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CFCW March Fixtures: - Sun 05 Mar 2023: vs Arsenal, League Cup Final, Selhurst Park, 15:00, Lost 1-3, Highlights Wed 08 Mar 2023: vs Brighton & Hove Albion, WSL, Kingsmeadow, 19:30, Won 3-1. Highlights, Reaction. Sun 12 Mar 2023 vs Man Utd, WSL, Kingsmeadow, 12:30, Won 1-0, Highlights, Chelsea TV reaction, Chelsea postgame press conference, United postgame press conference, League Table Sat/Sun 18/19 Mar 2023 vs Reading, FA Cup Qtr Final, Madejski Stadium (a.k.a. Select Car Leasing Stadium), Won 3-1, Highlights, Chelsea TV reaction Wed 22 Mar 2023 vs Lyon, Champions League Qtr Final 1st Leg, Groupama Stadium, Lyon, 17:45, Won 1-0, Highlights, Chelsea TV Reaction, postgame reaction both clubs Sun 26 Mar 2023 vs Man City, WSL, City Football Academy, 12:40, Lost 0-2, Emma Hayes pregame press conference, Highlights, Emma Hayes postgame, Magda Eriksson postgame, City postgame, Table Thu 30 Mar 2023 vs Lyon, Champions League Qtr Final 2nd Leg, Stamford Bridge, 20:00, Tickets, coverage: DAZN YouTube channel All times UK

The draw for The Women's FA Cup quarter-finals was made tonight. We will be away to Reading on March 18th/19th.

The women's 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday represented the fifth time the clubs had met in the cup over the last six seasons. Aggregate score in those five matches is Chelsea 11-1 Arsenal. That makes the rivalry sound pretty one-sided but the games are often close affairs with Arsenal usually edging the possession battle, though not the scoreboard. That was the case again yesterday. Next up for the women is The League Cup Final against Arsenal again. The match takes place at Selhurst Park, this Sunday (March 5th). About 150 tickets remain available. https://tickets.cpfc.co.uk/en-GB/categories/womens leaguecup The Chelsea end sold out long ago but If you want to go, and to be adjacent to the bulk of the Blues fans, blocks R & S of the Arthur Wait stand look your best bet currently.

Wait, have I fallen asleep and woken up in a Spurs infested nightmare? Am I reading this right; people don't like port? I introduced a young woman to the joys of port and stilton on Christmas day. I think she's going to love me for the rest of her life. Port with stilton is what evolution had in mind when it built opposable thumbs. They are for holding glasses of port boys and girls.

I've believed since September that the Nkunku deal is sealed, and have speculated previously about why the transfer has not been formally announced. We don't know however, so we'll see what we see on June 1st, or thereabouts. If Felix turns out to be an effective contributor to the team, then it would be an incredible luxury to have both him and Nkunku in the squad. I agree with you though that it's hard to see the club choosing to afford that luxury.

You're on! I'm not covering your petrol money mind. 🙂 🙂

That's what I thought would happen in summer, and again in January. The fact it didn't tells us something. Perhaps that dodge faces tougher legal challenges than the club anticipated, maybe the work permit is a problem, maybe something else.

Let's hope a direct transfer will be possible by summer but it seems unlikely.

I came to the forum to talk about Gvardiol because I saw the story WAGNH published today about our approach for him in the summer. Instead of doing that however I wound up commenting on some other posts which caught my eye. That's the problem with this place; too much interesting stuff going on. 🙂 The WAGNH story makes it clear that Gvardiol wanted to join us in summer, but that Leipzig genuinely didn't want to sell. Presumably only a ludicrously big offer could have tempted them, so no deal could be reached. If we had bought Gvardiol would we still has targeted Badi? I don't know. For me however Badi is the best player we've bought this season, not just in January. He looks capable of playing in the centre of a back three, but in a four he would have to play LCB. Badi, Gavardiol, and Levi, would probably be overkill for one role in the team. I'd have no problem with it mind since I'd aim to play the Croatian at LB, but I know few, if any, agree with me about that. Gvardiol was ‘really confused’ about Chelsea transfer situation but now he’s okay - We Ain't Got No History (sbnation.com) Oops, I see @Vesper beat me to posting this story by more than 24 hours. Yep, that sounds par for the course. 😞

I didn't see anything from the game so thanks for the info. On the commentator being shocked, the shock itself may be an indicator but I don't give much weight to what was said. It's just one of those things commentators say. For example, they frequently say it in regard to Sam Kerr and my use of the word, frequently, should already be a clue. Sam misses a bucket load of good chances.

I'm guessing that dense might have been a typo for tense. I agree with your observation that there could be a player in Mudryck who is able to make a contribution for Chelsea. As you say, his confidence is low and the pressure of his fee, plus the expectation, is weighing heavy on him at the moment. I really hoped he'd score on Saturday to give him a boost, but now I'm transferring that hope to next Sunday at Spurs.

I don't agree with every detail you say here but I certainly agree with your conclusion that Felix is easy on the eye, but not effective enough, often enough. This is exactly why I opposed his loan signing when it was being rumoured, and exactly, I believe, why Atleti want to sell.

Mudryck certainly had the Arsenal option. Despite the fact that I, and many others I'm sure, still have hopes for him, more than a few are doubting how well we spent when buying him. According to many opinions therefore Mudryck is not evidence that we can attract the right level of player. Rather he is evidence that Arsenal can also attract the wrong* type. I believe that Enzo's buyout would still have been operative in the summer. I'm not aware that any clubs would have been clamouring to pay that figure in June. *To be crystal clear, I still believe Mudryck can settle and make a contribution for us. What I say above just reflects how some Blues fans have begun to feel about the lad.

Before we can claim this, the players we have attracted have to prove that they are of a level required to power regular challenges for titles domestically and internationally. I don't know how many professional footballers there are around the world but let's guess at 100,000. It would be hard for anyone to question that Chelsea could 'attract' 99% of those players, but we all know that this isn't the right question. We know that the right question is can we recruit enough of the right players among the other 1%. The answer to that question is definitely not in yet.

I said last week that I felt Noni was not starting quality and that he could be an impact sub instead. After yesterday I fear that, in saying this, I might have been too generous.

Agreed.

In theory the width could be extended, but the length is pretty much maxed out. The length was restricted by Ken Bates determination to build his stupid hotels. He's a hero to many Chelsea supporters, but I can't stand the bloke.

More than several.

In the US, the right wing party complains about mainstream media and retaliates by pumping out its propaganda on cable stations. In the UK the mainstream media is the propaganda branch of the right wing party. As a result, the bulk of the UK population, that's to say those with better things to do than follow politics closely, believe many myths. The chief of those is that the Tories are the best at handling the UK economy. This is an absolute con. The historic figures are there. Check them out.

With Sam Kerr becoming the first woman ever to win the club's Goal of The Moth poll in January, here is an early CFCW candidate for February's award. As you watch this goal, bear in mind that Reece's little sister is right footed. Two-footedness is such an important attribute for professional footballers. I don't say they all have to rise to the level where they can do this, but no more Chelsea players please who are totally confined to one foot only. Look at the way this hampers Cucu's game for example.

Wish list for today: - A win so as not to add to the doom and gloom narrative. Mudryck to score his first goal to help him feel good about himself. DDF to start, play well and hopefully score. Zakaria to get minutes and start a run of consecutive games so the club can decide if he has a future here.

We can't rule out the possibility that this story has been placed precisely as part of a plan to depress Lukaku's transfer fee.

This is the more logical approach, I agree, but I'd like to see DDF given a go up top. Top six is definitely possible and should be the main target for the rest of the season. If the aim is therefore to maximise results now then that is the argument for Auba. I just want to see where DDF's level is. What I'm most looking forward to on Saturday however is seeing Lavia in the flesh for the first time.

I think most of us can't rationalise the football justification, or the cost, of Neymar in our squad, but we probably don't need to concern ourselves with the money. Boehly and co are world class manipulators of cash. If Neymar is signed, the finances will be worked out along with a plan for handling the fiscal impact should the move be unsuccessful on the pitch. Can Mudryck play right wing as effectively as he does left? The other two agenda items seem appropriate.

Chelsea's end for the League Cup Final vs Arsenal sold out quickly, so Blues fans switched to buying seats in the main stand. That is now also sold out, bar two or three seats. Tickets are still available in the Arthur Wait Stand however. Tickets: https://tickets.cpfc.co.uk/en-GB/categories/womens leaguecup