The Board

[Milan 17,859]

A competent board would have brought new signings before the season started. A logically thinking board should be acting and spending already at today's half time. Our board is offering 15m for Drinkwater.

Seriously, several players need to be signed, and I don't care about the fees. And here's hoping, they won't be spending on average players. Chelsea FC should not be that club.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

IT is well established that we dont have a competent board

9 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

A competent board would have brought new signings before the season started. A logically thinking board should be acting and spending already at today's half time. Our board is offering 15m for Drinkwater.

Seriously, several players need to be signed, and I don't care about the fees. And here's hoping, they won't be spending on average players. Chelsea FC should not be that club.

I mean look at the Costa issue, they are dragging it on for so long.

No new signings, I  am really lost as to what this board is thinking. Selling without any thought of getting some one in*sigh*

Selling ake, Chalobah who are better than not having anyone.

 

[whats happening 1,533]

i almost puked when i saw emenalo on my screen

[Zolan025 21]

3 hours ago, Styles said:

The board didn't make Cahill captain. The board don't dictate tactics or who is in the starting 11.

Blame them all you want but Conte is equally at fault and if the board needs to be replaced then so does he.

Might have agreed with you if Conte had all the players requested at his disposal but that isn't the case and the board in their infinite wisdom have taken the attitude that less is more. If I wanted to get the best then I'd expect to pay the price. It because the board are business men that they look for short cuts. Cutting corners only leads to disaster. Our board seem to have lost the plot when it comes to transfers. Remember a time when we actually had a board that was decisive. Now we seem to dither and quibble over a player for weeks like the Alex Sandro fiasco.  Should have just moved on to the next target weeks ago. yet we hung around like an old girlfriend. Board have made us look like a complete ass. Where is our credibility gone. It's just a shame that Roman isn't as ruthless with his board as he is with managers. 

[Zolan025 21]

On 7/24/2017 at 8:22 PM, Chelsea? said:

So why did we get ride of all the promising youngsters he signed cause Jose wanted to?

if this guy is behind our transfers the last 10 years then he needs an appreciation thread. Look how much City have spent to net only to EPL trophies compared to us.

Also, I think we can all agree this guy doesn't decide how much we will spend on a player, whoever makes that decision, is the one in charge of our transfers. 

Sorry! but you can't keep a man in a job based on previous history. It's about today and right now he's well past his sell by date and their are a few others in that category. When it happens once it's a learning curve but to happen again it's just plain ignorance. Taxi for the man!!!! 

[Chelsea? 892]

5 hours ago, Zolan025 said:

Sorry! but you can't keep a man in a job based on previous history. It's about today and right now he's well past his sell by date and their are a few others in that category. When it happens once it's a learning curve but to happen again it's just plain ignorance. Taxi for the man!!!! 

Marina is the one u shld go after not Emenalo

[BlueLion. 21,491]

To the Board,

 

In 2015/16, you failed in invest in a title-winning squad. This was not a squad of exceptional talents - instead it relied on the brilliance of Diego Costa and Eden Hazard to drag itself through the final three months of the season. Instead of improving that team, you went out and bought Pedro - okay, fair investment, but he'd need time to settle - and a bunch of second-rate players with no real transfer strategy. It was like someone had simulated Football Manager by 12 months, and picked out a few obscure, random "potentials" who will no doubt never even play for the club. José Mourinho paid for the subsequent shitstorm with his job, but the biggest sufferers were us, the fans, who had to endure a season of mishit Willian free-kicks (most people only remember the good ones...), a midfield double-pivot of Nemanja Matic and John Mikel Obi, Eden Hazard substituting himself, and two "strikers" who scored two goals between them all season. Not to mention the fact our season ended when Kurt Zouma's knee decided enough was enough. In came Guus Hiddink to oversee the subsequent purgatory that led to an absolute humping by PSG in the Champions League, FA Cup humiliation at the hands of a Chelsea reject, and a 10th-place finish. 

 

Lessons seemingly have not been learnt. Back the manager who won us the fucking title, and do it now. No title was ever won or lost after the first game, but after 3 or 4, we all know we could be out of the reckoning. We barely have a squad. So stop being shitcunts and buy some players. 

 

Best regards,

 

Alex xxx

[Laylabelle 9,381]

17 hours ago, milan.cech said:

A competent board would have brought new signings before the season started. A logically thinking board should be acting and spending already at today's half time. Our board is offering 15m for Drinkwater.

Seriously, several players need to be signed, and I don't care about the fees. And here's hoping, they won't be spending on average players. Chelsea FC should not be that club.

Exactly Yep!!! They've had ages. We've had problems for a while winning the league paved over those but was pretty clear that we'd need strengthening next season or risk a struggle. Champions league to deal with as well and yet...nope!!!

Fees don't bother me it ain't my money lol. 

Drinkwater lol..times definitely hard! That's before we've even started on the stadium! 

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

What are they waiting for? deadline day? reminds them that we're now in 4 not 3 competitions anymore.

[quickpassnmove 924]

This is genuinely looking like it's doomed. Regardless of who is to blame, CFC really don't know WTF they're doing. Season started, 2.5 weeks to go in window and in order to compete this season with any shred of seriousness and high morale, CFC need another 4 or 5 players --and hedging on "4 or 5" is a compromise for an "aspiring big club."

Again, we're not a "big club" that knows WTH it's doing.

Might be time for two divorces, not just one.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

2 hours ago, RoyalBlues said:

What are they waiting for? deadline day? reminds them that we're now in 4 not 3 competitions anymore.

not for long it seems 

[Milan 17,859]

Well well well, another week has passed, we let more players leave on loan, yet not one single arrival. With 2 losses already under our belt. I hate our board.

[DYC. 7,542]

The focus of the Chelsea operation has obviously shifted to generating funds. It's been a slow transition since around 2010. Fans would be wise to adjust their expectations to this new reality.

We'll see what goals the club will set after the new stadium has been erected.

[quickpassnmove 924]

18 minutes ago, DYC. said:

The focus of the Chelsea operation has obviously shifted to generating funds. It's been a slow transition since around 2010. Fans would be wise to adjust their expectations to this new reality.

We'll see what goals the club will set after the new stadium has been erected.

Not sure what to watch on TV anymore... oh yeah, shows, not football!

 

[Peace. 4,352]

On 13/08/2017 at 6:44 PM, DYC. said:

The focus of the Chelsea operation has obviously shifted to generating funds. It's been a slow transition since around 2010. Fans would be wise to adjust their expectations to this new reality.

We'll see what goals the club will set after the new stadium has been erected.

If you want more water to your mill : the academy and loan system.

Most people believe that we have an army of loanies because of mismanagement and because we do not know how — or whatsoever, anyway — to introduce them in the first team. That is not the case : people need to realize that loaning them is the very purpose of our academy and the very purpose behind buying dozens of average youngsters. Chelsea has become a thrid-party owner institution, just as Joorabchian and co.

That is why we buy players whom we know pertinantly will never play for us or have any impact — that is why we still have on our books Rémy, Piazon (!!!!!!), Thomas Kalas, Hector, etc. We are loaning them as we would with bikes or cars.

The real question is, though — does Abramovich want to make money for the sake of making money or is he locked in his modern-businessman cognitive software and cannot think past it ?

[akgw13 867]

I have officially joined the Anti-Board team. They have beaten me down with their "links" and "Monitoring" we have sold/released 13 players (not including Costa) and brought in 4. 4! At this point I will be happy with a top 4 finish and getting out of our CL group. How we managed in one summer to ruin all momentum from last years title winning team is beyond frustrating. @Fernando I did say by Mid-August i would change my tune if something hasnt been done. I was so excited for the year now I am thoroughly discouraged. I always tried to stay positive and hopeful but they beat it out of me. I hate to post one of the complaining messages as I usually am the one saying to relax. Sorry all, now if you'll excuse me while I 

[quickpassnmove 924]

1. Blaise Matuidi just signed with Juve for 18 mil. 

2. Chelsea have an exceptionally thin squad

3. Chelsea are trying to sign Drinkwater (yes, he's HG however)

4. It is now more than halfway through August

 

WTF are Chelsea doing?

 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

8 minutes ago, quickpassnmove said:

1. Blaise Matuidi just signed with Juve for 18 mil. 

2. Chelsea have an exceptionally thin squad

3. Chelsea are trying to sign Drinkwater (yes, he's HG however)

4. It is now more than halfway through August

 

WTF are Chelsea doing?

 

Why not chelsea?!