Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

GavRedKing

Reports in L'equipe say we're signing Drogba.

I really hope its not true for different reasons.

Lukker-

I'd be all for him coming back as a coach and possible player in emergency situations.

The team lost 2 leaders last season and with Cech potentially on his way out I feel that the younger lads could especially do with a positive influence like Drogba. I'd be more comfortable with a purely coaching role though.

GavRedKing

Id say if hes coming back itll be for a 1 yr deal with an option for 2nd.

He wont play much and if it helps keep lukaku then work away :pac:

LanceStorm

GavRedKing wrote: »

Reports in L'equipe say we're signing Drogba.

I really hope its not true for different reasons.

Agreed, this'd be why Lukaku could be quite likely to move on, nevermind it ruining any possible chance for Bamford to stay with the first team!

GavRedKing

We only need Drogba for 2 games next year, Arsenal home and away. :pac:

GavRedKing

LanceStorm wrote: »

Agreed, this'd be why Lukaku could be quite likely to move on, nevermind it ruining any possible chance for Bamford to stay with the first team!

Id prefer Bamford to get an EPL loan or High end championship loan, he'll get more game time.

GavRedKing

Anyone hear our new Ceac song thats trying to take off?

Its not exactly in good taste TBH.

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

Id prefer Bamford to get an EPL loan or High end championship loan, he'll get more game time.

I'd also love for him to get a premier league loan but it's unrealistic to expect any team to be in for him after 3 months on loan with Derby. Given a full season on loan with a Championship club and more teams would be willing to gamble with him, or if he went back to Derby and they got promoted than they'd likely keep him for another year in PL.

I'd say other than that or best bet would be to keep him and hope he can prove himself from the bench or in the League Cup, might open him up to a PL loan in January.

duploelabs

GavRedKing wrote: »

Anyone hear our new Ceac song thats trying to take off?

Its not exactly in good taste TBH.

example?

GavRedKing

duploelabs wrote: »

example?

It goes like....

"This what its like to ne Arsenal,
This what its like to be small,
Weve got Fabregas, youve got Jimmy Saville, Jimmy Saville"

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

It goes like....

"This what its like to ne Arsenal,
This what its like to be small,
Weve got Fabregas, youve got Jimmy Saville, Jimmy Saville"

Don't get the Saville reference? Is it a dig at Wenger and his obsession with young players?

Although I do recall Arsenal fans calling RVP "a Dutch Jimmy Saville" when returned to the Emirates but I think that was to do with a false rape case against him in his early days.

GavRedKing

I dont know tbh. Was saville and arsenal fan? Could be a dig at wenger but to be fair it was only about a dozen fans if even that.

Seen it on twitter.

Dozen Wicked Words

GavRedKing wrote: »

I dont know tbh. Was saville and arsenal fan? Could be a dig at wenger but to be fair it was only about a dozen fans if even that.

Seen it on twitter.

Saville was Leeds fan..
The song alludes to Wenger liking young players for non footballing reasons. Variations sung by other London clubs for a while according to Google.

GavRedKing

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Saville was Leeds fan..
The song alludes to Wenger liking young players for non footballing reasons. Variations sung by other London clubs for a while according to Google.

Still though, not great taste.

Id say the kings of leon sex(cesc) on fire will be the main song towards cesc.

hullaballoo

I'm rewriting the words to Sexy Back. :pac:

Panthro

It seems today, that all you see...
Is Hazard,Matic, Oscar and Cesc on TV.
But where are those good oul Jose tactics
On which Chelsea rely....
Luckily there's a John Terry guy..
Luckily there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make rivals, laugh and cry.
He's
A.
Chelsea.
Boyyyyyyy!
Haha. I'm hungover ta fock.

Crann na Beatha

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GavRedKing

Todays rumours are dominated by Drogba.

If its true we'll have a CF line up of Costa, Lukaku, Torres & Drogba.

Surely one of Lukaku or Torres, hopefully the latter, has to go if thats the case.

Crann na Beatha

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GavRedKing

Bamford could learn alot from those 4 CF's if he stuck around bu tI can imagine someone so young would want to be playing every game or as much as possible so mightnt want to sit on the bench or play U21 football.

grumpymunster

Indeed hopefully Torres according to Metro (yea I know) there are talks

http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/21/atletico-madrid-want-fernando-torres-but-unwilling-to-meet-chelseas-valuation-of-just-13m-4804912/?

the_monkey

Drogba ???


Really ???

GavRedKing

the_monkey wrote: »

Drogba ???


Really ???

If it gets Costa, Lukaku, Torres looking voer there shoulder then I'm all for it.

Imagine poor Torres spent so long in Didis shadow and now he'll be coachig him too :pac:

Mickeroo

the_monkey wrote: »

Drogba ???


Really ???

As an Arsenal fan my reaction was more:

Drogba???

****.

GavRedKing

Mickeroo wrote: »

As an Arsenal fan my reaction was more:

Drogba???

****.

We'll only release him for the Arsenal games

Mickeroo

GavRedKing wrote: »

We'll only release him for the Arsenal games

I'm sure the lights will drop and the Undertaker's music will kick in when he comes on.

GavRedKing

Mickeroo wrote: »

I'm sure the lights will drop and the Undertaker's music will kick in when he comes on.

Given how long Undertakers music lasts, injury time would be about 10mins long

I'd prefer a Macho Man enterance and to come on shake the advertising hoarding too. :pac:

grumpymunster

Would be interesting to see how the Drog would perform as a coach, I think he is too sensible and intelligent a man to play on when he is not capable so there should really be no possible damage to his legend status.

Would be funny though to see the first game with Costa starting and perhaps Drog and Lukaku on the bench. Imagine the relief on a defender after 70 minutes of being kicked about by Costa he see'e that Costa is being replaced then realises he has another 20 mins of Drog or Lukaku - you would almost feel sorry for them --- but only almost.

GavRedKing

grumpymunster wrote: »

Would be interesting to see how the Drog would perform as a coach, I think he is too sensible and intelligent a man to play on when he is not capable so there should really be no possible damage to his legend status.

Would be funny though to see the first game with Costa starting and perhaps Drog and Lukaku on the bench. Imagine the relief on a defender after 70 minutes of being kicked about by Costa he see'e that Costa is being replaced then realises he has another 20 mins of Drog or Lukaku - you would almost feel sorry for them --- but only almost.

New formation for next season

---Matic----Cesc---

---

Hazard

---

Lukaku-Droga-Costa

:pac:

the_monkey

ah ! .. as a coaching role ... ok ...

GavRedKing

the_monkey wrote: »

ah ! .. as a coaching role ... ok ...

Its also more likely he'll be coaching the youths or U21's to gain experience.

Unless Jose really wants him on his 1st team coaching staff.

Drogba will never lose the want and drive to win so even a cameo at the end could be good for us and him.

LanceStorm

grumpymunster wrote: »

Indeed hopefully Torres according to Metro (yea I know) there are talks

http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/21/atletico-madrid-want-fernando-torres-but-unwilling-to-meet-chelseas-valuation-of-just-13m-4804912/?

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/liga-chelsea-atletico-hold-talks-torres-return-074416798--sow.html

Eurosport with it last night too, it could be bloody happening, the biggest blight on this team for 3 solid years could be moving on!

Costa/Lukaku/Drogba BOOM!

GavRedKing

Torres scored a big goal at Camp Nou to kill Barca and he scored the 1st goal in the EL final as well as the 1st goal in the Super Cup.

he could ahve done better, 100% and when he was playing well he was good but he was sh*te more often than not and couldnt get any form going.

GavRedKing

I dont like this waiting for Pogba business.

I know we're close to signing an "ogba" but its the wrong one, Jose, you've got the wrong "ogba"

GavRedKing

Mario Pasalic going on loan to Elche for the season.

The squad is flying to Austria as we speak.

peteeeed

looking good boys

peteeeed

lots of twitter reports that the tiago deal is not going through

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/390095/Chelsea-scrap-deal-to-bring-former-Blue-Tiago-back-to-Stamford-Bridge

Johner

peteeeed wrote: »

lots of twitter reports that the tiago deal is not going through

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/390095/Chelsea-scrap-deal-to-bring-former-Blue-Tiago-back-to-Stamford-Bridge

Good. :pac:

grumpymunster

peteeeed wrote: »

lots of twitter reports that the tiago deal is not going through

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/390095/Chelsea-scrap-deal-to-bring-former-Blue-Tiago-back-to-Stamford-Bridge

I never really understood that deal in the first place, I actually dont think we should have let him go when we did initially but that was then this is now. Where would he get game time?

grumpymunster

Nice to see JT fired up for the new season

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-captain-john-terry-im-playing-for-a-new-deal-next-season-9618338.html

Hope he does well enough to earn a new contract

grumpymunster

Petr travels but not back on full goalkeeper training as yet, no surprise there but good he is fit enough to go along with the squad rather than staying in Cobham

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/7/21/5922257/petr-cech-injury-update

GavRedKing

JTs travel bag to Austria : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2699863/John-Terry-takes-Harry-Redknapp-Austria-Chelsea-captain-chooses-autobiography-QPR-boss.html

Only in the Daily Mail. :pac:

BarcodeMuncher

Used to always wonder why I never made it big, thought I was average enough like, just saw this, too young to remember

GavRedKing

Man Citys Negredo is out for awhile, broke his metatarsal, hes facing 2-3 months out.

City have had a few injuries with Aguero, Jovetic and now Negredo, Dzeko is fully fit and rarely injured but I wonder will Pellegrini go to the market for another CF?

Possibily off load Jovetic?

Anyway, negredo being a major threat for them gives the league a small it of breathing room.

Goes to show you cant just have 1 or 2 good options incase of injury, we can learn from that.

grumpymunster

Piazon off on his travels again

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2700025/Lucas-Piazon-set-loan-Chelsea.html

Good attitude all the same others could learn from it.

GavRedKing

Can imagine he'll be followed out by a few more.

Moses, Bertrand, Mikel all very likely.

peteeeed

fabregas has had a trip to a cockney barber

GavRedKing

Can imagine Jose told him "cut those sideburns"

:pac:

duploelabs

GavRedKing wrote: »

Can imagine Jose told him "cut those sideburns"

:pac:

He's not Mr Burns and his baseball team

GavRedKing

Just looking at the pics of the lads landing in Austria, theyve used Romans private plane, "the bandit"