Andrey scored again this evening, and is now up to nine for the Ligue 1 season.

Strasbourg had a very good 4-2 home win against Lyon and are now up to 5th, and breathing down the neck of 2nd/3rd/4th !

Excellent game from Petrovic again btw ; 9 saves from 11 Lyon shots on target (their 2nd goal was a penalty)

Edited March 28, 20251 yr by Sexyfootball

20 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Andrey scored again this evening, and is now up to nine for the Ligue 1 season.

Strasbourg had a very good 4-2 home win against Lyon and are now up to 5th, and breathing down the neck of 2nd/3rd/4th !

Excellent game from Petrovic again btw ; 9 saves from 11 Lyon shots on target (their 2nd goal was a penalty)

What happens if they finish 2nd? Do they get CL football?

1 minute ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

What happens if they finish 2nd? Do they get CL football?

Yes

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Yes

How embarrassing will that be if we dont

8 minutes ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

How embarrassing will that be if we dont

Judging by the way BlueCo handles both clubs it’s clear they only mean for Strasbourg to be competitive.

10 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

What happens if they finish 2nd? Do they get CL football?

CL places for 1st/2nd/3rd

CL Qualifiers for 4th

Key for the Table:

6th place gets Conference League (not colour coded)

Edited March 29, 20251 yr by Sexyfootball

I call them out for all the things they have, and continue to do, wrong. Only fair I give the ownership/directors their flowers on this one.

Andrey looks a top, top talent. As our resident Vasco fan told us from the start. In an ideal world Chelsea would be strong enough to not need him right away, he helps Strasbourg get to the CL and stays there another season as he is clearly developing beautifully there.

However we don't have that luxury and we do need him so I hope he comes back, is not sold and plays often. Him and Caicedo could be an unbelievable partnership.

Has me hoping for the what if we had Kante paired with Essien.

6 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

CL places for 1st/2nd/3rd

CL Qualifiers for 4th

Key for the Table:

6th place gets Conference League (not colour coded)

16 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

What happens if they finish 2nd? Do they get CL football?

Chelsea set for UEFA headache! S...

Chelsea set for UEFA headache! Strasbourg's Ligue 1 succe...

Chelsea's owners may have to pause their involvement in Strasbourg as both teams are in with a shot of playing in the same European competition.

Playing ever week has really helped Petrovic, just what a 25 year old keeper needs.

15 minutes ago, Scott said:

Playing ever week has really helped Petrovic, just what a 25 year old keeper needs.

If they DONT bring back him and Santos then it exposes the owners lies that the best will play for Chelsea

HERE WE GO

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/columnist/behdad-eghbali-will-laugh-off-any-29m-bid-for-exceptional-chelsea-player-this-summer-hes-worth-so-much-more/

With Essugio signed maybe a bid of 50mill would be enough.

On 29/03/2025 at 09:33, Sconnie Blue said:

Yes

On 29/03/2025 at 20:08, Sexyfootball said:

CL places for 1st/2nd/3rd

CL Qualifiers for 4th

Key for the Table:

6th place gets Conference League (not colour coded)

If Strasbourg finish 2nd and we finish 3rd or lower, they are prioritized into the CL over us. BlueCo would have to comply with UEFA demands or meet this fate.

It would be hilariously tragic if we go on an awesome run only to finish 3rd and be booted out of the CL...by our own sister club

12 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

HERE WE GO

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/columnist/behdad-eghbali-will-laugh-off-any-29m-bid-for-exceptional-chelsea-player-this-summer-hes-worth-so-much-more/

I noticed that it's the transfer fee that is too low to sell him, and not that he is vital to keep for football reasons

8 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

I noticed that it's the transfer fee that is too low to sell him, and not that he is vital to keep for football reasons

Yes I didn't much care for the way that article was written/briefed either !

We would be incredibly stupid not to even try a Santos/Caicedo midfield pairing.

My choice, if a midfielder has to leave, would be to sell Enzo Fernandez to Real Madrid 😀

3 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

If Strasbourg finish 2nd and we finish 3rd or lower, they are prioritized into the CL over us. BlueCo would have to comply with UEFA demands or meet this fate.

It would be hilariously tragic if we go on an awesome run only to finish 3rd and be booted out of the CL...by our own sister club

Could the board try a technicality like the one that let Girona and City play the CL being sister clubs? I think that it was based on a percentage of Girona's ownership, which they had to sell to be lower than the minimum threshold.

1 hour ago, RMH said:

Could the board try a technicality like the one that let Girona and City play the CL being sister clubs? I think that it was based on a percentage of Girona's ownership, which they had to sell to be lower than the minimum threshold.

Yes, although that is UEFA's rule rather than a technicality, since letting in RB Leipzig/RB Salzburg back in 2017. The owners would have to divest a controlling interest in one of the clubs and surrender control of player movement between the clubs.

That was easy for CFG (think they dropped their share to 40%, and Guardiola's brother is a part owner...) but Girona wasn't relying on loans or transfers from Man City, whereas BlueCo are relying on moving players between Strasbourg and Chelsea.

If he was owned by another club, we'd be putting a £70m bid together.

Don't care what gets offered, we shouldn't entertain any trnafer.

1 hour ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Yes, although that is UEFA's rule rather than a technicality, since letting in RB Leipzig/RB Salzburg back in 2017. The owners would have to divest a controlling interest in one of the clubs and surrender control of player movement between the clubs.

That was easy for CFG (think they dropped their share to 40%, and Guardiola's brother is a part owner...) but Girona wasn't relying on loans or transfers from Man City, whereas BlueCo are relying on moving players between Strasbourg and Chelsea.

Thanks for the clarification.

Clearlake to their credit know every loop hole in the book. I doubt it will come to it but if it does I don’t see it a problem.

43 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Clearlake to their credit know every loop hole in the book. I doubt it will come to it but if it does I don’t see it a problem.

Loophole FC 😂

Fully expect to see Santos in the squad for the World Club Cup. But more importantly, he better be part of the squad next season. This is exactly the type of potential the owners sought to develop, and he better be playing in blue and not sold.

Think Sarr, Santos & Paez play majority of minutes at CWC.

Two more assists this weekend in a 2-2 draw with Nice. There should be no debate - he has to be part of the squad next year.

8 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

Two more assists this weekend in a 2-2 draw with Nice. There should be no debate - he has to be part of the squad next year.

Yeah can’t wait to see him become an overlapping LB to free space for Cucurella to crash the box.