The Official Chelsea FC Thread

[oldgit]

4 hours ago, keithsimmonds said:

Over a dozen players and counting shipped out in the last 2 days .....something afoot???

Most disapointing for me was to see Marcin Bulka go....that lad will be a top class keeper....for sure.

Yes, disappointing that a goalkeeper with so much potential, wasn't given assurances by the club that he would be given enough game time. Understandable under Sarri, but to jump ship just as a new, progressive coach is about to be unveiled is puzzling. Surely Frank via Cech's input, would have made him the No.2 after Kepa? After all, that's what he will be at PSG! 

[owl sees all]

4 hours ago, keithsimmonds said:

Over a dozen players and counting shipped out in the last 2 days .....something afoot???

Most disapointing for me was to see Marcin Bulka go....that lad will be a top class keeper....for sure.

Trying to cut down the wage bill ready for expensive ground development.

Edited July 2, 2019 by owl sees all

[champers]

2 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Trying to cut down the wage bill ready for expensive ground development.

Seeing as how you normally have upwards of 30 players out on loan every season, a dozen or so will hardly be missed.

[keithsimmonds]

At last...an Englishman.

Welcome home Frank and good luck ????

[oldgit]

12 minutes ago, keithsimmonds said:

At last...an Englishman.

Welcome home Frank and good luck ????

Franks back!

[keithsimmonds]

31 minutes ago, oldgit said:

Franks back!

Hopefully JM will join him ????

[MrTrip]

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[mrbojangles]

1 hour ago, keithsimmonds said:

Hopefully JM will join him ????

JM? Jose Mourinho !!! ????

[jellydog]

1 hour ago, mrbojangles said:

JM? Jose Mourinho !!! ????

Maybe Keith meant JT?

[smokie36]

1 minute ago, jellydog said:

Maybe Keith meant JT?

 

He'll have his shirt ready for a League Cup win!

[jellydog]

16 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

He'll have his shirt ready for a League Cup win!

I want Keith's address so I can send him a Get Well card.

[sanemax]

2 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

JM? Jose Mourinho !!! ????

Jody Morris ?

[keithsimmonds]

2 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

JM? Jose Mourinho !!! ????

Nice try!!!

[keithsimmonds]

18 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Jody Morris ?

Well done Max.

[keithsimmonds]

Good thing for Frank is the people he has around him,ie Petr Chech (JM)Jody Morris, Chris Jones Eddie Newton Joe Edwards, Carlo will probably stay as the goalkeeping coach,think Andre Flo and Andy Meyers are still there as well,all of whom know the club inside out,money cannot buy that wealth of experience imo.

Not really disappointed to see Zola leave,great player but not really successful as a Manager/ coach or assistant coach.

1st job for Frank is to appoint a shrink to see what is actually inside the heads of both Morata and Bakayoko....the answer could be my favorite expression that sums up most Thais and others......"Light on -no one in".

[smokie36]

Nice one Keith....let's see if he makes a CL final this season eh?

[keithsimmonds]

2 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Nice one Keith....let's see if he makes a CL final this season eh?

Well he will be starting off in a Super Cup Final.....thats the reward for winning a major European Cup......and it aint our 1st

[keithsimmonds]

3 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Nice one Keith....let's see if he makes a CL final this season eh?

Not going to give him 5 years then??

[smokie36]

6 hours ago, keithsimmonds said:

Not going to give him 5 years then??

 

You'll be sacking him after two....not us.

[smokie36]

6 hours ago, keithsimmonds said:

Well he will be starting off in a Super Cup Final.....thats the reward for winning a major European Cup......and it aint our 1st

 

Hopefully it will be at a venue where all 6000 of your fans who were attending in 1982 can get a ticket.

[sanemax]

14 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

Hopefully it will be at a venue where all 6000 of your fans who were attending in 1982 can get a ticket.

That was one game from 35 years ago , must have been a cold night , as that was the reason you gave last season when just 32 000 Tottenham fans showed up for a PL home match 

[oldgit]

Frank hasn't been in the job five minutes, and he hasn't allowed the grass grow under his feet. The Morata problem has been sorted, having a heart to heart with Kante about his role in the team, and challenging Drinkwater and Bakayoko to step up to the plate. That drew angry responses from some Chelsea fans to sell Drinkwater no matter what. Sell him? You couldn't give him away at the moment! Who would want to buy a player who hasn't kicked a ball in anger for a season and a half and goes out on the piss, and on his wages as well? He is also very aware that he's vital to the home grown quota required in the Champions League. No, get him involved and hope that he starts to show some zeal and ambition for Frank. After all, he's a Premier League winner and an England International so he's not a complete sack of shit. You never know, he just might surprise everybody.

[Blue Muton]

31 minutes ago, oldgit said:

Frank hasn't been in the job five minutes, and he hasn't allowed the grass grow under his feet. The Morata problem has been sorted, having a heart to heart with Kante about his role in the team, and challenging Drinkwater and Bakayoko to step up to the plate. That drew angry responses from some Chelsea fans to sell Drinkwater no matter what. Sell him? You couldn't give him away at the moment! Who would want to buy a player who hasn't kicked a ball in anger for a season and a half and goes out on the piss, and on his wages as well? He is also very aware that he's vital to the home grown quota required in the Champions League. No, get him involved and hope that he starts to show some zeal and ambition for Frank. After all, he's a Premier League winner and an England International so he's not a complete sack of shit. You never know, he just might surprise everybody.

Well said OG, Drinkwater has got a decent range of passing, it's scandalous that he didn't get a look in last season with the form that Kovecic and Jorghino showed with depressing regularity.

[Mikisteel]

This is the best news you can ask for.

 

Lampard is no slouch he has not arrived too early but there is no way Chelsea are at the races for the next two years at least given the transfer situation.

 

Clever boy lampard, good decision maker.

 

 

[oldgit]

7 hours ago, Mikisteel said:

This is the best news you can ask for.

 

Lampard is no slouch he has not arrived too early but there is no way Chelsea are at the races for the next two years at least given the transfer situation.

 

Clever boy lampard, good decision maker.

 

 

The one overriding problem that Frank (and any other manager for that matter!) must resolve, is to get the squad, notably the experienced pros with some clout in the dressing room, on his side. Most of them are Premier League and Euro Cup winners so they're no slouches. The youngsters won't be a problem because of his reputation as a coach who gives youth a chance. I'm not going to say if but WHEN this happens, this squad will surprise some how quickly it will adapt to the transfer situation. 

[oldgit]

Four pre season games so far, and things are looking promising. The results are immaterial (unless you're getting slaughtered every game!) but we all want to see our team to win and show signs of the type of playing style, we can expect to see. That we have seen with the high press which requires plenty of pace, energy and stamina. It's no surprise then, that some of the squad who haven't played that much competitive football, really struggling towards the end of games, while there's still fitness issues with the others of course. Good to see the younger players making their mark which puts pressure on the more established members of the squad. Get Kante,  Loftus -Cheek, Rudiger, Hudson -Odoi and Reece James back fit and well, and we'll have a squad to be reckoned with. 

[smokie36]

Good luck prising Drinklager out of the Chelsea Ram!

[oldgit]

16 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Good luck prising Drinklager out of the Chelsea Ram!

Spurs have had there fair share of piss <deleted>, notably Alfie Conn. He would leave Danny boy for dead in the drinking stakes.

[smokie36]

3 hours ago, oldgit said:

Spurs have had there fair share of piss <deleted>, notably Alfie Conn. He would leave Danny boy for dead in the drinking stakes.

 

Alfredo is almost teetotal these days you know!

[oldgit]

2 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

Alfredo is almost teetotal these days you know!

Glad to hear it, as some of his posts were of a man that had been on the piss all night.