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I wouldn't believe a word out of Poch's mouth. Not because I think our owners fired him or he quit. Because I hear the absolute delusional things he says about the USMNT and his constant sucking up to Trump.

If you haven’t already, I would suggest everyone to watch the latest video on this channel https://youtube.com/@manknowsfootball?si=w6hkOocBSnx29P0n They have Bobby Fairview on the panel who is an accountant in the Private Equity sector. (I tried to link the video directly but YT wouldn’t let me) It is extremely worrying what he says and demonstrates in terms of how much debt we are in under this ownership. Dark times ahead guys. They have completely fucked us.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT VITOR PEREIRA 😱 | FOREST 1-0 VILLA REACTION Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in a huge Europa League semi-final result — and once again, Vitor Pereira showed exactly why his impact since taking charge deserves serious attention. In this More GBFC match review, I break down how Forest managed the game, why Chris Wood’s goal proved decisive, and how Pereira’s tactical setup frustrated Aston Villa on the night. There are clear similarities to the job he previously did at Wolves: immediate structure, belief, intensity, defensive organisation and a clear plan that players seem to buy into very quickly. Forest may not always dominate the ball, but under Pereira they are becoming incredibly difficult to play against. This performance was another example of how a team with a clear identity, discipline and tactical clarity can turn a tight European knockout tie into a massive result. We discuss Vitor Pereira’s influence, Chris Wood’s importance, Aston Villa’s struggles, and whether Forest are becoming one of the most dangerous teams left in the Europa League.

POCHETTINO DESTROYS Chelsea OWNERSHIP 😱 | IRAOLA DOESN'T WANT JOB? Chelsea news today see's us discuss the recent comments from Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino spoke on the Stick to Football podcast about his time and exit at Chelsea FC. Pochettino is yet another manager who has CHOSEN to LEAVE Chelsea as opposed to the Chelsea ownership having the chance to sack him. Andoni Iraola is also wanted by Manchester United and Crystal Palace this summer! Who will be Chelsea's next manager?

hard pass on Gordon

Calum McFarlane pre-match press conference | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | Premier League Pre-match press conference with Chelsea interim head coach Calum McFarlane ahead of Chelsea v Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. McFarlane gives injury updates on Reece James and Levi Colwill, confirming both are back in training and looking promising ahead of the game. He discusses Reece’s leadership around the club, the mood at Cobham after reaching the FA Cup final, the players spending time together during their break, and the challenge of facing an in-form Nottingham Forest side. McFarlane also speaks about Chelsea’s Champions League hopes, preparing day by day, dealing with pressure, criticism over his experience, young players at Cobham, and the honour of leading Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Reece James, Levi Colwill in contention for Chelsea returns against Nottingham Forest https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7245936/2026/05/01/reece-james-levi-colwill-Chelsea-injury/ Chelsea have been handed a boost with the news that captain Reece James and Levi Colwill are in contention to return to the squad for the game against Nottingham Forest on Monday. The Athletic revealed in March that James was going to be ruled out for several weeks after sustaining a hamstring strain late in the 1-0 defeat at home by Newcastle United. The England international has missed his side’s last five games. Colwill has not played for the senior team this term after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on the first day of pre-season training. However, he made a significant step closer to making a comeback last Saturday by playing over 99 minutes for the Under-21s against Middlesbrough. “Reece is back in training, Levi is back in training and both are looking good,” interim head coach Calum McFarlane said at a press conference on Friday. “There is a little way to go before the game and we will see how they do. But both are looking promising. “We are taking it day by day. Levi has had a long injury, Reece had a really good run and got injured again. There are a lot of games still to play so we don’t want to push too much and hopefully they come through. Could they be in the squad on Monday? Potentially yes. Even if the pair are not picked to face Nottingham Forest, Chelsea will still have four matches after that. Three of those are in the Premier League, which will determine whether the club can qualify for European competition next season via their position in the table. Chelsea are currently eighth, just two points behind Brighton & Hove Albion in sixth. Perhaps more significantly, James and Colwill are on course to be available for selection for the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 16, which could also have a bearing on which, if any, European competition Chelsea feature in next term. Simon Johnson has spent the majority of his career as a sports reporter since 2000 covering Chelsea, firstly for Hayters, then the London Evening Standard and finally The Athletic for the past six years. This included going to every game home and away as the west London club secured the Champions League in 2012. He also reported on the England national team between 2008-19 and been a regular contributor to talkSPORT radio station for over a decade.

Analysis What next for Nicolas Jackson: With Bayern clause not triggered, will Chelsea cash in elsewhere? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7240040/2026/04/30/nicolas-jackson-transfer-latest-Chelsea-bayern-analysis/ For the second successive year, Nicolas Jackson will go into the summer transfer window not knowing where he will be playing next season. Jackson is returning to Chelsea, to begin with at least, having spent this campaign on loan at Bayern Munich, a move that was completed on deadline day (September 1). The Athletic reported in September that Chelsea had agreed a loan fee worth €16.5million, but with a conditional obligation for Bayern to make the transfer permanent set at €65m (£56.3, $76.1m) at the end of 2025-26. Earlier this week, Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl confirmed the Bundesliga club will not be triggering that obligation. It did not come as a great surprise. Just two weeks after the forward arrived in Germany, Bayern’s honorary president, Uli Hoeness, said that the conditions were very unlikely to be met because Jackson would have to start 40 games, not including the German Cup. That left just the Bundesliga (34 matches) and the Champions League for Jackson to reach the tally, while competing for a place in the side with main striker Harry Kane. Sporting director Eberl has said Bayern will not trigger the clauseIbo Ot/AFP via Getty Images Jackson has fallen well short of the number required. He has been named in the first XI on just 13 occasions (Bundesliga and Champions League), with only 1,151 minutes of playing time. One of the factors behind that was going away with Senegal to compete at the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year. But to put the figure in perspective, he made 37 appearances totalling 2,535 minutes for Chelsea last season, and that was despite being ruled out with a hamstring injury for a few months and getting suspended for two red cards. The Athletic reported, before the two clubs played each other in the Champions League group phase seven months ago, that Jackson and his camp were quietly confident a transfer would happen regardless, even if it meant a renegotiation of the terms. So what happened? It is not as if Jackson has performed badly for Bayern. He has a credible 10 goals and four assists in 29 appearances, so essentially a goal involvement every two matches. In many ways, Jackson has fulfilled the role of being a backup forward adequately enough. Kane has been in ridiculous form (54 goals) and largely injury-free, so the Senegal international has never had much of a chance to get a regular run in the side. The opportunity of playing on the left flank was limited, too, due to the presence of Luis Diaz. Head coach Vincent Kompany spoke out in defence of Jackson’s contribution in March after he had scored in a 4-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. Aware of Jackson coming under some negative media scrutiny, Kompany said, “I have to say that I noticed since I’ve been here that when everything is going well in the team, there are attempts to single out a player or two without any reason. Last season, it was Serge Gnabry, sometimes Kingsley Coman, now it’s Nicolas Jackson. The reality of our dressing room is that it’s calm. Nicolas has performed very well in training and replicated it today. It’s true that when Kane plays in your position, or Michael Olise, or Luis Diaz, it’s a bit difficult. There’s nothing more. Nico has done very well today and hopefully will do it again soon.” When Kane was ruled out of the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie at Atalanta the following week, Jackson scored and assisted a goal in a remarkable 6-1 win. Unfortunately, in his very next start at Bayer Leverkusen four days later, the 24-year-old was sent off for a reckless challenge on Martin Terrier and given a two-game ban. Apart from that faux pas, Bayern’s fans seemed pretty happy with Jackson’s contribution overall. Bayern are now having to go through the process of finding another striker in the market to play second fiddle to Kane. It will not be easy, but they prefer that to spending €65m on Jackson. Chelsea do not believe his value has diminished from his Bayern experience. Sources speaking to The Athletic under the condition of anonymity to protect relationships say they still see him as a player worth up to £60m. There is a good reason they can still command a high asking price. Jackson’s game has come on a great deal since joining Chelsea from Villarreal for just over €35million in 2023, and he still has seven years remaining on his contract. Jackson has a very credible 30 goals — none from penalties — and 12 assists in 81 appearances for Chelsea, where he won the Conference League and Club World Cup in 2025. Jackson also has 31 Senegal caps, helping them reach the AFCON final in January. His side won the game 1-0, only for the result against Morocco to be overturned. There is a possibility he will add a Champions League and German Cup winners’ medal to the Bundesliga title Bayern Munich have already secured. Jackson plays in a position that is one of the most coveted in the game and commands large sums. Manchester United paid an initial €76.5million for Benjamin Sesko last year, while Arsenal agreed a fee of €63.5million (plus €10m in add-ons) with Sporting CP for Viktor Gyokeres. When you consider that Chelsea are very unlikely to have the revenue from Champions League competition next season, cashing in on players such as Jackson will help fund other purchases. That is not to say Chelsea have made their minds up just yet. They are in the process of finding a new head coach, and Jackson is the same as all transfers, both in and out. The club will want to run things past the new head coach before making any big calls. One of the coaches on Chelsea’s wish list is Andoni Iraola, who wanted to sign Jackson for Bournemouth in January 2023. There is a possibility that he and other candidates will want him to be part of their squad. A new head coach might want Jackson to be part of their squadPaul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Jackson may have frustrated Chelsea fans with his finishing at times, but the team have missed him. Liam Delap, one of the forwards bought to replace Jackson, has scored just three times in 43 appearances since joining from Ipswich Town for £30m. Cole Palmer has lacked spark in 2025-26, mainly due to discomfort caused by a groin injury. But he also had a great partnership with Jackson, the two combining to set each other up on 15 occasions in 75 games. That is once every five matches. In saying that, Joao Pedro has thrived as the main target man. He is Chelsea’s leading scorer this season, with 19 goals. The club also further signalled their intention to move on from Jackson by agreeing a deal with Strasbourg last September to buy Emmanuel Emega in view of him joining this summer. There is always the potential of another loan, possibly with another option/obligation to buy involved. But that feels more like a last resort at this stage. Jackson’s future was a major talking point at Chelsea in the summer of 2025. It looks like history is about to repeat itself. Simon Johnson| Chelsea Correspondent Sebastian Stafford-Bloor

EXCL: Liverpool & Man United ready to pounce for £80m Premier League star Micky van de Ven as he plans talks over his future It's hard to see him staying where he is... https://thedailybriefing.io/p/micky-van-de-ven-liverpool-united-transfer Liverpool and Manchester United are on alert as this big-name Premier League star is set to make a decision over his future this summer. Micky van de Ven is expected to be one of the numerous names to watch this summer as Tottenham continue to flirt with relegation. Spurs remain in the bottom three at the time of writing, and there is already plenty of speculation about how they’ll be able to keep their stars. It’s important to start this by saying that I’ve spoken to numerous sources in the last few days and the clear message is that Van de Ven is not deciding anything now and not holding talks with any clubs at the moment, with his full focus being on helping Tottenham stay up. Meanwhile, Spurs sources point towards the Netherlands international’s contract until 2029, with no desire to let an important player go, and no pressure to do so as there’s no release clause in his current deal. Liverpool and Manchester United interested in Micky van de Ven Still, it is my understanding that Van de Ven could discuss his future with the Tottenham hierarchy at the end of the season. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that things haven’t really gone to plan for the 25-year-old during his time in north London. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) “Van de Ven will meet with Tottenham at the end of the season, whether they stay up or not,” one source said. “For now his full focus is on keeping them in the Premier League, but he’ll be aware that clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United are interested, and that could put pressure on Tottenham.” Both the Reds and the Red Devils are exploring the market for central defenders this summer, and Van de Ven is understood to feature on their lists after his strong form during his time in England, combined with the fact that he might be available if THFC get relegated. Even if Spurs stay up, it could be tricky for them to persuade the player to stay, though some sources are also insisting he won’t come cheap. Depending on who you talk to, it could cost anywhere between £60-80m to prise Van de Ven out of Tottenham this summer, while his wage demands are also high - possibly as much as £200,000 per week. Who else could be in the race for Micky van de Ven? Finally, I’d also keep an eye on Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Los Blancos are making a centre-back a top priority this summer and, like Liverpool, have known about Van de Ven since his Wolfsburg days. Bayern are not currently thought to be making a central defender one of their main targets, but that could change if Kim Min-jae leaves. Overall, this is going to be one to watch in the weeks and months ahead, and at this moment in time it looks more worrying than reassuring from a Tottenham point of view.

Chelsea https://thedailybriefing.io/i/196034896/Chelsea Andoni Iraola is a top target for both Manchester United and Chelsea, but the Blues are currently understood to be further ahead in the running after holding talks with the Bournemouth manager’s representatives. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside) Xabi Alonso is open to taking the Chelsea job as long as he’s given a decent amount of ‘control’ in the role. (Simon Phillips) Chelsea are working hard to hire Porto manager Francesco Farioli, but the Italian tactician is not convinced about managing the Blues. (TEAMtalk) Nicolas Jackson can leave Chelsea this summer, with the Blues confident they could bank as much as £60m from selling the Senegalese striker permanently. (the Athletic) Chelsea could look to replace Robert Sanchez with this exciting goalkeeper signing this summer - full story here! Mauricio Pochettino has revealed the only two signings he was involved in during his time as Chelsea manager. (the Overlap)

Did you see how much strand Larsen went for?

Levi and Reece both training and might be available Monday

I wonder if the Barco move is still on after Rosenior departed. I’m seeing all the quality PL midfielders being heavily linked with our rivals so Barco remains a great and easy option that allows us to avoid having to compete with the likes of City, Liverpool, and United for others. Seems Wharton is wanted by Liverpool, Elliot Anderson is probably City bound, and United want multiple new CM’s with Tonali looking plausible. Don’t think we can even think of competing for these players in our current state.

And this from the fucking delusional board... Chelsea believe they could get up to £60m for 24-year-old Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, who has spent the season on loan at Bayern Munich. (Athletic - subscription required), external

This has popped itt's head up again... Everton look set to revive their interest in Chelsea forward Liam Delap, 23,

Just what need, another lightweight midget for a defender. Glad to see the SD’s are using their loafs this summer….

🗯🔵Chelsea have opened talks to try to extend Trevoh Chalobah’s contract. (@NicoSchira) 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ 💥🔵Chelsea CONTACTS NATHAN AKE'S AGENT REGARDING A SUMMER TRANSFER. (@SimonPhillips) 😵‍💫😵‍💫

The 8pm games are 3pm for us on the east coast. The Saturday early kick off is 7am, I just remind myself I have three friends in California and they either get up at 4am for the early game, or party the night to it.

Yeah I am sure you guys overseas have lots of experience in this, hats off for being able to follow. I used to watch lots of NFL but as I got older and more busy I way unable to watch any games live anymore, cannot be easy for you! Hope you'll have to watch the highlights on Monday.

Matt Law Special - Chelsea's Manager Search, Players Crybabies? This episode of London Is Blue features Nick and Matt Law analyzing the "insane" managerial instability at Chelsea following the sacking of Liam Rosenior, the club's sixth managerial change under current ownership. Law evaluates potential successors—highlighting Xabi Alonso, Andoni Iraola, and Marco Silva—while emphasizing that the next hire needs the "gravitas" to manage a fragile locker room that has recently "downed tools." Despite the current "bin fire" reputation and a structure that makes Roman Abramovich look "soft" by comparison, Law argues the job remains highly attractive because the squad possesses high-level talent that could be transformed by a successful summer transfer window. 01:22 – The State of Managerial Turnover in the Premier League 03:45 – The "Abramovich Look Like a Big Softy" Comparison 04:00 – The Current "Bad Vibes" and Sacking Statistics 05:28 – The Fallout of the Liam Rosenior Sacking 10:45 – Player Reactions to Maresca's Departure 11:55 – The "Washing Machine" Effect of Chelsea Management 14:49 – Official Statements and the "Self-Reflection" Tweak 16:18 – The Managerial Candidate Rundown: Alonso, Silva, and Iraola 17:45 – Criteria for the Next Hire: Collaboration and Experience 20:44 – The Need for "Gravitas" and Dominant Personalities 24:24 – Maximizing Talent vs. Adhering to Philosophy 27:52 – The Lack of Natural Leadership in the Locker Room 28:18 – Assessing the Attractiveness of the Chelsea Job 31:05 – The Reality of Modern Six-Month Contracts 32:25 – The Future of the Sporting Structure and Directors 33:49 – Defending Past Appointments: Maresca and Pochettino 45:20 – Future Transfer Window Outlook and Closing Remarks

MUDRYK TO PLAY FOR Chelsea AGAIN? 😱 | LAMPARD RETURN?! | Chelsea PLAYER EXODUS? George Benson Football Chelsea In today’s Chelsea news, we break down the latest manager updates, including links to names like Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner, Marco Silva and Xabi Alonso — but the big question remains… is ANY appointment actually “risk-free”? We also dive into the huge developing story around Mykhailo Mudryk and his 4-year ban appeal to CAS, what it means for his future at Chelsea FC, and why the situation is far from straightforward. On top of that, we look at: UEFA financial restrictions and what they REALLY mean for Chelsea this summer Potential player sales and transfer reality Shock links to experienced signings like Bernardo Silva & John Stones The truth about a possible return for Frank Lampard Why Cesc Fàbregas could be heading elsewhere And the latest on Marc Cucurella amid Barcelona interest After yesterday’s deep dive into Chelsea’s finances, this is the real-time fallout — and what happens next could define the club’s future.