Chelsea Transfers

[Pizy 18,852]

So are Russian players just forever trapped in that league because of something they may totally disagree with and not support?

[Vesper 30,091]

7 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Imagine getting rid of a Russian owner to then be replaced by Americans to then send 15m to Russia 

it's going to a bloody football team, not into the Russian war budget

and £22m of our money IS going into the Ukrainian war budget, via Shakhtar's commitment

what is actually funding Putin is the hundreds of billions being spent on Russian oil and gas

 

 

[Mhsc 1,093]

6 minutes ago, Vesper said:

British tabloid and telly media culture is toxic shite

ignore it

 

I ignore it entirely, and am extremely skeptical of what is said on Twitter and other places too by so called ITKs. Seems like I am a lot more cynical than a lot of people but I really don't trust that any of these people know what is going on inside our club or between our club and others, easy to make up stories with no proof that sound plausible and profit off of it for these fakers IMO. No standards for journalistic integrity in the world today.

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

3 minutes ago, Pizy said:

So are Russian players just forever trapped in that league because of something they may totally disagree with and not support?

Yes. FIFA and their virtual signaling. 

But hey. Let's host the world cup in Qatar. 

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

9 minutes ago, Vesper said:

it's going to a bloody football team, not into the Russian war budget

and £22m of our money IS going into the Ukrainian war budget, via Shakhtar's commitment

what is actually funding Putin is the hundreds of billions being spent on Russian oil and gas

 

 

I don't make the rules lol, I can pretty much say with confidence, there is no way at the current stage we send 15m to Russia. The government put sanctions on an English football club owned by a Russian, do you really think they will then allow that English club to send 15m to Russia regardless of the reason?

Edited January 17, 2023 by YorkshireBlue

[Vesper 30,091]

4 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I don't make the rules lol, I can pretty much say with confidence, there is no way at the current stage we send 15m to Russia. The government put sanctions on an English football club owned by a Russian, do you really think they will then allow that English club to send 15m to Russia regardless of the reason?

we shall see

you sound giddy at the possibility of us being blocked in a SPORTING TRANSACTION

smdh

[bluesman2610 1,415]

2 hours ago, Pizy said:

More footage I watch of Caicedo the more I’m coming around on him. Got a bit more about him on the ball than I thought he did.

I noticed that too.. maybe not the same engine as Kante but definitely more proactive and technical on the ball

[Vegetable 830]

10 minutes ago, Pizy said:

So are Russian players just forever trapped in that league because of something they may totally disagree with and not support?

Pretty much yes, it's a prime example of diplomatic pressure. I guess they may move to Indian, Belarusian or maybe Chinese league without much issue.

11 minutes ago, Vesper said:

it's going to a bloody football team, not into the Russian war budget

Given how Russia works, that's not guaranteed. Plus football team is also part of economy that most of civilised world is trying to supress, not support.

But it's all more of politics than football really.

[Vesper 30,091]

I find it hilarious that a few here who apparently had no issues with supporting a team owned by a Russian billionaire who literally was helping to fund Putin and Russian governmental entities for decades, are now developing cases of virtue signalling, tongue clucking, and moral compartmentalising over us trying to by a Russian teen creative MF for £12m

smdh

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

10 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I find it hilarious that a few here who apparently had no issues with supporting a team owned by a Russian billionaire who literally was helping to fund Putin and Russian governmental entities for decades, are now developing cases of virtue signalling, tongue clucking, and moral compartmentalising over us trying to by a Russian teen creative MF for £12m

smdh

Are you thick? Did I say we better not send the money? Did I say I don't want us too? What I said is it won't happens because of politics. And reasons of the government.

[Vesper 30,091]

you know, the true PR win is us in the West stripping Russia of their best (by far) young outfield player

I think another club should also move for the only other Russian player who interests me much atm

[Vegetable 830]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

I find it hilarious that a few here who apparently had no issues with supporting a team owned by a Russian billionaire who literally was helping to fund Putin and Russian governmental entities for decades, are now developing cases of virtue signalling, tongue clucking, and moral compartmentalising over us trying to by a Russian teen creative MF for £12m

smdh

Aren't you mixing some separate issues? I can actually imagine a lot of western people not knowing who and where from Abramovitch is, but still, it's bit different timeframe than Russian regime starting a war with borderline European country. But the ethical side of things it's not what I'm about - each to their own - I just find it hilariously delusional for people to think it's possible to conduct normal, multi-million dollar business with Russian entities right now because "footy is footy" and Russian players have nothing to do with it. For shit it's not. It's even funnier, given our owner is American. Even if they'd find some loophole, it would cause a massive backlash and shit storm all over the world. And I don't even mean media or normal people. Remember the UK gov crackdown on us due to Skripal thing? Since then they were looking to topple this club over. And we could have this x5, including the same crackdown on TB from American side.

[Vesper 30,091]

1 minute ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Are you thick? Did I say we better not send the money? Did I say I don't want us too? What I said is it won't happens because of politics. And reasons of the government.

lol

Yep, that's me, thick as a brick. 🤪

They even wrote music about me 22 years before I was born, cuz they knew I was coming.

 

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

9 minutes ago, Vesper said:

lol

Yep, that's me, thick as a brick. 🤪

They even wrote music about me 22 years before I was born, cuz they knew I was coming.

 

Well clearly you just like putting words in people's mouths, what I was implying was the club will not send money to Russia and the chances are the UK government will not allow it either. I get you want the player, I would like him here too but as it stands I believe there is no chance we will get him this window or next.

[Vesper 30,091]

Just now, YorkshireBlue said:

Well clearly you just like putting words in people's mouths, what I was implying was the club will not send money to Russia and the chances are the UK government will not allow it either. I get you want the player, I would like him here too but as it stands I believe there is no chance we will get him this window or next.

I mentioned no names

you are the one having a go and getting personal in terms of insults

I mentioned no specific names and it was not a direct 'quote reply' to anyone

ironic that you are positing that I am putting words into people's mouths when you just did exactly that with me

 

this is what I said