TheGayTent

Looks like the top flight is losing a Russian and gaining another American

The obvious solution is to choose Lampard and Gerrard as joint managers - am sure they’d work really well together.

All the Chelsea fans I know haven’t been happy with team selection and tactics for a long time. Add the fact that it appears he’s now got a number of senior players unhappy with his management it’s not all that surprising.

I really hope Gerrard does become Liverpool manager at some point. He’s the only manager in the league that can rival Lampard for tactical unawareness. Tottenham and Conte is a marriage made in heaven…

Half of it is still too much. Not that it matters too much, the Greek lad is surely just money laundering so won’t care he’s paying over the odds. Wolves don’t care, they’ve replaced MGW with a player infinitely better for a similar amount of money - another thoroughly dodgy Mendes recruit. Football stinks - but what’s new…

Howe to get the tin tack this season

It’s a meaningless award that I’m surprised is discussed with any gusto. Aguerd could be an astute signing - hope it’s confirmed. Suspect were he French rather than Moroccan his fee would be substantially larger.

If we’d made the right two transfers in January I’m convinced we’d now be qualified for the champions league. Instead we didn’t make any signings…coulda, woulda, shoulda. Anyway, that’s just my opinion - and as we know opinions are like arseholes, everybody has one.

Brentford have basically been playing moneyball for ages - be interesting to see if they can continue it. Southampton I’d guess usually finish higher than their wage bill should naturally see them place too. To be honest, I don’t think it’s that hard. There’s usually a good number of clubs that are run so poorly as to not make it much of a challenge. Remember that Ipswich side well if only because we were linked to with Stewart heavily over the summer - turns out boards of directors do get some decisions right occasionally…

I don’t think it’s that unusual. It’s repeating the trick that is.

Overrated to begin with. Injured. Then crap. Terrible signing

After those semi final results that’s another European final I have zero interest in watching.

If it’s a question of West Ham v Rangers in the final versus not being in the final, I’ll take Rangers thank you.

Lampard is robbing a living.

Great location (so close to the centre), crap ground and too small for the Final.

Ah gotcha. They trot out the tired excuse that they can’t do this anymore due to the time it takes to undertake all the necessary organisation. That is, and always has been, bollocks. A Man City / Liverpool semi final should never be played in London. A Brighton / Southampton semi final should never be played in Manchester. It’s not fucking hard (it’s only a semi…)

Agreed. Disagree. They should decide once the semi finalists are known.

Stokes just the 5th all rounder in history to take more than 150 wickets and score more than 5000 test runs. Superb achievement.

Haha Godwin’s Law

What about for the vast majority of Chelsea fans who realised they had no choice in the matter ?

I’m not sure that makes much sense. If you’re suggesting they reform, you’re agreeing they’ve been destroyed? Else why the need to reform…

No.

Chelsea will have some advantage too through this. For example, presumably no away fans will be in attendance for any of their games given they can’t sell any tickets?

Spot on. I’d laugh my arse off if Chelsea got relegated. For football reasons.

Season ticket holders can still attend. Chelsea have played in front of far smaller crowds before when they had no restrictions.