The Board

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

A self made billionaire (yes having friends in high places helped) decides to give a woman a massive role in the club question is why wouldn't he ?. A geezer with as much business acumen as Roman do you think he's going to give that amount of responsibility if she wasn't good at what she does. Lets be honest it's because she's a woman that's why we have stupid topics like this the same happened with Eva. Unless there are successful business people on this forum who have brokered multi- million deals then by all means tell us where she's going wrong otherwise shut the fuck up and stop being so blinkered.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

A self made billionaire (yes having friends in high places helped) decides to give a woman a massive role in the club question is why wouldn't he ?. A geezer with as much business acumen as Roman do you think he's going to give that amount of responsibility if she wasn't good at what she does. Lets be honest it's because she's a woman that's why we have stupid topics like this the same happened with Eva. Unless there are successful business people on this forum who have brokered multi- million deals then by all means tell us where she's going wrong otherwise shut the fuck up and stop being so blinkered.

Fans are fickle nowadays, last time I checked she was still an inept evil bitch and she will soon be the messiah after pulled off Kovacic and Kepa deals.

The fact is, fans know nothing about how they conduct business behind the door, it’s not Football Manager level of easiness to do transfers in reality, all we can do is wait and accept.

[The Mak 4,459]

Unless a miracle happens, i.e. we sign: Kepa, Kovacic and a winger under 30 (Martial for Willian?) AT LEAST, the board should be hung, drawn and quartered. 

If we're not saving for a stadium anymore, where the fuck is the investment now???

[Unionjack 7,531]

7 hours ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Cheers mate I know I can be a grumpy fucker at times but to all our young members as Grandpa Simpson said to Homer '' IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU ''

Blimey I have my moany times too but we just do it about different things

You gave up the green too early chap 

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

12 hours ago, Unionjack said:

Blimey I have my moany times too but we just do it about different things

You gave up the green too early chap 

In my teens and twenties I smoked so much weed I nearly turned into a bush . I stopped blazing over 30 years ago haven't smoked at all for about 20 years.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Just now, Iggy Doonican said:

In my teens and twenties I smoked so much weed I nearly turned into a bush . I stopped blazing over 30 years ago haven't smoked at all for about 20 years.

Mind me asking but why you stop?

I had big drug prob all my life but been clean now 7 years. But still enjoy weed at my age. Doesn't effect my life and never smoked fags.

Maybe we get Granny to get vaping? Chill her out a bit?

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Got bored of it basically. When your young you should be out on the piss and pulling birds not in your own or someone else's bedroom smoking weed. Used to get into some terrible states smoking and drinking and the gear we blazed was only half as strong as kids smoke today. Plus the worse running out of skins and having to walk to the garage stoned and utterly paranoid.

 

[11Drogba 2,000]

All hail the Queen

[Unionjack 7,531]

6 minutes ago, 11Drogba said:

All hail the Queen

If she gets us someone that can score goals I will kiss her arse!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

10 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

If she gets us someone that can score goals I will kiss her arse!

She is doing her job though. Bringing Morata and Giroud for Conte. If they play like shit is not her fault obviously.

Well, sounds like we're not in for any striker at the moment, so we have to accept Giroud, Morata and Bats as our striker this season. You may lose faith in every single one of them, but keep the faith in Sarri.

[Unionjack 7,531]

1 minute ago, RoyalBlues said:

She is doing her job though. Bringing Morata and Giroud for Conte. If they play like shit is not her fault obviously.

Well, sounds like we're not in for any striker at the moment, so we have to accept Giroud, Morata and Bats as our striker this season.

Bats is off mate. Giroud MIGHT be too.

Leaves us with a bloke that thinks he is Elvis Costello!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

1 minute ago, Unionjack said:

Bats is off mate. Giroud MIGHT be too.

Leaves us with a bloke that thinks he is Elvis Costello!

Really? we're doooomed

at least he is hairdrying his wife well

[Fernando 6,585]

Job?

More like desperation. 

Job gets done a long time ago not always wait till the end to panic. 

That's like 3 times in a row we do that. 

3 summers we do the same shenanigans. 

If anything it's just horrible from her. 

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Well she is doing well lately, sending out the wantaway snake, bringing Kovacic & Kepa in the process. And we might yet witnessing her masterpiece this season. Deadline day here we come.

[coolhead23 1,147]

Yes ... we made 2 signings .. YAY!!! But should we be impressed in the way the Board or Marina went about handling the situation, well ... Hell NO!!! 

Lot us would be like we did sign good, potential players so why the fuss ... So what if it was late!!! Thats exactly the issue here. 

With a new manager on board (which in itself took a while to be on-boarded), why were we not able to get him the squad early. We should be aiming first 2 positions if not the top in the league which is right now dominated by City. Yes it takes time for transfers to happen but these players were already available on the first day just they are on the last day, also mind you we havent got Kepa on a cut price for buying in the end instead he's the most expensive goalkeeper. 

We can sing praises of Marina/board all we want after these 2 signing maybe more today but the fact stays that we're very inefficient in our operations at the club. Constant change in managers, no vision, transfers, issues in integrating youth, expansion r just a few. Chelsea as a club will have to really think about how effective we can become in all aspects.

I should be over the moon that we got 2 potential signings but then when I think that in 2-3 years time we would be doing the same makes me worried. 

Well ... maybe till then ... as always fingers crossed &  

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

On ‎07‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 6:12 PM, Vybzkartel said:

Come on man we are scrambling for a new keeper 4 days before the start of the season. Please tell me how that is not incompetence at its best? Look at our signings since 2015 we have spent well over 500 million but our squad is worse off. 

I'm not saying there is nothing wrong in Denmark. I'm just saying you don't know, and I don't know for that matter, who is to blame.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

2 hours ago, coolhead23 said:

Yes ... we made 2 signings .. YAY!!! But should we be impressed in the way the Board or Marina went about handling the situation, well ... Hell NO!!! 

Lot us would be like we did sign good, potential players so why the fuss ... So what if it was late!!! Thats exactly the issue here. 

With a new manager on board (which in itself took a while to be on-boarded), why were we not able to get him the squad early. We should be aiming first 2 positions if not the top in the league which is right now dominated by City. Yes it takes time for transfers to happen but these players were already available on the first day just they are on the last day, also mind you we havent got Kepa on a cut price for buying in the end instead he's the most expensive goalkeeper. 

We can sing praises of Marina/board all we want after these 2 signing maybe more today but the fact stays that we're very inefficient in our operations at the club. Constant change in managers, no vision, transfers, issues in integrating youth, expansion r just a few. Chelsea as a club will have to really think about how effective we can become in all aspects.

I should be over the moon that we got 2 potential signings but then when I think that in 2-3 years time we would be doing the same makes me worried. 

Well ... maybe till then ... as always fingers crossed &  

First question then. How would you have resolved the head coach situation more quickly?

[Unionjack 7,531]

12 hours ago, RoyalBlues said:

Really? we're doooomed

at least he is hairdrying his wife well

You saying he does good blow jobs? Maybe it the wrong profession?

[coolhead23 1,147]

7 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

First question then. How would you have resolved the head coach situation more quickly?

Without the dingling dangling and waiting till eternity to sign. For me, Timing is the key and if what the reports says 2 m+ here or there (referring to financials) was the issue, then pay it & move forward. In the larger scheme of things, 2m would be just changes. Imagine Sarri coming in a month earlier along side the signings ... today we would be in a better position.

What is going to happen now is while Sarri tries to built and the results are not going in our favor (which it wouldnt), there would be unnecessary pressure from all corners on the coaching staff with loads of ideas thrown in. Rest I m sure u know what happens next ....

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

13 minutes ago, coolhead23 said:

Without the dingling dangling and waiting till eternity to sign. For me, Timing is the key and if what the reports says 2 m+ here or there (referring to financials) was the issue, then pay it & move forward. In the larger scheme of things, 2m would be just changes. Imagine Sarri coming in a month earlier along side the signings ... today we would be in a better position.

What is going to happen now is while Sarri tries to built and the results are not going in our favor (which it wouldnt), there would be unnecessary pressure from all corners on the coaching staff with loads of ideas thrown in. Rest I m sure u know what happens next ....

Follow up to question 1: If I told you I thought I knew more about how to run a football club that the people who actually do it I could hardly be surprised if you doubted me. For that reason I think it would be foolish to imagine that the rationale you described is not blindingly obvious to everyone, including officers of CFC. Even so it was not done. Whatever the reason, there had to be a reason. That's before we even get to questions about whether the facts you've read are accurate. They almost certainly are not.

We fans have virtually no information. The club has it all. Only if we had that information, and an intimate knowledge of the club's financial plans, could we make sensible decisions. Otherwise we're just guessing and blundering about in the dark. I read many post which claim, or imply, that dong the 'right' thing is easy. Clearly it isn't.