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Graham Potter sack would be a disaster for Graham Potter not ‘English managers’ https://www.football365.com/news/graham-potter-sack-disaster-english-football-mediawatch ‘For the sake of English managers Potter has to succeed.’ Sorry but that is absolute nonsense. He has more in common with Thomas Frank than Sean Dyche. England for the English The bombastic Daily Telegraph headline caught Mediawatch’s attention: It would certainly be an inconvenience for Chelsea and Everton, and bordering on disastrous for Potter and Lampard themselves, but why would it be an ‘English disaster’? Mediawatch is English and frankly would not give a f*** if those two managers failed based purely on their nationality. ‘It is a pivotal time for English managers,’ begins the piece from Jason Burt. No, it’s a pivotal time for Potter and Lampard, who are the two Premier League managers currently under the most pressure. Why are we defining them by their nationality? What purpose does it serve? Yes. And? The Premier League is a global brand and attracts some of the best football managers in the world. Why does it matter if zero, three, seven or eight Premier League managers are English? First, we’re not yet at two out of 20; Graham Potter is in no danger of being sacked by Chelsea and should Frank Lampard be evicted by Everton, the two favourites to replace him are both also English. This seems important. But secondly, and we keep coming back to this point, why does it even matter? The elite Premier League clubs are rarely owned by Englishmen and Englishmen are the minority on the pitch, so why should we care how many are in the dug-out? The answer, increasingly, is that the only people who really care are old-school journalists. Sean Dyche is the current favourite for the Everton job if Lampard is sacked, while Scott Parker was absolutely right to believe he would not get another Premier League post after failing at Fulham and Bournemouth. And both Heckingbottom and Carrick could be English managers in the Premier League next season. So even if you believe that a lack of English managers is a crisis, where exactly is this crisis? This makes almost zero sense. If Potter does not succeed, Chelsea might decide not to appoint another manager from the middle reaches of the Premier League, but that’s about experience, not nationality. It’s absolutely true that his successor will not be English but only because there are no English candidates. Potter could turn things around, win the Champions League and walk out next summer and his successor would still not be English because there are no English candidates. The Blues’ US owners would probably look to replicate his success by bringing in Thomas Frank, not Sean Dyche. A whole two Chelsea managers ago. It’s almost like club owners appoint largely proven managers they think might be a good fit for their teams of multi-ethic, multi-national players. The idea that the success or failure of Potter at Chelsea will change this situation is absurd. Potter in particular – as the most un-English of English managers – is a test case for the over-achieving manager of a middling Premier League club, not a test case for Englishmen. And the failure of Lampard should put an end to the over-promotion of excellent footballers, not the promotion of Englishmen. He has far more in common with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer than Chris Wilder. So again, why should we care? Well, partly it seems because, well, ‘what would have happened had Gareth Southgate gone through with what he was considering and quit as England manager after the World Cup?’ Well, one thing that would not have happened is either Potter or Howe quitting their Premier League jobs for England. So quite what benefit comes to England from having English coaches among the Premier League elite is unclear. The irony is that England would have a far greater chance of appointing Potter if he failed at Chelsea or never took the job at all. What might have happened is the appointment of Steve Holland, an English coach who was an assistant at Chelsea as they won two Premier League titles and was Southgate’s right-hand man as England reached the latter stages of three major tournaments. He does not even merit a mention in this latest prediction of ‘English disaster’ which is actually no disaster at all. Whisper it, but Southgate was also a failed English Premier League manager. His Middlesbrough side was relegated back in the glory days of English managers in 2008/09 when seven of the bottom eight were managed by Englishmen. Funny how nobody called that an ‘English disaster’.

Todd Boehly making a 'very strong push' to buy the Commanders https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/14/dodgers-owner-todd-boehly-making-a-very-strong-push-to-buy-the-washington-commanders/

hard to say which players? surely most of these will be gone soon, many this summer (hopefully) and for sure in summer 2024 Kepa Arrizabalaga - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Edouard Mendy - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Marcus Bettinelli - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2023 Kalidou Koulibaly - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2026 (wtf were we thinking, 4 years at £295K PW, ffs) César Azpilicueta - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 Jorginho - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2023 unless we renew N'Golo Kanté - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2023 unless we renew Denis Zakaria - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2023 (option to buy) Mateo Kovacic - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 (he will be 30yo then, do we renew?) Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 Conor Gallagher - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Mason Mount - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 unless we renew (if his contract situ goes all pear shaped, then he needs to be sold before he walks on a free in 2024) Kai Havertz - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Hakim Ziyech - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Christian Pulisic - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 Loanees Ethan Ampadu - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 Abdul-Rahman Baba - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 (insane he is still on our books for for this and another season, he came here in 2015 ffs) Romelu Lukaku - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2026 Malang Sarr - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 Callum Hudson-Odoi - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 unless we renew Ian Maatsen - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 unless we renew Dujon Sterling - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2023 Tino Anjorin - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2025 (another lost season after bad ankle injury, surgery) Tiémoué Bakayoko - Out of Contract Jun 30, 2024 smdh

the details have not been released

it makes no sense

wtf €110m? must be wrong https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/14/mykhailo-mudryk-agrees-Chelsea-contract-as-110million-bid-is-accepted-18101496/ For months, Arsenal had appeared to be the favourites to land the highly rated 22-year-old while the player himself was desperate to move to the Emirates, posting a string of messages about the Gunners on social media. But on Saturday afternoon it emerged that senior Chelsea officials had flown to the continent in an effort to hijack Arsenal’s deal and have now won the race for his signature. According to The Athletic, the west London club held face-to-face talks with their Shakhtar counterparts and agreed on a deal worth €110million. That is far more than Arsenal were prepared to go to, while Chelsea are also prepared to pay a larger portion of the fee up front. The Blues will pay €70million (£62m) now, with a further €40m (£35m) in add-ons, while Mudryk himself has already given the greenlight for the deal to happen. Amid the speculation, a brief statement from Shakhtar read: ‘FC Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov and Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali discussed Mykhailo Mudryk’s transfer to Chelsea FC today. Parties are very close to agree on player’s transfer to the club.’

MM

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnaEIkBsW_y/

Mudryk? I need to see the final terms but the price of €100m (£88.7m atm) seems crazy high I so wish he was a left-footed RW, as that is truly where we are fucked (Ziyech has been a flop) we have such an overload of right footed wingers or potential (some are AMF types of SS types) wingers now all of these are right footed attackers Mykhailo Mudryk Mason Mount (winger is not a good position for him) Raheem Sterling Christian Pulisic Christopher Nkunku (next season) João Félix Callum Hudson-Odoi Arsen Zakharyan (IF we get him, he is a right footed AMF) we do have these left-footers Kai Havertz (deffo not a good fit at RWer) Hakim Ziyech (likely gone) Omari Hutchinson

this is a big one for me so waiting on news

If that report is accurate, then yes, correct.

It's not treated as a profit.

https://biz.crast.net/Chelsea-confident-they-are-not-violating-ffp-as-finance-experts-predict-profit-maximizing-period/ snip Dr Rob Wilson, a football finance specialist from Sheffield Hallam University, said: ‘In layman’s terms, Chelsea’s £4.25bn sale price could essentially wipe out the debt and losses the club has accumulated over the past 20-odd years, Chelsea said. Then starts on zero basis under the terms of FFP.

2 1 Might be the first time in 50 games or so Citeh loses a game in which they scored first

The rule has been changed Walton just explained it It's not offside

Arse is going to pay €95m (£84.5m) or more for Mudryk pretty crazy for a player who never has played in a top 10 (let alone a Big 5) league and who only plays LW (same as Martinelli)

Sky cannot spell for shit, lolol

Noni Madueke set for Chelsea as Ruud van Nistelrooy admits PSV losing transfer battle Chelsea have had a £30million offer for winger Noni Madueke rejected but if they get close to £40m then PSV Eindhoven will accept the deal despite Ruud van Nistelrooy wanting to keep him https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/noni-madueke-set-Chelsea-ruud-28953198 PSV Eindhoven coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted that his club are fighting a losing battle to keep Noni Madueke out of Chelsea’s clutches. The Blues have had an initial bid worth £30 million rejected by the Dutch club - and Van Nistelrooy has been urging his club’s director of football Marcel Brands to keep the England Under-21 international in Holland. But Van Nistelrooy has revealed that he is already looking for a replacement for the 20-year-old winger. And Chelsea will get their man if they can get close to PSV’s £40 million valuation. Van Nistelrooy said: “It is now a case of looking for a good replacement. It looks like we could lose another big player this winter transfer window. “I know that they (Chelsea) want Madueke. I would rather not let him go, but I can’t stop big clubs from showing such a massive interest in him. “Madueke has created the interest by himself, because of his terrific qualities and his performances here in the Netherlands and in European games. “I wanted to see if there was any way we could keep him here. My hope was on a longer spell of Madueke here at PSV Eindhoven. “So I told the club to try and do everything to keep him. He is quality for this club. But I know things take a completely different turn when the big money comes on the table.” Chelsea are looking to strengthen their squad to give manager Graham Potter a chance to rescue their season. They have already spent more than £300 million under new owner Todd Boehly. But after also paying £9 million to take Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season, they saw the Portuguese striker sent off on his debut in the derby defeat at Fulham. Cash-strapped Dutch club need to raise money after failing to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League. They eased their financial worries by selling Cody Gakpo to Liverpool for £43 million. Chelsea’s first offer for Madueke was not enough to make PSV’s resolve crumble. Barnet-born Madueke came through Tottenham’s youth system. He captained Spurs Under-15s team and had progressed to the Under-18s team when he took up PSV’s offer of a three-year contract at the age of 16. Madueke also represented England at youth level and made his Under-21 debut last year. PSV rewarded Madueke with a new contract that runs until 2025 and handed him the club’s coveted No 10 shirt. Van Nistelrooy said: “It is now a case of looking for a good replacement. It looks like we could lose another big player this winter transfer window.

we already have and more to come I just hopes its not more dross

Paul Merson: If Potter losses tomorrow he's gone on Monday https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/tv-shows/soccer-saturday/12786401/paul-merson-if-potter-losses-tomorrow-hes-gone-on-monday

2022-23 English Premier League Manchester United Manchester City https://www.sportfacts.net/sports/2023/premier-league-manchester-united-vs-manchester-city-s1/

25 possible targets (not in any order) Mauricio Pochettino Luis Enrique Diego Simeone Lionel Scaloni Julian Nagelsmann (likely no chance atm) Oliver Glasner Joachim Löw Hansi Flick Urs Fischer Christian Streich Kasper Hjulmand Thomas Frank Abel Ferreira Zlatko Dalic Stefano Pioli Gian Piero Gasperini Franck Haise Régis Le Bris Philippe Clement Sérgio Conceição Rúben Amorim Marcelo Gallardo Hugo Ibarra Julien Stéphan Gerardo Seoane Roger Schmidt not on here, we likely blew it with him forever