Holymoly Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 24 minutes ago, Original 21 said: Can’t we sell Cucurella to Burnley instead? Did you mean "give"? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeping Dave Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, xceleryx said: Hall wanted to leave and join the club he and his family support. He's also not a left back, and is pretty much completely untried and tested in the position. He's a midfielder by trade that pinch hit for us at wingback, being a full time fullback is a very different role and one he's not guaranteed to be successful in. Cucurella isn't the problem here, however it's a case of low hanging fruit that can be used to generate clicks. Maatsen hasn't been used as a fullback since returning, whether that's because of his contract situation or purely tactical we're unlikely to know for sure, but it is something to note. Would've preferred to have kept Maatsen myself, he looks bright, but at the end of the day we also can't afford to sell him for peanuts in January or worse, lose him for free in the summer. Hall left because he could see he didn’t have a snowballs chance in hell at Chelsea. Presumably Maatsen hasn’t signed a new contract for the very same reason despite Poch clearly stating he wants him in his squad on many occasions. As I’ve said many times, you throw away enough academy prospects over time the signal to the next crop is clear - you’ve got no future here lad. Especially since we’ve mostly signed players ahead of them who aren’t just overpaid they are also not very good. We are just seeing the beginning of that trend I’m afraid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blue Orca Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Morgs said: Same, including the hair and waistline. I am listening to Draconian Times as we speak in fact. Was listening to Angelwitch earlier, and then switched to something more contemporary - Orange Goblin 🤘 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, Blue Orca said: Was listening to Angelwitch earlier, and then switched to something more contemporary - Orange Goblin 🤘 What language are you lot talking? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelsea_Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2023 24 minutes ago, Blue Orca said: Was listening to Angelwitch earlier, and then switched to something more contemporary - Orange Goblin 🤘 Wasn’t Orange Goblin a redheaded porn star? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lump Of Celery Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Guess I was wrong about players u21 and club trained being exempt, both conditions do need to be met. How on earth do we expect players like Les and Morreira to develop, or increase in value, playing probably only a handful of games here. Will be reduced to 6 players next season and after that I believe the PL will have to match the rules, so I guess that will include domestic loans too (eg Casadei and Santos). Seems like a short time to realize profits on all these youngsters we've bought, not really sure what the game plan is here. Edited September 1, 2023 by Lump Of Celery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original 21 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Gallagher staying then… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Lump Of Celery said: Guess I was wrong about players u21 and club trained being exempt, both conditions do need to be met. How on earth do we expect players like Les and Morreira to develop, or increase in value, playing probably only a handful of games here. Will be reduced to 6 players next season and after that I believe the PL will have to match the rules, so I guess that will include domestic loans too (eg Casadei and Santos). Seems like a short time to realize profits on all these youngsters we've bought, not really sure what the game plan is here. There is no game plan and the sooner you realise that the easier it will be to accept the madness for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 The alleged 31.5m for Maatsen is mental money. Hard to figure out why anyone would be that annoyed accepting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, paulw66 said: The alleged 31.5m for Maatsen is mental money. Hard to figure out why anyone would be that annoyed accepting it. I think it's the fact in selling Maatsen we are one Chilwell injury away from Cucurella nausing things up in his place and ending yet another season before it starts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Mark Kelly said: I think it's the fact in selling Maatsen we are one Chilwell injury away from Cucurella nausing things up in his place and ending yet another season before it starts. Cucurella isn't even second choice LB at the moment. Colwill is currently playing LB according to Pochettino himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Kratos Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 31 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said: Wasn’t Orange Goblin a redheaded porn star? No that's Adrian Durham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, paulw66 said: The alleged 31.5m for Maatsen is mental money. Hard to figure out why anyone would be that annoyed accepting it. Isn’t he good though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Original 21 said: Gallagher staying then… It's a long way to the door slamming. Don't speak too soon. 33 minutes ago, paulw66 said: The alleged 31.5m for Maatsen is mental money. Hard to figure out why anyone would be that annoyed accepting it. Because everyone wants him to sign a new contract and stay. He has said he wants to stay. He's a quality, swiss-army knife of a player with an eye for an assist and goal. He can cover 3 or 4 positions comfortably. Give him game time and he'll sign again by January. Edited September 1, 2023 by Ham 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, paulw66 said: The alleged 31.5m for Maatsen is mental money. Hard to figure out why anyone would be that annoyed accepting it. For someone who apparently wants to stay, but not to sign a new contract. Hudson-Odoi left for £3m today, after 4 years of earning £150k a week and contributing nothing. Couldn't be a more timely reminder that sometimes you should take the money and run. Edited September 1, 2023 by thevelourfog 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 28 minutes ago, thevelourfog said: For someone who apparently wants to stay, but not to sign a new contract. Hudson-Odoi left for £3m today, after 4 years of earning £150k a week and contributing nothing. Couldn't be a more timely reminder that sometimes you should take the money and run. If he genuinely wants to stay, I would hope he'd sign a new contract. Poch can do his magic on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 54 minutes ago, thevelourfog said: For someone who apparently wants to stay, but not to sign a new contract. Hudson-Odoi left for £3m today, after 4 years of earning £150k a week and contributing nothing. Couldn't be a more timely reminder that sometimes you should take the money and run. We've also got the 18 year old left back from Everton with the strange name. Can see Maatsen being surplus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Chelsea_Matt said: Isn’t he good though? Sure, but it's not a position we're short.... I'm not saying I want him gone but I can see the appeal at that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said: I think it's the fact in selling Maatsen we are one Chilwell injury away from Cucurella nausing things up in his place and ending yet another season before it starts. Colwill can also play LB assuming we revert to a back 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud-Blue Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Please be right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledblue Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I confess i am on holiday but is cucurela still with us? Got to go if he hasn't already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1905 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) Said hours ago Gallagher wouldn't leave. Pochettino wants him to stay and he wants to stay. Of course the club would sell him for a certain price but that goes for literally every player at every club, it's nothing new. He's not been priced out of a move, as much as the media want that to be the narrative, you don't open the bidding at £40m be told it's £48m and just walk away, he simply doesn't want to go and we don't particularly want to sell him. Makes absolutely no difference to our financials if we sell him now, in January or the end of the season so don't believe we were trying to offload him and have priced him out, it's simply not true. Edited September 1, 2023 by martin1905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, martin1905 said: Said hours ago Gallagher wouldn't leave. Pochettino wants him to stay and he wants to stay. Of course the club would sell him for a certain price but that goes the same for literally every player at every club, it's nothing new. He's not been priced out of a move, as much as the media want that to be the narrative, you don't open the bidding at £40m be told it's £48m and just walk away, he simply doesn't want to go and we don't particularly want to sell him. Makes absolutely no difference to our financials if we sell him now, in January or the end of the season so don't believe we were trying to offload him and have priced him out, it's simply not true. Isn't this an "every player has his price" scenario, especially when it comes to our Cobham graduates? £50 million seems a lot for Gallagher. I wonder if Spurs felt that way too and if we would be able to reject that much even if Pochettino really likes him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I want the club to give Conor a new contract as a show of confidence in him and to send a message to other clubs to get lost!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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