2 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

based on what? All he's said is he wants to play lmao Silva / Fofana / Badi are all injury prone too 

well if he wants to play he has them for competition, if he's unsure that he will play that implies he doesn't believe he can get into the team ahead of them

by the way i agree with both the people who are concerned and the people who say that this is all a blown up story

 

2 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

based on what? All he's said is he wants to play lmao Silva / Fofana / Badi are all injury prone too 

Amazing the little stories he makes up isnt it.

Despite our crap league finish, we did have the 7th best defence in the league, Brighton were = 10th best defence, conceding only 4 goals less than 17th placed relegation battling Everton. Levi only started in 13 of Brightons games, he will get that many games minimum with us. He will also receive a substantial salary compared to what Brighton would be able to afford.

So it’s not a hard choice (if a choice at all), play in a better defence, under a more experienced manager, playing more games, for more money.

11 hours ago, WhiteWall said:

Not sure what point you are trying to make with the been with us since 8. He was part of our academy system, a system that like all other clubs releases 99% of the players they have on the basis of the perceived potential those players have. In the vast number of cases the academies are proved wrong as these released players go on to have professional careers elsewhere. Colwill is in a select band of actually getting through that 14 year old release and was kept on by the academy. 

The loans to other clubs has been anything but a disregard by the club, it has been part of a development programme. Playing for Huddersfield whilst not being able to play regularly for a CL club was absolutely the right thing to do and the move to Brighton this season has also been part of that process. It has only been the success of Brighton and the poor performance of us that has thrust all this into the limelight.

I don't read comments from Ian Maatsen's camp that he wants to have talks with manager before he decides what he's going to do, especially as like Colwill he is bound by the contract that he signed.

We all want Colwill to stay and be a success but as many have said, maintaining a low profile and dealing with your private affairs quietly would be more preferable than giving the appearance that you are hankering after a move away.

Thanks for the reply mate, good points made.

10 hours ago, Valerie said:

I don't think @The Rising Sun was entirely serious 

Anyway, many here prefer our players to be modest and quiet, so when someone comes along, especially a very young player, with a biggish mouth, they think he's an entitled disgrace, who ultimately hasn't shown very much yet. Taking media reports (has anyone actually heard from Colwill himself?) at face value, Levi is very self-confident lad who apparently doesn't care about other people's modesty requirements. He's figuring out his immediate future, and as he's not following the preferred way to do this, the easily incensed supporters are howling. It's all very tiresome.

I feel the need to stick up for Chelsea players  ! 

We're getting very judgemental about players and ready to believe almost anything being reported by " sources "

Can't wait for the season to start 

Come on you BLUES!!

2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I feel the need to stick up for Chelsea players  ! 

We're getting very judgemental about players and ready to believe almost anything being reported by " sources "

Can't wait for the season to start 

Come on you BLUES!!

I haven't voiced my opinions on any of the sources, but the actions of Colwill himself. His interview a few months back didn't sit right with me and then his reaction on Twitter to us losing made it even worse. How else are we supposed to react to one of our own players mocking and revelling in our defeat? I'm not going to laugh alongside him and start begging for him to stay if that is how he feels. It's very simple for me, I'll back anybody that wants to play for Chelsea, if they don't, then I am not interested in defending them.

1 hour ago, Scott Harris said:

I haven't voiced my opinions on any of the sources, but the actions of Colwill himself. His interview a few months back didn't sit right with me and then his reaction on Twitter to us losing made it even worse. How else are we supposed to react to one of our own players mocking and revelling in our defeat? I'm not going to laugh alongside him and start begging for him to stay if that is how he feels. It's very simple for me, I'll back anybody that wants to play for Chelsea, if they don't, then I am not interested in defending them.

And most fans would probably offer to drive Gallagher to even Tottenham despite the fact he would die for this club.

Two way street.

1 hour ago, Scott Harris said:

I haven't voiced my opinions on any of the sources, but the actions of Colwill himself. His interview a few months back didn't sit right with me and then his reaction on Twitter to us losing made it even worse. How else are we supposed to react to one of our own players mocking and revelling in our defeat? I'm not going to laugh alongside him and start begging for him to stay if that is how he feels. It's very simple for me, I'll back anybody that wants to play for Chelsea, if they don't, then I am not interested in defending them.

I agree , if he wants out, let him go. The thing is apparently he wants to play for Chelsea so much that he wants to start every game, if " sources" are to be believed.

He'll make the choice based on what suits him best, if he's flakey about us, then I have no problem with him leaving, and no anger or resentment either.

I'm glad most of the old guard have moved on , I just hope we haven't lost a bit of experience etc.

Thanks for your reply mate

12 minutes ago, Argo said:

And most fans would probably offer to drive Gallagher to even Tottenham despite the fact he would die for this club.

Two way street.

Would they though? I think most can see that Gallagher's quality isn't great, but they acknowledge that he works his socks off for the team and they respect that. I don't think many are absolutely desperate to get him out of the club. Most would problably be fine with him staying.

2 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Would they though? I think most can see that Gallagher's quality isn't great, but they acknowledge that he works his socks off for the team and they respect that. I don't think many are absolutely desperate to get him out of the club. Most would problably be fine with him staying.

Gallagher get's a lot of stick

i think Pochettino will really like him and it would be interesting to see how he can manage him

 

4 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Would they though? I think most can see that Gallagher's quality isn't great, but they acknowledge that he works his socks off for the team and they respect that. I don't think many are absolutely desperate to get him out of the club. Most would problably be fine with him staying.

Agree. He is a good squad player for sure.

16 hours ago, coco said:

Levi only started in 13 of Brightons games, he will get that many games minimum with us. 

 

Not if you say he is the 4th cb. 

Like I said it is very simple. You have Chalo, Silva, Badi, Colwill, Fofana. 

If you play back 4, two will be unhappy. Now you decide who this two will be. 

2 hours ago, Bob stark said:

Not if you say he is the 4th cb. 

Like I said it is very simple. You have Chalo, Silva, Badi, Colwill, Fofana. 

If you play back 4, two will be unhappy. Now you decide who this two will be. 

20 games start for each player, Silva and Fofana injury/fitness prone. 

2 hours ago, Bob stark said:

Not if you say he is the 4th cb. 

Like I said it is very simple. You have Chalo, Silva, Badi, Colwill, Fofana. 

If you play back 4, two will be unhappy. Now you decide who this two will be. 

But he won't be the 4th CB. Just because he is young, doesn't mean that he has to wait. Chances are when Pochettino sees how good he is, he will be first choice and it will be a case of who partners him. I love Silva and still think he will be an important player for us, but do expect his game time to be reduced this season.

 

Also there is a price supposedly quoted for Trev ,so one less to consider.If he stays he'll get plenty of game time.

I don't think its wise to sell Chalobah but apparently Pochettino only wants 4 CB's and Trev is the odd man out. 

If that happens Silva/Fofana will miss 50% of the games this season each through injuries and fatigue. Realistically Levi is gonna end up playing 30+ games i imagine. 

IMO you keep Trev and reduce Silva's role to that which Terry had in that last season under Conte as more of a cheerleader. 

1 hour ago, coco said:

20 games start for each player, Silva and Fofana injury/fitness prone. 

With one game per week, injury won't be a big problem. Furthermore you want to develop partnership between your main CB.

You know what is funny, most people reaction to my post are exactly why Colwill should he concerned. A lot of people here still want silva to play big part in our team which mean one of Colwill, Badi or Fofana will be the 4th choice

 

46 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

I don't think its wise to sell Chalobah but apparently Pochettino only wants 4 CB's and Trev is the odd man out. 

Chalobah's versatility is unmatched amongst our CBs, I think he's criminally underrated and were we to sell him because we need to give his minutes to a 39 year old we'll just end up having to spend 50m+ on a replacement next summer

2 hours ago, Nibs said:

But he won't be the 4th CB. Just because he is young, doesn't mean that he has to wait. Chances are when Pochettino sees how good he is, he will be first choice and it will be a case of who partners him. I love Silva and still think he will be an important player for us, but do expect his game time to be reduced this season.

 

But that is the question that Colwill will have. We have in our team 100m cb in Fofana, Badi who was excellent last year and Silva last year POTY. 

 

32 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

With one game per week, injury won't be a big problem. Furthermore you want to develop partnership between your main CB.

You know what is funny, most people reaction to my post are exactly why Colwill should he concerned. A lot of people here still want silva to play big part in our team which mean one of Colwill, Badi or Fofana will be the 4th choice

 

Not sure where you have gleaned that from. From reading the posts on here i think pretty much universally all posters have acknowledged that Silva's playing time will reduce dramatically this season from last season and the benefit of having him around will be more in a mentoring capacity.

Regardless of the hype and the money i am stil yet to see anything from Fofana that would put him above any of the others anyway at the moment. Granted his leap at corners is something we seem to have lacked since JT's day and may be the best in the side..

Fofana is the best at bringing the ball forward.  In a back 3 that’s an important skill. On a back 4 maybe less so. I don’t think a non English speaking mentor has that much value if push comes to shove. Chalobah has a much higher market value than Silva right now. 

1 hour ago, Bob stark said:

With one game per week, injury won't be a big problem. Furthermore you want to develop partnership between your main CB.

You know what is funny, most people reaction to my post are exactly why Colwill should he concerned. A lot of people here still want silva to play big part in our team which mean one of Colwill, Badi or Fofana will be the 4th choice

Colwill should share his place with Silva 50-50, thats 20 odd games each, i think they should share the captaincy as well, Silva cap, Levi vice cap. 

Badi and Fofana share the other berth.

Trev is the utility defender/DM.

I can easily imagine Silva and Fofana will be unavailable for parts of the season, that would leave us Levi, Badi and Trev.

6 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

I don't think its wise to sell Chalobah but apparently Pochettino only wants 4 CB's and Trev is the odd man out. 

If that happens Silva/Fofana will miss 50% of the games this season each through injuries and fatigue. Realistically Levi is gonna end up playing 30+ games i imagine. 

IMO you keep Trev and reduce Silva's role to that which Terry had in that last season under Conte as more of a cheerleader. 

I wonder who we have as third right back choice if Trev is sold? Gusto will need a break now and again covering Reeces treatment room time.

One match a week season. 

 

Badiashile - 30 PL starts

Fofana - 20 PLstarts

Colwill - 18 PL starts + cup matches

Silva - 8 PL starts + cup matches

Chalobah - Emergency option for entire back 4, cup matches, +takes Silva's role following year. 

 

 

Edited July 14, 20233 yr by Sconnie Blue

On 14/07/2023 at 10:38, coco said:

Colwill should share his place with Silva 50-50, thats 20 odd games each, i think they should share the captaincy as well, Silva cap, Levi vice cap. 

Badi and Fofana share the other berth.

Trev is the utility defender/DM.

I can easily imagine Silva and Fofana will be unavailable for parts of the season, that would leave us Levi, Badi and Trev.

Colwill vice captain? no chance. He has to earn it and actually commit to the club long term before it's even considered.