Chelsea banned for TWO transfer windows

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

1 hour ago, Clockwork said:

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

I hope not. I like Steve a lot and can see why he'd be regarded as a safe pair of hands even though he has said previously that he thinks assistant manager is the role for him. So it's nothing against Steve when I say that I don't want to see him appointed. I'm not ready to give up on Maurizio. I want the club to try to ride out the rough patch with him remaining in charge. Let's break the short termism cycle.

[Vesper 30,219]

3 hours ago, Tomo said:

Fairly certain we can resign players.

Yes, of course, but WILL they renew? Highly doubtful.

[Superblue 6,372]

Even if the club can still trade in the summer, but with the ban still pending and potentially looming we're going to be seen as "easy pickings" for some clubs to bump their demands up if we're interested in their players.

We'll probably have to attempt to be a bit savvy where we can in the market - target release clauses, consider any buy back clauses we have on players, use some of the deadwood or loan brigade as bargaining chips to sweeten deals, etc.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

5 hours 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.

Heard that earlier this week. Actually heard him and JT. Would be massively in favour of that. This lot need a good shoeing in the arris

[El P. 1,354]

Our board after reading this topic:

 

[Romans disciples 26]

once again we are targeted by these corrupt charlatans.  Obviously our  investment in youth   which provides much needed income to many impoverished families does not concern these bent lawgivers . Money in fines is their aim .

We will survive and grow stronger.  We can be proud that our club is ethically secure   , a benchmark of purity and success. Unfortunately their hate for us overides any reason,  as we have rocked the status Quo . We dared to take on Real Madrid , Barcelona beacons of greed . Know City who buy their glory are a stain on the English game.  They should be hounded out , not us but there dirty oil wealth buys UEFA.

They will try to knock us but Roman has the spirit of Kursk . 

[!Hazard! 3,394]

4 hours ago, lucio said:

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

If Hazard is sold the club MUST give Hudson-Odoi his role. Use the Hazard money in other areas (new CB, LB, CAM, ST) instead.

[Rmpr 8,977]

4 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

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. 

It will tho, because it "looks good" to have an academy and UEFA/FIFA enforces them. I agree the system is broken, but it wont change unfortunately.

[the wes 7,212]

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Chelsea's transfer ban

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What happens next? Chelsea protest their innocence and have vowed to take the matter to Fifa’s appeals committee. It is not clear whether they will submit new evidence or simply ask the committee to re-examine information already provided. In the event of Fifa’s appeal committee upholding the ban, Chelsea could file a further appeal with the court of arbitration for sport.

Will Chelsea definitely be banned from the summer transfer window? No. Any ban would take effect only upon completion of the appeals process, which can take a long time. Therefore, Chelsea may be free to sign new players this summer. But their bargaining position would be weakened. 

What were the outcomes of similar appeals? In 2014, Barcelona signed Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitic and Marc-André ter Stegen while awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a similar ban, which was eventually upheld by Cas, leaving the Catalan club unable to buy players during 2015. The following year Real Madrid got a ban reduced by Cas to one transfer window. In 2017, Atlético Madrid’s two-window ban was confirmed by Cas. Chelsea have previously appealed successfully against a Fifa ban when, in 2009, Cas ruled that they were not guilty of wrongdoing when bringing Gaël Kakuta from Rennes.

What does this mean for Chelsea’s current squad? If players such as Eden Hazard and Callum Hudson-Odi wish to leave this summer, they may find the exit blocked if the club is not allowed to sign new players. That, however, would allow them to leave for free the following summer when their contracts, like those of Willian and Pedro, expire. Players currently on loan at other clubs, such as Dujon Sterling, Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham, could find more opportunities at Stamford Bridge.

Are any other Premier League likely to face similar punishment? Fifa is investigating four Premier League clubs. Only Manchester City have been publicly identified.

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[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

3 hours ago, Rmpr said:

It will tho, because it "looks good" to have an academy and UEFA/FIFA enforces them. I agree the system is broken, but it wont change unfortunately.

It's a fair point. In fact the first time I offered this opinion a few years ago, I thought that was the best argument given against it. It came from a poster, on another Chelsea forum, with the screen name Droy Was My Hero. Not you is it?

[Unionjack 7,531]

Of course its time we had a good look at our academy teams.

Its time to decide just what the best way to run it is to benefit the club not more so the 1st team.

The way we have been running it so far has not helped them very much at all. The loan system hasn't produced too many bright sparks and us cherry picking the odd one now and then from all the lads theres been really doesn't seem worthwhile.

Do we run the academy for the sake of the kids in it

Or to aid the 1st team?

[Nicco 927]

I'm happy with this actually. We know it will get delayed so we will have the summer to do business, if Roman doesn't do anything major we can safely say he doesn't give a fuck anymore.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

7 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Even if the club can still trade in the summer, but with the ban still pending and potentially looming we're going to be seen as "easy pickings" for some clubs to bump their demands up if we're interested in their players.

We'll probably have to attempt to be a bit savvy where we can in the market - target release clauses, consider any buy back clauses we have on players, use some of the deadwood or loan brigade as bargaining chips to sweeten deals, etc.

True though as won't be spending for the next 2 windows.. Hopefully we can spend the money on players who are worth it. Assuming we get the summer. 

Can't say I'm shocked. We've been investigated before and had the van threat. Now to see what we do with who we have available.. 

Manager situation be intresting. Who will want to come should we sack again.  At same time Sarri won't get who he needs to implement his way. 

 

[Vesper 30,219]

1 hour ago, Nicco said:

I'm happy with this actually. We know it will get delayed so we will have the summer to do business, if Roman doesn't do anything major we can safely say he doesn't give a fuck anymore.

Yes ultimate bluff call.

[Fulham Broadway 17,332]

Perhaps FIFA should be looking into the modern day slavery and multiple deaths of builders working on the Qatar World Cup stadia

[Rmpr 8,977]

5 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

It's a fair point. In fact the first time I offered this opinion a few years ago, I thought that was the best argument given against it. It came from a poster, on another Chelsea forum, with the screen name Droy Was My Hero. Not you is it?

Not me. Only CFC forum I ever signed up is Talkchelsea. I used to post here a lot, do quite a bit of articles, became a mod and so on. But mid Mourinho crisis and Conte's arrival, real life happened and I slowly faded into oblivion hahaha

[cosmicway 1,333]

This is a devious act of sabotage.

[communicate 2,703]

For me this is a blessing in disguise. We can recall our loan player and develop our youth. We can stop wasting money signing player like Zappacosta and drinkwater 

[Unionjack 7,531]

21 hours ago, gdlk said:

So Steve Holand will make Alonso-next Roberto Carlos and Azpi will be Canselo..  Higuain = Drogba and we will have in midfield Balack and Lampard... 

What we should be doing is like me buddy Mz @Vesper suggests and use Ballak as our DOF.

Was just saying in a diff thread that how important it is having a board and manager that get together and all work for the same thing.

But it also helps to have a DOF with a footballing background. Like Txiki at Shitty.

We have some busibess woman who loses us money that knows less than me about football trying to prove shes got a bigger pair of bollox than the men she goes up against.

It needs to change.