Vesper

finally KDH

should be a pen handball on Bergh

horrid passing/crossing by Gusto so far wtf

Walsh is the third youngest starter - in a competitive match - in the club's history, behind Ian Hamilton and Kingsley Whiffen. It is with sadness that Chelsea Football Club learns of the passing of our former player, Ian Hamilton, at the age of 73. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/ian-hamilton-1950-2024 Obituary 20 May 24 Nicknamed Chico after Chico Hamilton, a popular jazz musician of the era, he played five games for Chelsea in the 1966/67 season and although his career at the club was short, he set two club records that have remained in place to this day. While still a junior player, he was handed his senior debut in a league game against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in March 1967, and headed the Chelsea goal in a 1-1 draw. Aged 16 years and 138 days, he became both our youngest men’s team player and our youngest goalscorer. snip Kingsley Whiffen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsley_Whiffen Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea as a goalkeeper. He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him the club's second youngest player of all time after his teammate Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year. Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy level. Whiffen's only Chelsea game was a 3-2 defeat at Leicester City on 9 May 1967. He replaced Peter Bonetti in the starting lineup, as Chelsea rested a number of players ahead of the FA Cup Final on 20 May.

and hopefully Muddy gets his shit sorted

Arsenal Lead Shock Charge For Jamie Gittens As Chelsea Struggle To Keep Up https://www.stadiumrant.com/arsenal-lead-shock-charge-for-jamie-gittens/

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank https://bsky.app/profile/ledbydonkeys.org/post/3loltwljm2k2t

100m quid is MADNESS and I have been a big booster of Rogers for some time now looking at European continetal teams, that is a 118m euro spend that is getting near Musiala/Wirtz price and certainly Rodrygo cost the only wingers/AMF types at that level of cost on the planet are: Vinicius Junior Lamine Yamal Kylian Mbappé Jude Bellingham (and is the only on here who almsot never plays winger) Bukayo Saka Florian Wirtz Jamal Musiala Cole Palmer Rodrygo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Raphinha turns 29yo in 7 months, so he is no longer at that price level soon Ousmane Dembélé turns 29yo before the end of next season as well and lastly Phil Foden (unless his slide continues) the only 5 others (atm) who MAY get there soon are, IMHO Bradley Barcola Désiré Doué Michael Olise plus (HOPEFULLY) Estevao and (hopefully NOT, lol) Ethan Nwaneri as for the rest of the huge names: Salah is of course too old now (33yo in a month or so) for that price, same (obviously) for Messi and CR7 no way Xavi Simons or Nico Williams or or Rafael Leão are at that price level same for Luis Díaz, who also turns 29yo soon, in only 8 months Kenan Yıldız is good to great but nowhere near 118m euro level atm that is it all the top top WC wingers/'score first' AMFs ATM (or ones who should/could soon be there) Rogers is a good to potentially great player but he is not at that price level atm for me

2042 ???!!!!!!???!!!! what the almighty shitfuckery is THIS ??????!!!! that is over 17 YEARS from NOW

CB's Buy (Bastoni is a pipe dream, and we likely cannot afford BOTH Huijsen and Murillo this coming summer, and Tah wants too much in salary + a massive signing fee as he is a free agent) Dean Huijsen and for the 30yo and up veteran either Amir Rrahmani (tough tough pull but would be perfect) OR José María Giménez OR Mario Hermoso OR maybe Stefan de Vrij Keep Levi Colwill (last chance saloon year for him next year, if he doesnt start to improve a lot, he needs to be shipped, and MAYBE Murillo may still be at Forest) Tosin Adarabioyo Renato Veiga (I know, this one is controversial but I think he has the skillset to succeed here, but that said, IF Juve offer a to buy him for a good price, I will not lose my mind) Josh Acheampong Aarón Anselmino (loan him to Strasbourg) Sell Benoît Badiashile Wesley Fofana Axel Disasi Trevoh Chalobah Alfie Gilchrist

Alessio Tacchinardi: lauds ‘spectacular’ defender https://www.juvefc.com/juve-is-back-tacchinardi-thrilled-with-tudor-debut-lauds-renato-veiga/ snip “Applause, thumbs up, all together fighting and battling together, until the last second.” Tacchinardi then praised some of the individuals who delivered the goods on Saturday, particularly Renato Veiga. “I finally saw the vertical, fast and ferocious plays, a monstrous Yildiz, a crazy Thuram, I liked Locatelli a lot. Then my idol is Renato Veiga because he is spectacular. snip https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-desperate-keep-veiga-solutions-Chelsea/

crazy wild card veteran CF, 29yo, and has 25 goals in only 2,384 minutes so far this season, 19 of those are league goals (in only 1,565 minutes, all 19 goals came in his last 21 Bundesliga games played, in only 1,336 minutes) also he had 4 goals against two of the top 3 Bundesliga 2 sides in the Pokal plus a CL goal and a Super Cup goal injury history is the big issue, BUT he only missed 1 game all this season due to injury, he just did not play that many minutes in Leverkusen's system

Chelsea's sly dig, a bizarre joke from Patrice Evra and even Ryanair having a pop... how Arsenal were brutally mocked after being dumped out of Champions League by PSG https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14689577/Arsenal-PSG-Chelsea-Ryanair-Paddy-Power-Patrice-Evra.html Arsenal were mercilessly mocked after their Champions League semi-final heartbreak on Wednesday night. Fans, teams, companies and ex-players rubbed salt in the wounds of the Gunners, who were downed 2-1 (3-1 aggregate), by PSG on Wednesday night. Chelsea put out a post on X, reading: 'Back home tomorrow. Looking to reach a European final for the eighth time in our history.' The mischievous message was quite clearly a dig at their London rivals, who were unable to reach the showpiece game against Inter Milan. It wasn't just the Blues revelling in Arsenal's misery. Ryanair waited until after the final whistle before replying to a pre-game post Arsenal's official account had put out. It simply read: 'Make it happen', with a picture of Declan Rice, arms outstretched in celebration. The Irish airline, who are known for their willingness to pull no punches on social media, responded cuttingly: 'Or not'. Paddy Power got in on the act, too. The betting company re-shared a former parody video in which the actor says: 'I'm a Nobel Prize winning data scientist, I've worked on some of the most complex problems imaginable but my latest task is the hardest yet: Finding one instance on Twitter, where Arsenal fans haven't found an excuse for losing a game.' He goes on to list the excuses seen, such as 'we play too many games' and 'not enough games' and 'the ref supports the opposition'. Paddy Power quote tweeted the clip: 'Arsenal are out of the Champions League. It’s going to be another tough week for this fella.'] As if the online pile-on wasn't enough from companies taking a swipe at Mikel Arteta and Co, former players got in on the act. Ex-Man United defender Patrice Evra shared a bizarre video joking about the Gunners. He said: 'I feel sorry for Arsenal, people are being really hard on them, I love Arteta anyway. I think people have no problem with Arsenal players, people have a problem with their fans. 'I even say I would not go into business with an Arsenal fan because they would promise you a lot of things... we talk about Netflix and season 21 is on its way. 'I love Arsenal, you can't hate your babies, you know, it is impossible to hate your babies. 'An example is, imagine if you have a good time with your wife or your girlfriend and the moment you are about to sow your seed, someone grabs you, it is really painful! 'It is really painful because you want to put in the seed to have a Premier League baby or Champions League baby but it is always the same story. 'I hope for you, United or Chelsea or Tottenham don't win a trophy this year, because that would be terrible!' Liverpool podcast 'The Anfield Wrap' shared a picture of Arsenal giving the Reds a guard of honour, with the message 'we go again Sunday', ahead of Arteta's side's visit to Anfield. The Gunners will have to absorb the jibes after coming up short on the big stage. They now face a long summer with no silverware to show for an impressive campaign that may be remembered more for excuses than glory.

Jadon Sancho suffers blow after ‘submitting transfer request’ to Chelsea and Manchester United https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/08/jadon-sancho-suffers-blow-submitting-transfer-request-Chelsea-manchester-united-23045127/ Jadon Sancho has suffered a blow after ‘submitting a transfer request’ to leave both Chelsea and Manchester United this summer. Sancho was hoping to revive his stuttering career at Chelsea – the club he supported as a child – after joining the Blues on a season-long loan last summer. Manchester United spent over £70m to sign Sancho in 2021 but the winger endured a hugely difficult period at Old Trafford. The England international struggled to produce his best form at the chaotic Premier League giants and fell out of favour with former manager Erik ten Hag, who criticised his performances in training. Sancho was motivated to prove United wrong when he joined Chelsea at the start of the season but his struggles have continued in west London, where he has scored just three league goals. When Chelsea signed Sancho on loan, they agreed to make the move permanent this summer for a fee of between £20-25m. However, it was revealed earlier in the year that Chelsea could terminate that agreement if they paid £5m in compensation to Manchester United. Despite the presence of a get-out clause and some underwhelming performances, Chelsea were still believed to be intending on signing Sancho on a permanent transfer at the end of the season. But the situation was complicated further by reports claiming Sancho was himself questioning his future at Stamford Bridge. A return to Manchester United appears off the table but Sancho reportedly expressed a desire to return to his former club Borussia Dortmund. It was at Dortmund that Sancho first caught the eye of Europe’s elite after he came through at Manchester City’s academy. Sancho enjoyed a second spell at the Bundesliga club last season, helping Dortmund reach the Champions League final while on another loan away from United. Unfortunately for Sancho, Borussia Dortmund have ‘ruled out’ signing him for a third time and are not interested in a summer deal, according to Bild. It is claimed that while Dortmund have no interest in re-signing Sancho, other clubs in Germany would be open to securing his signature if he was willing to take a pay-cut on his hefty wages. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been reluctant to discuss Sancho’s long-term future at the club but Shaun Wright-Phillips believes the Blues should keep him at the club. ‘It seems like Chelsea buy with potential in mind and what players can possibly be or become,’ the former Chelsea and England winger said. ‘We all know Jadon’s potential. If Chelsea worked the way Chelsea worked, they would normally sign him, because they know what he’s capable of and they’ve seen him do it. ‘But I think what’s not helping at the minute is that he’s not only scoring, but he’s not creating enough. ‘If Chelsea are taking risks on the amount of players they are taking risks on, I don’t think he’s a bad one. ‘We know what he’s already done in a game. If he makes his way back, you’ve got a player on your hands.’

you forgot the add-ons he ended up costing £44m in 2017 quid (June 22, 2017 FOREX rate £'s to €'s was around .88 pounds to the euro on that date) as his purchase price was 50m euros, all inclusive, when the deal was signed) which is almost £60m (£59.15m) now, adjusted for inflation https://web.archive.org/web/20200315100700/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2017/6/roma-and-liverpool-agree-salah-transfer

adjusted for inflation, Pool paid almost £60m in today's quid for him them the most money they had ever spent on a player up to that point in time and almost exactly the same as Barca paid for Raphinha in today's pound sterling

Arteta is delusional he said Arse were clearly the best team over the tie

here is what they spent on transfers on this season's books (gross spend first) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia £59m Joao Neves £51m Désiré Doué £43m Willian Pacho £34m Matvey Safonov £17m £204m gross £93m net and that is with losing Mbappe on a free, and also not getting great prices for Ekitike (only £14m) and Xavi Simons (only £43m) and is even less net as they also have gotten loan fees as well

PSG have knocked out Pool and Arse and beat Citeh earlier in the CL