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By the way, the rumours aren't true. Thing about working in TV is that your company has to forge good relationships with club media managers, and then you hear all sorts at the training ground. The one thing that definitely isn't true is Eva sleeping with anyone, that's not for lack of trying from one player mind.

how people are still getting the very public basics of the case wrong is beyond me. The case started because of the demotion which became constructive dismissal.

Good to see people saying Eva should have behaved better despite doing literally nothing wrong. They turned it down because there was no apology. This has been common knowledge from the start. Am I the only one who actually read and followed this, and read the briefings?
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
The Bosnian left then presumably?
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Yep, is now a Juve player, which means Roma might be able keep Nainggolan, which in turn makes it harder for us to sign Matic.

On the other hand, might make getting Pogba easier for interested teams
 
Conte got a nose bleed from celebrating too hard. I think I may love this guy ...
 
Chelski Shogun said:
https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/06/home-start-to-league-campaign.html

Not a bad start. West Ham at home will be difficult, but we're more than capable of beating them.

As for the André Gomes bid, I can't say I know too much about him apart from the fact he's a midfielder and comes from Portugal. Anyone care to enlighten me?
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He is excellent dribbler and unlike many players he has good weaker foot. Know only this much, his dribbling was stand out in the matches I watched.
 
Di Marzio's reporting that Conte wants Cudicini as part of his backroom staff...

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/743567429381558272

Honestly backroom staff signings in general are nothing to get excited about but this would be fantastic. I, like all Chelsea fans f**king love Cudicini. Then after Carlo all we'll need is Di Matteo, Vialli and Zola to complete the set... Gimme all the Italians!
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Chelski Shogun said:
Di Marzio's reporting that Conte wants Cudicini as part of his backroom staff...

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/743567429381558272

Honestly backroom staff signings in general are nothing to get excited about but this would be fantastic. I, like all Chelsea fans f**king love Cudicini. Then after Carlo all we'll need is Di Matteo, Vialli and Zola to complete the set... Gimme all the Italians!
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I'm not sure cameras can handle that much hand gestures on the sideline.
 
Alcaraz said:
All the more reason you should follow Chelsea next season then mate ;)
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I would, but you're not in Europe. I'm in a pickle with finding new team. I don't want to watch tiki-taka, and I got bored enough by LVG to not want to see any United players ever again. I like Klopp, but Liverpool aren't in cups. That leaves Spurs, which **** that, and Arsenal, and I'd setting myself for a disappointment.

Might just jump to a different league this year.
 
Tyton said:
I would, but you're not in Europe. I'm in a pickle with finding new team. I don't want to watch tiki-taka, and I got bored enough by LVG to not want to see any United players ever again. I like Klopp, but Liverpool aren't in cups. That leaves Spurs, which **** that, and Arsenal, and I'd setting myself for a disappointment.

Might just jump to a different league this year.
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Honestly though, you sort of know what to expect from the other teams but Chelsea will be the real wildcard next season. I really don't know how Conte is going to pan out. Either his intense and unforgiving personality will conpletely wreck our players or he will inspire them to levels they have never reached before.

Don't even get me started on tactics. No one has any idea how he plans to line us up. A lot of people saying a 3-5-2 similar to Italy/Juventus but that sounds absurd considering we do not have the centre-backs or full-backs for such a formation and it does not get the best out of Hazard. Either way I am sure it will be something intriguing and pleasing to watch. Seeing the performances Pirlo put in under Conte, I am particularly looking forward to seeing what he can do with Fabregas.
 
Mightily good performance from Lukaku today although Belgium always leave me unsatisfied. Put them up against a **** team like Ireland and their massive individual talent will usually see them through helped along by some dodgy refeering. Whenever they come up against a proper organized team like Italy, they never win.
 
Also I have no idea why everyone is raving about Italy's performance vs Belgium. Sure they were organized defensively which is what you would expect from a top international team managed by Conte but it was hardly this defensive masterclass that everyone seems to think it is. Belgium had their chances as well. Difference was that Italy took theirs and Belgium did not.
 
Maybe its just me but I am starting to feel this summer will be another monumental ****-up. Chase Naingollan all the way till we realize in the last few days that Roma will never sell. Put in a last ditch massive bid for Pogba which will obviously be rejected. Go into the new season with only our **** in our hands...

Please prove me wrong
 
Alcaraz said:
Maybe its just me but I am starting to feel this summer will be another monumental ****-up. Chase Naingollan all the way till we realize in the last few days that Roma will never sell. Put in a last ditch massive bid for Pogba which will obviously be rejected. Go into the new season with only our **** in our hands...

Please prove me wrong
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Take out the Morinho factor and add a manager a couple of tiers down from that, allied to other clubs having way more money, and Russian riches become far less appealing than when he first arrived.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Take out the Morinho factor and add a manager a couple of tiers down from that, allied to other clubs having way more money, and Russian riches become far less appealing than when he first arrived.
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Doubt the 'Mourinho' factor will help United too much either tbf unless it is in attracting players who played with him at Inter which is just about the only major club he left as a hero. This is not 2010 anymore as Tyton mentioned a few weeks ago.

Agree that Chelsea is far less of an attractive prospect than it has been for many years but what a lot of people forget is that we already have a very good squad in place. It just needs the addition of 2-3 quality players in the right positions to make us seriously competitive again. We also some very good young players to supplement the squad such as RLC, Betrand Traore, Kenedy, Zouma and Christensen which traditionally has never been fully utilized by Chelsea managers. We are in a much better position than most people would like to think but still got a long way to go.
 
Alcaraz said:
Doubt the 'Mourinho' factor will help United too much either tbf unless it is in attracting players who played with him at Inter which is just about the only major club he left as a hero. This is not 2010 anymore as Tyton mentioned a few weeks ago.

Agree that Chelsea is far less of an attractive prospect than it has been for many years .....
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Pretty much the point and all relevant.

What Utd have that Chelsea don't, is their history and standing within the game. You then throw in Mourinho and his standing, as opposed to Conte, and you're a far less attractive prospect of the two as you mentioned and things are levelling out again in that respect in general from when Abromovich first came in and major money could and did make a massive difference.

City, although in the same scenario ostensibly there as Chelsea as opposed to a L'pool or Utd, level that again by virtue of having Guardiola. You guys, along with Utd who got lucky with Mourinho being left on the market by default (although I still think he's completely the wrong move for them but time will out on that either way), messed up with your coaching search and who you've wound up with.

The whole playing field has changed for Roman's Chelsea.

*Edit* There is always the London factor mind when it comes to foreigners which will always play heavily in your favour.
 
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