17 hours ago, wallosh said:

Yes, Sanchez! And he would have been a brilliant signing for us if we had signed him when Conte wanted him, he won't have been paid ridiculous wages here. United only used the wages to lure him because they saw it was obvious he wanted to join City.
And why is it that when a player has been top class in a certain team, then he moved to a different team and struggled due to whatever reasons, people are so quick to think the has always been sh*t? Similar comments I have heard about Coutinho, now its Sanchez. Someone will soon come up with how terrible he was throughout his time at Arsenal! Pathetic!

What about all the other players and the reasons they didn't join us? Or are you ignoring that bit?

What about all the other players and the reasons they didn't join us? Or are you ignoring that bit?

I didn't ignore it, I later answered it in my response to @Bisright. But don't worry, I will come again.
Brozovic and Naingollan, you said they never wanted to leave Serie A! That's really funny isn't it. You know what, if Juventus weren't desperate to sign C Ronaldo, he will still be playing for Real Madrid right now. Juventus knew he was having some issues with the Madrid board and despite that they still showed there desperation by bringing out the cash to convince him to join them. If they were reluctant and couldn't agree to maybe pay his wages, the deal never would have happened and at the end of the day you would have thought 'Oh, the deal didn't materialize don't want to leave La liga due to the rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona or between Ronaldo and Messi'. Pathetic! Isn't it?
The point is, all those players Conte wanted us to sign but we missed out on were due to the fact that our board were reluctant to invest in the team. And I feel if Conte never won the league in his first season but he simply kept us in the top 4, like maybe we finished 3rd or 4th on the table, our board would want an improvement in his second season so they definitely would have spend the cash in his second season and sign players that fits his pattern of play. And in turn, they will likely set a target for him to win the league or the champions league.

13 hours ago, wallosh said:

I didn't ignore it, I later answered it in my response to @Bisright. But don't worry, I will come again.
Brozovic and Naingollan, you said they never wanted to leave Serie A! That's really funny isn't it. You know what, if Juventus weren't desperate to sign C Ronaldo, he will still be playing for Real Madrid right now. Juventus knew he was having some issues with the Madrid board and despite that they still showed there desperation by bringing out the cash to convince him to join them. If they were reluctant and couldn't agree to maybe pay his wages, the deal never would have happened and at the end of the day you would have thought 'Oh, the deal didn't materialize don't want to leave La liga due to the rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona or between Ronaldo and Messi'. Pathetic! Isn't it?
The point is, all those players Conte wanted us to sign but we missed out on were due to the fact that our board were reluctant to invest in the team. And I feel if Conte never won the league in his first season but he simply kept us in the top 4, like maybe we finished 3rd or 4th on the table, our board would want an improvement in his second season so they definitely would have spend the cash in his second season and sign players that fits his pattern of play. And in turn, they will likely set a target for him to win the league or the champions league.

Its not all about money, christ Naingollan says as much in this interview: https://talksport.com/football/357762/chelsea-fc-news-radja-nainggolan-reveals-reason-he-turned-down-blues-two-years-ago/

Why do you have this entitled opinion that we can sign any player or have an infinite amount of money to attract anyone? If a player doesn't want to come we can't force them. If its money a player wants, they go to Manchester or PSG, if its titles its Barca or Real. Fact is there are more attracting clubs than us these days.

 

 

12 minutes ago, fishCFC said:

 

Well, that's a bit.....cringy. Are Inter the red scousers from Italy by any chance?

4 minutes ago, fishCFC said:

 

That idiot Willian and Mr. Angry 

18 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Well, that's a bit.....cringy. Are Inter the red scousers from Italy by any chance?

Definitely.  Only one team in Milan…

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Conte won the title with Inter next season but after he's done it start moaning because Inter aren't breaking FFP rules signing the best players in the position's he wants reinforcements.

He's a fantastic manager for a team looking to climb to the top of a mountain, not so great when it comes to maintaining such a position.

Conte is one of the best managers around. Inter will truly challenge Sarri's Juventus. ?

7 hours ago, evissy said:

Conte is one of the best managers around. Inter will truly challenge Sarri's Juventus. ?

Not if he wants players like Moses and Bakayako which is being reported.

2 hours ago, jack_super_class said:

Not if he wants players like Moses and Bakayako which is being reported.

Do you reckon he would want Willian, Alonso and Pedro

17 minutes ago, Kev56 said:

Do you reckon he would want Willian. 

Somehow, I don't think he would. Just a hunch mind. 

I wonder how long it will be before Conte and Icardi fall out with each other.

17 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

I wonder how long it will be before Conte and Icardi fall out with each other.

The rumor is that Don Antonio wants no parts of The Icardi duo & is looking for suitors to take the two off of his hands

 

Going to keep a close eye on the Serie A this season with three former Chelsea managers coaching top clubs over there.

Hope Antonio comes out at top

21 minutes ago, Jezz said:

Going to keep a close eye on the Serie A this season with three former Chelsea managers coaching top clubs over there.

what is the status of Claudio Ranieri? He did a pretty good job at Roma to end their season. Is Don Claudio now the Italian Big Sam? 

^ Ranieri was only coaching Roma until the end of the season. He's currently without a club.

1 hour ago, Jezz said:

Going to keep a close eye on the Serie A this season with three former Chelsea managers coaching top clubs over there.

Hope Antonio comes out at top

Same. I think it will be the first time I will be following the Italian league. It should be fun. Conte is a fantastic coach and seems like Inter will be backing him.

https://www.football-italia.net/140988/conte-inter-need-start-selling

Looks like the mask is slipping earlier than usual this time.

can this thread be moved to the Other Teams Forum? Don't be me wrong, I liked what Don Antonio did with the club but that ship has totally sailed out of the harbor & reached another destination. 

Why don't the Mods just close it?

@coco @loz

Why don't the Mods just close it?
[mention=56]coco[/mention] [mention=3]loz[/mention]

Why? Should we close Hazard, Dixon, Osgood and Robert Fleck threads too?

Just now, loz said:

8 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Why don't the Mods just close it?
[mention=56]coco[/mention] [mention=3]loz[/mention]

Why? Should we close Hazard, Dixon, Osgood and Robert Fleck threads too?

Good point though their careers (Hazard excepted) were over before the site was established.

Though we could at least change the thread name to Antonio Conte Former Chelsea Manager.

10 minutes ago, loz said:

17 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Why don't the Mods just close it?
[mention=56]coco[/mention] [mention=3]loz[/mention]

Why? Should we close Hazard, Dixon, Osgood and Robert Fleck threads too?

Absof**kinglutely....