OneMoSalah

Shame that they bought us in the first place. Boehly selling his stake would be a start, hopefully the other mob will fuck off too and sell to someone else who would actually care about the club.

Funny thing is I don’t think City have/will have missed any of them. Even Gundogan. They’re still on for a domestic double, a season after winning the treble. Many people thought they’d flaker off this season due to hangover from previous season/lack of motivation. For me, Pep very rarely gets it wrong when it comes to selling players. Doesn’t mean they’re bad players but how many bar Ibra have really gone on and proved him wrong over a prolonged period? And even then, Pep & Barca still won much more than Ibra did in that time frame. I mean Palmer could hypothetically do it (performance wise at least) but again, he is still young. The next seasons for him will be interesting as people will now expect what he did last season every season.

Its pure profit regardless so if it’s 20-25m euros I’d think we will take it. I don’t think hes particularly excelled over in Germany either (despite the usual player X goes on loan, has 2 or 3 good games and everyone complains “why didn’t he get used here!?”) so they have probably got the advantage knowing we already tried offloading him in the summer.

We will accept a lower bid just to get cash for him. But yeah knew they would lowball us.

Paul Lambert did it with Norwich years and years ago when they came up. That achievement literally buys the guy nothing at the elite level. Tough leagues to get out of maybe because the format/scheduling but the actual standard of League 1 & the Championship aren’t great. Not sure why the likes of McKenna and Enzo Maresca are anywhere near our top candidates. Well I do have a theory but it reinforces what I already think about idiots running the club. That bloke at Leicester got sacked at Parma after 14 games or so after being an academy coach at City. Leicester had a PL level squad and were always going to bounce back irrespective of who was in charge (as long as they weren’t absolutely alien to football). McKenna would maybe be best taking the Brighton job or another season with Ipswich beforehand than jumping to us or United. But lets see.

The problem is the timing. He had actually just kind of shown he was getting some work out of these guys and figuring out players that he could and couldn’t count on. If he got sacked mid season yes it would of made sense but since start of 2024 we had like 4th most points. And got some European football which was doubtful after the first 6 months and piss poor performances from this supposed CL quality squad. Plus a huge % of folk thinking Poch out were dreaming that we, with this collection of muppets running football departments, would of appointed someone of the ilk of Xavi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann, Thomas Tuchel or Antonio Conte etc.

Would think Olise is United bound, by all accounts been identified by INEOS long ago & also Dan Ashworth. Was rumours going round that Dan Ashworth was keen on taking him to Newcastle last season. Anyway. Are we not meant to be signing the next Brazilian big talent for the first team for basically £50m? Who is a left footed right winger? Or is this supposed generational talent kid that good, that we are going to sign Olise instead 😂? I mean it’s a bit ridiculous already considering we have Omari Hutchison & Angelo too who were apparently signed with a view of playing in the first team. A right winger is much lower down on the priority list. If any wingers were to be upgraded on, I’d loan/sell Mudryk first in a heartbeat. Sterling could be a rotation player/back up if we got a very good first choice player. Although with this crowd be another player with 21 career games aged 19 or 20. We already have Noni who featured heavily towards end of the season as well so doubtful we will buy 2 left footed right wingers if this sure thing deal for the Brazilian kid goes through. Noni, who like Mudryk is a bang average footballer, will have his role in the squad as part of dumb & dumbers masterplan. These don’t like their authority or knowledge questioned.

Will make a huge profit on him. Got him for a development fee off Arsenal as well IIRC. Its the Clearlake philosophy - buy players who don’t have any affiliation to the club & likely won’t be as good as our academy players then sell the academy lads for profit. Should of been renewing him and loaning him to Ipswich again or even to Ajax/Feyenoord. 100%. These Clearlake crowd & co-sporting directors are clueless and killing the club. Have been for best part of 2 years now.

Who are they consulting? Pep Guardiola, Arne Slot, Erik ten Haag and all opposition team managers or owners? Next appointment is his 5th manager in 2 years and yet he’s played probably 5 good club games in that spell under the previous 4. Guys defo’s not a 6 or a 10 but he has struggled to convince as an 8 paired with Caicedo or in a 3 on an individual basis not just collectively. I mean its not just a managers fault but yeah, hopefully the next manager is going to be very strict with him. Has to start by instilling some discipline in specific aspects of playing as a central midfielder. Mainly without the ball. Because he is a passenger.

Aye very risky appointment for that reason specifically. He has been given carte blanche there. Won’t get that here. Hence why we are going for Thomas Framk and the Leicester manager (couldn’t imagine either being a yes man).

Cue us wanting Atalanta manager now.

Fofana was more Boehly-Tuchel I think. Although IIRC de Ligt was first choice for Tuchel?

Co-sporting directors should be out already for me. Transfer record alone is sackable. It is as bad as that dodgy few years at Barcelona - just far too many poor decisions. And the whole managerial shortlist we are getting now, headed by them, wow. Paying whatever we paid for Mudryk who will never be an elite player. Throw in unnecessarily spending near £60m on Lavia & £30-35m on Ugochuwku - 6 months after signing another DM in Andrey Santos too - when we 90% needed a more established, senior midfield player in the squad to make up for the lack of experience we had in that position on the pitch. It is absolutely mind blowing. Not to mention we still overpaid vastly for both Caicedo and Enzo, irrespective of how good they “could” be. Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer only ones who have been 1) consistent and 2) played to a good level. Nkunku maybe could of been a saving grace if he was fit but we were linked with him under Tuchel (signed as well if I remember correctly?). Jackson maybe be a solid number 2 but doesn’t have it to be a number 1 at the elite level, I think thats clear. Then trying to actively advocate selling Conor and Trevor…. one who was captain & arguably best player behind Palmer…. If this were going on at Man Utd we would be pissing ourselves laughing at them.

1st season after Derby. He actually didn’t play as much as I thought he did. 2nd season he left. In January IIRC. Maresca the top choice now? Fuck me this mob are absolutely on one. He got sacked at Parma and won the Championship at a club with a PL squad. Risky is not even the right word, crazy is.

Clueless. Both deserved to be sacked long ago never mind now. Running the club into mediocrity. This isn’t Monaco or Southampton, this is Chelsea FC. Said it last season and this summer last, a few more senior players in and around the squad in key positions would have made a huge difference. I actually reckon with at least 4 more proven players who are good examples as senior pros in the squad we could have maybe snuck CL football. Definitely would’ve handled the ET in the cup final better too. Experience is huge. The first time round with the transfer ban the likes of James, Mount, Abraham and Tomori were all involved a lot - what did we have then? Good senior pros. Likes of Jorginho, Azpilicueta, Willian, Kante, Pedro. Squads like ours - with a huge percentage of younger players who would be lucky to have between 100-150 games each - 100% need that, unless we want to yoyo and become an expensive RB Leipzig/Monaco/Southampton. Or whomever.

Bit ironic given he was both of the co sporting directors clear and obvious number 1 choice - as they said so themselves. So another poor decision made by 2 muppets that will have no consequences for them? Surely they’d of done their research before hiring him? I mean you would really think background research on tactics and training methods would be pretty high up the list? Then also in the interviewing process they’d be discussing this? Surely? Amateur hour.

Tuchel who is constantly linked & de Zerbi, who you mentioned will be tough to do for various reasons. I don’t think the owners/sporting directors will seriously consider Tuchel altogether and I think after Potter, de Zerbi will be a no go. Plus I cannot see either being completely open to no say in the market which is apparently a big mandate behind the new manager search as the owners believe the squad is already CL worthy squad - which is a bit laughable given some of the calibre of players we’ve got. Unless by some minor miracle that we actually make an elite level appointment, I think most people will be saying we will be in a worse place. I can see it if the majority of names we are linked with are seriously under consideration. The likes of Vincent Kompany, Kieran McKenna or Thomas Frank aren’t remotely close to the level of coach Poch is. And he’s not a top, top coach. If thats really the level we are aiming for, it will be tough.

Be even funnier if we ended up with ten Haag.

Sky reporting Poch wanting to go back into management straight away. So 90% club decision not to continue with him I’d say. Funny they’ve thrown Poch into the hat for Bayern and Man United positions now. Which means Vincent Kompany and Thomas Frank will be about as exciting as it gets for us.

Would replace them now and get an extremely competent sporting director in. Villa have one, Man City have one, Liverpool have one, Man United have one coming in. We are effectively starting again with who will be trusted in the squad - still too many who aren’t good enough to play here and too many positions we are lacking in - so we cannot afford to start behind the eight ball when it comes to our recruitment this season. This co sporting directors of ours have spent over £700m which hasn’t really panned out in most cases and also allowed too much experience to leave far too easily. This alone should be enough to replace them. Then throw in the Potter (also Boehly driven) experiment, sacking him with like 7 weeks to go in a season. Now we’ve got this situation and their plan is Thomas Frank, Vincent Kompany, Keiran McKenna or someone who is managing Stuttgart? Last chance saloon is beyond past. Screams incompetence to me.

I wouldn’t be so sure. They are a big part of what has gone wrong here. In terms of their influence and decision making on footballing decisions. I honestly think they should be following Poch out the door.

Embarrassing choices if true. Frank has done a decent job at Brentford but hardly an outstanding one the last 2 seasons. McKenna and Kompany (2nd season running) is even worse. Kompany has been thoroughly found out, the fact us and Bayern are apparently interested is madness. Even more proof the club and sporting directors have no fucking clue. If this is a valid reason then they have no right to be employed 😂

We have been since binning Tuchel. Nobody can argue now.

Thats what I think regarding Poch wanting to push to leave, the club pushing to cash in on Trevor and Conor in particular. I mean, it would make sense if they were insisting on this, given how heavily they featured under him. From a different perspective, if the club wanted to get rid of him, I did say months ago they would throw Poch to the wolves. To make him a scapegoat. Just like they did to Tuchel and just like they did with Potter. Every time they’ve changed/sacked a manager they have got the timing completely wrong.

They won’t learn. The co-sporting directors need to be sacked, been saying it for months and months but this is even more proof that they don’t have a clue. I mean sacking Poch 3/4 months ago yes it perhaps made sense but actually given how we did over the past few months and finished the season, with another pre-season and summer window coming up, it is absolutely mind blowing. Also the lack of top, top managers that are out there that would be willing to work with these amateurs running the footballing side of things is incredible too. Anyone presuming that a manager like Conte, Mourinho or Tuchel is coming in and working with those willingly is dreaming. I mean he has probably started really figuring out which players he can actually trust/use/what we need to improve upon etc. Perhaps he did want to leave more than the club wanting him to leave but all in all I don’t believe that either given Boehly & Clearlakes short history here already.