Well, we're right in the middle of our usual depressing December slump, so I propose we distract ourselves a little by turning attention to the January Transfer window !

So many questions come to mind ... LOL

• Who will BlueCo sell ?

• Who should we sell ?

• Who will BlueCo loan out ?

• Who should we loan out ?

• Who will BlueCo bring in to "strengthen" the squad ?

• Who should we bring in to actually strengthen the squad ?

• Should we bring back anyone currently on loan ?

• Will we agree with anything that BlueCo actually do ?

I suggest we ignore the elephant in the room of whether there is even any money left to spend LOL

• Who will BlueCo sell ?

  Cole Palmer & Estevao, they’re also probably shipping Pedro Neto about on the down low ready for Summer.

• Who should we sell ?

  Disasi, Sterling & George. We should also do all in our power to pull out of the Emegha transfer.

• Who will BlueCo loan out ?

  Misha to Strasbourg

• Who should we loan out ?

  Jamie Jermaine Bynoe Gittens to a low PL/ Championship side.

• Who will BlueCo bring in to "strengthen" the squad ?

  I’m sure there’s some preteen South American floating around the Venezuelan 3rd division.

• Who should we bring in to actually strengthen the squad ?

  Jadon Sancho.

• Should we bring back anyone currently on loan ?

  I’ve lost track of who is currently out on loan in total honesty.

• Will we agree with anything that BlueCo actually do ?

  Sacking Maresca would score some serious brownie points, that’s not going to happen so… No.

Sell. Lmao. Let’s be honest with ourselves. No one is buying the sh*t we have.

Loans with no obligations galore.

Edited December 11, 2025Dec 11 by Sconnie Blue

6 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

• Who will BlueCo sell ?

• ESTEVAO or NETO

• Who should we sell ?

• KITTENS, GEORGE, BOB THE BUILDER, TOSIN

• Who will BlueCo loan out ?

• DISASTER

• Who should we loan out ?

• JORGENSEN

• Who will BlueCo bring in to "strengthen" the squad ?

• NO ONE

• Who should we bring in to actually strengthen the squad ?

• OSIMHEN, TONEY

• Should we bring back anyone currently on loan ?

• NOPE

• Will we agree with anything that BlueCo actually do ?

• ONLY IF THEY SACK COCO THE CLOWN OR SELL UP

Once again the problem is

Guiu/Emegha/Delap

George/Gittens/Garnacho - JP/Palmer - Neto/Estevao

Enzo/Lavia - Caicedo/Santos

Cucu/Hato - Josh/Fofana/Colwil/Badi/Tosin/Chalobah - James/Gusto

Sanchez/Jorgensen

The same as last summer, the key is not what we need but who we can sell because we have so many player.

I don't think we will bring anybody this Jan but we probably will sell George.

In the summer Delap, neto, and tosin are probably the player that we can move. We have gazillion cb, so we won't sign cb. Quenda will come so we won't sign another winger and st will depend whether we can move Delap.

I think we are in a hole we need to sell before we can buy or at least balance the incomings with the outgoings - I believe we are under instructions to do that to meet FFP.

We havent got much to sell that other clubs will actually buy. Perhaps George, Disasi looks like a loan. Everything else looks unsalable, unlikely or undesirable from a sale perspective.

We should loan out Delap and Gittens they need minutes but please God not at our club.

We will probably fanny about bringing in a goalkeeper all through January as it is one of the least concerning areas at present and let Jorgensen go before someone is in place.

We will be linked with several star players because we (the SDs) wish to be seen as important figures in the transfer market.

We will not recall our striker from Bayern because his Agent wont allow it however we should remind him that a breach of contract is serious and expensive.

We should replace our medical team in readiness for the summer transfer window, for one who can actually identify when a player is an injury concern or not.

We should change the manager - nothing could be worse*. An interim or maybe Rosinior from Strasbourg. No one decent will join.

We should bring in several players from Strasbourg, buy/ loan whatever - these are the only deals we can guarantee getting done such is the incompetence at the club.

*except Potter

Edited December 31, 2025Dec 31 by OTL

18 minutes ago, OTL said:

I think we are in a hole we need to sell before we can buy or at least balance the incomings with the outgoings - I believe we are under instructions to do that to meet FFP.

.....

We should change the manager

I'm expecting Maresca to stay as I'm not sure we even have the money to pay the severance for him and his staff if they were to leave ...

3 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

I'm expecting Maresca to stay as I'm not sure we even have the money to pay the severance for him and his staff if they were to leave ...

He's being paid less than Poch. It will likely be a mutual consent type thing. That's why I don't see them sacking him midseason at least.

54 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

He's being paid less than Poch. It will likely be a mutual consent type thing. That's why I don't see them sacking him midseason at least.

£4.2m a year + add ons is what comes back from Google. Plus all the support staff.

3 years to run after this one ... I can see it all adding up to £15m or so to pay them all off. Still a good chunk of change !

12 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

£4.2m a year + add ons is what comes back from Google. Plus all the support staff.

3 years to run after this one ... I can see it all adding up to £15m or so to pay them all off. Still a good chunk of change !

So it only takes 1/4 of a Jamie Jermaine Bynoe Gittens to get rid of Maresca? Sounds like an absolute bargain to me.

9 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

£4.2m a year + add ons is what comes back from Google. Plus all the support staff.

3 years to run after this one ... I can see it all adding up to £15m or so to pay them all off. Still a good chunk of change !

BlueCo inserted a bunch of breakout clauses so it wouldn't be that much. It would be even less if it was a mutual consent, much like Poch. Which I believe is what the route they'll take.

13 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

BlueCo inserted a bunch of breakout clauses so it wouldn't be that much. It would be even less if it was a mutual consent, much like Poch. Which I believe is what the route they'll take.

If there are other clubs interested (e.g. Juventus) he may decide to take the option to leave by mutual consent. For what its worth the odds on him being the next managerial casualty apparently plummeted overnight.

Anyway, the transfer window.

There’s talk of signing Barco which makes a lot of sense. I think it would be sensible if we signed just Barco this window, and sell deadwood such as Disasi and Sterling.

3 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

Anyway, the transfer window.

There’s talk of signing Barco which makes a lot of sense. I think it would be sensible if we signed just Barco this window, and sell deadwood such as Disasi and Sterling.

I think that we also need to address our loan situation. Injured players should be recalled so we can free up slots. I can actually see a return of Jackson under Rosenior as well, if they are able to return Guiu to Sunderland (although no way is he getting in ahead of Brobbey)

35 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

I think that we also need to address our loan situation. Injured players should be recalled so we can free up slots. I can actually see a return of Jackson under Rosenior as well, if they are able to return Guiu to Sunderland (although no way is he getting in ahead of Brobbey)

Yes the loan situation was useful to reduce the wage bill however it's now hampering player selection.

Use of the loan system has bugged me for a while, cal me old fashioned but used to enjoy the days when it was primarily used for the development of future Chelsea players rather than what these days seems to be predominantly or largely a storage facility for players that are either seen as dead wood or wanted off the books.

I understand they need to be put in the shop window so to speak but seem to take up a fair number of places. I guess a consequence of signing so many.

2 hours ago, Blue Ram said:

Use of the loan system has bugged me for a while, cal me old fashioned but used to enjoy the days when it was primarily used for the development of future Chelsea players rather than what these days seems to be predominantly or largely a storage facility for players that are either seen as dead wood or wanted off the books.

I understand they need to be put in the shop window so to speak but seem to take up a fair number of places. I guess a consequence of signing so many.

Spot on

Well now.

3 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Well now.

Had 2 injuries meaning he had all of 8 appearance for them.

Of all the positions midfield is our least needed to strengthen.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Had 2 injuries meaning he had all of 8 appearance for them.

Of all the positions midfield is our least needed to strengthen.

Run me that Kante+Caicedo pivot.

Only one midfielder we should be bringing on loan here.

You just have to hysterically laugh at this point.

16 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Run me that Kante+Caicedo pivot.

Only one midfielder we should be bringing on loan here.

Now that would be worth watching

Very on brand to provide cover for our injury prone midfielders by signing an injury prone midfielder.

Micky Van Der Ven wants to leave Spurs.

Wonder where he ends up.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Micky Van Der Ven wants to leave Spurs.

Wonder where he ends up.

Certainly won't be a tinpot ambition-less club in the other side of town, that's for sure

Edited January 22Jan 22 by WhiteWall