overpaying for every useless youngster". It doesn't quite feel like this theory fully adds up.

But whatever are their evil, cynical, money-motivated reasons - surely it pays to have a team that reliably gets into CL? It improves player value, if nothing else. Surely there's an experienced coach out there that will be agreeable enough and will comply with a general arrangement of "your goal each season is 3rd spot, you get a decent - if unspectacular - team to achieve this". A kind of a Villa/Emery - but with a side-business of weird mass player-trading.

Why are they hiring these obviously inadequate managers?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/11/real-talk-chelsea-punished-enzo-fernandez-for-exposing-projects-fatal-flaw

Can't openly admit to listening to Radio 4 here or the peasantfolk will tear one asunder for 'posh bollix'.
That said, the way Justin Webb pronounces 'Pakistan' is so posh that my cat (who is called Parker) thinks he's being called every time Webb says it.

Palmer isn't alone in having groin issues since Jackson stopped playing for us

Er… TODD you do know this Rosenior bloke has slagged off the Donald, so under the NEW esta system he will NEVER be allowed into the USA

Pep Zero is so perfect....