More bullsh*t club PR.

Same brief as last February. Ended up with Gittens, Delap, Garnacho and no experienced CB...

They take us for mugs.

This is by no means in defence of BlueCo but who would people want to see bought in this summer?

Like as far as I can see the entire football landscape has fallen off a cliff.

Which available players actually make us better.

Outside of an Estevao esque wonder kid who are we actually attracting to make us better?

I’d suggest if Endrick is available he’d be worth a punt as he fits the ‘profile’ other than that it’ll be players we’ve never heard of with, and I quote, ‘Potential’

A few experienced players who will actually improve the team, instead of more "market opportunities" and 17 year olds? I don't feel that's too much to ask.

48 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

More bullsh*t club PR.

Same brief as last February. Ended up with Gittens, Delap, Garnacho and no experienced CB...

They take us for mugs.

We may well sign 3 players in those positions. But they will be "market opportunity" kids to strengthen their portfolio not our team.

Given many lap this stuff up why wouldn't they keep up with these briefings, it works. Look at our lame a$$ turn out to protests vs what United and Strasbourg did recently.

If this is a genuine club briefing then it's dumb as hell to tell people how much you've got to spend, as that almost guarantees premium asking prices from other clubs ...

"Assets to sell" LOL

I won't hold my breath about them getting rid of anyone who should be sold ... but now nervous about who they will actually flog !

59 minutes ago, Zeta said:

A few experienced players who will actually improve the team, instead of more "market opportunities" and 17 year olds? I don't feel that's too much to ask.

It feels wrong to pass up the opportunity to post this pic from the comments on the Pys account LOL

Summer targets :

2 hours ago, The Boehly Babes said:

This is by no means in defence of BlueCo but who would people want to see bought in this summer?

Anderson, Wharton, Murillo, Antonio Silva, Bremer, Yildiz, Goretzka, etc, etc, etc. Arsenal signed two players last summer, Hincapie and Eze, as depth options when they'd be nailed on starters here.

These players are definitely out there.

I would definitely buy Murillo if we could.

Semenyo would have been an obvious signing but that ship has sailed... For Left wing, Yildiz, Leao or Rashford (I can't believe I'm saying the last one) would be big improvements on Gittens/Garnacho combo.

Centre-mid should be find provided Lavia/Essugo ever return.

Then I would look for a Demba Ba/Giroud type striker. That goal poacher who loves getting in the box and finding that tiny bit of space to score from close range. It's the opposite to Joao Pedro so would offer us something different up top.

20 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Anderson, Wharton, Murillo, Antonio Silva, Bremer, Yildiz, Goretzka, etc, etc, etc. Arsenal signed two players last summer, Hincapie and Eze, as depth options when they'd be nailed on starters here.

These players are definitely out there.

Murillo & Antonio Silva are both realistic.

Anderson & Wharton will both be too much as a combined fee + wages each. It’ll be 100M+ 150K a week just to start the conversation. And they’ll both have big teams circling.

Bremer & Goretzka are both far too old for the BlueCo model, anyone over 25 is unlikely to even be mentioned let alone considered in the boardroom.

Yildiz is as likely to be the next Gittens as anything else, not a sure thing and will command a huge transfer fee.

If we take our blue tinted glasses off for a minute and suppose that Chelsea also went in for Hincapie & Eze and also offered the same wages & fee, would either of them seriously choose us over Arsenal? Right now in 2025/26. Honestly?

And that is unfortunately where we are. Sniping the likes of Cole Palmer from the fringes of the first team at City or scouting Estevao from the slums of Sao Paolo, that’s our best chance of success. Most people we target/sign the majority of the fanbase won’t have heard of.

Murillo isn't even half the player Colwill is.

Sign Van Hecke and spend serious money on the wing/striker.

Interesting post

33 minutes ago, charierre said:

Interesting post

Its everything that we have all suspected and has been plain to see. Bobby has done some great work in setting this out. He should get a gig on Talksport instead of that clown Borson.

2 hours ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Murillo & Antonio Silva are both realistic.

Anderson & Wharton will both be too much as a combined fee + wages each. It’ll be 100M+ 150K a week just to start the conversation. And they’ll both have big teams circling.

Bremer & Goretzka are both far too old for the BlueCo model, anyone over 25 is unlikely to even be mentioned let alone considered in the boardroom.

Yildiz is as likely to be the next Gittens as anything else, not a sure thing and will command a huge transfer fee.

If we take our blue tinted glasses off for a minute and suppose that Chelsea also went in for Hincapie & Eze and also offered the same wages & fee, would either of them seriously choose us over Arsenal? Right now in 2025/26. Honestly?

And that is unfortunately where we are. Sniping the likes of Cole Palmer from the fringes of the first team at City or scouting Estevao from the slums of Sao Paolo, that’s our best chance of success. Most people we target/sign the majority of the fanbase won’t have heard of.

Neither will go for that transfer sum you listed, it be around £60-80m tops. Given we are willing to spend that much on Gittens alone as well as giving Tosin a weekly wage of £150kpw, I'm not worried about matching fees.

Goretzka as a fallback option to rotate with Santos and Caicedo would be great given how unreliable Lavia and Essugo are. Not to mention the added physicality and experience. (I don't care about the BlueCo model. You asked "who's out there?" and I am showing you exactly who.) Same applies for Bremer.

Yildiz is nothing like Gittens.

We literally won a European trophy, qualified for Champions League and became Champions of the World. Of course they would join us.

Still plenty out there that think we are being run quite well and have faith in this ownership to deliver success.

Chelsea five-year net spend: £-662.04m

25/26: £-6.03m

24/25: £-33.76m

23/24: £-153.68m

22/23: £-473.95m

21/22: £31.16m

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Neither will go for that transfer sum you listed, it be around £60-80m tops. Given we are willing to spend that much on Gittens alone as well as giving Tosin a weekly wage of £150kpw, I'm not worried about matching fees.

Goretzka as a fallback option to rotate with Santos and Caicedo would be great given how unreliable Lavia and Essugo are. Not to mention the added physicality and experience. (I don't care about the BlueCo model. You asked "who's out there?" and I am showing you exactly who.) Same applies for Bremer.

Yildiz is nothing like Gittens.

We literally won a European trophy, qualified for Champions League and became Champions of the World. Of course they would join us.

I really don't think winning THAT European trophy will entice any player to play for us .

15 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Chelsea five-year net spend: £-662.04m

25/26: £-6.03m

24/25: £-33.76m

23/24: £-153.68m

22/23: £-473.95m

21/22: £31.16m

And f**k all to show for it.

Aston Villa five-year net spend £-98.67m

25/26: £-14m

24/25: £39.54m

23/24: £-65.44m

22/23: £-38.25m

21/22: £-2.32m

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February 1st 2023..... The Roman era was over.

BUT the spending continues under Clearlake and increases. .. where did it all go wrong????

🐝😂😂

."Chelsea smashed the British transfer record, spent more than the other four big leagues combined, and had hits and misses in an incredible window.

In total, Chelsea splashed over £323m on eight players in January - that's more than the clubs in the Italian, German, French and Spanish top flights combined.'

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17 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Aston Villa five-year net spend £-98.67m

25/26: £-14m

24/25: £39.54m

23/24: £-65.44m

22/23: £-38.25m

21/22: £-2.32m

Interested to see what Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Utd’s is over the past 5 years?

Villa have been broke for a while so there’s being so low isn’t a surprise.

25 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Interested to see what Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Utd’s is over the past 5 years?

Villa have been broke for a while so there’s being so low isn’t a surprise.

United and Arsenal net spend was higher than us. Liverpool lower. I'll see if I can post a link to it

DID YOU KNOW?

UEFA’s statement outlines a four-year monitoring period during which both Chelsea and Aston Villa will be assessed for compliance. For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, the terms apply unconditionally and the clubs must meet all agreed requirements regardless of their financial performance.

Should either Chelsea or Aston Villa post a financial shortfall in the 2026 fiscal year, the terms of the sanctions would extend into the 2027/28 campaign. Moreover, if the clubs again fail to meet UEFA's financial benchmarks by 2027, the restrictions will carry forward into the 2028/29 season as well.

31 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Interested to see what Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Utd’s is over the past 5 years?

Villa have been broke for a while so there’s being so low isn’t a surprise.

There ya go mate! League position in brackets.

Football365

Man City leapfrog Liverpool in net spend table with Janua...

Forget the league table, it's all about the Premier League net spend table. And neither Man City nor Liverpool are in top five.

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Financial Penalties

Initial Fine: Chelsea was fined £27 million for violating UEFA's financial sustainability guidelines.

Potential Additional Fines: If Chelsea fails to comply with the settlement terms, they could incur further fines of up to £52 million.

Transfer Restrictions

Player Registration: Chelsea is barred from registering new players for UEFA competitions unless they demonstrate a positive net balance in their transfer dealings. This means they must sell players to offset any new signings.

Duration of Restrictions: These restrictions apply for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, with the possibility of extending if financial targets are not met.

On 04/02/2026 at 16:11, Sconnie Blue said:

Anderson, Wharton, Murillo, Antonio Silva, Bremer, Yildiz, Goretzka, etc, etc, etc. Arsenal signed two players last summer, Hincapie and Eze, as depth options when they'd be nailed on starters here.

These players are definitely out there.

The problem is, this is assuming we make top four. If we don't then I'd say half those players are not available for us to sign. Other clubs like Man Utd (if they got CL football), Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, will be looking at these. When you are winning and successful you are most attractive to prospective players. We always used to have the options of the better players in Europe, but now we are after slim pickings or super overpriced players from the PL. Wharton and Anderson will end up going for large sums.