Chelsea Thread - 2023/24

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Andouble said:
And the funny thing is, on paper, is it just me who thinks they haven’t improved as much as the spend justifies? A lot of those players they bought may eventually be good (or good for other teams when they’re sold because they aren’t getting enough playing time) but out of all their player acquisitions only Enzo would get regular playing time at ours. Weird club
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There is literally no plan mate, even Poch is saying he doesnt find out about transfers until they happen!
 
It’s crazy what they are doing, these long contracts are visionary.

The longer the contract the more power the club has.

However, the harder it’s going to be to shift players given the wages if they want to leave.

I’m a massive fan of people doing things differently to the norm.

I have thought for a long time, players should commit to shorter term contracts if they can, as it gives them the most amount of power (obviously there is a risk). But when you see what you are sold for or restricted by, how much more freedom/ financial rewards do you have when clubs can’t hold out for a high fee or any fee for you.

I think Chelsea feel the same with these deals and ensuring these players as assets, that they will get money for if they want to sell (obviously there is a risk again).

Everyone thought the longer contracts where due to FFP, but they obviously see something different.

I bet a lot of clubs execs will be seeing how this plays out.
 
Fuzzy80 said:
It’s crazy what they are doing, these long contracts are visionary.

The longer the contract the more power the club has.

However, the harder it’s going to be to shift players given the wages if they want to leave.

I’m a massive fan of people doing things differently to the norm.

I have thought for a long time, players should commit to shorter term contracts if they can, as it gives them the most amount of power (obviously there is a risk). But when you see what you are sold for or restricted by, how much more freedom/ financial rewards do you have when clubs can’t hold out for a high fee or any fee for you.

I think Chelsea feel the same with these deals and ensuring these players as assets, that they will get money for if they want to sell (obviously there is a risk again).

Everyone thought the longer contracts where due to FFP, but they obviously see something different.

I bet a lot of clubs execs will be seeing how this plays out.
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We get slated in the press for our spending, but it pales into insignificance compared to their’s.
 
TinFoilHat said:
Real Madrid after Kepa.

I'm sure a few Chavs would drive him there.
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In a luxury limo

The sudden interest in Kepa from Bayern and then Real has really weirded me out though.

What are they seeing? Are we about to jog him on, having paid a small fortune for him, just as he's improving?

I'm struggling to maintain a logical perspective on it tbh.
 
Fuzzy80 said:
It’s crazy what they are doing, these long contracts are visionary.

The longer the contract the more power the club has.

However, the harder it’s going to be to shift players given the wages if they want to leave.

I’m a massive fan of people doing things differently to the norm.

I have thought for a long time, players should commit to shorter term contracts if they can, as it gives them the most amount of power (obviously there is a risk). But when you see what you are sold for or restricted by, how much more freedom/ financial rewards do you have when clubs can’t hold out for a high fee or any fee for you.

I think Chelsea feel the same with these deals and ensuring these players as assets, that they will get money for if they want to sell (obviously there is a risk again).

Everyone thought the longer contracts where due to FFP, but they obviously see something different.

I bet a lot of clubs execs will be seeing how this plays out.
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What a refreshing perspective.

I too think it's going to be fascinating to see how things play out for us.

It is of course very tempting to dismiss what's happening at Chelsea atm as madness, but self-made billionaires are usually reasonably smart, and usually not avverse to a little risk.

Which is not to say I'm confident Boehly has got it right. I'm just acknowledging that we have a bit of a maverick at the helm, so we might as well strap in and enjoy the ride.

I guess it must feel pretty crazy for most City fans when compared to how City's owner rolls.

However, if you consider the source of each owner's wealth I think the contrast of how each works makes a little more sense.
 
ASHCFC said:
What a refreshing perspective.

I too think it's going to be fascinating to see how things play out for us.

It is of course very tempting to dismiss what's happening at Chelsea atm as madness, but self-made billionaires are usually reasonably smart, and usually not avverse to a little risk.

Which is not to say I'm confident Boehly has got it right. I'm just acknowledging that we have a bit of a maverick at the helm, so we might as well strap in and enjoy the ride.

I guess it must feel pretty crazy for most City fans when compared to how City's owner rolls.

However, if you consider the source of each owner's wealth I think the contrast of how each works makes a little more sense.
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Thing is Boehly is use to working in the free market where he can do as he sees fit for his business. Nothing wrong it that at all.
Now he is working in a market place that doesnt allow free trade, it puts in FFP to stop free trade. It's a market place that trys to protect the cartel.
Personally I dont care how much Chelsea spend.
Personally I think FFP was taken to court it would be deem illegal in the free market.

So yes he is self made billionaire but so is Trump !
 
richards30 said:
There is literally no plan mate, even Poch is saying he doesnt find out about transfers until they happen!
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I think the plan, if we can call it that, is to intentionally fail FFP by as much as they can, take the fine/temporary transfer ban/temporary ban from European competition/whatever it is, and then just carry on afterwards with all their young talent. They needed to spend big to try to catch up in the long run, so they have made a decision to just get as many young talents as they can and just take the pinch on FFP. Basically, failing FFP is not a big enough deterrent for them. They see the upside in just getting the players in on long deals and taking the fine.
 
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