salmonjumper

Can't believe i'd rather have Marina and Emenalo back!

Im sure that's all great and compliant accounting... I just read what you have said and again come to the conclusion Roman wrote off 1.5 billion to clear Chelsea debts. Without doing so we couldnt have been sold to the florida mobsters. he wrote it off because it was money he was owed. That's my simple understanding of it. Sorry...

the answer is 25. we can only have 25 players registered in the Premier League and Champions league squads. The player numbers dont add up and we continue to sign mediocre talent that will be difficult to shift.
See Datro Fofana, he's still on our books right? Washington... back at his former club after we laundered 20 million through them. If this isnt investageted as a criminal enterprise soon...

Sorry, out of interest how big do you think the squad should be? What should happen to the players who don't make the squad? Isnt it a better idea to get rid of players like Stirling, Chilwell, last seasons Stella signign Felix etc rather than have them stink the place out again?
nearly four years in and we still dont have a settled squad. if this is praise worthy in terms of management culture, its no wonder we're not seeing the development.

Sums up the total incompetence of our owners, long big contracts given ad hoc to a vast array of at best everage players.That are no longer / never needed in the first place. They now need to sell. No one wants them and they are in no rush to leave. Why would they? £100,000 a week, some on much more guaranteed for years.
For the money (in their words invested) to the real world wasted we should have a couple of World class players in the positions we obviously need.
But hey ho i'm just a fan of football. WTF do i know.

Shouldn't we be concentrating on getting those two out of the club before we sign any more generational talent? We still have Stirling...
Looking forward to all those twitter rumours about the bomb squad whipping Marescas first team over the course of the season.

So are we fair to say that Clearlake's plan is a colossal failure to date as the only player they're making imaginary Transfermarkt profit on is Palmer?
Joking aside, its abundantly clear to anyone that watches the PL that Pedro isn't a 60M player and he isn't an upgrade on what we currently have within the squad.

No idea about this player, 40 million for a 20 year old seems expensive - I'd simply prefer the space this guy takes up to be given to Tyrique George to develop. No doutbing this is a Mudryk replacement but the club can surely see we have a developing player on our books. Who do we sell to accommodate Gittens?

We owed Roman billions and we owe someone else billions with this lot, does it really matter who it is owed to? (didnt the new kings report the old king for financial irregularities) With both owners we bought, under roman finished products, with the new lot hyped youngsters. turns out Romans way was cheaper to sustain success.
Bottom line is club owes 1.5 billion. (Roman most likely would have recouped what he spent on us if he ever wanted to sell up)
Lord knows what happens to chelsea under the new lot and how much they'll sell for. i reather suspect we'll all be supporting Real CFC playing on Battersea Common at some point when the club moves to New York. Anyhow, thunderstorm stops play...

Does depend on the motive of the owners tbh. Like we didnt have debt after Roman (Written off/however he cooked his books), we are now in debt (however theyre cooking the books) Just depends on who owns the debt and when they send the grim repo men in to collect. We're what, four years into the project and not turned a profit until selling the womens team this year?? i guess this season better deliver or we'll be in a bit of a financial pickle.

We owed Roman billions and we owe someone else billions with this lot, does it really matter who it is owed to? (didnt the new kings report the old king for financial irregularities) With both owners we bought, under roman finished products, with the new lot hyped youngsters. turns out Romans way was cheaper to sustain success.
Bottom line is club owes 1.5 billion. (Roman most likely would have recouped what he spent on us if he ever wanted to sell up)
Lord knows what happens to chelsea under the new lot and how much they'll sell for. i reather suspect we'll all be supporting Real CFC playing on Battersea Common at some point when the club moves to New York. Anyhow, thunderstorm stops play...

Argue around it all you want, the fact is we owe 1.5 billion. Doesnt matter if its to Roman or Florida mobsters.
Im genuinely struggling to think of any time under Roman CFC self sustaining. Just didnt happen. Lovely work of fiction though the club, like its new owners are trying to spin. SSDD.

that's hilarious. Please... post the years around that article from 10 years ago.
Anyhow, 1.5 billion is owed. doesnt matter who to, CFC owe that money. tell me im wrong.

Where will he be playing in January on loan when Maresca is fired and the player is deemed surpless to requirments. another overpriced bang average footballer.

I miss the days when you bought a player to improve your team immediately rather than buying potential and worrying about their resale value.

Where will he be playing in January on loan when Maresca is fired and the player is deemed surpless to requirments. another overpriced bang average footballer.

FUNNY, I SAID THIS AFTER HE NEVER GOT MINUTES IN THE FIRST TWO GAMES AND WAS TOLD "SHUT UP YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT"
I THEN SAID, CHELSEA NEED TO SELL PLAYERS AS WE ARE SKINT, I SUGGESTED ONE OF JOSH, GEORGE OR SANTOS WOULD BE SOLD....
WELL......SURPRISE SURPRISE



Chelsea should block any potential Andrey Santos to AC Milan move
According to TEAMtalk, Milan are seriously thinking about making a move to bring the 21-year-old in on loan.
The outlet claims that Chelsea would actually be willing to sell Santos for around £43m but Milan want a more affordable loan deal.

Does depend on the motive of the owners tbh. Like we didnt have debt after Roman (Written off/however he cooked his books), we are now in debt (however theyre cooking the books) Just depends on who owns the debt and when they send the grim repo men in to collect. We're what, four years into the project and not turned a profit until selling the womens team this year?? i guess this season better deliver or we'll be in a bit of a financial pickle.

Nice little read and brought me up to speed, not really followed. Clearly means a lot of the latin clubs. Might start to take some more interest now its the business end.
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Ah, you went to the George Best Academy......................!!

Maresca is coaching the fun out of the game for him.
Was watching loads of old Euro's and clips, Cole putting Ronaldo in his back pocket etc, Gaza, Figo and the type of players alive and entertaining us before data killed football. Palmer is old school entertainer and just doesnt belong in this era, a good manager would spot this and build a side around him and ask him to thrive with his ability rather than turn inwards or to our keeper and play a safe pass...
Love it when this lad is on song and smiling, not been doing enough smiling second half of season

Maresca needs results and a string of wins given our opening season fixtures. If he struggles to deliver, its going to be a really long season again and I dont see him lasting beyond October/ November.
Having said that, if this side is grinding out wins, he'll continue but please, these players are capable of destroying teams when allowed. Just leet them ball... I do find it concerning Palmer took things into his own hands in a final to get the team playing.
Never mind the formations, I think we need to petition the club and demand Maresca never, ever, wears a salmon sweater in a press conference again. That's a choice only Maresca can make... but I hear on my grapevine that Italian players will no longer sign for us as they're boycotting the club over its fashion sense... Milan designers and former players plying their trade in Italy are all up in uproar...

Enzo fernandez last season got banned in Wales. Two players banned in two years. Nothing more than an interesting aside really. One booze one speeding. Just hints at a lack of discipline. TBH, give me the salary of a premiership football player and I'd be dead inside a weak, but the party would be immense and people would talk about it for years.

Enzo was banned last year. Presumably the 4 years refers to Mudryk.

Also, Is there a disciplinary issue at the club. We've had two players suspended for drink driving, another looks like they'll be banned for four years and the only time we've looked dangerous is when the players tear up the tactics and play forwards. Then there is the wild man Jackson who likes the colour red... Just feels like something is off tbh... Anyhow, wins fix this... fingers crossed we get off to a flyer this season again.