Topic: Chelsea - schooled by Liverpool's kids

[Crosby Nick]

Negotiations for the Maatsen deal aren’t going well.

[Brian Blessed]

If you want to stop them gaming the system you escalate it for each repeated breach.

Or 6 points for a breach of a quid, and an extra 2-3 for every 15 mill beyond.

[jillcwhomever]

Wow, rumours that Thomas Tuchel could possibly be on the way back to Chelsea. How much did they lose in order to part with him? 

[TepidT2O]

Wow, rumours that Thomas Tuchel could possibly be on the way back to Chelsea. How much did they lose in order to part with him? 

Tuchel has had more clubs than Rory  McIllroy

Chelsea is a revolving door…. T Helly be getting Lampard back soon

[jillcwhomever]

Tuchel has had more clubs than Rory  McIllroy

Chelsea is a revolving door…. T Helly be getting Lampard back soon

Lampard as his assistant, perhaps? They can always give the job to Frwank when it all goes wrong for Tuchel.

[RyanBabel19]

If he comes back and flops, that would be hilarious

[Terry de Niro]

Wow, rumours that Thomas Tuchel could possibly be on the way back to Chelsea. How much did they lose in order to part with him? 

I wonder if he still has a sex dungeon around there.   

[jillcwhomever]

I wonder if he still has a sex dungeon around there.   

Nothing would surprise me. Maybe that's why he's so keen to go back.

[Terry de Niro]

Nothing would surprise me. Maybe that's why he's so keen to go back.

[Red Beret]

Tuchel has had more clubs than Rory  McIllroy

Chelsea is a revolving door…. T Helly be getting Lampard back soon

Yup. 18 managers since 2000, not including caretakers (but including interims).

[afc tukrish]

I wonder if he still has a sex dungeon around there.   

Will that impact whether he flops?

[Redknight60]

Lot of buzz over Palmer this morning and he's no doubt having a good season. Saw an interview with him a few weeks ago where he was going on about how great a start he's had and how he never imagined things would go so well. And I was thinking, your teams having one of it's worst seasons in recent memory, didn't even mention it. All about him and his profile. Just highlights the difference in the mentality of a team like that and ours.

[thaddeus]

Lot of buzz over Palmer this morning and he's no doubt having a good season. Saw an interview with him a few weeks ago where he was going on about how great a start he's had and how he never imagined things would go so well. And I was thinking, your teams having one of it's worst seasons in recent memory, didn't even mention it. All about him and his profile. Just highlights the difference in the mentality of a team like that and ours.

He clearly has no affinity with Chelsea but then I think that of most their players.  He said last night that he joined Chelsea as he "just wanted to showcase [his] ability".  He's a 21-year old and he's a professional footballer so it's not like his attitude is going to be unusual but I don't think you can have too many players with that attitude in your squad.

What was the stat from the League Cup final with him and McConnell?  I'm sure it was something like McConnell completed more passes in extra-time than Palmer did in the two hours he played.  A big part of that is down to the roles they were playing but Chelsea were crying out for someone like Palmer to take some initiative in that extra-time period.

[Crosby Nick]

As weird as they are, and as anchored to 9th-11th as they are I can’t help but think they could do us a favour when they play Arsenal. Apart from when we walloped them, they’ve done well against the top 3 this season. Hoping they can be game raising pricks one more time.

[Red Beret]

He clearly has no affinity with Chelsea but then I think that of most their players.  He said last night that he joined Chelsea as he "just wanted to showcase [his] ability".  He's a 21-year old and he's a professional footballer so it's not like his attitude is going to be unusual but I don't think you can have too many players with that attitude in your squad.

I know a few on here have expressed admiration for the lad, but I'm not sure that's the right attitude for a club like Liverpool.  I don't blame a young lad for being a bit full of himself and excited at seizing his opportunity, but here you have to get stuck in and be part of the team.

Of course our team has its focal points, like Salah, but nobody expects to be the eyes-on-me centre of attention. And it's easy to look good in a bad team that has no roots or history where nobody gives a shit and morale is in the toilet.

[ValiantInstance]

As weird as they are, and as anchored to 9th-11th as they are I can’t help but think they could do us a favour when they play Arsenal. Apart from when we walloped them, they’ve done well against the top 3 this season. Hoping they can be game raising pricks one more time.

I anticipate them finishing the season strongly now the pressures off. Then they'll have a shocking start again next season and finally give Poch the axe.

Boehly is a man who's pride and ego clearly goes before all other considerations, so I don't see him bringing Tuchel back.

[BoRed]

I anticipate them finishing the season strongly now the pressures off. Then they'll have a shocking start again next season and finally give Poch the axe.

At another club, they'd be playing for their future, but they all have ten year contracts at Chelsea.

[Alisson Wonderland]

As weird as they are, and as anchored to 9th-11th as they are I can’t help but think they could do us a favour when they play Arsenal. Apart from when we walloped them, they’ve done well against the top 3 this season. Hoping they can be game raising pricks one more time.

Yeah, it's one I'm looking at too.  Chelsea were 2-0 up against Arsenal earlier in the season but drew 2-2.  They've also drawn home and away against City so they are defintely capable when they want to be.  The fans would probably like to stop another London team from winning too.

[markmywords]

I guess the new rules regarding spending have got Chelsea off the hook, they were due to get buried on ffP, if they didn't have a firesale early in the summer of 2024, now they are in the clear.

[MonsLibpool]

https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1767179113108783331?s=20
 

[MonsLibpool]

I guess the new rules regarding spending have got Chelsea off the hook, they were due to get buried on ffP, if they didn't have a firesale early in the summer of 2024, now they are in the clear.

No, the new rules tighten the margins.
Look at it this way:
Before, PSR allowed you to lose money
Now, PSR want you to be profitable or close to it.

Chelsea have not been a profitable business for a long time and they've blown a lot of money to go backwards.

In terms of revenue, they will not play CL/Europa League football so their revenue will be quite low. The new PSR restricts them to 85% of this lower revenue.

[MonsLibpool]

Pys @CFCPys
Chelsea face having to reveal details of the allegedly questionable financial deals that mired the club in the Roman Abramovich era.

The Crown Prosecution Service have confirmed to Mail Sport that a Section 8 application under the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act — which relates to the disclosure of relevant information linked to a defendant’s case — has been made by agent Saif Rubie in his ongoing legal case with former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. (@SamiMokbel81_DM)

[MrGrumpy]

Chelsea if needed can raise close to £100 million by flogging Lukaku, Broja, Hall and Maatsen all of whom are on loan. They can raise even more if they  sell Gallagher. Few other clubs being investigated for FFP can raise this sort of money quickly.

[newterp]

Have there been many?

Ted Lasso. He relied on Coach Beard to bail him out too much.

[newterp]

This video is fantastic viewing.

With a Rory Jennings timeline from Summer to early February of his Poch love fest to eventually despising him.

A Spurs fan made it.

https://x.com/ProudN17/status/1754850218200211929?s=20

someone needs to punch that guy in the face. repeatedly.

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someone needs to punch that guy in the face. repeatedly.

Complete joke of a person and this is the sort of dipshit that infests Sky Sports and TalkSport

[wige]

Just popping in here to say that it's an absolute delight seeing the unrest, decline, misery and division at Chelsea. An absolute shit show of a club that I hope continues to fall apart until it either ceases to exist or is mired in lower league obscurity.

[thaddeus]

Just popping in here to say that it's an absolute delight seeing the unrest, decline, misery and division at Chelsea. An absolute shit show of a club that I hope continues to fall apart until it either ceases to exist or is mired in lower league obscurity.

Absolutely.  They have an incredible sense of self-entitlement that stems from the years of Abramovich burning through (/laundering) ill-gotten money.  Their real losses during that period will probably never be known but I'd expect it's measured in billions rather than millions.

Their fans chanting for Abramovich sums them up perfectly.

For all the bed-wetting they've had one cup final this season and are in the semi-final of another.  Given the strength of the Premier League that's a season of over-achievement by them - aided by some favourable cup draws.  They're realistically going to be outside the top four again next season and probably without the cup runs.  The rage will only grow.

[Ray K]

Just popping in here to say that it's an absolute delight seeing the unrest, decline, misery and division at Chelsea. An absolute shit show of a club that I hope continues to fall apart until it either ceases to exist or is mired in lower league obscurity.

Chelsea fans are revolting

[jillcwhomever]

Back to the hazy days of being owned by a common criminal do they mean? 🤣

[Ray K]

Back to the hazy days of being owned by a common criminal do they mean? 🤣

How very dare you call Ken Bates 'common'.

Oh, the other one. Gotcha.

[MonsLibpool]

Chelsea fans are revolting

Which Chelsea do they want back?

[Ray K]

Which Chelsea do they want back?

The racist NF-supporting one?

I'm kidding. That never went away.

[elbow]

This is the real Chelsea. They have their club back.

[decosabute]

Which Chelsea do they want back?

Presumably the Chelsea that's still a financially-doped monstrosity, but that wins stuff with all the unearned spending. Rather than a financially doped monstrosity that's mid-table after dropping a billion (again, completely unearned) on shite.

The last thing they can possibly mean by "their" Chelsea is the yoyo club, lower-half also rans they were for decades before spending money they never really had.

[Terry de Niro]

Which Chelsea do they want back?

The Chelsea that's on par with Millwall and shares their racist views.

[MonsLibpool]

https://x.com/CFCPys/status/1772273145199710392?s=20

Colour me shocked. Tax fraud.

[koptommy93]

Ambramovich left that club completely in the shit. That's their hero.

[Samie]

https://twitter.com/ByRobDavies/status/1772267587939770433

Excl: If the Premier League charges Chelsea FC with breaching spending rules, an independent panel can call witnesses.

Today, we reveal links between former club CEO Marina Granovskaia and offshore payments funded by Roman Abramovich.

[Oldmanmick]

Ambramovich left that club completely in the shit. That's their hero.

He's been a shady character for most of his life. Be no surprise to see Chelsea crash & burn due to his dodgy past & dodgy dealings.