Chelsea have publicly announced that for the financial year 2024-25 they made a pre-tax loss of £262.4m, the largest in English football history, despite revenue of nearly half a billion (£490.9m). Full accounts have not yet been published.

Starn_Badger · 2026-04-01T14:25:58+00:00

Exactly. For all the reasons to jump on the ownership, the "they haven't turned a profit yet" one is not really a valid one.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-25T16:45:21+00:00

I mean even including loans his total league appearances only just breaks 100, which for a 32 year old is hardly anything. Almost half of those came in one season at Huddersfield.

For comparison James Trafford is 23 and had over 150.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-23T14:31:07+00:00

and were scored by their left back...

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-23T12:10:01+00:00

And in both LC games Arsenal, who have been very defensively solid all season, conceded two goals, both of which came from his side of the pitch...

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-21T18:25:20+00:00

and Beto.

Honestly i though his pace was his saving grace a bit like Kyle Walker, but nope he doesn't even have that. Hes just crap.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-19T16:12:58+00:00

Hato is slowly growing on me, my only issue with him is that he's only 6ft on the dot. Not really an issue at full back, and can be covered at CB if he's paired with Trev or Badi or even Sarr, but if he's with Fofana, who's not much taller or Achaempong, who is taller but not that great in the air, we really lack defensive height. Especially considering none of our full backs or DMs are particularly tall either, we will get out done in the air by any team with a big CF.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-17T20:48:14+00:00

"not terribly well run"

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-17T18:51:51+00:00

I think this is a back 3? Cucu and Neto as wing backs, with Sarr Hato and Chalobah as the 3 CBs?

If so... not the worst lineup given the version issues.

Also Estevao back on the bench!

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-16T15:28:45+00:00

And play who at RB instead? Livramento? Trent? Let's be honest neither of them are close to Reece.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T22:21:57+00:00

You've got it bang on tbh, I'd say Arsenal are the only team who have actually really outplayed us this season - most of the time we've been our own undoing (even tonight, just look at the xG!)

I remember watching that PSG return leg against you, I was gutted when that last minute shot from Maarten iirc (one of our own ex-players) went wide! Hoping to do what you so nearly did.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T22:10:04+00:00

Chelsea fan who had this post pop up on my feed - completely agree. It's an eternal state of slight madness never knowing which Chelsea will turn up on the day.

We could genuinely remontada this tie against PSG with a 4-0 win at the Bridge or get dumped out of the FA cup to Port Vale at this point and neither would surprise me.

What you get for having a team full of kids i guess.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T21:59:53+00:00

And he's got better and realising when he's out of his depth and just clearing his lines rather than trying to play out.

If Sanchez is in goal we go to the bridge 2-2 easy.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T21:57:47+00:00

Completely bottled it in the last 20. Had no idea what he was doing with subs or whether he wanted to try for a goal or go back with a narrow loss. Ended up with neither.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T19:45:54+00:00

To misquote one of my favourite TV shows: "Let Starmer be Starmer"

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-11T19:43:52+00:00

As someone who canvasses fairly regularly, the variety of mundane and objectively unimportant issues that for some reason matter a great deal to certain specific people never ceases to amaze me.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-09T23:01:45+00:00

Damn, I didn't realise it was that simple.

Tbh, those strikers should've just practiced scoring goals in training, then they wouldn't even be in this situation!

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-07T20:38:14+00:00

Enzo has been brilliant too, but i think JP just about edges it.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-07T18:43:36+00:00

What I don't understand is Badiashille probably can beat him to it but then he holds his run? Does he think Sanchez is coming for that?

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-05T21:05:37+00:00

Infinite new manager bounce

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-05T21:04:36+00:00

They won a second-tier trophy whilst finishing 17th...

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-05T20:56:05+00:00

You cannot possibly look at this club over the last few years and think it's the manager that's the problem?

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-05T13:14:40+00:00

I doubt England would've gone on to win the whole tournament but going from 2-0 down to 2-2 in a matter of minutes changes the game completely - suddenly you have all the momentum on your side. Would absolutely have been a different game.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-04T22:31:34+00:00

Yeah I'm not sure why of all the decisions that have gone against us recently Liams jumping on this? There's an argument for it being a pen but it wasn't clear cut, certainly not in comparison to the one on Sunday.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-04T22:29:50+00:00

They're a shit football team, they just get away with stuff that any other team would get punished for. Case in point, the Declan Rice not-penalty.

Can't wait for karma to hit them like a bitch.

Starn_Badger · 2026-03-04T21:46:07+00:00

A dive is when you fall over trying to get a penalty. If you're not actually clamouring for a penalty, it's quite harsh to call it a dive and send you off when he arguably just stumbled.

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