Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

GavRedKing

A good thing this year so far is our net spend in the window.

We've spent a reported 85m and made back 74.2m

Leaving us with a net spend of 10.8m

Given we've made about 90million from last years TV/EPL/UCL prize money that leaves us with somewhere around 80million to re-invest if we need it, or bank it and comply with FFP for another year next year.

GavRedKing

Looking at other teams we've done well this year.

Arsenal - 41.8
Pool - 10m
City - 10m
Utd - 47.7m

All those teams might go out and spend again, even we might buy again.

Looking at Utd in the last 2 seasons the net spend is

2 seasons :

Chelsea - 63.9
Arsenal - 74.3m
City - 131.3m
Pool - 30.3m
Utd - 114.4

peteeeed

bamford having a medical at boro ahead of season loan according to sky

RichT

peteeeed wrote: »

bamford having a medical at boro ahead of season loan according to sky

Apparently Kenneth Omeruo impressed for The 'Boro on Saturday despite their loss.

Linky

GavRedKing

Bamford made a good start to his pre season so a good loan at 'Boro might help him make the step up to 1st team level.

GavRedKing

Josh Mac confirmed to Vitesse.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/mceachran-in-dutch-loan.html

peteeeed

Courtois starting according sky sports news

GavRedKing

Bring on Cech for the last few mins to add to his clean sheet record.

MaroonAndGreen

Is this the end of Cech at Chelsea? Cant wait to hear what Jose says about the decision!

peteeeed

Marin joins fiorentina . Any chance of a permanent sale ???
http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/fiorentina-move-for-marin.html

peteeeed

: Chelsea team v Burnley: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa.

peteeeed

: Subs v Burnley: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Willian, Torres, Drogba.

BarcodeMuncher

Throw in Luis and I reckon you have our best team, looking forward to this.

kev1.3s

Can't wait for this 3-0 to us I think.

Tubbs4

Bye bye Cech I say. Straight swap for pogba I say. Well according to Gav

peteeeed

Mourinho sky interview , 10 years ago I also had a very difficult decision to make (Cudicini vs Cech). This situation is quite similar."

LightningBlue

Really looking forward to this.
Great to see Schurrle getting the start. He's linked up well with Costa during pre-season and offers more of a goal threat than Salah and Willian.

Looks like Cech is moving on. Absolute legend for the club.
But we have a world-class talent in Courtois so the decision had to be made.

GavRedKing

I just hope courtois doesnt f**k up or the press will be on it like a rash. Either way, Cech or Courtois, weve the best set of gks in the world for now.

Cech is to good for the bench so if he does leave he'll leave a chelsea hero.

GavRedKing

Imagine we need a goal and drogba and costa are on the pitch together :eek: wouldnt wanna face that duo

RichT

The excitement is too much.

Pints will be required!

kev1.3s

I'd like to hold onto Cech as long as possible, compition is the best form of motivation.

kev1.3s

RichT wrote: »

The excitement is too much.

Pints will be required!

Defo gonna sink a few tinnies.

McDave

Jose's getting his kinds of players in. The difference with last season should be night and day. Which means tonight we should be able to graft out a two-goal victory.

A clean sheet for Courtois and a goal for Costa would be the icing on the cake.

obezyana

I really hope Costa rams my doubts about him firmly down my throat looking at a 3-0 win hopefully.

GavRedKing

On this first half we dont need Pogba.

Crann na Beatha

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SureYWouldntYa

GavRedKing wrote: »

On this first half we dont need Pogba.

You're like the kid who won't shut up about all the sweets he wants, but when he gets them he doesn't want them anymore

Panthro

Gav's account appears to have been compromised.

peteeeed

Cesc fabulous

GavRedKing

Top of the league....only 37 games left to go

Barr

GavRedKing wrote: »

On this first half we dont need Pogba.

Pogba who ? :pac:

Turtwig

GavRedKing wrote: »

Top of the league....only 37 games left to go

Heh longer than Man Utd will be. :pac:

Tubbs4

Good result but Oscar seems to have gone backwards. He needs some time on the bench.

GavRedKing

Tubbs4 wrote: »

Good result but Oscar seems to have gone backwards. He needs some time on the bench.

Ya when willian and ramires are up and running he'll do well to get in.

GavRedKing

104 touches from cesc :eek:

Weve been very very lucky to get him.

Duck Soup

Just give us the trophy now. :pac:

kev1.3s

Happy enough with that, taught we took the foot off the gas in the second half but the way we pushed on after going 1 down was impressive.
Maybe a little loose at the back but I don't think turf moor is an easy place to go, nice to get it out of the way early rather than having to go at squeaky bum time.

GavRedKing

GavRedKing

kev1.3s

^^ Nando doesn't look to excited.

GavRedKing

kev1.3s wrote: »

^^ Nando doesn't look to excited.

Hopefully on the phone to his agent about a move away :pac:

the_monkey

I presume Chelsea will appeal Costa's yellow ?

DazMarz

Can you appeal against yellow cards? If so, they definitely should. Was a blatant peno. Fair enough, he might have went looking for it, but t'was no dive, English...

GavRedKing

DazMarz wrote: »

Can you appeal against yellow cards? If so, they definitely should. Was a blatant peno. Fair enough, he might have went looking for it, but t'was no dive, English...

Nah cant appeal yellows only reds, even 2 yellows that lead to a red cant be appealed

DazMarz

GavRedKing wrote: »

Nah cant appeal yellows only reds, even 2 yellows that lead to a red cant be appealed

I was thinking that... but sure anyway, who cares. 3 points in the bag, job done, head on home. Get in.

peteeeed

the_monkey wrote: »

I presume Chelsea will appeal Costa's yellow ?

it was arrogance of the ref, 'of course he dived'

last night costa surprised me in that he is very much an all round good player, good passing, good decision making and of course one good chance, one goal

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

it was arrogance of the ref, 'of course he dived'

last night costa surprised me in that he is very much an all round good player, good passing, good decision making and of course one good chance, one goal

Costa took his only chance well, ddint think about it just hit it, got slightly lucky with it but his overall play deserved it.

4th official was Mike Dean, Jose doesnt exactly see eye to eye with him so that must have been interesting when Costa went down.

At one stge Costa tried to play a one - two with Cesc or Ivan I think and the other guy stopped his run and Costa started freaking out, this was at 3-1 with about 10mins to go, thats the kind of character we need, a warrior.

His passing and link play was very good too, if he matches his Atletico average of a goal every two game he'll finish with 19 league goals, I'd take that right now.

Panthro

Terry did the ice bucket challenge and nominated....Rafa!
Haha!
Terry is a hero.

GavRedKing

13 days left,

Where's Pogba?

Replace Salah

Replace Torres

Top of the league

Cesc is God

peteeeed

Panthro wrote: »

Terry did the ice bucket challenge and nominated....Rafa!
Haha!
Terry is a hero.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2728395/John-Terry-takes-Ice-Bucket-Challenge-nominates-old-foe-Rafa-Benitez.html#v-3736839234001