Arrow in the knee

I think it's what got James and Chilwell 😁

When the CFCNet forums finally hit the buffers, presumably due to a lack of funds to maintain the domain, I decided I needed somewhere else to vent about our club. I've been a Chelsea supporter for over 50 years, I've been there through the peaks and troughs and cried like a baby when Didier scored that final penalty in 2012. My views swing from being considered and reasonable to shooting from the hip. It will take a bit of time to work out the format of this forum compared with CFCNet but hopefully I will be able to be a constructive voice here in the long term.
Born in Wales, lived much of my life in and around London but now living in Scotland, I am the artist formerly known as Holymoly. Peace, out.

Love the member name.

When the CFCNet forums finally hit the buffers, presumably due to a lack of funds to maintain the domain, I decided I needed somewhere else to vent about our club. I've been a Chelsea supporter for over 50 years, I've been there through the peaks and troughs and cried like a baby when Didier scored that final penalty in 2012. My views swing from being considered and reasonable to shooting from the hip. It will take a bit of time to work out the format of this forum compared with CFCNet but hopefully I will be able to be a constructive voice here in the long term.
Born in Wales, lived much of my life in and around London but now living in Scotland, I am the artist formerly known as Holymoly. Peace, out.

I'd argue that he hasn't been played much this season anyway as his presence in midfield requires another player to mop up the bits he lacks and so precludes any progressive ingenuity.
Maybe that's because he didn't actually put himself in harms way that often
The fact that he was vice captain suggests he probably was an asset off the pitch. I'd argue however that he rarely led by example on the pitch and that is what we have lacked all over the pitch barring Thiago Silva

If they win they would do it if he was there or not. To be honest his presence in their team is more likely to derail their express and turn them into a goods train.

If they win they would do it if he was there or not. To be honest his presence in their team is more likely to derail their express and turn them into a goods train.

When the CFCNet forums finally hit the buffers, presumably due to a lack of funds to maintain the domain, I decided I needed somewhere else to vent about our club. I've been a Chelsea supporter for over 50 years, I've been there through the peaks and troughs and cried like a baby when Didier scored that final penalty in 2012. My views swing from being considered and reasonable to shooting from the hip. It will take a bit of time to work out the format of this forum compared with CFCNet but hopefully I will be able to be a constructive voice here in the long term.
Born in Wales, lived much of my life in and around London but now living in Scotland, I am the artist formerly known as Holymoly. Peace, out.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-cfcnet-up-and-running

Welcome on!
Had no idea net went but it can be a struggle keeping a forum platform up at times! It’s a shame because with recent social media appearance over the years, if you haven’t laid foundations on a forum before that, there is little to no chance of creating a community now! I joined cfcnet even before the CSR forums which grew into this forum, so that’s a proper end of an era!
Good to have an old skool fan about, there is plenty here 
 

Jorginho out 6 months early and with cash coming back the other way is great business. The best bit however is that he personified our negative approach to playing the game over the last three years. Hopefully we will now be more progressive while there is also the distinct possibility that he will stall Arsenal's title bid. No idea why they would want him in their current setup.

If they win they would do it if he was there or not. To be honest his presence in their team is more likely to derail their express and turn them into a goods train.

When the CFCNet forums finally hit the buffers, presumably due to a lack of funds to maintain the domain, I decided I needed somewhere else to vent about our club. I've been a Chelsea supporter for over 50 years, I've been there through the peaks and troughs and cried like a baby when Didier scored that final penalty in 2012. My views swing from being considered and reasonable to shooting from the hip. It will take a bit of time to work out the format of this forum compared with CFCNet but hopefully I will be able to be a constructive voice here in the long term.
Born in Wales, lived much of my life in and around London but now living in Scotland, I am the artist formerly known as Holymoly. Peace, out.

I'd argue that he hasn't been played much this season anyway as his presence in midfield requires another player to mop up the bits he lacks and so precludes any progressive ingenuity.
Maybe that's because he didn't actually put himself in harms way that often
The fact that he was vice captain suggests he probably was an asset off the pitch. I'd argue however that he rarely led by example on the pitch and that is what we have lacked all over the pitch barring Thiago Silva

Quite honestly you could put Costa into this team and he'd struggle. The reason he worked back them was because he had Fabregas and Hazard creating for him. We're not missing a striker, we're missing a midfield.

I don't think it will come to anything this window. Benfica are too set on playing silly buggers. Alternatively if the owners are able to make an offer they can't refuse I can see him being loaned back until the end of the season and he's the one player we probably need to start immediately.

Quite honestly you could put Costa into this team and he'd struggle. The reason he worked back them was because he had Fabregas and Hazard creating for him. We're not missing a striker, we're missing a midfield.

I think what you are completely ignoring is the fact that the club is undertaking a root and branch rebuild. This was made plain when the new owners came in. The thing about rebuilds is that they take time, probably seasons. There's no point showing your dissatisfaction after just half a season, and many doing so after half a dozen games under the latest manager. If the problems inherent within the club were so superficial as to be sortable in this short amount of time then it wouldn't be a rebuild, it would be the usual papering over of the cracks that we've wasted so much money on over the years. I suggest you bite your tongue until the end of the season and see where we end up, especially if we are able to get some of the injured players reliably back sooner rather than later. You may not like the facts being reiterated ad nauseum but no side in the league would be able to carry on business as usual with at least ten first team players (mostly starters) out injured for protracted periods of time and this on top of an already hopelessly unbalanced squad. Patience my laddo.

I think what you are completely ignoring is the fact that the club is undertaking a root and branch rebuild. This was made plain when the new owners came in. The thing about rebuilds is that they take time, probably seasons. There's no point showing your dissatisfaction after just half a season, and many doing so after half a dozen games under the latest manager. If the problems inherent within the club were so superficial as to be sortable in this short amount of time then it wouldn't be a rebuild, it would be the usual papering over of the cracks that we've wasted so much money on over the years. I suggest you bite your tongue until the end of the season and see where we end up, especially if we are able to get some of the injured players reliably back sooner rather than later. You may not like the facts being reiterated ad nauseum but no side in the league would be able to carry on business as usual with at least ten first team players (mostly starters) out injured for protracted periods of time and this on top of an already hopelessly unbalanced squad. Patience my laddo.

Quite honestly you could put Costa into this team and he'd struggle. The reason he worked back them was because he had Fabregas and Hazard creating for him. We're not missing a striker, we're missing a midfield.

I think what you are completely ignoring is the fact that the club is undertaking a root and branch rebuild. This was made plain when the new owners came in. The thing about rebuilds is that they take time, probably seasons. There's no point showing your dissatisfaction after just half a season, and many doing so after half a dozen games under the latest manager. If the problems inherent within the club were so superficial as to be sortable in this short amount of time then it wouldn't be a rebuild, it would be the usual papering over of the cracks that we've wasted so much money on over the years. I suggest you bite your tongue until the end of the season and see where we end up, especially if we are able to get some of the injured players reliably back sooner rather than later. You may not like the facts being reiterated ad nauseum but no side in the league would be able to carry on business as usual with at least ten first team players (mostly starters) out injured for protracted periods of time and this on top of an already hopelessly unbalanced squad. Patience my laddo.