comment by Devil D.A. (U6522)
posted 3 hours, 39 minutes ago
Although I do wonder what would’ve happened if Jose had not been sacked when he was………..
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A small part of me is still disappointed we didn't go down that season, and times like this make me wonder would it of really been a bad thing?
People like to think we'd have collapsed under the weight of ourselves with the wage bill and an entire squad overhaul happening, but the truth is we're simply too big a club now to fizzle away like a Blackburn, Leeds, Charlton, etc... it would've been a Juventus getting relegated scenario.
Yes 90% of the squad would've left, Hazard would've been tearing it up at Real, Barca or PSG the last few years and that would've hurt to watch, but we'd still have attracted a big name manager (for some reason Blanc is the guy I'd imagine us getting), we'd still have established young players on low enough wages to keep and build around - Zouma, Christensen, Ake, Terry would've stayed (probably having accepted a massive wage cut), Van Ginkel, Pasalic, RLC, Atsu, Kennedy, Traore - these are all phenomenal Championship players all of which could've been persuaded to stay and cement their places once we got promoted (which we would've first season, unquestionably).
We'd have to deal with ALOT of stick for the first two years, yes we'd be the ultimate banter club for quite a while, but really think about it could you imagine us being any worse off than we are now, two and a half years later? Something to think about.
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I have read some nonsense in my time but this?!? This is special.
NPE & Cinciwolf
I don't mean to sound entitled but we've won more than enough trophies in my lifetime as a Chelsea fan. In the last 15 years we've done pretty much everything, experienced all the good emotions you can experience as a fan of a top level club. Call me crazy but the idea of us getting relegated and having to rebuild from stretch, knowing that we have the resources to not fade away into oblivion, would've been something quite appealing to watch as a fan. I've shared this "insanity" with other Chelsea fans in the past, about half of them are like you NPE, the other half disagree that we'd bounce back as quickly as I'm sure we would, but of that half all of them agree it would be an appealing ride if it all came together (i.e. we did replicate Juventus's rebirth).
The reason why I think about that scenario in times like this is because, IMO, by now we'd be around about the same level (maybe slightly lower) but we'd feel a sense of optimism that we're always on the up. Just my prospective, but hitting rock bottom and ascending upwards will always be more gratifying than the steady descension we're witnessing now.
Forget Arsenal 2.0. Have we become....
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posted on 13/2/19
comment by Devil D.A. (U6522)
posted 3 hours, 39 minutes ago
Although I do wonder what would’ve happened if Jose had not been sacked when he was………..
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A small part of me is still disappointed we didn't go down that season, and times like this make me wonder would it of really been a bad thing?
People like to think we'd have collapsed under the weight of ourselves with the wage bill and an entire squad overhaul happening, but the truth is we're simply too big a club now to fizzle away like a Blackburn, Leeds, Charlton, etc... it would've been a Juventus getting relegated scenario.
Yes 90% of the squad would've left, Hazard would've been tearing it up at Real, Barca or PSG the last few years and that would've hurt to watch, but we'd still have attracted a big name manager (for some reason Blanc is the guy I'd imagine us getting), we'd still have established young players on low enough wages to keep and build around - Zouma, Christensen, Ake, Terry would've stayed (probably having accepted a massive wage cut), Van Ginkel, Pasalic, RLC, Atsu, Kennedy, Traore - these are all phenomenal Championship players all of which could've been persuaded to stay and cement their places once we got promoted (which we would've first season, unquestionably).
We'd have to deal with ALOT of stick for the first two years, yes we'd be the ultimate banter club for quite a while, but really think about it could you imagine us being any worse off than we are now, two and a half years later? Something to think about.
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I have read some nonsense in my time but this?!? This is special.
posted on 13/2/19
NPE & Cinciwolf
I don't mean to sound entitled but we've won more than enough trophies in my lifetime as a Chelsea fan. In the last 15 years we've done pretty much everything, experienced all the good emotions you can experience as a fan of a top level club. Call me crazy but the idea of us getting relegated and having to rebuild from stretch, knowing that we have the resources to not fade away into oblivion, would've been something quite appealing to watch as a fan. I've shared this "insanity" with other Chelsea fans in the past, about half of them are like you NPE, the other half disagree that we'd bounce back as quickly as I'm sure we would, but of that half all of them agree it would be an appealing ride if it all came together (i.e. we did replicate Juventus's rebirth).
The reason why I think about that scenario in times like this is because, IMO, by now we'd be around about the same level (maybe slightly lower) but we'd feel a sense of optimism that we're always on the up. Just my prospective, but hitting rock bottom and ascending upwards will always be more gratifying than the steady descension we're witnessing now.
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