And yes we are close to winning the title. I'm happy and I'm glad you are all happy too.

But I see a comment trying to jump on the bandwagon and keep Emanalo as a scapegoat, so I will share my thoughts on the matter.

Emanalo wasn't at the club when we signed Shevcenko agaist Jose's will, so who got all the blame then?

1 minute ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Emanalo wasn't at the club when we signed Shevcenko agaist Jose's will, so who got all the blame then?

Peter Kenyon. 

 

1 minute ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Peter Kenyon. 

 

 

I don't remember Keyon getting the abuse Emanalo faces so frequently. Also was Kenyon really a negative member of staff for us? I actually feel he brought alot of good things to the club during his time here.

12 minutes ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I don't remember Keyon getting the abuse Emanalo faces so frequently. 

He did, he got a lot more abuse if anything.

14 minutes ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I don't remember Keyon getting the abuse Emanalo faces so frequently. Also was Kenyon really a negative member of staff for us? I actually feel he brought alot of good things to the club during his time here.

You clearly weren't around here when Kenyon was at the club. We blamed him for everything, and I mean everything, football related or not!

Can't open a new bottle of ketchup? "I blame Kenyon."
There's an odd clump of grass on the pitch? "I blame Kenyon."
Out of potatoes? "I blame Kenyon."
 

Ahhhh the good old days.

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by Valerie

Just now, Valerie said:

You clearly weren't around here when Kenyon was at the club. We blamed him for everything, and I mean everything!

Can't open a new bottle of ketchup? "I blame Kenyon."
There's an odd clump of grass on the pitch? "I blame Kenyon."
Out of potatoes? "I blame Kenyon."
 

Ahhhh the good old days.

Not being able to blame Kenyon for things? I blame Kenyon.

10 minutes ago, Valerie said:

You clearly weren't around here when Kenyon was at the club. We blamed him for everything, and I mean everything, football related or not!

Can't open a new bottle of ketchup? "I blame Kenyon."
There's an odd clump of grass on the pitch? "I blame Kenyon."
Out of potatoes? "I blame Kenyon."
 

Ahhhh the good old days.

 

I was around actually. I was part of the old BBC 606 Forum (remember that?), the abuse for Kenyon wasn't as big as it was for Emanalo thats for sure.

I'd say Emenalo gets the blame due him never really seeing eye to eye with Mourinho and the fact he was elevated so highly to the role of Technical Director with very little to go on and in a short space of time. This said, the blame is completely dumbfounded and i think he does a good job as anyone would do. 

Bottom line is whatever it is, the scapegoating of Emanalo needs to stop. If you want to blame him for whatever, then be fair and give credit where credit is due.

It's annoying when you see clubs like Blackburn and Leyton Orient go through real problems yet us as privileged fans want to protest and sign petitions because we've signed a player for 5m that our last manager didn't fancy, didn't spend 50m on an overrated CB and signed a 30m Belgium international (who we were all orignally excited about) that gets no game time.

1 minute ago, RIP Mourinho said:

I'd say Emenalo gets the blame due him never really seeing eye to eye with Mourinho and the fact he was elevated so highly to the role of Technical Director with very little to go on and in a short space of time. This said, the blame is completely dumbfounded and i think he does a good job as anyone would do. 

 

It's crazy because we all know now that Mourinho is very controversial so if you have an argument with him, chances are, you're not blame (given his history).  And also, as if people really know his background, football knowledge and skills as a board level staff member to know whether he is qualified or not. It's beyond ridiculous.

Emenalo was also disliked long before Jose returned.

According to Wikipedia he tried to resign the day Jose was confirmed manager.

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by Stim

1 hour ago, KonaKai Blue said:

What I do know is,  he gets absolutely NO praise for our transfers that turn out well, but people are quick to sound him out when we buy a player who's rubbish.

I don't know what the reason is but you have to admit he is clearly a scapegoat when things go wrong at Chelsea.

We are always looking for scapegoats when things go wrong, nothing wrong with that, we are the consumer after all. To bring nationality into the argument is way way way of the mark.

18 minutes ago, coco said:

We are always looking for scapegoats when things go wrong, nothing wrong with that, we are the consumer after all. To bring nationality into the argument is way way way of the mark.

Well now one has been found in Emanalo, it's clearly bizarre and over the top to the point where I can suggest that it may be because of his nationality. 

I also don't think it's fair to say it's okay to find a scapegoat just because you are the consumer, especially when they may not even be the problem.

As I said, give credit where credit is due.

 

 

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by KonaKai Blue

Anyway, I'm done boring you guys to death ;) defending Emanalo.

Going to read through positive title winning threads, only 24 hours until we have a party.

Until the next time I come across a scapegoat comments guys and girls.

I think the majority of us disliked Kenyon because:

A He was Man Utd

B He just looked like a complete slimy c**t

 

With Emanalo it has NOTHING to do with his Nationality. It has a lot to do with his exeperience pre Chelsea and many of us wondering how the f**k did his qualifications get him a gig at Chelsea (coaching a youth girls team)? Add to that some very unpopular comings & goings in his earlier days and things naturally escalated.

But credit where credit's due. Things are going well now and we have little to complain about so you'll get no more criticism from me all the time that continues. In fact perhaps he deserves a pay-rise!!

 

 

 

I blame Emenalo for Jose's total mental loss last season. Giving Hector and Papy instead of Stones and Pogba will drive anyone batsh*t crazy.

 

 

53 minutes ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I also don't think it's fair to say it's okay to find a scapegoat just because you are the consumer, especially when they may not even be the problem

 

That's how things work in a democratic capitalist nation. 

Have you ever heard the phrase "the customer is always right" ?

 

5 hours ago, Barrettinator said:

Of all things, this is what some of you decide to focus on right when we're about to win a title? Unbelievable.

Couldn't agree more. Bigger things to concern yourself with right now as a Chelsea fan

37 minutes ago, JoseBlues said:

I blame Emenalo for Jose's total mental loss last season. Giving Hector and Papy instead of Stones and Pogba will drive anyone batsh*t crazy.

Jose went all out for Pogba and Stones with no plan B. Firstly Alderweireld should have been sounded out the second Everton made it clear they were going to be awkward with Stones, not sure who we could have got in CM, but there would have been someone out there who could have improved our team. Compare to how Antonio went right down to plan G with Alonso and Luiz when his initial targets were unattainable. Jose did also get players he wanted that window, he wanted Falcao got him, he wanted Begovic and we splashed out a record fee for a backup keeper to get him, he panicked after the first two games and asked for Pedro, and got him.

Not to say the board were totally blameless, but Jose does not deserve a free pass for his role in that window, he was just as responsible and it certainly doesn't excuse the truly abysmal job he did from the summer up to his sacking.

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by Argo

What is his role ? I don't get it... 

In a business world he would be Teflon right ? my problem with him is that is Chelsea are doing well or bad, he is there. Unlike the manager always the managers fault. 

I hate people in business like that and that's why I can't understand his role at the football club. SO I looked it up on the Chelsea Website this is his role.  

"He has been an important part of the first team management structure since his arrival in October 2007, and now supports the work of the first team manager, leading the club's international and domestic scouting network, and assists in driving the technical programmes of our Academy and international youth network"

Okay.... Well he should have been sacked with Jose ?

My guess is he is a "yes" man,  I could be well wide of the mark I that is pure speculation  

3 hours ago, andy said:

What is his role ? I don't get it... 

Ham and tomato.

 

16 hours ago, Argo said:

Jose went all out for Pogba and Stones with no plan B. Firstly Alderweireld should have been sounded out the second Everton made it clear they were going to be awkward with Stones, not sure who we could have got in CM, but there would have been someone out there who could have improved our team. Compare to how Antonio went right down to plan G with Alonso and Luiz when his initial targets were unattainable. Jose did also get players he wanted that window, he wanted Falcao got him, he wanted Begovic and we splashed out a record fee for a backup keeper to get him, he panicked after the first two games and asked for Pedro, and got him.

Not to say the board were totally blameless, but Jose does not deserve a free pass for his role in that window, he was just as responsible and it certainly doesn't excuse the truly abysmal job he did from the summer up to his sacking.

how do you know it was jose who's fixed on stones and not our board? pretty much dejavu last summer with koulibaly, and this time the board should've known already from the cavani talks that if de laurentis dont want to sell, you should move on, but they still kept making bids until late august. im sure mourinho got his plan b-z then but too little too late, we got lucky alonso & luiz were available last minute and both turned out to be fantastic buy

19 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I don't have any racial problems Coco but I can't understand the hatred for him other than the fact that he's a Nigerian on the Chelsea board. I didn't say African, I said Nigerian, and the fact that there is a stigma around Nigerians as being dodgy, could be part of the reason, I don't know.

What I do know is,  he gets absolutely NO praise for our transfers that turn out well, but people are quick to sound him out when we buy a player who's rubbish. Look at the abuse he got from the Pedro signing as it looked like a bad move. As soon as we start doing well, the Emanalo thread goes quiet again.

I don't know what the reason is but you have to admit he is clearly a scapegoat when things go wrong at Chelsea.

I think anyone perceived as being 'Roman's man' will always be on the receiving end of some undeserved criticism, see: Avram. Also his playing career and subsequent coaching experience not being viewed as 'top-tier' doesn't help.

 

18 hours ago, dkw said:

Not being able to blame Kenyon for things? I blame Kenyon.

Middlesbrough's relegation? Kenyon. 

wtf is wrong with some people? all i've said is that elemano wants lukaku and that conte favours morato! at the end of the day it isn't elmano's head on the block! i mean he has been at it for so long and it hasn't escape anyone's notice that we have had many world class managers getting the sack while he remains in a job! are some saying we should not trust conte's judgement who is about to do a double? ok maybe my views are bias against elemano but over the years it has always been the manager who runs the team who has the final say. if his views are not in favour with a 'scout' who does not run the first 11 then tell me that there will be no tension because over the years we've all seen it!