Zero vibes until we see that the sporting directors don't hamper Alonso's job.

2 hours ago, Zeta said:

Lots of fans were optimisitic.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546873/2025/08/13/premier-league-hope-o-meter-2025-2026/

Were you optimistic? I wasnt. Led by a coach who coached all the fun out of supporting the side. We turned up against PSG... a one off. That was about as good as it got for us under Maresca, I dont pitty city fans in what theyre about to experience.

2 hours ago, Zeta said:

Lots of fans were optimisitic.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546873/2025/08/13/premier-league-hope-o-meter-2025-2026/

Even I had us finishing top 4. Yeah, I'm not optimistic about sh*t this time and Alonso doesn't change a thing for me. The squad is full of crap players and we've done f**k all to improve it so far. It's the opposite in fact.

Edited Wednesday at 13:153 days by Scott Harris

The team heads off to Australia next week. First preseason game in 10 days.

They have done nothing but weaken the squad by losing Cucurella, Chalobah, and Santos.

When do we begin to worry?

12 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

The team heads off to Australia next week. First preseason game in 10 days.

They have done nothing but weaken the squad by losing Cucurella, Chalobah, and Santos.

When do we begin to worry?

Whenever Garnacho starts appearing in the training photos after his prolonged rest.

5 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

The team heads off to Australia next week. First preseason game in 10 days.

They have done nothing but weaken the squad by losing Cucurella, Chalobah, and Santos.

When do we begin to worry?

already worried sat here before watching all these players come in and go out and window after window watch the team get weaker and weaker.

Waited for the first team signings that never come.

XA is not a miracle worker, Gusto likely to go we have the Eggo Fernandez issue to resolve Delap? Jackson? So much work to do.

They have clearly missed out on a couple of his targets with penny pinching bids which wouldn’t be a problem if we weren’t still dropping £40-50m on 19-21 yr olds after one good season.

I wonder what the 5 SD’s do all day. I mean seriously what must their average day be like?? A few phone calls? A Lunch meeting somewhere? Then it’s off to suck off Jorge Mendes and home before 4pm.

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

When do we begin to worry?

Around December 2025.

Wonder what Alonsos facial expression will be when our marvelous directors tell him he has to make do with Neto as his left wing back, and Badishille and Disasi as his "new" center back signings?

4 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

The team heads off to Australia next week. First preseason game in 10 days.

They have done nothing but weaken the squad by losing Cucurella, Chalobah, and Santos.

When do we begin to worry?

Just waitign for these morons to fumble this one as well now actually

Delap, Jorgensen, Bada, Disasi and Garnacho told to find new clubs apparently.

No shocks there.

5 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

Delap, Jorgensen, Bada, Disasi and Garnacho told to find new clubs apparently.

No shocks there.

Will whoever sanctioned the signing of Delap and Garnacho for £70m also be told to find a new club?

Prime Alex Ferguson couldn't survive here with the massive bell ends in charge who just sell all your best players and replace them with a random 19 year old from another league.

Best of luck to Alonso, I think he's a gem of an appointment, I wonder how far he'll go at this current feeder club that the mighty clownlake have designed.

Reggie Walsh is the future for the Chelsea midfield alongside Caicedo.

21 hours ago, 19seventyone said:

Delap, Jorgensen, Bada, Disasi and Garnacho told to find new clubs apparently.

No shocks there.

Despite that, Delap apparently played (and scored) today in the pre-season game against Crawley.

16 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Despite that, Delap apparently played (and scored) today in the pre-season game against Crawley.

His level

34 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Despite that, Delap apparently played (and scored) today in the pre-season game against Crawley.

Goal machine 🫡

£117 million fee agreed for Morgan Rogers

Can somebody help me work out how this makes us look going forward? This is the best I could do if I imagine Enzo, Gusto, Badiashile, Garnacho, Delap, Disasi, Guiu, Sarr and Jorgensen are going to be sold.

It's going to be hard for a few of these players to see many minutes.

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

Can somebody help me work out how this makes us look going forward? This is the best I could do if I imagine Enzo, Gusto, Badiashile, Garnacho, Delap, Disasi, Guiu, Sarr and Jorgensen are going to be sold.

It's going to be hard for a few of these players to see many minutes.

Not so worried about the formation, but what we need to provide some balance.

Bombing left back that stays wide, holding midfielder and a CB definitely now needed.

If Lacroix and Wharton sign for us as well, I’ll be really excited for the new season!

Lacroix looks like it could happen. There’s not much on Wharton at the minute but there wasn’t much on Rogers either…