comment by BlueJ2 (U4630)
posted 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
I tend to agree with you Simon. None of our keepers is good enough to be our number 1. I’d prefer to sell all 3 of Sanchez, Kepa and Petrovic and get a decent keeper - if one is available. I also think we should get rid of Jorgensen and make Penders our number 2. At least he will get a feel of the club, and even if he’s young he can’t be any worse than Jorgensen.
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Which is why letting Kelleher leave Liverpool and not try and buy him is frankly unforgivable

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 8 hours ago
Terry -

I’ve captained Chelsea, I’ve captained my country and led those teams to many successes. I don’t why I’ve not had an opportunity, I really don’t.

“I don’t think English managers get the same opportunities. I think we get blown away by foreign managers that have dominated leagues which are not at the top level and yet still get the opportunities in the UK and the Premier League.

"I’ve interviewed for clubs in the lower league and the feedback has come back and they say I have no experience for a start and my three years at Villa kind of means nothing. I absolutely loved my time at Villa. I feel I am ready. I know I am ready. I’ve done all my badges and I’m watching so much football.

“I have a good balance of life, I’m in a happy place. I’m doing some work away, I’m spending a bit of time with the family and part time at Chelsea working with the kids so I’ve got a really nice balance in life.”

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He must come across badly in interviews I guess

🗣 @JacobsBen: "Eventually, this deal is expected to get done because Gittens wants to move. And they [Chelsea and BVB] are not actually far apart as some had suggested.

We heard €70m or more, but the number I'm told is €55m, up by €5m from what Chelsea originally thought would get the deal done. And it's not just the number but the structure of that deal as well."

{The Football Terrace Podcast}

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 8 hours ago
Terry -

I’ve captained Chelsea, I’ve captained my country and led those teams to many successes. I don’t why I’ve not had an opportunity, I really don’t.

“I don’t think English managers get the same opportunities. I think we get blown away by foreign managers that have dominated leagues which are not at the top level and yet still get the opportunities in the UK and the Premier League.

"I’ve interviewed for clubs in the lower league and the feedback has come back and they say I have no experience for a start and my three years at Villa kind of means nothing. I absolutely loved my time at Villa. I feel I am ready. I know I am ready. I’ve done all my badges and I’m watching so much football.

“I have a good balance of life, I’m in a happy place. I’m doing some work away, I’m spending a bit of time with the family and part time at Chelsea working with the kids so I’ve got a really nice balance in life.”

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He must come across badly in interviews I guess
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Come manage a USL side. Drogs can hook you up

Don Hutchinson on Mamadou Sarr:

🗣 "A friend of mine Leroy Rosenior told me his son Liam [Sarr's coach at Strasbourg] told him that this kid could be the very, very best. He said he's got potential to be world class."

~ @ESPNFC

What ever happened to Bat's?

comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 7 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted about 3 hours ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 53 minutes ago
£25 million being mentioned for a fee for Petrovic if he leaves
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We're utter mugs. He's way better than Kepa who we paid like 70 million for a few years ago when prices were lower 😂😂. Only to sell him for 5 million all these years later
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Dont like to be the bearer of bad news......but Pets ain't much better than any of our keepers unfortunently, he was a slight improvement on a crappy Sanchez and even then Sanchez is a much better shot stopper and Pets also had a few howlers last season with decision making etc and conceded some poor goals. The fact of the matter is none of our recent keepers are that good and all are the quality of a sub keeper at best for a team in the Champions League, or who have any sort of higher ambitions than second rate Euro comps. We need a no1 this window!
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I disagree about Petrovic. He's a definite step up from our existing keepers. And I'm not saying Petrovic is perfect but he definitely improved us in nets when he displaced Sanchez in goal in the Poch season. And Petrovic has by all accounts been brilliant in France this last season, so I'm sure he's improved further as top young keeper. He certainly doesn't get the love he deserves at Chelsea for whatever reason and he's clearly off elsewhere.

And I think we'll come to regret selling Petrovic, certainly if whoever we bring in as number 1 doesn't do the business. Which frankly isn't improbable given how bad our transfer business has been with keepers post Courtois. Exemplified by letting Kelleher slip through our fingers. If we're not willing to make Petrovic number 1 then Kelleher would have been a clever acquisition.

Let's just hope at this point we get Maignan this summer because I dread to think who else we end up with in nets if we don't. As things stand we're a laughing stock with Sanchez in goal. Opposition fans find that to be a continual source of much amusement.

comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 5 hours, 48 minutes ago
Yeh havent seen Penders but the rumblings seem good. So even a level headed vet coming into his twilight years, or even just say fook it we trust Penders and say lets go with chucking him in at the deep end. Like honestly I don't see many upgrades on what we have, so seriously lets say fook it - wonder if he plays next week at all
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None of us have seen Penders yet there seems to be this massive overeliance at the club on Penders being our next Courtois. Like we're just expecting this guy to be brilliant and solve our GK issues for the next decade or more when he's ready to be our number 1 lol.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 30 minutes ago
What ever happened to Bat's?
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Plays for Frankfurt now

he was a slight improvement on a crappy Sanchez and even then Sanchez is a much better shot stopper and Pets also had a few howlers last season with decision making etc and conceded some poor goals.
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Sanchez ain't a better shot stopper. It's one part of Sanchez's game that isn't total sh!te but Petrovic did it better in 23-24. Sanchez still lets in the occasional 'oh wtf' goal (e.g. Sarr's disallowed goal vs. Spurs), Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.

By Chelsea keeper standards of the past I don't think he's it. He's a Begovic (cracking backup). That would've been fine for now.

I am curious about whether we'll sign the Burnley keeper James Trafford, ex-City academy — sort of thing we'd do.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 8 minutes ago
he was a slight improvement on a crappy Sanchez and even then Sanchez is a much better shot stopper and Pets also had a few howlers last season with decision making etc and conceded some poor goals.
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Sanchez ain't a better shot stopper. It's one part of Sanchez's game that isn't total sh!te but Petrovic did it better in 23-24. Sanchez still lets in the occasional 'oh wtf' goal (e.g. Sarr's disallowed goal vs. Spurs), Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.

By Chelsea keeper standards of the past I don't think he's it. He's a Begovic (cracking backup). That would've been fine for now.
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Yup Petrovic >>>> Sanchez. Even if you don't rate Petrovic that highly he's still a definite step up from Sanchez who never in any reality should have been Chelsea number 1. Certainly not for as long as he has been. He's a number 2 keeper, not even a great one at that tbh.

Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.
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He was pretty poor in the last couple months or so of Poch. Those Burnley and Sheffield draws in particular, he cost us victories.

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted about an hour ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 30 minutes ago
What ever happened to Bat's?
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Plays for Frankfurt now
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Thans 👌

comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 8 minutes ago
he was a slight improvement on a crappy Sanchez and even then Sanchez is a much better shot stopper and Pets also had a few howlers last season with decision making etc and conceded some poor goals.
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Sanchez ain't a better shot stopper. It's one part of Sanchez's game that isn't total sh!te but Petrovic did it better in 23-24. Sanchez still lets in the occasional 'oh wtf' goal (e.g. Sarr's disallowed goal vs. Spurs), Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.

By Chelsea keeper standards of the past I don't think he's it. He's a Begovic (cracking backup). That would've been fine for now.
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Yup Petrovic >>>> Sanchez. Even if you don't rate Petrovic that highly he's still a definite step up from Sanchez who never in any reality should have been Chelsea number 1. Certainly not for as long as he has been. He's a number 2 keeper, not even a great one at that tbh.
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As bad as Sanchez is, maybe he does a Cucarella

According to reports in Italy, Chelsea have had a €35 million bid rejected for Lazio's Mario Gila. Subsequently Bournemouth have seen a €40 million bid rejected.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by Superb - We've won it all !!! (U6486)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 8 minutes ago
he was a slight improvement on a crappy Sanchez and even then Sanchez is a much better shot stopper and Pets also had a few howlers last season with decision making etc and conceded some poor goals.
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Sanchez ain't a better shot stopper. It's one part of Sanchez's game that isn't total sh!te but Petrovic did it better in 23-24. Sanchez still lets in the occasional 'oh wtf' goal (e.g. Sarr's disallowed goal vs. Spurs), Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.

By Chelsea keeper standards of the past I don't think he's it. He's a Begovic (cracking backup). That would've been fine for now.
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Yup Petrovic >>>> Sanchez. Even if you don't rate Petrovic that highly he's still a definite step up from Sanchez who never in any reality should have been Chelsea number 1. Certainly not for as long as he has been. He's a number 2 keeper, not even a great one at that tbh.
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As bad as Sanchez is, maybe he does a Cucarella
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I'd give that about 0.01% chance of happening tbh. Cucu was good at Brighton when we bought him while Sanchez was their third choice keeper lol.

Surprised how few Chelsea players there are in punditry

Management is hard but we have no one representing us on Sky, TNT, BBC etc

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 8 hours ago
Terry -

I’ve captained Chelsea, I’ve captained my country and led those teams to many successes. I don’t why I’ve not had an opportunity, I really don’t.

“I don’t think English managers get the same opportunities. I think we get blown away by foreign managers that have dominated leagues which are not at the top level and yet still get the opportunities in the UK and the Premier League.

"I’ve interviewed for clubs in the lower league and the feedback has come back and they say I have no experience for a start and my three years at Villa kind of means nothing. I absolutely loved my time at Villa. I feel I am ready. I know I am ready. I’ve done all my badges and I’m watching so much football.

“I have a good balance of life, I’m in a happy place. I’m doing some work away, I’m spending a bit of time with the family and part time at Chelsea working with the kids so I’ve got a really nice balance in life.”

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He must come across badly in interviews I guess
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He has personal iffy baggage as well

comment by CSTP (U1453)
posted about an hour ago
Petrovic can't keep out bangers but I don't remember him letting in any where you think he should be saving them.
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He was pretty poor in the last couple months or so of Poch. Those Burnley and Sheffield draws in particular, he cost us victories.
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the whole team was poor though

comment by NPE - Maresca's Minions (U22712)
posted 16 minutes ago
Surprised how few Chelsea players there are in punditry

Management is hard but we have no one representing us on Sky, TNT, BBC etc
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Scott Minto used to do a bit....& Steve Sidwell...hardly top drawer though

‼️ Chelsea will resume talks next week to finalise the signing of Motor Lublin’s centre-back, Bright Ede.

When completed, he will be sent to Strasbourg on loan to replace Mamadou Sarr.

{Meczyki via Sport Witness}

RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT

NPE has returned to the politics thread

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 3 minutes ago
RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT

NPE has returned to the politics thread
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Don't worry, no downward spiral is happening

I dip my toe in about once a month, and then retreat.

They're mostly not people receptive to me who I wouldn't care to talk to but I occasionally post a comment in the hope one of the 2-3 interesting posters see it.

‼️ Chelsea are judged by the Opta supercomputer to have an 8.4% chance of winning the Club World Cup, with five teams above them in terms of likelihood - Paris St-Germain, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

~ @BBCSport