TheHulk 2,462 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, Vesper said: counting inflation adjusted prices for Kepa and the others we have now spent £217m on keepers in April 2025 quid, starting with Kepa and going onward insanity I didn't want Kepa either but I'm gonna give them a pass there because Courtois fucked us and Kepa was highly rated at the time but Sanchez and Filip are a disgrace of scouting, anyone could've seen they are crap before we even got them as for Petrovic and Penders simply unnecessary talents when you had Mamadarshvili available and easy pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 minutes ago, TheHulk said: because Courtois fucked us no that was basically all on us we stupidly loaned him three staright years to Atletico so he put down roots in Madrid and then the year before his transfer year Marina foolishly said he would renew with us, so we turned down insane (think it was like £90m or so) money from Real that window, so we were forced to sell him for shit money the next summer that lead to us meeting Oblak's crazy 90m plus release clause, but he told us to sod off, so we panic-bought shit Kepa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,097 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 So many decent keepers have been available since Courtois left, we've briefly had an in form Mendy thanks to Cech's recommendation, but otherwise its basically all been dross. I can barely even remember the relaxed feeling you have when you know you will very likely only concede goals that are unstoppable shots. Quite remarkable how bad we are as a club at picking them. And at overspending on the ones we do sign, fighting absolutely no one for their overpriced signatures, but paying top dollar anyway. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 596 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Breaking News Understand Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season through injury. via@Matt_Law Vesper, kexik and Blue Armour 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,462 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 14 minutes ago, mkh said: Breaking News Understand Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season through injury. via@Matt_Law Get rid of him to Marseille in the summer. mkh, Vesper and kexik 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 13 minutes ago, mkh said: Breaking News Understand Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season through injury. via@Matt_Law disasterclass buy I said it from day one as soon as he horrifically broke his leg with Leicester I permanently removed him from all my lists mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 5 minutes ago, Vesper said: disasterclass buy I said it from day one as soon as he horrifically broke his leg with Leicester I permanently removed him from all my lists You could add Nkunku & most likely Lavia to that list as well. Around £200m down the drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 NONE of these are good enough Levi Colwill Wesley Fofana Benoît Badiashile Axel Disasi Bashir Humphreys Alfie Gilchrist maybe ok (barely) as back-ups Tosin Adarabioyo Trevoh Chalobah mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 3 minutes ago, LAM09 said: Lavia most shocking of all the perma injured NO idea how or why insanely frustrating LAM09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Mhsc said: So many decent keepers have been available since Courtois left, we've briefly had an in form Mendy thanks to Cech's recommendation, but otherwise its basically all been dross. I can barely even remember the relaxed feeling you have when you know you will very likely only concede goals that are unstoppable shots. Quite remarkable how bad we are as a club at picking them. And at overspending on the ones we do sign, fighting absolutely no one for their overpriced signatures, but paying top dollar anyway. We've gone after keepers that are quite young or lack serious experience (Kepa, Petrovic, Jorgensen, etc). It's just one position that you rarely see players in their teens thrive in. Donnarumma is the only one that comes to mind in recent years. If Thibo had come straight from Genk into our team, he probably would have never been given a chance. Edited April 5 by LAM09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Vesper said: most shocking of all the perma injured NO idea how or why insanely frustrating It's like they didn't want to accept defeat after Southampton rejected our initial approach weeks after they signed him. There's no reasonable explanation behind most of the awful moves we've made since the new ownership arrived. Edited April 5 by LAM09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 9 minutes ago, LAM09 said: It's like they didn't want to expect defeat after Southampton originally rejected approach weeks after signing him. There's no reasonable explanation behind most of the awful moves we've made since the new ownership arrived. I meant his injury record I can see why we bought him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 596 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Chelsea Football Club has today released the following update regarding Wesley Fofana… The club can confirm that defender Wesley Fofana has today undergone successful hamstring surgery. Wesley was assessed by specialists this week after the 24-year-old suffered an injury of the muscle. Following that assessment, it was concluded that an operation would be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Vesper said: I meant his injury record I can see why we bought him I know. I'm saying they persevered because of the reason I mentioned. He did play 29 league games for Southampton (only out injured early on for a stretch of 8 games), so there wasn't much indication of his woes. At the end of the day, we should have been cautious no matter given his age. Edited April 5 by LAM09 Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,926 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Fofana is too often injured to depend on and too often injured to sell. Who would buy a player who will be seemingly nailed on to miss huge chunks of every season? Nobody unless it’s back to France on loan with us covering his whole salary. Such a fucking shame too I was so excited about his signing. He looked nailed on to go to the very top before that catastrophic knee injury at Leicester. An experienced CB is an absolute must this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 596 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Fofana expected to miss club world cup in the summer as well as the rest of this season. (@JacobsBen) Vesper, Reddish-Blue and bigbluewillie 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,926 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 7 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said: Why is Werner's name alongside the two flops? At least Werner can say he was part of the side that won the UCL with Tuchel. Gittens would suit Liverpool/Arsenal way more and where would he play with the likes of the Brazilian and Portuguese attackers joining us next season. I’m just mentioning him because of the expectation vs what we actually got. Yes, he played a key part in an important stretch for us but when he was bought he was one of the most lethal finishers in Europe and we hoped we’d get a 15-20 goal per season forward. Instead he never lived up to that final Leipzig season he had and still hasn’t come close since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,713 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 7 hours ago, Vesper said: J David is NOT 'bang average' he just turned 25yo two and a half months ago and already has 237 total topflight goals produced for club and country 176 goals, 61 assists I was keen on David at one point and the more and more I watched him play... no thanks. He doesn't have anything special to his game. He floats. He actually hurts link up a lot. He is horrendous for Canada. I'd take Rogers from Villa, but they'd never sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,713 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 5 hours ago, mkh said: Breaking News Understand Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season through injury. via@Matt_Law Might be time to get rid. Shame since he is our best CB when he plays. mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,509 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 11 hours ago, Thor said: Might be time to get rid. Shame since he is our best CB when he plays. No-one is going to sign an injury prone player like Fofana. We're stuck with him until 2028/29 when his contract expires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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