Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

GavRedKing

I'd seriously doubt Cole was on 175K a week.

AFAIK the highest earners last year were

Hazard 185k
Torres 175k
Terry 150K
Lamps 150k
Eto'o 120k
Cole 120k
Cech 100k

GavRedKing

Just done some Google searchs and the widely accepeted figures are

Hazard - 185
Torres & JT 175
Lamps 125
Cole 120
Cech 100

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

Had a quick browse, one of my first posts in a Chelsea thread, I was hoping that sturridge would get more game time as Drogba and Kalou would be at the ACN.

mine is more recent but sum's the 2 players up quite well

'ivanovic and luiz seemed to be in a competition of who could hit the top tier of the stand from long range'

GavRedKing

2014/15 Fixtures are going up tomorrow.

Hoping we've a handy start but a top 6 team in the first 5 games, home or away to see where we are.

Or alternatively, start at home to QPR.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

2014/15 Fixtures are going up tomorrow.

Hoping we've a handy start but a top 6 team in the first 5 games, home or away to see where we are.

Or alternatively, start at home to QPR.

arsenal , fabregas

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

arsenal , fabregas

Only if we can get close to the 6-0. :pac:

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

Just done some Google searchs and the widely accepeted figures are

Hazard - 185
Torres & JT 175
Lamps 125
Cole 120
Cech 100

Cole was on 120k since 2009, his contract was up last season and he most certainly got a pay rise. It wasn't an extension because he was pushing for more money because he could leave on a free.

GavRedKing

Lukker- wrote: »

Cole was on 120k since 2009, his contract was up last season and he most certainly got a pay rise. It wasn't an extension because he was pushing for more money because he could leave on a free.

I dont doubt ya but the articles I found were labelled Aug 2014, whcih would have been after the extension.

Dya have any link, I just find it hard to believe that the club would pay him that money at his age.

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

I dont doubt ya but the articles I found were labelled Aug 2014, whcih would have been after the extension.

Dya have any link, I just find it hard to believe that the club would pay him that money at his age.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelseas-ashley-cole-agrees-contract-1545913

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2265523/Ashley-Cole-highest-paid-defender-world-agreeing-new-Chelsea-contract.html

I certainly don't think it's 200k a week, but he was very close to joining PSG, who would have offered huge wages and a signing on fee. I think it's definitely the main reason he isn't being kept on another year though. The main reason it took so long to sort out and initially looked like he wasn't going to stay was wage demands, think he wanted a little parity with the likes of Terry.

grumpymunster

GavRedKing wrote: »

2014/15 Fixtures are going up tomorrow.

Hoping we've a handy start but a top 6 team in the first 5 games, home or away to see where we are.

Or alternatively, start at home to QPR.

Ha ha I am hoping QPR away and a big big win set the tone for the season for us and them.

kev1.3s

Lukaku had very little of the ball, subbed off now.

Gonzovision

Lukaku subbed off after 58 minutes. Barely had a sniff, although Belgium have been poor.

kev1.3s

Gonzovision wrote: »

Lukaku subbed off after 58 minutes. Barely had a sniff, although Belgium have been poor.

Yeah have been a little disappointing, picking it up now tho.

McDave

Nothing in De Bruyne's performance to prove CFC's decision to sell him wrong. Lukaku not up to much. Carrying an injury? Hazard got better in fits and starts as the match progressed. Demonstrated his class with the weighting and timing of the pass for Mertens' goal.

GavRedKing

Ramires and Oscar start. Was hoping Willian would have played on the wing instead of Ramires.

GavRedKing

Oscar with a great ball....fred just offside.

GavRedKing

This is brilliant news.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3912648/title/a-message-to-our-fans

Crackle

They've made a better start to this than they did with the CPO vote anyway.

Excited to see what comes of it.

kev1.3s

Oscar off for Willian, Brazil looking poor but Ochoa has had some night.

GavRedKing

Story being picked up by the media

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2660485/Chelsea-announce-plans-lead-Stamford-Bridge-expansion-60-000-seater-stadium.html

kev1.3s

It would always be better to stay at home IMO, the emirates is a fantastic stadium but it'll never have the charm of stamford bridge or highbury.

GavRedKing

Theyve approached it with a bit more caution anyway with their statement.

I wonder have they been given some encourgament to do this by the council.

Surely they wouldnt waste their time unless they thought it was worth it.

It looks good on paper what they're proposing and maybe the promise of easing traffic congestion around match days/nights will help any potential plan if we get it.

grumpymunster

There was always a chance with the change of council in the recent elections that if properly handled then we might get somewhere. The club does seem far better run now (business wise) than it was say in the last 5-10 years so you would be confident it will be handled well.

Serious money area around our ground though so you would expect a lot of challenges before any type of expansion would be accepted, then there is the small matter of cost. Even though it is on the wrong bank of the river I would have loved the old Battersea Power Station site.

peteeeed

opening weekend

Burnley v Chelsea

peteeeed

Sunderland at home is final game

GavRedKing

Theres no two ways about it, if we want to increase revenue, getting more people into the ground is probably the main way to do it.

41,780 is tiny compared to our rivals, its about the 8th/9th biggest ground in the EPL.

I dont know how they'll expand but knocking the hotel is probably the best option.

In amoney saturated with money, we're the main event, Chelsea bring in great business for 20+ games a year, granted the traffic issues on match days must be a nightmare for anyone living in and around that area and it will have to be addressed.

To up the attendance by about 15K, stamford Bridge will have to undergo a huge overhaul, the West Stand has a height restriction and is documented that ot wouldnt meet todays health & safety standards due to how steep it is, there is plenty room behind the east stand to come back another 50-75ft, but if the entire stand was to be re-designed for H&S, I cant imagine the extra few feet would make a difference regarding seats.

The hotel on the east stand is a bo**ocks and a real hinderance, maybe thats where must of the extra seats will be located but knocking the hotel and building on site would take longer than the few months we've off between seasons so a temporary move maybe the only option.

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

Sunderland at home is final game

Revenge :mad:

peteeeed

full list

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3913732/title/blues-travel-to-burnley-to-kick-off-campaign

GavRedKing

Look at this :

September 20: Manchester City (A)
September 27: Aston Villa (H)
October 4: Arsenal (H)
October 18: Crystal Palace (A)
October 25:Manchester United (A)
November 1: Queens Park Rangers (H)
November 8: Liverpool (A)

GavRedKing

Oh christ,


April 18: Manchester United (H)
April 25: Arsenal (A)

grumpymunster

GavRedKing wrote: »

Oh christ,


April 18: Manchester United (H)
April 25: Arsenal (A)

Yea last 7 games pretty tasty, though the last 2 if we need 6 points should be a gimmie (and yes I know one is is Sunderland)


Sat Apr 11 Queens Park Rangers - A

Sat Apr 18 Manchester United - H

Sat Apr 25 Arsenal - A

Sat May 2 Crystal Palace - H

Sat May 9 Liverpool - H

Sat May 16 West Bromwich Albion - A

Sun May 24 Sunderland - H

homer simpson

We almost always get a promoted tram first game of the season, we also always say it'll be an easy win but more often than not we huff and puff or way through it!

I'm eying up city end if Jan already, a trip across could be in order :Pac:

Gonzovision

GavRedKing wrote: »

Look at this :

September 20: Manchester City (A)
September 27: Aston Villa (H)
October 4: Arsenal (H)
October 18: Crystal Palace (A)
October 25:Manchester United (A)
November 1: Queens Park Rangers (H)
November 8: Liverpool (A)

GavRedKing

grumpymunster wrote: »

Yea last 7 games pretty tasty, though the last 2 if we need 6 points should be a gimmie (and yes I know one is is Sunderland)


Sat Apr 11 Queens Park Rangers - A

Sat Apr 18 Manchester United - H

Sat Apr 25 Arsenal - A

Sat May 2 Crystal Palace - H

Sat May 9 Liverpool - H

Sat May 16 West Bromwich Albion - A

Sun May 24 Sunderland - H

Hopefully Sunderland will be relegated by then if not a title celebration is in order.

grumpymunster

Just have to wait now for the European Rugby Cup fixtures to be announced expect to be in London early December so either Chelsea v Spurs or Hull and Saracens V Munster would be pretty cool.

grumpymunster

grumpymunster wrote: »

Yea last 7 games pretty tasty, though the last 2 if we need 6 points should be a gimmie (and yes I know one is is Sunderland)


Sat Apr 11 Queens Park Rangers - A

Sat Apr 18 Manchester United - H

Sat Apr 25 Arsenal - A

Sat May 2 Crystal Palace - H

Sat May 9 Liverpool - H

Sat May 16 West Bromwich Albion - A

Sun May 24 Sunderland - H

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hopefully Sunderland will be relegated by then if not a title celebration is in order.

With a bit of luck the game on 11th April will be the game that puts QPR down as well.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

Oh christ,


April 18: Manchester United (H)
April 25: Arsenal (A)

back in the day they were tough

GavRedKing

Full fixtures copy and pasted.

Sat Aug 16 Burnley - Away

Sat Aug 23 Leicester City - Home

Sat Aug 30 Everton - A

Sat Sep 13 Swansea City - H

Sat Sep 20 Manchester City - A

Sat Sep 27 Aston Villa - H

Sat Oct 4 Arsenal - H

Sat Oct 18 Crystal Palace - A

Sat Oct 25 Manchester United - A

Sat Nov 1 Queens Park Rangers - H

Sat Nov 8 Liverpool - A

Sat Nov 22 West Bromwich Albion - H

Sat Nov 29 Sunderland - A

Wed Dec 3 Tottenham Hotspur - H

Sat Dec 6 Newcastle United - A

Sat Dec 13 Hull City - H

Sat Dec 20 Stoke City - A

Fri Dec 26 West Ham United - H

Sun Dec 28 Southampton - A

Thu Jan 1 Tottenham Hotspur - A

Sat Jan 10 Newcastle United - H

Sat Jan 17 Swansea City - A

Sat Jan 31 Manchester City - H

Sat Feb 7 Aston Villa - A

Wed Feb 11 Everton - H

Sat Feb 21 Burnley - H

Sat Feb 28 Leicester City - A

Tue Mar 3 West Ham United - A

Sat Mar 14 Southampton - H

Sat Mar 21 Hull City - A

Sat Apr 4 Stoke City - H

Sat Apr 11 Queens Park Rangers - A

Sat Apr 18 Manchester United - H

Sat Apr 25 Arsenal - A

Sat May 2 Crystal Palace - H

Sat May 9 Liverpool - H

Sat May 16 West Bromwich Albion - A

Sun May 24 Sunderland - H

GavRedKing

I'm going on holiday on August 25th, I'd say the g/f woudl kill me if I tried to get over for the Leicester game.

I've a stag the 5th Sept, that weekend is out.

A wedding in October in Poland

Wedding in December in Killarney.

This year is nearly a write off. :eek:

I'll have to find a home game somewhere I can go to.

GavRedKing

Villa, Sept 27th for me is look tempting or Arsenal October 4th.

duploelabs

Nice and easy Christmas season

HalloweenJack

homer simpson wrote: »

We almost always get a promoted tram first game of the season, we also always say it'll be an easy win but more often than not we huff and puff or way through it!

I remember feeling dirty winning that Wigan game with Crespo's last minute winner.

GavRedKing

Last year we had the easiest run in and made a bo**ocks of it, this year we've a hugely touhg run in, Utd (h), Arsenal (a), Liverpool (h) in the last 6 games.

GavRedKing

HalloweenJack wrote: »

I remember feeling dirty winning that Wigan game with Crespo's last minute winner.

That was a great strike, remember we beat Birginham 3-2 a few years back, we also struggled agaisnt Hull last year after going 2-0 up early enough.

Burnley wont be an easy game, first game promoted the atmosphere will be electric.

One of the Cork lads is playing with Burnley the last few years, I dont know him but I've friends who are friendly with him alright.

HalloweenJack

GavRedKing wrote: »

That was a great strike, remember we beat Birginham 3-2 a few years back, we also struggled agaisnt Hull last year after going 2-0 up early enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpP4WOsEnU

Just had to go back and watch that again.

Burnley wont be an easy game, first game promoted the atmosphere will be electric.

They beat Man U in one of their first home games the last time they were up. Man U were champions too, iirc.

the_monkey

Good to see Chelsea will have a couple of World Cup winners next year .. Costa , Fabregas ..

GavRedKing

the_monkey wrote: »

Good to see Chelsea will have a couple of World Cup winners next year .. Costa , Fabregas ..

Eeehh?

To be pedantic Azp and Torres are ours too :pac:

I just dont think Spain will win it.

Apart from Germany, who played well in patches, none of the "favourites" have played too well.

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

Eeehh?

To be pedantic Azp and Torres are ours too :pac:

I just dont think Spain will win it.

Apart from Germany, who played well in patches, none of the "favourites" have played too well.

France for me.

grumpymunster

Germany for me

GavRedKing

Tonight is make or break for Spain, a draw is nohelp and will more than likely see Spain go out unless they can manage to overturn a big GD in their last game and Netherlands lose to Chile as I expect Netherlands to beat Oz later.