Chelsea Thread - 2023/24

[jimharri]

That'll be colliding with Mahrez's Anfield Penalty shortly!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

That'll be colliding with Mahrez's Anfield Penalty shortly!

And Sterling’s free kick.

 

[Vienna_70]

And Sterling’s free kick.

And Phil Jones' in the 2014 League Cup semifinal shootout.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[citymad]

Maatsen to Villa for £37.5m. That’s nearly £70m in with Lewis Hall’s move being made permanent this summer too.

You have to hand it too Chelsea, they always seem to do incredible transfer business. I often wonder how is it that Chelsea arn't investigated but with teams being mugged off for stupid money like these two transfers you can see why they're able to compete with so many top players. With their talented new coach I think could be the dark horses to make a top 4 possibly title challenge.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Maatsen to Villa for £37.5m. That’s nearly £70m in with Lewis Hall’s move being made permanent this summer too.

Are you not surprised Maatsen is being sold?

Really good player, Genuinely think he is good enough to be Chelsea first choice left back.

Good signing for Villa.

 

[foxbox123]

They sold their women's team to themselves to meet PSR?

 

[dublinblue12]

They sold their women's team to themselves to meet PSR?

The Internet will go into melt down over this news. Edit just checked where Chelsea have finished last two seasons, it probably won't

 

[waspish]

They sold their women's team to themselves to meet PSR?

Have to say cheslea have some smart work around people employed at the club.! If they get through the next season and pass PSR that is some great thinking out the box by them after spending 1.5b will have a large young food squad of players to boot! If they perform on the pitch next season too fair dos!

 

[TinFoilHat]

Have to say cheslea have some smart work around people employed at the club.! If they get through the next season and pass PSR that is some great thinking out the box by them after spending 1.5b will have a large young food squad of players to boot! If they perform on the pitch next season too fair dos!

I'm looking for all the headlines accusing them of cheating...?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Just bought the Portuguese player, Veiga, £14m.

 

[waspish]

I'm looking for all the headlines accusing them of cheating...?

If we were in midtable won nought for a few years we would be ignored

 

[bennyboy]

Looks like they are forcing Gallagher to move abroad to Athletico.
Seemingly he wants to stay in England.
Hope he stands his ground and goes to whoever he wants,not Chelsea.

 

[waspish]

Looks like they are forcing Gallagher to move abroad to Athletico.
Seemingly he wants to stay in England.
Hope he stands his ground and goes to whoever he wants,not Chelsea.

Chelsea desperate to get the money in because 33m goes straight on there books and they'll probably be able to buy a player or two this window!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Who will be manager when we play in 2 weeks? ;-)

 

[ninjamonkey]

They've got a hell of a lot of work to do.

They're just not used to copycat pep football. Reminded me of the early games of Peps first season when we just didn't have the players capable and the ones that were didn't have enough time to learn the system and mistakes were plentiful.

They have us 3 goals today and by all accounts that beena common theme in all their games. That has to be a concern. I expect a really rough start for them and given Chelsea's record, I cannot see them giving Maresca anywhere close to the time he would need to make them competent.

on paper their squad is strong with very good depth, they're a few key signings away from comfortably third best and possibly second best squad in the league.

I actually hope chelsea get their shit together, i would much prefer them to be a competitor to us than the likes of united or dippers or arsenal. Theyre much more tolerable than any of them. I fuully expect a car crash though and another reactionary early sacking.

 

[RayCTID]

They need to sign another set of players.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Nothing against Chelsea, if we can’t win the league I’d prefer it was them to any of the other arsehole clubs that challenge us. Would be good to see two blue clubs in a title race not the red shirt cunts.

Pretty sure they’ll turn things around with that squad of players. If they get a top striker like Osimhen they’ll be up there this season.

 

[southamptonblue]

They have us 3 goals today and by all accounts that beena common theme in all their games. That has to be a concern. I expect a really rough start for them and given Chelsea's record, I cannot see them giving Maresca anywhere close to the time he would need to make them competent.

on paper their squad is strong with very good depth, they're a few key signings away from comfortably third best and possibly second best squad in the league.

Pretty much the same as Leicester....gave alot of stupid goals away, all season.
Leicester also had arguably the best squad by a distance in the Championship on paper, and almost fucked up promotion, allegedly the 5-0 win over Southampton was after Vardy led players, ignored Maresca, and played how they wanted, which got them over the line.
Leicester fans were hardly crying when he went either.