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Are we though?

We were recently a few times in this position and blew it. It's the hope that kills you...

Great interview, thanks for sharing. The bits about Mourinho were very interesting, especially how he still adores him but was practically pissing his pants. It also highlights why a comeback wouldn't work with the current regime.

Now he just needs to score like Drogba. Silly? In my opinion, he's one of the few with a decent haircut. Who’s that thin fellow? 😆

From today's press conference ahead of West Ham: Reece James is injured, how long could he be out for? "I think it's a sad moment because he's our captain. He was so excited to be a captain, full of energy. I think we are going to assess him day-by-day as well as possible. For sure, he is going to become stronger than he was, we are going to help him to become stronger than before." On Reece James, is it a hamstring injury? So is it not that serious if it's a 'day-by-day' situation? "Yes, it's a hamstring. It's not a few days, it's maybe a few weeks. The good thing is that it's not a good issue. The most important thing now is to worry about anticipating problems. When he plays again, we hope he's stronger than he was before. We will assess him day-by-day and make a plan every day." At least it's weeks not months... But the question now is how long until the next one? Really sad...

I don't need mine featured on pitch...😉

Until now, I felt that Potter was too passive and emotionless on the sidelines. Besides constantly clapping, he didn't do much. Just like a spectator. However, yesterday he was full of emotions, instructing the players throughout the entire game and pulling some players aside to give them specific instructions. Just as it should be. After the final whistle, all the players were thrilled with him. I think he hasn't lost his connection with the players and they believe in him.

Did Potter say this?

If we finally get that stroke of luck on our side, I can see it being achievable tonight.

Are you sure about the year? 😅

Same for me.

Yeah, I think it's kind of 'let's see how much play time I get and then decide on my future'. That sounds reasonable from him. If we keep buying top young players, his chances will be slim to be more than a back up for quite some time.

Is anything known about his wages?

Yes, that was the rumor doing the rounds. It would be interesting to know what made him change his mind. Was he promised minutes in the first team. Kind of like what was done with Hall. Although, his appearances were more due to injuries. Would he have signed if we got players like Rice, Caicedo and Enzo?

Another potentially good news. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-transfer-exclusive-webster-mothersille-contracts-youth-team-b1055647.html

https://theathletic.com/4125717/2023/01/25/chelsea-youngster-bashir-humphreys-paderborn-loan-transfer/

Yeah, but do they have full access? I work in IT and have heard a few stories where companies had to start from scratch because, for example, the guy with access to the database got under a bus. Not that you're going to get under a bus 😛

Is there more than one person with admin rights to manage everything? You never know...

Sure, but the wages continue to be paid after 5 years... The talk about wages reminded me of the NHL. There, long-term contracts were (still are?) done with a salary structure of e.g. 5 million for the first two years, 10 million for the following two years and then 1 million for the remaining contract period.

Or you could come up with a meme as it's 'meme tuesday' today. 😛

How would that work with the wages?

It will be interesting to see if Boehly continues to push for a multi-club structure to retain the young players. I think he will but not sure how high priority it is right now. That would be a better approach for the players as well as from an economic standpoint than a loan army (which is now more limited anyway). Supposedly, they have been looking in Portugal and France. But I haven't heard anything recently. Of course, that doesn't mean we don't need to get rid of the deadwood....

I agree, the performance was pretty good. It should have been a win though. Midfield is still pretty lousy, there were hardly any progressive passes in the whole game. Next game with Mudryk 90 minutes. Game after that Mudryk and Felix. Additionally, some of the injured could come back. Can't wait for it!

I would like a dark mode option.

Thank you very much for the welcome. I was a fairly new member on the previous site. Still, pretty bummed when I suddenly hit a 404. Fortunately, I found my way back through a post by Sam on Twitter. I couldn't find anything else via search (Google, Reddit, etc.). Kudos to Sam for getting the forum set up and running so quickly. The updated software works much smoother and provides a better experience overall. Let's hope the same is true for Chelsea...😉 Thank you very much.