Holden McGroin 7625 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 The thing this, their team didn't need any major surgery. Probably a world class centre forward was about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 245 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: direct rival my arse. they're 10 points below us A direct rival? They've just sold a midfielder to fuckin arsenal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5104 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Update Ive checked flight radar and there’s only one flight in the entire world currently on its way to Newcastle and that’s from Faro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Just now, AgentAxeman said: A direct rival? They've just sold a midfielder to fuckin arsenal! tbf, we're more of a rival in the sense that they still have a slim outside chance of top 4. they're fucking miles away from the title race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11323 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Alex said: You’d have to think a couple of seasons outside the CL, which isn’t at all far-fetched, could see Chelsea in some serious bother from a financial pov. Their spending this season is absolutely crackers Yup, they're bang in trouble without future increases to their income. With Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham, that's 7 teams for 4 spots. Regardless if they're improved by this splurge or not, that's still a big risk. Also, how committed are they to Potter? Say he doesn't pan out have they got a coach who plays a similar style in mind to take over? Going off this transfer window, I'd guess not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14083 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I’d be surprised if Potter had anything to do with this scattergun transfer approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36722 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Update Ive checked flight radar and there’s only one flight in the entire world currently on its way to Newcastle and that’s from Faro. Yeah. But where’s it coming from? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11323 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 minutes ago, Tom said: I’d be surprised if Potter had anything to do with this scattergun transfer approach. Yeah exactly, they're just throwing players at Potter who'll do his best (which I think is pretty good) but this slipshod approach is surely doomed to fail. When it does they'll have a bloated squad on phat wages that some new manager will have to get a tune out of because they've exhausted their FFP wriggle room. Nobody will be pay top dollar because everyone will know that Chelsea have to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 minute ago, The Fish said: Yeah exactly, they're just throwing players at Potter who'll do his best (which I think is pretty good) but this slipshod approach is surely doomed to fail. When it does they'll have a bloated squad on phat wages that some new manager will have to get a tune out of because they've exhausted their FFP wriggle room. Nobody will be pay top dollar because everyone will know that Chelsea have to sell. Aye I’ve been searching about out of interest to try and find someone that discusses the more medium term impacts for chelsea, as there’s just a lot screaming on about how it’s fine right this minute but not many discussing down the line. Swiss ramble did a piece where it’s basically saying they need to have big sales like they did recently, but he questioned on if that’s realistic. Surely this will end in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 11368 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Fish said: Yeah exactly, they're just throwing players at Potter who'll do his best (which I think is pretty good) but this slipshod approach is surely doomed to fail. When it does they'll have a bloated squad on phat wages that some new manager will have to get a tune out of because they've exhausted their FFP wriggle room. Nobody will be pay top dollar because everyone will know that Chelsea have to sell. They must have 2-3 players for every position, keeping them all happy will be a challenge not to mention those who decide to just enjoy the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6807 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 34 minutes ago, Alex said: You’d have to think a couple of seasons outside the CL, which isn’t at all far-fetched, could see Chelsea in some serious bother from a financial pov. Their spending this season is absolutely crackers It's the nearest I've seen to Leeds United's epic financial failure from 20 years ago. It's a huge, huge gamble. Reckless if you ask me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14083 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 https://swissramble.substack.com/p/will-chelseas-transfer-spend-break Here’s the piece, so their losses are fucking huge each year and unlikely to improve but they’ve been overcoming them with massive player sales. The issue they have is that’s less likely going forward, which has started telling with the struggles to move on the likes of Bakayoko, Lukaku, Ziyech, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco 878 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Anything but a CL spot will be a huge failure money wise as the Europa League makes you jack shit money unless you can win in and quailfy for the following years CL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Ah well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36722 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, Craig said: It's the nearest I've seen to Leeds United's epic financial failure from 20 years ago. It's a huge, huge gamble. Reckless if you ask me. There something not right about the whole thing. Holden was right in that they needed a top class no. 9, not a whole squad revamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11323 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, Howay said: Aye I’ve been searching about out of interest to try and find someone that discusses the more medium term impacts for chelsea, as there’s just a lot screaming on about how it’s fine right this minute but not many discussing down the line. Swiss ramble did a piece where it’s basically saying they need to have big sales like they did recently, but he questioned on if that’s realistic. Surely this will end in trouble. Who are their saleable assets? Because it's not Cucurella. If they hadn't just splurged on a stack of new players they could have got big money for the likes of Gallagher, Ziyech etc. but now? Not so much. They've definitely bought some very good players, and Potter is a very good coach. But they need CL football, and soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36722 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 minutes ago, Howay said: https://swissramble.substack.com/p/will-chelseas-transfer-spend-break Here’s the piece, so their losses are fucking huge each year and unlikely to improve but they’ve been overcoming them with massive player sales. The issue they have is that’s less likely going forward, which has started telling with the struggles to move on the likes of Bakayoko, Lukaku, Ziyech, etc. And then on top of that, going forward, the players coming in are on exceptionally long contracts. So they’ll be even harder to shift 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23642 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, Howay said: Ah well he can go and sit on the bench there with grealish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5104 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Fuck him. I'm sure if we finish in the top four and win a cup, there will be a lot better opportunities out there than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36722 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 But if it’s just paper talk on a quiet-ish deadline day we’ll all have him here in a shot 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6807 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Alex said: But if it’s just paper talk on a quiet-ish deadline day we’ll all have him here in a shot Exactly. It's written by the Daily Heil so it must be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36722 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Craig said: Exactly. It's written by the Daily Heil so it must be true. I mean they could well be after him but the timing of the story is a bit convenient from a news point of view. If they really wanted him you’d think they’d at least test the waters now, maybe even offering some players on exchange on loan or otherwise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Aye it seems very PR-ish, I think Man City will focus on Bellingham in summer. I’m not bothered either way, if we get top 4 (tbh even if we don’t) the summer is going to be a completely different market for us compared to the one a year ago. We’ve kept our powder very dry and could make a big splash with CL income coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco 878 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Howay said: Aye it seems very PR-ish, I think Man City will focus on Bellingham in summer. I’m not bothered either way, if we get top 4 (tbh even if we don’t) the summer is going to be a completely different market for us compared to the one a year ago. We’ve kept our powder very dry and could make a big splash with CL income coming in. We have a fantastic chance of getting CL spot this season because Chelsea/Liverpool/Spurs are shite next year will be a different story,get a spot this season and we'll be well ahead of schedule Edited January 31, 2023 by Rosco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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