4 hours ago, the special one said:

 

sh*t tackle then sh*t penalty. Another member of the chuckle brothers

Don't remember seeing worst. 2-1 after 10 penalties.

I see many people commenting on the manure vs RM match - did any catch that there was a CFC fan in the stands sleeping? That was funny

btw did you people see this last night?

The Free Kick was the winner between Jamaica vs Mexico - this marks the 2nd consecutive Gold Cup Final appearance for The Reggae Boyz.

11 hours ago, Zeta said:

Hilariously poor penalties from both sides:

https://streamable.com/7095r

I see Lukaku didn't take one. Was he already subbed off or does Jose remember 

8 hours ago, TheChelseaBlues said:

I see Lukaku didn't take one. Was he already subbed off or does Jose remember 

He was still there, Pogba too. Jose obviously didn't care. He went to the tunnel as soon as the 90minutes were up.

£161,000,000.
One Hundred and Sixty One Million Pounds

Real will pay Monaco £161M, for Mbappe.

Football has long passed the line of stupidity

Oh how I would laugh if he's a one season wonder and struggles. Harsh on the player, but, still..

43 minutes ago, Zola said:

£161,000,000.
One Hundred and Sixty One Million Pounds

Real will pay Monaco £161M, for Mbappe.

Football has long passed the line of stupidity

I would have happily seen us pay that if there was a chance of getting him, would even have taken a short term hit (abandoning a few signing's) to make it happen. Some players it is just obvious.

So in that sense it's bittersweet as him heading to Manchester or Arsenal would have been as big a game changer as Ronaldo going United, Henry going Arsenal and Hazard coming here.

2 hours ago, Zeta said:

Oh how I would laugh if he's a one season wonder and struggles. Harsh on the player, but, still..

I seen a lot of people saying stuff like this and I can't get my head around it. Like are you not a football fan? I mean surely you liked football before you liked Chelsea.

If you're a football fan, you should be looking forward to watching what looks like an extremely exceptional talent in Mbappe for the next 15 years, not hoping his career turns into a nightmare because a club decides to splash a huge fee on him.

9 minutes ago, startedwithglenn said:

I seen a lot of people saying stuff like this and I can't get my head around it. Like are you not a football fan? I mean surely you liked football before you liked Chelsea.

If you're a football fan, you should be looking forward to watching what looks like an extremely exceptional talent in Mbappe for the next 15 years, not hoping his career turns into a nightmare because a club decides to splash a huge fee on him.

Like I said, I know it's harsh on the player, he can't control the fee being paid, but from a purely schadenfreudian point of view, I'd just find it funny if Real paid such an insane price for someone with 1 season of football behind him, and it back-fired. I mean, who wouldn't have to stifle a grin if they paid 150m and it turned out he was just the next James Beattie.

Politics in football. What do you think of this statement by Rodgers?

http://www.the42.ie/green-brigade-brendan-rodgers-unhappy-politics-celtic-glasgow-3513726-Jul2017/

“Celtic is not a political arena for any supporters to come into and display any sort of political element,” he said on Tuesday.

“I don’t think there is a need for it. Some supporters might say there is a political element to football and a basis to tell a story.

So City open talks with Mbappe......interesting 

On 7/24/2017 at 17:39, RIP Mourinho said:

Would love us to throw a load of money at Martial

 

Matic swap

56 minutes ago, didierforever said:

Matic swap

Would love it if possible. Mourinho always seems to moan about him so i can't imagine he'd be against selling him but then again this is Jose, he'd do anything to spite Chelsea.

15 hours ago, Argo said:

I would have happily seen us pay that if there was a chance of getting him, would even have taken a short term hit (abandoning a few signing's) to make it happen. Some players it is just obvious.

So in that sense it's bittersweet as him heading to Manchester or Arsenal would have been as big a game changer as Ronaldo going United, Henry going Arsenal and Hazard coming here.

Really?  He's 18. 

14 hours ago, startedwithglenn said:

I seen a lot of people saying stuff like this and I can't get my head around it. Like are you not a football fan? I mean surely you liked football before you liked Chelsea.

If you're a football fan, you should be looking forward to watching what looks like an extremely exceptional talent in Mbappe for the next 15 years, not hoping his career turns into a nightmare because a club decides to splash a huge fee on him.

he's not that exceptional. plenty of talented youngsters who were supposed to be "world class" tapered off and did nothing in the end. remember adriano? robinho? bojan was breaking messi records in barca b, but then he didn't do much after being promoted, it didn't stop people speculating him being a world beater. heck, even balotelli was hyped up beyond belief to be the next best thing. so many players are hyped but nothing happens. at 18 he needs more time to develop and less pressure on him. 

11 hours ago, Chelsbear said:

So City open talks with Mbappe......interesting 

interesting to know why ffp doesn't count now after roman decided to abide by them in the first instance. what was the point? 

44 minutes ago, enigma said:

he's not that exceptional. plenty of talented youngsters who were supposed to be "world class" tapered off and did nothing in the end. remember adriano? robinho? bojan was breaking messi records in barca b, but then he didn't do much after being promoted, it didn't stop people speculating him being a world beater. heck, even balotelli was hyped up beyond belief to be the next best thing. so many players are hyped but nothing happens. at 18 he needs more time to develop and less pressure on him. 

From what I've seen of him I think he is exceptional. I know he's only 18/19 and lots can go wrong, injuries, relationships etc that will turn his head but he looks to have what it will takes to go to the top and reach a Ronaldo level or beyond.

No matter who buys him or what they spend I'm looking forward to watching his progress and hopefully he doesn't hurt Chelsea too much in the future.

4 hours ago, Zola said:

Really?  He's 18. 

So were Rooney and Ronaldo once upon a time, for some players it's just obvious.

hmm not sure 

21 hours ago, Argo said:

I would have happily seen us pay that if there was a chance of getting him, would even have taken a short term hit (abandoning a few signing's) to make it happen. Some players it is just obvious.

So in that sense it's bittersweet as him heading to Manchester or Arsenal would have been as big a game changer as Ronaldo going United, Henry going Arsenal and Hazard coming here.

Whilst the fee involved is obscene, some players look to have immense potential at a very young age. Mbappe does appear to be one of these players,a player you could build your team around, 10 yrs time we could be saying he has only cost Real 16m per season, yet again it could be the biggest mistake in football history.

Whilst i would love a player like that at Chelsea, I remember only too well us being plunged into debt in the 70s and the future of the club subsequently being in danger. With that in mind I accept he is out of our reach and glad we are looking to keep the club on a sustainable business model. 

5 hours ago, enigma said:

he's not that exceptional. plenty of talented youngsters who were supposed to be "world class" tapered off and did nothing in the end. remember adriano? robinho? bojan was breaking messi records in barca b, but then he didn't do much after being promoted, it didn't stop people speculating him being a world beater. heck, even balotelli was hyped up beyond belief to be the next best thing. so many players are hyped but nothing happens. at 18 he needs more time to develop and less pressure on him. 

I beg to differ. Obviously not all potential fulfils itself but some are just glaringly obvious. To me, Mbappe is one that's a very certain bet. He's special.

On 07/25/2017 at 16:32, Zola said:

£161,000,000.
One Hundred and Sixty One Million Pounds

Real will pay Monaco £161M, for Mbappe.

Football has long passed the line of stupidity

Some of this window's other prices confirm that. It's long past the level where a single player can be 'worth' more than the entire cost - players, backroom staff, grounds - of entire lower leagues.

I still can't see how BT makes money from the EPL while chucking money at clubs.

1 hour ago, startedwithglenn said:

I beg to differ. Obviously not all potential fulfils itself but some are just glaringly obvious. To me, Mbappe is one that's a very certain bet. He's special.

Where does it stop though? How long til we see a player sold for a quarter of a billion?

There must (I hope) be a natural value level?