Mark Kelly Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I can't help but think the Premier Leagues own version of FFP fueled by the threat of those who know nothing of sports, football, or competition in posiitions of authority threatening to being in an even sillier version will kill the Premier league stone dead and play into the hands of jealous foreign club owners who don't care about competition but keeping their clubs rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 🤞🤞🤞 I reckon this is more PR though and there are NO plans to bring in experience. Just keep fans quiet until summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Now Maatsen is scoring in the Champions League QF, are we still gonna sell him in the name of getting a new LB? Doesn't really make sense.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) From what I've seen of him for us, Maatesen hasnt looked anywhere near good enough to suggest he's one for the future. Doing ok in a poor German league and scoring in a CL game doesn't change anything in regards to him being good enough for the ultra fast and intense EPL. However, it is a fair pont to raise questions about us paying £60 million for a replacement who hasn't exactly set the world alight. Cucu has been improving this season though. Edited April 17 by boratsbrother 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ham Posted April 17 Popular Post Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, boratsbrother said: From what I've seen of him for us, Maatesen hasnt looked anywhere near good enough to suggest he's one for the future. However, it is a fair pont to raise questions about us paying £60 million for a replacement who hasn't exactly set the world alight. Cucu has been improving this season though. I'd keep Chilwell and Cucurella. More pressing issues at CB and CF. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiswickblue Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 29 minutes ago, Ham said: I'd keep Chilwell and Cucurella. More pressing issues at CB and CF. It's difficult to do anything with the CBs without taking a massive hit financially - we have Fofana, Badiashile, Disasi, Colwill and Chalobah under contract for next season, plus youngsters Humphreys and Gilchrist. Signing a peak-age CB is going to be both very expensive and require us to sell at least 2 players. For CF I imagine the club is trying to take the "pure-profit" approach and sell Broja to replace him with someone else, then hope that Nkunku is ready to be an option at no.9 or no.10 next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 18 minutes ago, chiswickblue said: For CF I imagine the club is trying to take the "pure-profit" approach and sell Broja to replace him with someone else, then hope that Nkunku is ready to be an option at no.9 or no.10 next season. I read something a couple of weeks ago which said Nkunku's knee is buggered to the point of it being career ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Max Fowler said: Now Maatsen is scoring in the Champions League QF, are we still gonna sell him in the name of getting a new LB? Doesn't really make sense.. He's too short apparently , only 5 ft 6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 hours ago, boratsbrother said: I read something a couple of weeks ago which said Nkunku's knee is buggered to the point of it being career ending. Apparently untrue. Just mischief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, Ham said: Apparently untrue. Just mischief Let's hope that quote is not from the Chelsea medical team 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 14 hours ago, Mark Kelly said: He's too short apparently , only 5 ft 6" Wouldn't be such a problem in isolation if it was just him, however it's an issue when you've got surrounding players in defensive positions that are either undersized or underwhelming aerially themselves. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, xceleryx said: Wouldn't be such a problem in isolation if it was just him, however it's an issue when you've got surrounding players in defensive positions that are either undersized or underwhelming aerially themselves. Quite. Not a problem for Ashley Cole playing alongside JT, Carvalho and Ivanovic, with Lampard, Ballack and Drogba in the side 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Kelly Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 8 hours ago, Max Fowler said: Er lads, slow down some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 8 hours ago, Max Fowler said: I really don’t think we should be signing him, especially for the money that we’ll need to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledblue Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Chelsea were well represented in the Europa League quarters this year. Unfortunately our discards. Tomori, Giroud, Pulisisc, Lukaku, loftus Cheek, Tammy, Zappacosta, Pasalic, Salah, Zouma, Emerson, Aubameyang, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCW Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 48 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I really don’t think we should be signing him, especially for the money that we’ll need to pay. Too right. Another Lukaku situation in the making! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 30 minutes ago, RDCW said: Too right. Another Lukaku situation in the making! Lukaku was a once in a lifetime situation. Even compared to our other failed strikers he was unique - he completely threw us under the bus. Really strange comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I really don’t think we should be signing him, especially for the money that we’ll need to pay. Not sure why. There seems to be a common view on here that he's not very good but it seems to be collective agreement based on few facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiswickblue Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 13 minutes ago, Max Fowler said: Not sure why. There seems to be a common view on here that he's not very good but it seems to be collective agreement based on few facts I think he's very good, but as the season has gone on it seems that goalscoring is not the main issue at the club, and that this money would be better spent elsewhere - mainly on a new medical and fitness department! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledblue Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, chiswickblue said: I think he's very good, but as the season has gone on it seems that goalscoring is not the main issue at the club, and that this money would be better spent elsewhere - mainly on a new medical and fitness department! Was going to put an emoticon biut was torn between knowing whether to laugh or cry. We have a ridiculous number of long term injuries, Are Lavia Nkunku and Fofana still on our books!!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Been linked with Sesko again overnight. Can't say I know much about him other than his height (6"5) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, Max Fowler said: Not sure why. There seems to be a common view on here that he's not very good but it seems to be collective agreement based on few facts Personally, I don't think we should be spending the sort of money mentioned on him. My reason for this is partly that I'm not convinced he is worth it, but my main reason is that any money spent should be spent elsewhere first, most importantly on a new CB and following that an experienced midfielder that can help us control games and manage games better. Once we nail these signings, then I'd turn to a striker, but it still wouldn't be Osimhen, purely because of the cost. Goal scoring isn't our big issue anymore, although it is quite reliant on one man at the moment, but if he maintains this level then we should build the attack around him and actually, someone like Jackson is quite a good option to play with Palmer as he's willing to work hard and link up play, being the man for Palmer to play off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Kelly Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Just now, Max Fowler said: Quoting yourself is not on Max 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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