comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 33 minutes ago
Trying to look at the positives of when De Zerbi is our manager next season. He knows Mudryk from Shaktar and had a good relationship with him, calling him a future Ballon d'Or winner, so Mudryk will likely be a starter every game and we'll hopefully see the very best of Mudryk under De Zerbi.

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/chelsea/mauricio-pochettino-mykhailo-mudryk-roberto-de-zerbi-803633-20240522
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How many games does Mudryk need ffs. Look at Madueke as an immediate comparison.

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 7 minutes ago
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posted 4 hours, 41 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Oscar #TeamFury. #Trump2024 #BringBackMourinho... (U12980)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 8 hours, 29 minutes ago
so u want Jose back?
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It’s been in my username since Roma sacked him
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Yeah but you want Trump to win too....you're a couple of eggs short of a carton Oscar
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You’d prefer Biden over Trump? Jesus
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show me where I said that....mind you the US economy is booming under him...despite Trump thinking it's because he's up for election...the fat facknumpty
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At least Biden isn't Putin's puppet. Trump will shaft Europe big time.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 7 minutes ago
Kompany agrees deal in principle to join Bayern Munich. What with this and our owners managerial short list
I feel like I am living in an alternate football universe.
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Yeah but Npe doesn't want to hear any moaning or negativity. Everything is fine and dandy lol

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 21 minutes ago
Mudryk could be brilliant under De Zerbi. Let's hope so.
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Why? What type player do you envisage Mudryk becoming?
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Guess we'll find out as De Zerbi loves him

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 7 minutes ago
Kompany agrees deal in principle to join Bayern Munich. What with this and our owners managerial short list
I feel like I am living in an alternate football universe.
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Yeah but Npe doesn't want to hear any moaning or negativity. Everything is fine and dandy lol
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I am bored of reactive whining and incessant streams of doom-laden comments, yes.

Poch's sacking tell us nothing new about the owners, most people had observed their incompetence years ago - and we all have doubts over our transfer strategy and directors of football.

The only new variable is we are sacking a manager who we know wasn't good enough, which makes a replacement possibly the only positive variable we might get this coming season.

I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.

I thought we'd banned politics chat on here. Take it to the politics sharticle please

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 4 minutes ago
I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.
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Yup we've gone from opposition fans making us serious top four contenders next season in these last few weeks back to the laughing stock we've been for the vast majority of time under this ownership.

It would be nice just to not be a laughing stock for a sustained amount of time even if it means not contesting for trophies or top four. And being linked with inexperienced Championship managers certainly isn't helping our case at all.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 1 hour ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 7 minutes ago
Kompany agrees deal in principle to join Bayern Munich. What with this and our owners managerial short list
I feel like I am living in an alternate football universe.
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Yeah but Npe doesn't want to hear any moaning or negativity. Everything is fine and dandy lol
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is npe still moaning?

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 45 minutes ago
I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.
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I think he persistently struggled to control games and we were lucky to finish 6th.

I wouldn't have sacked him because I like to give managers time and think a premium exists for continuity with these players.

But it's really no travesty he's gone and it shouldn't be the main variable dictating your aspirations next season.

I also don't care about whether people are laughing at us, liking us or hating us.

When we were at our most successful we were probably the most disliked club in Europe.

When we were most liked in recent memory was probably that 18 month spell under Lampard, and that was a soft-centred team that was no threat to anyone.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
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posted 19 seconds ago
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posted 24 minutes ago
comment by blueisthecolour (U1528)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 7 minutes ago
Longest odds I ever saw for De Zerbi in the last few days were 4/1 and I've been checking with both Betfair and Paddy Power every day
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I saw 6 or 7/1 on bet365 a couple of days ago
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Ok, he might have momentarily been 5/1 on PP and Betfair but definitely no longer than that and definitely not ever 14/1.

I think the bookies have also suspected that it was always going to be De Zerbi as well as he always stayed in the top two or three at least while all the other manager odds bounced all over the place.
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Was literally 14/1 yesterday
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Not on either Betfair or Paddy Power it wasn't. I checked it over the course of the day.
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Bro how you gonna argue with Oscar about odds

comment by NPE - Bottom Half FC (U22712)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 45 minutes ago
I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.
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I think he persistently struggled to control games and we were lucky to finish 6th.

I wouldn't have sacked him because I like to give managers time and think a premium exists for continuity with these players.

But it's really no travesty he's gone and it shouldn't be the main variable dictating your aspirations next season.
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What are your thoughts on the replacements we've been linked with so far?

Do you think they'd be an upgrade on Poch?

If it's not Amorim or De Zerbi, I think the two managers from the championship is a big risk with an inexperienced squad.

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.
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Agree 100%

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
I thought we'd banned politics chat on here. Take it to the politics sharticle please
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comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by NPE - Bottom Half FC (U22712)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 45 minutes ago
I think the manager was more than good enough for us for the current level this team is at. Should’ve given him another year and then binned him. Now it feels like a restart to the same project with a different manager. Stability was key. Would’ve been nice to have a quiet season without looking like a clown show. Everyone outside the club is laughing at us.
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I think he persistently struggled to control games and we were lucky to finish 6th.

I wouldn't have sacked him because I like to give managers time and think a premium exists for continuity with these players.

But it's really no travesty he's gone and it shouldn't be the main variable dictating your aspirations next season.
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What are your thoughts on the replacements we've been linked with so far?

Do you think they'd be an upgrade on Poch?

If it's not Amorim or De Zerbi, I think the two managers from the championship is a big risk with an inexperienced squad.
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On the issue of the manager - I think there is every possibility De Zerbi suits these players more, likewise there's every possibility Amorim could provide the man management skills and connection the fans Poch failed to do.

Maresca and McKenna are hard to comment on because I barely followed them, but I do think if we are hellbent on this approach with transfers, young players and a head coach I want us to pick the coach to suit that and the owners/DoFs to own the success or failure that comes with it.

Knew these Utd khunts would win today. Let's hope De Zerbi likes the Conference League.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 7 minutes ago
Knew these Utd khunts would win today. Let's hope De Zerbi likes the Conference League.
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2-0 lol

Feck united and city

Shame they’re sacking Ten Hag anyway

City pretty much on the beach now

Conference league will be fun, we've not won that one yet

Might as well complete the set

Won the Europa twice already as well

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 3 minutes ago
Conference league will be fun, we've not won that one yet
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We'd be the first team to with the CL, EL and Conference League. So there's that I guess.