1 hour ago, dkw said:

We`ve had English's players that could barely speak English in the past....

And who seem to forget how to shave.

Hearing from medical sources inside Cobham that Reece James is set to have a scan on his knee following training today, to determine whether or not he will travel to the US. Medical sources remain optimistic.

14 minutes ago, mojo said:

Hearing from medical sources inside Cobham that Reece James is set to have a scan on his knee following training today, to determine whether or not he will travel to the US. Medical sources remain optimistic.

One day he is going to need surgery to fix his on going issues I feel.

Hopefully this comes to nothing, but if it does he must be very frustrated. Hindsight is too easy, but perhaps this should have been done in December last year. 

Gusto is going to need to ramp up fast 

Edited July 13, 20233 yr by PhilH930

May as well miss pre-season and get the procedure or operation done. Everytime he's on a long spell on the sideline, our results go to sh1t. It maybe better to start the season instead of another long lay off.

 

 

Nothing serious. 

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Reece James is fine and will be going on the US tour. (@SJohnsonSport) #CFC

 

Lucky we have a capable back up now in Gusto. James is our best player but he's made of glass.

Looks like he didn’t fly out to the States today. Hopefully it’s just a quick illness and he’ll get some good preseason. Plus I hope he’s available cause I’d love to see him in Atlanta next week

17 hours ago, seanlu13913 said:

Looks like he didn’t fly out to the States today. Hopefully it’s just a quick illness and he’ll get some good preseason. Plus I hope he’s available cause I’d love to see him in Atlanta next week

After the Fofana incident, James is just a ticking time bomb. 

Any knee injuries where there is even partial ligament damage poses risk of further injuring it or rupturing it completely given there is no blood supply going to the tendon. 

33 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

After the Fofana incident, James is just a ticking time bomb. 

Any knee injuries where there is even partial ligament damage poses risk of further injuring it or rupturing it completely given there is no blood supply going to the tendon. 

If Gusto lives up to the billing I think we have to seriously consider making him CDM (or CB in a back three) fulltime.

It's a shame as he really is the Mbappe of fullbacks when fully on it but those positions are a lot less taxing to the legs.

Big season for Reece. Read somewhere he was less available than Pulisic. Just not sure we can depend on Reece yet, which is a shame given his ability. 

Needs a healthy season under his belt. 

We are asking a lot if we think James can stay fit for at least 2 thirds of a season.

3 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

Big season for Reece. Read somewhere he was less available than Pulisic. Just not sure we can depend on Reece yet, which is a shame given his ability. 

Needs a healthy season under his belt. 

Gone under the radar a bit but Pulisic didn't get injured for the entire calendar year 2022 (unless he did in the close season).

 

Edited July 18, 20233 yr by Argo

 

How did people survive pre-mobile phones?  How did they live without talking to/texting someone every two minutes?

I remember trying to take my bakelite phone with me back in the day. Cord got jammed in the door. End of experiment.

15 minutes ago, dermott said:

How did people survive pre-mobile phones?  How did they live without talking to/texting someone every two minutes?

I remember trying to take my bakelite phone with me back in the day. Cord got jammed in the door. End of experiment.

Times changed with technology, we've always been like it though. I'm sure we'll all be glued to some optical overlay implanted in our eyes in the next 30 years.

Fair enough. Good point. Answer me this then: how did people not die of dehydration before the advent of the little plastic bottle of water they carry everywhere?

14 minutes ago, dermott said:

Fair enough. Good point. Answer me this then: how did people not die of dehydration before the advent of the little plastic bottle of water they carry everywhere?

We were forced to drink beer as it was the only non-contaminated liquid available

2 hours ago, dermott said:

How did people survive pre-mobile phones?  How did they live without talking to/texting someone every two minutes?

 

Better, we lived better.

Other than when you were waiting for the latest scores page on Ceefax to recycle back the page Chelsea`s game was on...

Edited July 21, 20232 yr by dkw

5 minutes ago, dkw said:

Other than when you were waiting for the latest scores page on Ceefax to recycle back the page Chelsea`s game was on...

Or the £100 a month BT charges to Chelsea Clubcall!

2 minutes ago, Mod said:

Or the £100 a month BT charges to Chelsea Clubcall!

Yeah, that was what you were listening to wasnt it....definitely just Chelsea Clubcall....

Just now, dkw said:

Yeah, that was what you were listening to wasnt it....definitely just Chelsea Clubcall....

oh yea... no other 0898 numbers were slipped in amongst!

On 15/07/2023 at 03:52, I am a CPA said:

Lucky we have a capable back up now in Gusto. James is our best player but he's made of glass.

I think it may be a bit early to know if Gusto will be a capabale back up. Let's hope so. Zappacosta scored on his debut for us after all.

2 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Times changed with technology, we've always been like it though.I'm sure we'll all be g lued to some optical overlay implanted in our eyes in the next 30 years.

By then for me, it'll be cataracts, i suspect.