OhForAGreavsie

Only way he gets sold is if there's a clause he can trigger. Surely? SURELY?

I believe in the US salary cap system. In the name of competition I want to see all clubs competing in the same tier allowed the same budget. Now, whether each club can afford the maximum spend is another matter but, if they have benefactors willing to front the money without encumbering the club with debt, they should be allowed to spend up to the tier maximum. Right across the globe, leagues are dominated by their richest clubs. Decade after decade it goes on. Occasionally we get an exception like Laverkausen but it never lasts. Soon enough Bayern will be off on another ten year winning streak. Granted defining the tiers would take some work but it can be done. Or so I believe at any rate.

I saw a report that Palace have put a £60m price on Michael Olise. Now, it has to be acknowledge that if he was interested in coming back here he'd have done so last summer. Worse, if he didn't fancy Chelsea last off-season, why on Earth would he do so this time around? Even so I'd be happy to see the club try again. Of the players linked last summer he was the one I wanted the most.

Massively in favour of this. Have been calling for it, here and elsewhere, for decades. Let's bury the Financial Unfair Play nonsense once and for all.

Highlights of the first leg.

The girls need all the support they can get. Sadly I won't be there but I hope a few of you can be.

Who here plans to go to the game next Saturday? The girls can do with all the support they can get. 🙂

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Former Chelsea Women first choice keeper Ann-Katrin Berger (33), who recently found herself relegated to third choice, and whose contract was due to expire this summer, has signed for Gotham FC in the NWSL. The NWSL has been flexing it's financial muscle leading into its latest season which started last month. For a long time the US league was regarded as the best in the world and attracted all of the top players. European leagues, most notably the WSL and Ligue 1 in France have gained ground, but the NWSL has decided to reassert itself. It must be said mind you that many of it's captures this year have been in the veteran stage of their careers. These include former Blues superstar So Yun Ji (33) who joined Seattle Reign in January after leaving Cobham in July 2022. Meanwhile Canadian Captain Jessie Fleming (25) also moved Stateside from Chelsea to get more playing time with Portland Thorns. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/ann-katrin-berger-completes-transfer-to-nj-ny-gotham-fc Thank you AKB. All the best in the USA.

I have a ticket for the FA Cup semi-final which I am looking to sell as I'm not able to go. It's a physical ticket in block 552. Bought through the club so in the Chelsea section. I paid £65 plus £9.25 postage but I'm only looking for the face value of the ticket. If anyone is interested please let me know and we'll arrange getting the ticket to you. (Ideal if you could pick it up since I can't walk which is why I'm not going but that depends where you are of course.)

I have a ticket for the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday but I'm not able to go. It's a physical ticket in block 552. Bought through the club so in the Chelsea section. I paid £65 plus £9.25 postage but I'm only looking for the face value of the ticket. If anyone is interested please let me know and we'll arrange getting the ticket to you. (Ideal if you could pick it up since I can't walk which is why I'm not going.)

This is what buying clubs do. They check hundreds of players. Take a trip to Kingsmeadow when the 18s or 21s are playing and you will see the west stand rammed with scouts at each game. The same is true at development games all over the world.

Does anyone remember if the Premier League moved in line with uefa financial regulations and also restricted the amortisation of transfer fees to 5 years max?

The fact is that two-nil was a lie. It bore little or no relation to the way play had gone up to that point.

August is coming. 🙂

Even I don't rely on my memory these days but my recollection is that Liverpool switched their attention to Lavia after they failed to land Caicedo. Even if that recollection is correct it does not rule out the possibility that this was just the order in which the two deals became public. It does not mean that the two deals must have started in the order I gave.

Putting faith in another club's judgment is how we ended up with Cucurella.

Have to agree sadly.

I'm just looking for better than we get from Caicedo.

Technical excellence + Great body control + Half decent coaching = Good footballer.

Not enough e's.

You have to say this at the end of every game we're drawing now. 🙂

Scratch that. 🙂

That's my fear too. A save is my prediction.

Although MHL is a safe standing area, the seats are still allocated so there is a risk that people in the seats neighbouring yours, or your dad's, may not want to shift about. Possibly because they may themselves want to be able to stay together in a group. It's worth calling the box office to see if they can help. Alternatively, try emailing [email protected] giving them your account numbers and ticket details. If you and your dad's accounts are not yet linked under 'Friends & Family' you may be asked to link them before they can talk to you about changing your dad's ticket.