Possibly time off as late back from int dutyColwill didn't feature in Chelsea's friendly against Wrexham. Wasn't picked to start or on the bench in a team with a lot of Chelsea youth on show
Possibly time off as late back from int dutyColwill didn't feature in Chelsea's friendly against Wrexham. Wasn't picked to start or on the bench in a team with a lot of Chelsea youth on show
Are we so badly off?
We've brought in two younger, dynamic players who replace two who hardly played and two whose reduced minutes hardly made up one full player, so I don't think we're that desperate, tbh.
The real midfield requirement is a solid, reliable DM - the others we can cope with (apart from injuries, of course).
Colwill didn't feature in Chelsea's friendly against Wrexham. Wasn't picked to start or on the bench in a team with a lot of Chelsea youth on show
no ideaAgreed….but who?
this is a bigger rebuild than I imagined tbh, now we need to see how much we speaks to ascertain how Klopp is being backed.
in that case we have no RB so i'm not sure how that helpsI reckon Trent is now In That list now Solid
not saying I agree
I just think he is in there

DM definitely, no argument there.the very fact that the players who left early for free didn’t play much led to the demise of our season and first team players. Imo we need quality AND depth PLUS the developing kids or top 4 will be hard, never mind winning it.
that said, we aren’t a million miles away from that currently. But we are defo short of experience at #6 when Fab goes.
Gomez out to RB and when injuredno idea
i don't really watch foreign football and unless we are involved if i do watch for example BL highlights i don't really pay attention to who did what i just watch a game of football.
At £200k a week, that's over £10m per year.
Just on a years wages that's set up for life smart investment. Stick it in a savings account at 5% even and he's earning $500k per year.
Even with foundations, they stick a chunk in and use the interest to pay for good causes and it keeps itself going forever.
He's probably going to need to pay for special security (at least while he is still famous). He will probably have several homes which each cost several million. Pay people to do his lawn and weed his flower beds, maybe pay people to clean his houses. Expensive vacations, trips to his charity destinations, etc. Oh yeah, and I'm sure some will go to charity.
You or I could live at our lifestyle levels for well under £500k per year and live off that interest... He has been living a much more luxurious lifestyle and is accustomed to it.
Eating out at a fancy restaurant with your friends and family who all expect you to catch the bill and buy drinks could easily run thousands at a time. His dining expenses alone will probably be more than you or I make in a year.
Yes all this is frivolous luxury that he doesn't "need", most people go without... but if you're used to that and see having to give it up in "retirement" it might be tough to swallow....that £500k per year wouldn't cover it as easily as £5 mill a year. £500k per year only looks "unlimited" because you don't have that much money to know how to waste it.
Cant imagine the whole of midfield would take a major rebuild with only 2 signings whilst releasing the ones that we did. Surely this alludes to some other signings incoming or it wont be a stable base to work from going into the season.
I don't think we need a Hendo replacement. His best position was the RCM role and we've got plenty that can play there (and LCM); Zobo, AMC, Thiago, Jones, Elliott (that's five into two) plus youngsters and maybe Trent too.
Hendo offered a backup option to Fabinho at DM, that's where we need fresh blood. If Fabinho leaves too, we really will be staying to look desperate and prices for anyone we show an interest in will go up.
Maybe that's why the Fabinho and Hendo stuff have dragged on a little bit.
FFSAre we so badly off?
We've brought in two younger, dynamic players who replace two who hardly played and two whose reduced minutes hardly made up one full player, so I don't think we're that desperate, tbh.
The real midfield requirement is a solid, reliable DM - the others we can cope with (apart from injuries, of course).
Midfield as it stands
Thiago , Mac , Szob
Jones , Bajcetic , Elliott
which looks threadbare to me particularly as 2 of those 6 are injured/recovering from injury ,

think Mac is 23 but is does feel we are going from one extreme to another .Five of them are under 23 too aren't they![]()
think Mac is 23 but is does feel we are going from one extreme to another .

i know the feeling chatting to a mate recently and i claimed TAA was 21I did initially say three teenagers too but Jones is 22 and Elliott 20![]()

you have made the rookie error.
nobody keeps the money in the bank or under a mattress and just spends it a bit at a time.
they all have oodles of cash that makes more oodles of cash.
plus you've missed the key one. 4mil a year to prattle on on sky tv about whatever.