Our best players at the moment are a 38 year old Thiago Silva and a few youth products. Meanwhile we spent hundreds of millions on the attack to make it no better. I am exhausted with this club. Previous mistakes by the club are really hurting us now. I hope the new ownership can get this club back on track as It's really f**king depressing to go through this every other season. This club either have big highs or big lows, zero in between. 

4 hours ago, enigma said:

Our best players at the moment are a 38 year old Thiago Silva and a few youth products. Meanwhile we spent hundreds of millions on the attack to make it no better. I am exhausted with this club. Previous mistakes by the club are really hurting us now. I hope the new ownership can get this club back on track as It's really f**king depressing to go through this every other season. This club either have big highs or big lows, zero in between. 

Our transfer police is the biggest problem. Almost all of our transfers are horrible. We either overpay, buy players that aren't good enough or just get players that don't fit our team. Until we fix this we have no hope of ever winning the PL again. Last summer our only big signing was Lukaku and we all know how that turned out. Before that we signed Werner, Havertz, Ziyech, Mendy, Silva and Chilwell. Only Silva has been a good transfer. Chilwell is injured constantly even though I would agree he is a good player if fit.

It's too early to judge the signings of this summer but Cucurella for 60 million already seems very questionable.

ESPN crew ripped in to Todd for being a "businessman from America who is showing no respect for football"

They pointed out Hall being ahead of 62mill Cucurella as being damning of Todd, as is how Newcastles owners have set their club up in a proper way compared to what we are doing leaving Todd in charge, making us his play thing to stroke his ego with.

Todd himself has been very quiet in the last few weeks, in comparison to what he was like when he first came on board ...  

11 hours ago, axman2526 said:

ESPN crew ripped in to Todd for being a "businessman from America who is showing no respect for football"

They pointed out Hall being ahead of 62mill Cucurella as being damning of Todd, as is how Newcastles owners have set their club up in a proper way compared to what we are doing leaving Todd in charge, making us his play thing to stroke his ego with.

He's not leaving himself in charge though is he? He knows he isn't a long term DOF and appointed the necessary team.

And cheap/free signing over performing expensive ones isn't exactly a new thing here.

5 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Todd himself has been very quiet in the last few weeks, in comparison to what he was like when he first came on board ...  

That's a positive.

2 hours ago, Argo said:

He's not leaving himself in charge though is he? He knows he isn't a long term DOF and appointed the necessary team.

And cheap/free signing over performing expensive ones isn't exactly a new thing here.

Aren’t there reports he will be handling transfers in Jan/summer until he recruits a DOF? If his preferred candidate is Edwards he should by now know when he would like to start, and recruit an temp Football director in the interim. We don’t want him handling anymore transfer negotiations as he is getting ripped off, and handing out fat contracts like candy. 

5 hours ago, ducavis said:

Aren’t there reports he will be handling transfers in Jan/summer until he recruits a DOF? 

No.

Vivell, Winstanley, and Shields are the technical advisors & directors of recruitment. They will be handling things now thankfully. 
 

Think I read those 3 will be be a team vs having one DoF. 

 

39 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

No.

Vivell, Winstanley, and Shields are the technical advisors & directors of recruitment. They will be handling things now thankfully. 
 

Think I read those 3 will be be a team vs having one DoF. 

 

And Stewart.

On 13/11/2022 at 12:06, axman2526 said:

ESPN crew ripped in to Todd for being a "businessman from America who is showing no respect for football"

They pointed out Hall being ahead of 62mill Cucurella as being damning of Todd, as is how Newcastles owners have set their club up in a proper way compared to what we are doing leaving Todd in charge, making us his play thing to stroke his ego with.

As critical as I have been about Boehly, it is amusing to also note that many sections of the media wouldn't dare criticise the nation-owned PIF in the same way they do an individual like Boehly. Can't really put my finger on why that might be...

6 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

As critical as I have been about Boehly, it is amusing to also note that many sections of the media wouldn't dare criticise the nation-owned PIF in the same way they do an individual like Boehly. Can't really put my finger on why that might be...

Who cares what the ESPN pundit crew think? I've never seen or heard any particularly insightful observation from them on any subject. Never.

Edited November 14, 20223 yr by OhForAGreavsie

On 13/11/2022 at 07:08, Sexyfootball said:

Todd himself has been very quiet in the last few weeks, in comparison to what he was like when he first came on board ...  

He was naive at best, foolish more like. 

There was no need to disrupt things so much in the first season because you need to allow the club gradually ease into new ownership whilst maintaining a level of performance that make us still attractive and competitive. 

Sacking the manager, the one person who had held the club together since the crisis which led to you buying the club, the way he did changed things mentally for fans and players. 

I don't disagree in sacking an employee that's not pulling in the same direction but if you really are looking at taking a long term approach, what was the rush in sacking him and getting a relatively promising but untested manager at this level. 

I said from day one we will end up in 7th to 9th position come end of season. I fear now I may have been too optimistic at our chances under Mr Potter. 

Reports about the owners looking in to buying up Earls Court to build a new stadium on being far less expensive and faster than redeveloping the Bridge.

Due to CPO I reckon that takes us one step closer to becoming the "West London Cowboys".

Maybe an AFC Chelsea coming lol

7 hours ago, abister1 said:

He was naive at best, foolish more like. 

There was no need to disrupt things so much in the first season because you need to allow the club gradually ease into new ownership whilst maintaining a level of performance that make us still attractive and competitive. 

Sacking the manager, the one person who had held the club together since the crisis which led to you buying the club, the way he did changed things mentally for fans and players. 

I don't disagree in sacking an employee that's not pulling in the same direction but if you really are looking at taking a long term approach, what was the rush in sacking him and getting a relatively promising but untested manager at this level. 

I said from day one we will end up in 7th to 9th position come end of season. I fear now I may have been too optimistic at our chances under Mr Potter. 

I said the same and have the same feeling of being overly optimistic 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Reports about the owners looking in to buying up Earls Court to build a new stadium on being far less expensive and faster than redeveloping the Bridge.

Due to CPO I reckon that takes us one step closer to becoming the "West London Cowboys".

Maybe an AFC Chelsea coming lol

Isn't Earls Court all build over now ?

there's was talk about the railway area up that way I think , can't recall it's name now..

On 13/11/2022 at 07:08, Sexyfootball said:

Todd himself has been very quiet in the last few weeks, in comparison to what he was like when he first came on board ...  

I rrckon he looked at the comments on here. About how it was good that he was making friends all over Europe by meeting other owners and stuff.like " you don't get that rich without knowing what you're doing"

And off he went with a bag of cash !

On 13/11/2022 at 01:06, axman2526 said:

ESPN crew ripped in to Todd for being a "businessman from America who is showing no respect for football"

They pointed out Hall being ahead of 62mill Cucurella as being damning of Todd, as is how Newcastles owners have set their club up in a proper way compared to what we are doing leaving Todd in charge, making us his play thing to stroke his ego with.

Lazy reporting.

they've just copied all that from the Chelsea fans on this forum ! 😀😀😀😀😀😀

14 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Who cares what the ESPN pundit crew think? I've never seen or heard any particularly insightful observation from them on any subject. Never.

Absolutely. Good point!

I actually thought they had a plan until they Sacked Tuchel and brought Potter in..

Edited November 15, 20223 yr by smileysmiles

Anyone know of a bookie that gives a price on chelsea having new owners by next season?

24 minutes ago, Dean said:

Anyone know of a bookie that gives a price on chelsea having new owners by next season?

Sadly they are not allowed to sell for 10 years since purchase date as part of the agreement to buy.

29 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Sadly they are not allowed to sell for 10 years since purchase date as part of the agreement to buy.

What if they have to? 

2 hours ago, Dean said:

What if they have to? 

Baring some sort of disaster I believe they had to show proof of funds for the commitment Roman needed to sell.

The latest post by Chelsea FC confirmed it for me, football truly is dead. They hired some wizard to be in charge of global talent and transfers. I can understand that we needed this badly but this is what football has come to. It feels like the actual football is secondary, the most important thing is how well do we run as a club.

I’m so bored of it, I really yearn for the days when we actually loved footballers. Such as Frank, Terry, Zola, Hasselbaink, Wise. Who the f*ck do we have now? I really thought Mount was going to be it but his late form concerned me. Come on, I want to love football again. So bored of football being a business.

On 17/11/2022 at 02:41, dansubrosa said:

The latest post by Chelsea FC confirmed it for me, football truly is dead. They hired some wizard to be in charge of global talent and transfers. I can understand that we needed this badly but this is what football has come to. It feels like the actual football is secondary, the most important thing is how well do we run as a club.

I’m so bored of it, I really yearn for the days when we actually loved footballers. Such as Frank, Terry, Zola, Hasselbaink, Wise. Who the f*ck do we have now? I really thought Mount was going to be it but his late form concerned me. Come on, I want to love football again. So bored of football being a business.

I understand that point but I don't agree with that. The World has changed so businesses are much more transparent and information is there to be seen for everyone. I am interested how the club is run and I crave for that information. 20 years ago it was just football. You can choose to just be around football in terms of media. Maybe you need to work on that.

I think these days footballers are much more accessible.

I think our current crop of young players is something to be proud of. It is not Cech, Terry, Essien, Lampard and Drogba nor is the competition in Prem as weak as it was back then.