Carefree94

It would be ideal if we could sell him in January for 40+ million and buy a good CB

I think a lot of what shedender's said is fair. Just because he's raising issues with how the club is run doesn't mean he doesn't support Chels. I think it's because like many fans he cares about the club and is concerned about our future. I think you'd be daft to think that this manager merry go round is sustainable. The top managers simply won't want to come to Chelsea. That's why our strategy needs to be altered slightly. As for the whole identity crisis, we have lost a bit of our soul. Just sitting in the east or west stand confirms that. A lot of fans just see it as a day out and aren't really too fussed with how the club does. That being said, as long as I can afford tickets I'll continue to watch Chelsea till I'm an old fart :)

I think he's been pretty consistent considering it's his first stint playing for a first team.

I've watched the highlights for all his games. He's by far the best player Betis has at the moment. He's pretty raw but has definitely shown signs that he could play for us next season. He has a tendency to wait a second to long to make a pass but the man can dribble and can spray a ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAwJaIl9RrA skill to beat the defender and a great cross.

2-1 loss methinks. West ham have looked decent as of late. Definitely going to have the same old lineup. What a joke.

I would love it we actually properly commit to an ideological change where we actually play the youngsters, keep a manager for the long term and create a 'Chelsea Way.' We've been incredibly lucky to all have been a part of the success these past 12-15 years. However, the game has changed and money is no longer going to set us apart as much. I think the club has the opportunity to create something special with the new stadium, brilliant academy, best fans in the world etc.

Why keep Eden at the club? He's proved that he doesn't have the bottle when the going gets tough. For me he exemplifies what is wrong with our team and with our club's strategy. Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic player and who knows maybe he'll go onto great things and we'll be kicking ourselves for selling him. However, for me players come and go. The fact that he's publicly admitted that he's open to moving away from the club DURING the season is ridiculous. Not only is he saying that he's given up on the season but that he has little respect for the club and the fans. That kind of attitude is poisonous. I think its rife throughout our squad. Too many players not willing to step up. I think Robben is a good comparison to make. I look at him now and I don't really care that we sold him despite the fact that he's gone on to have a good career and is arguably one of the best players in the world. We've done the better him since he left. I think we as fans are selling ourselves short if we condone that kind of behaviour. The recruitment of these types of players is a consequence of our club's sacking of managers. There is no chance for a manager to really set the tone at the club and develop a culture unique to Chelsea. That's why we have players who think they don't think they have to put their heart and soul into playing for us. I'm frankly not surprised that this collapse has happened. I thought the decline would have happened earlier. Even Mourinho couldn't deal with this mess. What made the likes of Drogba, Terry, Lamps and Ash legends was partly their performance but also their commitment to the club. I know that money definitely plays a part in it but they were all capable of rallying the team when things got difficult. I don't think a massive clear out is a great idea because FFP means we can no longer just buy a squad like we did in 04. Ideally what should happen is that we would start to actually include a couple younger players in the team and buy two strong CMs and a CB and a LB. Whoever sold Bertrand needs to be sacked. We've actually fuc*ed ourselves over hugely at the back.

Definitely will be happy for them. Will be clapping the team at the end if they do win it.

Form is temporary mate. Real madrid or PSG would love him. Our bargaining position is definitely worse since we've flopped this season.

His dad came out today and said that he's been playing despite considerable pain 'like he's being stabbed.' I think its a combination of that and a lack of desire. Cart him off imo. Reckon we could get 80 million for him which will be massive as we can put that towards revamping our midfield.

My dad and I have got STs so no. Is their a waiting list for memberships? From what I've read we don't have a waiting list for STs and we even had something like 200 or 300 people who didn't re-apply a couple seasons back.

I agree with you that touting would be a problem but the fact is that we have priced out many fans who love the club but can't afford to go. What we've got now is people who couldn't give two shi*ts about the atmosphere. I mean there's not really as much of a reason for fans to make a racket when we're playing the likes of sc**thorpe. They're pretty much irrelevant.

Was just looking back through this post and saw that you replied. Didn't get the notification for some reason. I'm inclined to agree with you if Roman is funding this all out of his own pocket. However 15000 is a lot of people. I really doubt that we would fill those corporate seats for all matches. The boxes that we do have available always look half full. I guess your argument about having expensive corporate seats makes our seats cheaper but I don't really think it factors in that much. They're still going to squeeze us for every penny. What I'm more concerned about at this point is us filling the stadium. I'm buzzing about the new stadium but I'm worried that the only way we will fill it is with tourists, and part timers. Thats going to see the atmosphere deteriorate even further. The only way I see us properly building a strong fan base is by offering cheaper ticket prices. Ticket prices make up such a small portion of clubs revenues as well.

1-1 Branna own goal. Ruben comes on and scores a screamer ;)

Hazard over Mourinho for me unless we sign someone like Pogba as a replacement. Giving away Hazard would be ridiculous. I don't really see Jose getting rid of him though. I just think we need to build a team in which he isn't the only focal point in attack. I think our current squad is talented but lightweight/lacking in real talent in a number of key areas.