2 minutes ago, dkw said:

Outstanding cartoon...

Ulyseeeeeeeeessssss

They don't make intro songs like that anymore

Still cant get my head around the money... Game has gone on that front, CFC are mugs paying so much.

Hope he justifies the price tag.

Welcome and good luck Mogan Rogers, enjoy playing at the bridge and living somewhere posh.

It's definitely overprice, however if the jackson rumor is true then it's like jackson+garnacho swap for rodgers, somewhat acceptable.

In a market where Anderson goes for the same price, i think its reasonable transfer fee.

Anderson Rodgers Wharton and Rice and maybe Scott are all very good players, not world class but very good, probably the best English players available. We ought to have one or two of them.

3 hours ago, OTL said:

Anderson Rodgers Wharton and Rice and maybe Scott are all very good players, not world class but very good, probably the best English players available. We ought to have one or two of them.

I’d throw Palmer into that group also - needs another good season.

Not to digress, but the truly world class English player is Bellingham, and you can see his level is different from all the above.

5 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

I’d throw Palmer into that group also - needs another good season.

Not to digress, but the truly world class English player is Bellingham, and you can see his level is different from all the above.

Zero excuses from anyone, especially Palmer who had the whole summer off to sort himself out. One game a week, under Alonso, who is a specialist in studying league opposition.

I need Poch levels of Palmer back, and I need everyone else to work their socks off for 90 mins every matchweek.

6 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

I’d throw Palmer into that group also - needs another good season.

Not to digress, but the truly world class English player is Bellingham, and you can see his level is different from all the above.

Yeah but Bellingham is a SS at this point, that's a hard position to build around imo

20 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

Not to digress, but the truly world class English player is Bellingham, and you can see his level is different from all the above.

The humility is misplaced. Wharton, Rice, Anderson and Bellingham walk into any national team in the world, including France. England's defenders and attackers walk into every other team bar France.

21 minutes ago, SydneyChelsea said:

The humility is misplaced. Wharton, Rice, Anderson and Bellingham walk into any national team in the world, including France. England's defenders and attackers walk into every other team bar France.

Except at Right Back

On 23/07/2026 at 19:23, PhilH930 said:

I’d throw Palmer into that group also - needs another good season.

Not to digress, but the truly world class English player is Bellingham, and you can see his level is different from all the above.

Not really.

Bellingham, Kane, rice are wc. Saka is very good. Rashford depend on what version you get can be wc.

I barely watched Anderson so no clue.

5 hours ago, Bob stark said:

Not really.

Bellingham, Kane, rice are wc. Saka is very good. Rashford depend on what version you get can be wc.

I barely watched Anderson so no clue.

Rice is not WC. This is insulting to actual CM's.

“Morgan Rogers acknowledges he will have to adapt to a new system as Villa under Emery was all about transitions, whereas at Chelsea he will need to be more patient to get the ball and it will be about tight spaces”

That is a worry for me. We have seen 3 wingers in Neto, Garnacho & Gittens come from transitional teams and struggled against a low block.

On 27/07/2026 at 04:31, Bob stark said:

Not really.

Bellingham, Kane, rice are wc. Saka is very good. Rashford depend on what version you get can be wc.

I barely watched Anderson so no clue.

Anderson is a rolls royce player, he bossed the WC stats in most areas. Argentina crudely targeted him first 45 mins till he picked up a card and had to ease off the pressssss. A more capable Makalele is my take on him. Be interesting to see how Maresca deploys him, I think when Maresca implements his system, Harland and a number of creative players will be will be wanting out.

I'd have Saka in our squad tomorrow. He's so one skilled and so good at it, he's a bit like Arjen Robbin who had the chop. anyhow. One week to see how we get on.

Thought he did really well for his 1st match for us.

Scoring on your debut takes any added pressure off as well.

I really like this attitude as well, always aware of other players around him and genuinely happy for Cole Palmer when he scored and in the TV interview afterwards.

No ego there at all.

He’s gonna be a top player for us.

Very good debut. Nice to get the goal and off the mark on day one. His work rate was particularly impressive, and the physicality does make a difference. Connection with Pedro and Palmer seems pretty natural also.

Lost his man on the equalizer, but 3 others were also at fault there so can look past that on game one.

Excited to see what he brings as he settles.