Chelsea banned for TWO transfer windows

[Chelsea_firstlove 178]

Chelsea squad next 2 seasons:

Fan think:

Sarri think:

 

 

 

[Clockwork 1,794]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

Fairly certain we can resign players.

If rumours are to believed we will have Steve Holland in charge this time next week.

Any idea what kinda playing style should we expect from  Holland? i am not very familiar with him. 

[Rmpr 8,977]

2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Funny thing is, we are getting banned for signing kids we never play

This is sad. I trully dont understand the amount of investment big clubs put into youth to not use it.

Either spend the money and use them or just flat out cut the cost and buy 1 big player per year wuth that money.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

Woops!!! End of the day they had it coming and must have known. Hopefully we'll get summer... Doubt it 

[DDA 9,941]

Could be a blessing in disguise, as long as we keeo CHO. We will get this summer to buy and I can see us going all in and use two windows worth of money on top of the Hazard sale.... 

It could only take one this summer to really turn things around.

The ban might be the kick up the ass Roman needs.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

Long as we can get the summer window... And keep the key players be less of a disaster. 

[Strike 7,492]

The club will 'shortly' appeal to FIFA and after that process is complete, the club can appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This should give us 10 months based on what happened with Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in 2016. 

The club needs to be decisive and quick in its decisions. No time to muck about like the Courtois saga in the last window. 

 

[lucio 5,418]

19 minutes ago, DDA said:

Could be a blessing in disguise, as long as we keeo CHO. We will get this summer to buy and I can see us going all in and use two windows worth of money on top of the Hazard sale.... 

It could only take one this summer to really turn things around.

The ban might be the kick up the ass Roman needs.

didn't we spend £160m on Bakayoko, morata , drinkwater and zappacosta? could easily see us wasting it all again. I'd rather the ban was this summer so Hazard and Cho couldn't leave and we'd be forced to use youth

[Strike 7,492]

1 minute ago, lucio said:

didn't we spend £160m on Bakayoko, morata , drinkwater and zappacosta? could easily see us wasting it all again. I'd rather the ban was this summer so Hazard and Cho couldn't leave and we'd be forced to use youth

Hazard can still leave if the ban is in place

[whats happening 1,621]

so whats happening with higuain, i already forgot is it a two year loan or only a 6 month with an option?

[the wes 7,212]

let's build a squad with our 41 loanees in the summer  

[Fernando 6,585]

Good, keep Sarri and build from there. 

Some players have to leave, let them leave and let's bring some youth. 

Sarri say's he needs to do his style and think he will be here for the long term. Then have the board impress on him that we need to start realying more on youth the next two seasons because of transfer ban. 

Maybe things changes. We shall see. 

[the wes 7,212]

5 minutes ago, whats happening said:

so whats happening with higuain, i already forgot is it a two year loan or only a 6 month with an option?

He goes back to Juventus it was 6 months loan deal 

[the wes 7,212]

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

I don't believe for one moment that this will stick. Remember, that fifa are both judge and jury in these cases. As I said in a post a month or so ago, we can't judge this until the process comes to an end and that the end would not be when fifa issued its initial verdict. Chances are that we have two more stages to go before this is settled.

[lucio 5,418]

12 minutes ago, Strike said:

Hazard can still leave if the ban is in place

true but if we aren't signing anyone we won't need the money and couldn't replace him

[Superblue 6,372]

Just now, OhForAGreavsie said:

I don't believe for one moment that this will stick. Remember, that fifa are both judge and jury in these cases. As I said in a post a month or so ago, we can't judge this until the process comes to an end and that the end would not be when fifa issued its initial verdict. Chances are that we have two more stages to go before this is settled.

I think what is most interesting is that the FA have been reprimanded and are seemingly embroiled in this fiasco. 

Is it possible that Chelsea believe they have followed regulations as far as they're aware with the FA, but its the FA that have cocked it up? The FA statement earlier seemed to suggest that their fine and Chelsea's punishment are linked somewhat.

It would be interesting to see if any more information and developments arise from this because if the FA are to shoulder a proportion of the blame, i'd be amazed if we're the only English club who get FIFA knocking at their door.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

44 minutes ago, Rmpr said:

This is sad. I trully dont understand the amount of investment big clubs put into youth to not use it.

Either spend the money and use them or just flat out cut the cost and buy 1 big player per year wuth that money.

There is a fundamental problem with the system. Major employers recruit graduates, they don't necessarily train them. I've written previously that I don't believe the current academy system will survive beyond the next twenty years, if it lasts that long. 

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

1 minute ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I think what is most interesting is that the FA have been reprimanded and are seemingly embroiled in this fiasco.

The fiasco assessment is possibly premature. It may turn out that the fiasco is at fifa's end. The FA have said that they will appeal, and that they believe there is something wrong with fifa's process. That's a statement of the obvious.

 

4 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Is it possible that Chelsea believe they have followed regulations as far as they're aware with the FA, but its the FA that have cocked it up?

No. Either club and governing body are both in breach of regulations, or both are not. My money is on not. 

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, Clockwork said:

Any idea what kinda playing style should we expect from  Holland? i am not very familiar with him. 

I honestly don't know.

If i had to guess he will have a similar ethos to the coaches at reserve/level and play progressively (given he was one of them himself at one point). Also if it helps IIRC AVB said he promoted him initially because he shared a similar attacking mindset.