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Constantly needs protection because he might break down, which means we have to rely on a backup RB too often. We also have to plan our subs around him. We could be 1-0 down and need our captain to step up, but he is getting dragged off because he might get injured. Are we going to keep doing this until he retires? It's a constant handicap. The manager has to have James as a player to bring off in every game when we could need the sub for a different situation. Even today, he was on the bench in our last game of the season where we could have finished in Europa League spot. There is no chance our big characters in the past are sitting on the bench in an important game like that, even if there is a big tournament around the corner.
I'm also not a fan of his playing style. I don't doubt his ability on the ball, but we rarely see much of it anymore. He plays too slow because I don't think he can physically play at a high tempo anymore without breaking down. I don't really rate him as a captain either, I find his comments after the cup final defeat and to Sky about needing stability a bit like a nothing response, because of course we need that. The way he talks feels scripted and cliche. I don't think he can motivate anybody, change or demand respect as a captain from his teammates. He's not that personality. He's not a Wise, Terry, Cahill or Azpilicueta.
James isn't our biggest problem by far, and there were times where I had him as player of the season because everybody else was so sh*t, but at this point, I really don't care. Nobody is untouchable in this generation of Chelsea players, and James has been an awful captain this season as far as I'm concerned.

Made even worse because Palace just broke their transfer record of 27.5m with a 35m Spurs reject.

They’d have problems biking across the Atlantic.

Will banana cream pie do? 5 minutes down the road so if you line up a refrigerated container I’ll send some over.

Will banana cream pie do? 5 minutes down the road so if you line up a refrigerated container I’ll send some over.

Keeping it on is the lesser of two evils here. It’s 3 pm in eastern Canada and if I turn it off I’d have to go back to work :-)

Keeping it on is the lesser of two evils here. It’s 3 pm in eastern Canada and if I turn it off I’d have to go back to work :-)

Keeping it on is the lesser of two evils here. It’s 3 pm in eastern Canada and if I turn it off I’d have to go back to work :-)

Not just Chelsea, it’s footy generally. I read earlier that FIFA are going to create 3D avatars of all players at the WC. Apparently it’s intended to help with offside decisions. It’s not the game many of us grew up with and technology and negative tactics are sucking the life out of it.

You must have missed it but Badiashile kept us in the game with his block of a Foden pass to a wide open Haaland. The whole defence, which was widely lambasted before the start, deserves some credit for limiting City to just 3 shots on target.

You must have missed it but Badiashile kept us in the game with his block of a Foden pass to a wide open Haaland. The whole defence, which was widely lambasted before the start, deserves some credit for limiting City to just 3 shots on target.

You must have missed it but Badiashile kept us in the game with his block of a Foden pass to a wide open Haaland. The whole defence, which was widely lambasted before the start, deserves some credit for limiting City to just 3 shots on target.

Remember guys ... it wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour !

Not only taking them down the pub but buying a round too because they weren’t earning mega money.
Definitely an old fart, I was at junior school in Basingstoke with Tommy Langley. If him and his dad weren’t die hard Chelsea back then I’d probably be a Saints fan so I’m giving Tommy credit for reducing it to 40 years of suffering, instead of the full 60 years, since then.
As bad as the idea of Rosenior is we’ve had worse and we will survive. Any of us that watched Division 2 games back in 82-83 against the likes of Grimsby, Carlisle and Rotherham can handle Murkylake mismanagement.

Not only taking them down the pub but buying a round too because they weren’t earning mega money.
Definitely an old fart, I was at junior school in Basingstoke with Tommy Langley. If him and his dad weren’t die hard Chelsea back then I’d probably be a Saints fan so I’m giving Tommy credit for reducing it to 40 years of suffering, instead of the full 60 years, since then.
As bad as the idea of Rosenior is we’ve had worse and we will survive. Any of us that watched Division 2 games back in 82-83 against the likes of Grimsby, Carlisle and Rotherham can handle Murkylake mismanagement.

Not only taking them down the pub but buying a round too because they weren’t earning mega money.
Definitely an old fart, I was at junior school in Basingstoke with Tommy Langley. If him and his dad weren’t die hard Chelsea back then I’d probably be a Saints fan so I’m giving Tommy credit for reducing it to 40 years of suffering, instead of the full 60 years, since then.
As bad as the idea of Rosenior is we’ve had worse and we will survive. Any of us that watched Division 2 games back in 82-83 against the likes of Grimsby, Carlisle and Rotherham can handle Murkylake mismanagement.

Not only taking them down the pub but buying a round too because they weren’t earning mega money.
Definitely an old fart, I was at junior school in Basingstoke with Tommy Langley. If him and his dad weren’t die hard Chelsea back then I’d probably be a Saints fan so I’m giving Tommy credit for reducing it to 40 years of suffering, instead of the full 60 years, since then.
As bad as the idea of Rosenior is we’ve had worse and we will survive. Any of us that watched Division 2 games back in 82-83 against the likes of Grimsby, Carlisle and Rotherham can handle Murkylake mismanagement.

Ah good, an "internal solution" ahead of appointing our next "internal solution"

Yep.
There are many on this Forum who have supported CFC for a LONG time, but we're now of an age, where it's no longer the most important thing in our lives. Don't get me wrong, I still get totally pissed off when we lose and/or play badly, and CFC still often ruin my weekends, but I try not to let that be the case now. This new regime have totally soured things for me and many and have lost count of the number of supporters saying they have never felt so detached from the club. We're not alone - many other supporters out there feel the same - look at West Ham right now.
I do hope the younger generation and those who attend all the home games make a stand and make their voices heard - it needs to happen. Said in the Vintage thread recently about how much more enjoyable following Chelsea was back in the '80's, despite the lack of success. Can't see that being the case again all the time BlueCo are involved but we can but hope things improve.

I’m done with the "trust the process" nonsense. This isn't a football club anymore; it’s a private equity portfolio. Eghbali and Feliciano are treating 119 years of our history like some plastic tech startup they can "disrupt" until the spreadsheets look pretty.
They binned everyone who actually understood Chelsea [Cech, Marina, people with blue in their blood] and replaced them with models and data sets. Instead of competing with City or PSG, they’ve got us trying to imitate Brighton. It’s embarrassing. Clearlake is chasing profit and resale value, not trophies or success. Every time it goes south, they sack another manager, reset the clock, and have the gall to tell us to be patient. It’s a scam to hide their own incompetence. We aren't even building a squad; we're just flipping assets like we're on a trading floor.
Booing doesn't work. These guys are venture capitalists; they don't care if you're screaming your lungs out as long as your backside is in the seat and your cash is in their pocket. They only understand optics and the bottom line.
We have to stop feeding the machine.
Stop slaughtering the manager. Stop abusing the 20-year-olds on the pitch. That’s exactly what the board wants because it gives them an excuse to fire the coach and buy another year of "transition." Every banner and every single chant needs to be aimed directly at Clearlake, Eghbali, and Feliciano.
We need empty seats. We need a massive, coordinated walk-out. 15 minutes of empty stands on global TV hits their "global brand" harder than 90 minutes of shouting ever will. We need to get to the tourists at Fulham Broadway, too. Don't be aggressive, just tell them the truth and ask them not to fund the circus inside the ground.
Stop buying the shirts. Stop spending a penny in the Megastore. Stop paying for them to "learn on the job" while they gut the soul out of the club.
As long as the Bridge is full, they think they're winning. Doing nothing is just giving them permission to keep destroying Chelsea. Either we make it impossible for them to stay, or we admit we’re fine with our club becoming a hollowed-out shell.

I was gutted when we lost Tommy Docherty, and more gutted when he joined Rotherham. Then we had Dave Sexton, who managed for a never to be seen again 7 years. It’s been a revolving door since then and Maresca’s 18 months is probably the average tenure in the last 50 years. Hard to get attached to any of them!

I was gutted when we lost Tommy Docherty, and more gutted when he joined Rotherham. Then we had Dave Sexton, who managed for a never to be seen again 7 years. It’s been a revolving door since then and Maresca’s 18 months is probably the average tenure in the last 50 years. Hard to get attached to any of them!

Dont be so f**king ridiculous, quoting that poisonous little c**t as some kind of insider 😅
Some of you are losing your minds.

He might not even get to next year, odds now 1/4. Probably done, just a question of when it is announced.

Agreed, I think this site creates an average based on multiple sites. He was 12/1 a couple of days ago so for the odds to be slashed like this somebody has put down a lot of money and/or there’s inside knowledge.