7 hours ago, evissy said:

1,5bn talk is the media talk. They are so superficial there is no sense. It is a fact but if most of the players bought with that amount is about 18-20 instead of what it used to be under Roman.

Cucurellas been one of our Best players this season and he is one of the senior players at 26. Liverpools senior player is Virgil VanDijk.

Sancho was no brainer business deal.

Neto's first year Chelsea player and for me been okay.

Jackson easily our best striker.

KHD Maresca player that was never quality we want but came with the Coach. I don't like him or anything of him.

Nkunku was Boehly/Eghbali buy. Just like Koulibaly and Sterling. Before SD's.

So is the team full of 20 year olds? You said something about winning with 20 yr olds but then the team isn't made up of 20 yr olds. The majority of the team has played years of football.

Cucurella cost 65m and has taken 3 years to look half decent, like its been mentioned in his thread his still woeful defensively like Luiz. Then you have Felix aswell and im not even touching the surface of awful transfers the club has made.

Im not going backwards and forwards with you trying to find an excuse for each transfer and the best you coming up with is no brainer business deal and Jackson our best striker. We could get Mark Stein back and he would be out best striker at the moment.

15 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Standards ... as Mr Minerals is fond of saying !

The Premier League All Time Table during Roman's Tenure :

And the All Time Premier League Table before Abramovich arrived :

So we've basically been at the top table for over 30 years.

And then BlueCo arrived on the scene ...

1992/93 to 2002/03 4th

2003/04 to 2021/22 1st

2022/23 to 2024/25 9th

To spend £1.2 billion on players to drop from 1st to 9th is some achievement LOL.

Attaboy Todd and Eghbali ! You really showed us ... 🤠 🤡

And still apparently there is a need for "a plan that ultimately will have Chelsea where it belongs." I struggle to see what was wrong about Chelsea's accomplishments that needed fixing. You can debate governance and boardroom stuff and a new stadium vs a Bridge rebuild, sure, but in terms of delivering silverware and supporter connection we hardly needed fixing. There is tweaking a squad, which is an ongoing thing with any club, and there is destroying everything thinking you know best.

Personally, I'm not convinced we should be happy if we somehow manage to qualify for the Champions League next season. Do we have any business playing there if our current style of play is anything to go by? I'm already dreading the Club World Championship this June!

16 hours ago, evissy said:

1,5bn talk is the media talk. They are so superficial there is no sense. It is a fact but if most of the players bought with that amount is about 18-20 instead of what it used to be under Roman.

Cucurellas been one of our Best players this season and he is one of the senior players at 26. Liverpools senior player is Virgil VanDijk.

Sancho was no brainer business deal.

Neto's first year Chelsea player and for me been okay.

Jackson easily our best striker.

KHD Maresca player that was never quality we want but came with the Coach. I don't like him or anything of him.

Nkunku was Boehly/Eghbali buy. Just like Koulibaly and Sterling. Before SD's.

What a baffling post. Thr £1.5 billion is just " media talk" then...."it's a fact" . 😂

7 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

What a baffling post. Thr £1.5 billion is just " media talk" then...."it's a fact" . 😂

This forum is so tired.... almost don't have energy to reply.

The sentiment of 1,5bn. f**king hell...We have all seen Chelsea buy youth for most of that Money. Barring pre-SD's era which ended at about mid-2023. The media, ex-Roman era players and apparently this forum don't have the sensitivity to look beyond 1,5bn which is an investment for the future. Not for now. We didn't buy finished articles yet media is shouting Chelsea lose after spending 1,5bn. How f**king simplistic is that. I understand the media calling us 1bn dollar bottlejobs because it sells and feels good in the hearts of everything opposing fan but us fans have zero hope, trust or vision for this new group.

Listen to that Twomey recap I shared. I think he makes good sense of that the people running this club is trying to do.

You can choose to see the plan being horrible or seeing the idea/vision in it. Whether it works or whether they keep hold of this plan remains to be seen.

Fact is this plan laid before us is not about winning the title or trophies right this moment. Enzo Maresca was not given any target for this season in terms of trophies or league position. Champions league qualification is naturally something the club would like as it makes easier to balance the books.

Really tired of this place. Cannot lie.

Your entire argument is giving the owners the benefit of the doubt until we find ourselves bankrupt.

We’ve gone in circles 3 years in a row. We have no shirt sponsor for 2 years running. We have a squad littered with players who either aren’t good enough or are too young being asked to be the experienced heads. We’ve had our 4th manager in 3 seasons in which we will likely find ourselves getting a 5th manager in a few months. Lastly, we’ve had to rely on Cobham to secure our PSR compliance given our consistent failures in getting Top 4.

If you want to die on that hill be my guest.

And I’m so tired of spending £100+ each week to go watch my club serve us the dullest, most boring football in 30 years or more with a group of players that are not good enough for what they earn, not invested with Chelsea FC and with whom the fans do not feel any connection whatsoever, and who behave like a bunch of spoilt brats led by a turd of coach. I’m tired of giving my money (a lot of what I earn) to a bunch of gringos so arrogant that they thought that they needed to come to England and Europe to teach us how things are much better done over the pond, only to fail miserably for third season in a row to show any progress and that they still think themselves superior to the rest.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

SThis forum is so tired.... almost don't have energy to reply.

The sentiment of 1,5bn. f**king hell...We have all seen Chelsea buy youth for most of that Money. Barring pre-SD's era which ended at about mid-2023. The media, ex-Roman era players and apparently this forum don't have the sensitivity to look beyond 1,5bn which is an investment for the future. Not for now. We didn't buy finished articles yet media is shouting Chelsea lose after spending 1,5bn. How f**king simplistic is that. I understand the media calling us 1bn dollar bottlejobs because it sells and feels good in the hearts of everything opposing fan but us fans have zero hope, trust or vision for this new group.

Listen to that Twomey recap I shared. I think he makes good sense of that the people running this club is trying to do.

You can choose to see the plan being horrible or seeing the idea/vision in it. Whether it works or whether they keep hold of this plan remains to be seen.

Fact is this plan laid before us is not about winning the title or trophies right this moment. Enzo Maresca was not given any target for this season in terms of trophies or league position. Champions league qualification is naturally something the club would like as it makes easier to balance the books.

Really tired of this place. Cannot lie.

The other posters on this place are possibly very tired of your goodself.

You appear to be totally deluded, just saying.

Alternatively, every other poster is wrong and you are right on the money.

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In the meantime, our last Champions League captain Dave has just scored a beauty against Espanyol.

2 hours ago, OneTommyLangley said:

The other posters on this place are possibly very tired of your goodself.

You appear to be totally deluded, just saying.

Alternatively, every other poster is wrong and you are right on the money.

I don't really care to be honest. Problem for me is there is no positivity or even the slightest glimmer of hope or believe. Or most of all sense of reality. People here live in the past.

I probably need to find another place.

10 minutes ago, evissy said:

I don't really care to be honest. Problem for me is there is no positivity or even the slightest glimmer of hope or believe. Or most of all sense of reality. People here live in the past.

I probably need to find another place.

We don’t live in the past, we just don’t accept the sh*t these new owners are serving. You may be content with Trump, others decide to contest this trumpian era and it doesn’t mean that we live in the past but that we hope for a brighter future.

4 minutes ago, RMH said:

We don’t live in the past, we just don’t accept the sh*t these new owners are serving. You may be content with Trump, others decide to contest this trumpian era and it doesn’t mean that we live in the past but that we hope for a brighter future.

Why the f**k do you involve that orange c**t into this conversation? This is not world politics. This is entertainment called football.

The plan itself is based on youth which can bring bright future. We just need to be patient.

People just can't handle this new situation. And to you personally: what have you done to change their mind? Write here?

1 minute ago, evissy said:

Why the f**k do you involve that orange c**t into this conversation? This is not world politics. This is entertainment called football.

The plan itself is based on youth which can bring bright future. We just need to be patient.

People just can't handle this new situation. And to you personally: what have you done to change their mind? Write here?

The problem is that we are not entertaining any more but boring the sh*t out of everybody.

What am I doing? Not investing in the club as much as I would have before and joining protests when they happen. What are you doing to support the new owners? Are you coming to the games and spending your time and money following home and away the new Chelsea? Or, cheering them up on this forum?

The other

1 hour ago, evissy said:

This is entertainment called football.

And this is what you and the gringos in charge fail to grasp. To many in football home nations, football is not just entertainment. Many grow into their support through generations and it’s not just a way of entertaining yourself as you go to the pictures, it’s a family, a club you belong to, where you meet friends with whom you go to games every week. I know people that wouldn’t watch football if it wasn’t Chelsea. If it was just pure entertainment, you’d choose to go to whichever team offered the best football at the moment, and that could be Liverpool or Arsenal, not Chelsea. That is what these lot in charge are destroying. Not because the football is boring, which it is, not because the team they have built is average, which it also is, but because they are making more and more difficult for loyal supporters to get tickets while they sell more to corporate and tourists, because they treat us with contempt and then expect us to be supporting them, because they don’t think of us as loyal fans but as customers, because they are gambling the future of this club away while disrespecting its past.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

Why the f**k do you involve that orange c**t into this conversation? This is not world politics. This is entertainment called football.

The plan itself is based on youth which can bring bright future. We just need to be patient.

People just can't handle this new situation. And to you personally: what have you done to change their mind? Write here?

The plan is not based on youth. We'll certainly not the football game, because there is no footballing play. Looking at the players purchased at the time and those bought since. Lesley Ugochukwu has not been bought for any other reason than to try and make a small turn on. Nothing that is happening here is to do with football. The football is secondary. Some element of success will help to make a profit on players but there is no underlying plan for footballing endeavour and achievement.

32 minutes ago, RMH said:

The other

And this is what you and the gringos in charge fail to grasp. To many in football home nations, football is not just entertainment. Many grow into their support through generations and it’s not just a way of entertaining yourself as you go to the pictures, it’s a family, a club you belong to, where you meet friends with whom you go to games every week. I know people that wouldn’t watch football if it wasn’t Chelsea. If it was just pure entertainment, you’d choose to go to whichever team offered the best football at the moment, and that could be Liverpool or Arsenal, not Chelsea. That is what these lot in charge are destroying. Not because the football is boring, which it is, not because the team they have built is average, which it also is, but because they are making more and more difficult for loyal supporters to get tickets while they sell more to corporate and tourists, because they treat us with contempt and then expect us to be supporting them, because they don’t think of us as loyal fans but as customers, because they are gambling the future of this club away while disrespecting its past.

That is pretty arrogant to say. Who are you to tell me how I enjoy my football or Chelsea. You can't dictate that. I would love to be able to go to the games but I don't. I watch the games, white/read here and talk about Prem with my friends.

The ticket prices is another thing. I don't have an opinion on it as I am not match going fan. In commercial surrounding as Premier League is what is more wanted will cost more. That is basic economics. In Germany they handle that by support owned clubs. But that is politics. Hard to get into it.

I don't like the fact people who are most invested in their club can't afford to go to games. We are a massive club so we have every good and bad that comes with it.

16 minutes ago, evissy said:

I would love to be able to go to the games but I don't. I watch the games, white/read here and talk about Prem with my friends.

The ticket prices is another thing. I don't have an opinion on it as I am not match going fan.

Politely, this is probably why you have the views you do RE the current direction of the club.

You are a consumer. Not a fan.

34 minutes ago, evissy said:

That is pretty arrogant to say. Who are you to tell me how I enjoy my football or Chelsea. You can't dictate that. I would love to be able to go to the games but I don't. I watch the games, white/read here and talk about Prem with my friends.

The ticket prices is another thing. I don't have an opinion on it as I am not match going fan. In commercial surrounding as Premier League is what is more wanted will cost more. That is basic economics. In Germany they handle that by support owned clubs. But that is politics. Hard to get into it.

I don't like the fact people who are most invested in their club can't afford to go to games. We are a massive club so we have every good and bad that comes with it.

When I’ve said ”you” I didn’t mean you personally but a general you meaning anyone. As in “anyone would choose to go to whichever…”

19 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Politely, this is probably why you have the views you do RE the current direction of the club.

You are a consumer. Not a fan.

Have watched most of the games since 2001. Chelsea is my club. Would have watched since 1997 if I had the means.

Fan, supporter or consumer. It is semantics basically, sugarcoat or romanticize it all you want.

4 hours ago, RMH said:

We don’t live in the past, we just don’t accept the sh*t these new owners are serving. You may be content with Trump, others decide to contest this trumpian era and it doesn’t mean that we live in the past but that we hope for a brighter future.

Strange post. Not sure why this was mentioned, but was the world really a better place under the democrats over those 4 years? 3 months ago lol. UK a billion times worse under Starmer, you should probably narrow your protests to our own country.

4 hours ago, RMH said:

You may be content with Trump,

Careful my friend, many millions of folks love that man, over 77million in the states alone...

17 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Careful my friend, many millions of folks love that man, over 77million in the states alone...

I know, 77m numpties voting for a bunch of nazi psychopaths is sh*t. I’m sure that you know better about it from your fellow canucks (and I’m told by my Canadian family), but this might bring Canada (and Mexico) closer to Europe and it’s a good thing.

22 hours ago, evissy said:

I don't really care to be honest. Problem for me is there is no positivity or even the slightest glimmer of hope or believe. Or most of all sense of reality. People here live in the past.

I probably need to find another place.

Fans always have different opinions to each other. It's normal, it doesn't even matter. And we change our minds as situations develop or if we get worse or if we improve. I disagree with your opinion of the " plan" . Contrary to all the evidence so far and how unlikely it seems you might turn out to be correct, in that case we would all be Happy !. But NEVER with our investors! So , stick around for a another 5 or so years and you might be showered with praise for predicting the success of the plan . 😂

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58 minutes ago, RMH said:

I know, 77m numpties voting for a bunch of nazi psychopaths is sh*t. I’m sure that you know better about it from your fellow canucks (and I’m told by my Canadian family), but this might bring Canada (and Mexico) closer to Europe and it’s a good thing.

Might do, though as to what course the provenance of Alberta takes after the federal election, is of concern to someone who lives there.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Might do, though as to what course the provenance of Alberta takes after the federal election, is of concern to someone who lives there.

Of course, I may have extended the rationality of Eastern Canadians to the whole country and mid west Canadians may be as numpties as the US people and may prefer be governed by nazi-saluting oligarchs. Ontarians an Quebequas definitely do not take it as a joke.

13 minutes ago, RMH said:

Of course, I may have extended the rationality of Eastern Canadians to the whole country and mid west Canadians may be as numpties as the US people and may prefer be governed by nazi-saluting oligarchs. Ontarians an Quebequas definitely do not take it as a joke.

Not to defend it or get too deep in it, because I would be very concerned about Alberta becoming its own country, and very much against it becoming the 51st state. However it is not all on Alberta. We have a lot of natural resources that the liberal goverment have used and abused their way over the past 10 years, put in place systems that have hampered the provences development while taxing us high on fuel, which should cost us half the price is does. 70bill a year goes from Alberta to Ottawa, less than half comes back.

I hope Danielle Smiths actions are to secure a better deal from the liberals, who I fully expect to win the election as all you need is Ontario and Quebec to like you to win the election, the rest of what Canada thinks and votes for does not matter.