The Board

[Antonio8 736]

the board?    ridicolous 

 

[Miki-Liki 405]

3 hours ago, milan.cech said:

Yet another week just passed and yet again, nobody arrived. For the rest of the transfer window, we will need a new singing a day.

A couple of posts above: "Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has stepped up..." There have barely been any rumors in the previous week, it is unbelievable.

[xPetrCechx 13,573]

 

[manpe 10,861]

Ox, Drinkwater, Llorente and I'm satisfied with the window. Don't forget that we still need to offload Remy and Costa. I have my doubts that Marina can pull off 5 major transfers in 3 days lol. We'll probably get Ox and call it a day, at least he can cover in 5 positions.

[zakhov 253]

1 minute ago, manpe said:

Ox, Drinkwater, Llorente and I'm satisfied with the window. Don't forget that we still need to offload Remy and Costa. I have my doubts that Marina can pull off 5 major transfers in 3 days lol. We'll probably get Ox and call it a day, at least he can cover in 5 positions.

Won't be surprised if we still end up stuck with Costa to be honest. Dude made it difficult for himself by wanting to join a team that won't fork out the money to sign him.

[coolhead23 1,147]

1 hour ago, xPetrCechx said:

 

This entire thing that Marina and the board are working hard so we will have 3 transfers done by end of the window is now more sounding like a broken record. We just keep getting these things (true or not, no one knows) but there isnt anything happening with 3 more days to go. 

[Chelsea? 892]

2 hours ago, xPetrCechx said:

 

Waits until Sunday night to do your 10 page essay that's due Monday. 

[teignman 441]

The rumors of our supposed "need" to sign homegrown players are greatly exaggerated.   We are currently using only 14 of our 17 HG slots.  One of these is being wasted on our 3rd string Goalkeeper, Eduardo.   I'm nearly certain there is better value and quality to be had with non-homegrown players in this market, which makes our obsession with Chamberlain and Drinkwater all the more puzzling/frustrating.

[BMox81 193]

The boards incompetence in regards to signing players is nothing short of staggering. I’m actually fuming at how this has happened again.

I honestly expected things to be different this summer after what Conte achieved last season.

But no-he’s been sold down the river in regards to sufficient reinforcements and we will now pay the price with a worn out squad by January.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

On 28/08/2017 at 1:42 PM, coolhead23 said:

This entire thing that Marina and the board are working hard so we will have 3 transfers done by end of the window is now more sounding like a broken record. We just keep getting these things (true or not, no one knows) but there isnt anything happening with 3 more days to go. 

Well one day to do it .. Off they go..

[drog.ba 239]

Our signings have actually been decent so far. Improving our striking (Llorente) or centre back (Van Dijk) options would be good but not essential

But how we've left it so late with no full back or defensive/central midfield cover is terrible. As good as they are we really don't want to be moving Luiz into midfield and Azpilicueta out wide too often.

[Milan 17,959]

From Morata's signing till the Deadline day without a single new player coming in. That is just shocking.

[Zolan025 21]

Hate to think that the board are working hard on transfers especially since the harder they work the more players we seem to loan out. Also do the actually understand that they are supposed to be buying established players not untested youngsters. Guess it isn't about experience in the job at board level  just a shame Roman doesn't allow his managers the same opportunity in the job. Marina should be loaned out because given the fact that she a terrible negotiator it's the only way she's getting a transfer.

[Fernando 6,585]

On 7/15/2017 at 7:39 AM, akgw13 said:

Is it July 19th yet? Aha I feel like whatever the board does this summer isn't going to satisfy you, regardless of date. 

It's August 30 

[quickpassnmove 924]

At this rate, we ought to be thinking about the January window.  end of window transfers for Chelsea: Llorente, Drinkwater, and ...some leftover defender.

[termninja 5,290]

Bring Papy back! Papi papi papi chulo....

[Fernando 6,585]

I think it was July 19th, 2918 when the board will do something

[akgw13 867]

16 hours ago, Fernando said:

It's August 30 

i tagged you 2-3 weeks ago saying it was time to start worrying, I am not thrilled with the developments in the market either. It is very strange and one day soon they will have to answer. But the market is still open so i expect a positive attitude from you since you support Chelsea just like i do!

[Zolan025 21]

WTF is our chief negotiator doing. It the first time in decades that players from lesser teams have actually turned us down. Wasn't so long ago that we were the team that most players would join at the drop of a hat. Now it almost seems that were some sort of pariah. WTF is Maria saying to those players. Whatever it is certainly doesn't inspire or create a vision of what we are all about and what we want to achieve. Need to get Frank and Didier onboard as ex players they would certainly convince a new generation of incoming players of what were about. BTW its noticeable that since Gourlay left our transfers has been decidedly heading south. Beginning to wonder whether he wasn't indiscreetly pushed by Roman for Maria to fill that aspect. Anyway we seem to have lost our appeal need to get that PR machine working to show everyone what we know as fans that this is a great club that's ambitious to be the best and wants to win all the top prizes.

  

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

You get the impression that Marina has done herself no favours and in football circles has the reputation as a hard arse who you can't do business with. Think the Llorente deal is the straw that broke the camel's back as far as I'm concerned. He's been on our radar since the January window and Spurs pinch him from under our noses.