Not that fussed about missing out on Lukaku as such, but more so about the consequences...it does feel like the summer of 2015 all over again and while I wasn't worried about conte reports a few weeks ago, I am more so now...conte within his rights to expect big deals done. You can imagine him thinking If we can't get things done from position of strength as champions, when can we?

well if people are ready to believe conte is angry and ready to quit, has the board not got the right to be angry too considering text-gate with costa? i find it all nonsense. 

What if Costa has completely made up the text to force a move?

Has Conte admitted he sent a feckin text?

4 hours ago, Batshuayi said:

If I'm honest the articles are worrying me more so now than they did before. I'm sure it is just speculation however it seems we are continually missing out on transfer targets, and Conte has previous of leaving clubs in these situations. He's a ruthless decision maker and if this drags on for a couple more weeks I think he may call it a day. If we lose him due to board in-competencies I'll be more angry at this club than ever before. Possibly the only other occasion comparable is when we sacked Ancelotti... 

That was the correct call, even if we did cock replacing him.

Lukaku wanted desperately to go to Chelsea but his first touch took him to Manchester

How do these papers know what Conte is thinking when he's on holiday with his family. 99% of the reports are garbage

17 minutes ago, Argo said:

That was the correct call, even if we did cock replacing him.

Was it? We had 2 seasons, won the double first and then came 2nd in the second season. We had a poor mid season and had a proper rally towards the end and almost beat United from an unimaginable position. 

Just now, Batshuayi said:

Was it? We had 2 seasons, won the double first and then came 2nd in the second season. We had a poor mid season and had a proper rally towards the end and almost beat United from an unimaginable position. 

We were bad for all of that season and Carlo's tactics and management were appalling. The displays were static and clueless, we finished 2nd due to the sheer experience in our ranks who knew how to grind out the turgid wins despite playing crap and it being the worst quality PL season in memory, 71 points usually gets you 5th-6th.

Honestly, even if we somehow won the title i wouldn't have complained with his sacking, the way it happened was awful, but i had no complaints about it actually happening. 

1 hour ago, Brutos said:

How do these papers know what Conte is thinking when he's on holiday with his family. 99% of the reports are garbage

 

Not just his family, a large chunk of his coaching staff and their families as well.

 

1 hour ago, Brutos said:

How do these papers know what Conte is thinking when he's on holiday with his family. 99% of the reports are garbage

it's always been the way with the media in this country. i don't think i've ever heard them obsess over utd, city, arsenal or liverpool in the same way they obsess over us. we don't sign anyone yet and all of a sudden conte is "furious" "livid" "angry" with the board. it's ridiculous. 

4 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

What if Costa has completely made up the text to force a move?

I'd assume someone at the club would have denied it by now.

Sky saying he's getting increasily frustrated and will not take it well if Lukaku goes to United now.

27 minutes ago, Zeta said:

I'd assume someone at the club would have denied it by now.

Maybe they feel like they don't have to answer to speculation in the media. I wouldn't let the media force me into playing games, even if I had sent the text and wanted to distance myself from it.

31 minutes ago, Zeta said:

I'd assume someone at the club would have denied it by now.

They did, when this story first reared its head a number of weeks ago.

They won't do it twice regardless if it's factually correct or not.

5 hours ago, Kev56 said:

Lukaku wanted desperately to go to Chelsea but his first touch took him to Manchester

nice one....

BREAKING NEWS

Sky sources understand Antonio Conte is becoming increasingly frustrated at the prospect of Chelsea missing out on Romelu Lukaku.

We are told he won’t take it well when Manchester United sign Lukaku, as expected, in the coming days. 

More on this to come...

MORE ON CONTE FRUSTRATION

Conte is due back at the club’s training ground on Sunday or Monday, while the players are due back at Cobham on Monday morning.

Other sources at Chelsea say they are disappointed at missing out on Lukaku, but it is early days in the window. Historically, they usually buy players towards the end of the window, and last season they signed Marcos Alonso and David Luiz late on.

Chelsea are pressing ahead with deals for Antonio Rudiger, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Alex Sandro.

2 minutes ago, ManXunited said:

MORE ON CONTE FRUSTRATION

Conte is due back at the club’s training ground on Sunday or Monday, while the players are due back at Cobham on Monday morning.

Other sources at Chelsea say they are disappointed at missing out on Lukaku, but it is early days in the window. Historically, they usually buy players towards the end of the window, and last season they signed Marcos Alonso and David Luiz late on.

Chelsea are pressing ahead with deals for Antonio Rudiger, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Alex Sandro.
 

Rudiger and Bakayoko I have faith in.
As much as I want it to happen, I'm 99% sure Sandro just used us to get a new deal with Juve. 

Couple of weeks ago Conte was apparently resigning because we were signing Lukaku now he is apparently resigning because we arent 

I don't know what's worse, the reports or the gullable f**kers who have fell for it.

Sky Italia say there's nothing wrong and Chelsea have given Conte another assistant named Davide Mazzotta

Couple of weeks ago Conte was apparently resigning because we were signing Lukaku now he is apparently resigning because we arent:laugh2: 
I don't know what's worse, the reports or the gullable f**kers who have fell for it.

It's absolutely laughable at times [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

1 hour ago, Argo said:

Couple of weeks ago Conte was apparently resigning because we were signing Lukaku now he is apparently resigning because we arent 

I don't know what's worse, the reports or the gullable f**kers who have fell for it.

Either that or Conte has some kind of split personality disorder?

6 hours ago, Argo said:

Couple of weeks ago Conte was apparently resigning because we were signing Lukaku now he is apparently resigning because we arent 

I don't know what's worse, the reports or the gullable f**kers who have fell for it.

Definitely the people who believe everything they read are a million times worse.

At least the people making up the reports/stories know that they're talking rubbish but getting paid for it.

5 hours ago, MissouriBlue said:

Either that or Conte has some kind of split personality disorder?

Two Antonio, there's only two Antonio...