Premier League 2023-2024

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Look-Up!

Quote from: thewobbler on February 01, 2023, 07:02:45 PM
Chelsea bought the PL before and that seems to be the plan again.

World has changed though. Or not so much the world. The PL, and the appearance of multiple oligarchs who can cancel each other out.

They seemed to have accepted this somewhat under Abramovich in recent years. But all out the window.

I hope they fail miserably and the club falls apart.
It most certainly feels very different this time. Before Ranieri built a very nice squad, but they were in the shit financially. Abramovich came in and left them debt free, added to the squad, hired Mourinho and the rest is history. But it was a vanity project for a very rich individual and he personally covered over a billion in losses made by the club over a 20 yr period.

This time it's an investment consortium. Squad build looks scattergun at best and highly irresponsible. I'm sure they're hoping to add value to the club, win things, increase revenue streams and improve the brand but it's all borrowed money and if it goes tits up they'll all run for the hills. Not one of them will be personally out of pocket.

Armagh18

Quote from: nrico2006 on February 01, 2023, 06:46:04 PM
Chelsea have a bad record with big money signings, and there is a good chance a lot of those signed recently will be average at best. Its like the United signings from Fergie to Solskjaer, big names for an owner playing fantasy football. Each one of them needs the right attitude. I actually am not too worried about Chelsea on the pitch, doesn't seem to be any strategy to the signings and impossible to integrate so many at once, never mind the fact they already had a big squad.
They aren't even big names either, mad money for players not too many casuals would know. Potter is a decent enough manager as seen at Brighton but Chelsea is a poisoned chalice with an owner like that sticking the oar in

Captain Obvious

18 Chelsea signings and 600 million spent since Todd Boehly took charge.

nrico2006

Quote from: Armagh18 on February 01, 2023, 10:33:04 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on February 01, 2023, 06:46:04 PM
Chelsea have a bad record with big money signings, and there is a good chance a lot of those signed recently will be average at best. Its like the United signings from Fergie to Solskjaer, big names for an owner playing fantasy football. Each one of them needs the right attitude. I actually am not too worried about Chelsea on the pitch, doesn't seem to be any strategy to the signings and impossible to integrate so many at once, never mind the fact they already had a big squad.
They aren't even big names either, mad money for players not too many casuals would know. Potter is a decent enough manager as seen at Brighton but Chelsea is a poisoned chalice with an owner like that sticking the oar in

Agreed. None of their signings would put fear in you if your team was facing them.
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The Ukrainian kid did look sharp when he came on against Liverpool (fair enough, not currently the sternest test!).

seafoid

Quote from: Captain Obvious on February 02, 2023, 06:35:37 PM
18 Chelsea signings and 600 million spent since Todd Boehly took charge.
They bought Chelsea for $3.09 bn. If the club wins the Champions League the value could increase by $2bn. Billionaires couldn't care less about £600m
It's all about leverage, jersey sales and how much they can flog the club for. English soccer is rotten.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Armagh18

Quote from: seafoid on February 02, 2023, 09:28:54 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on February 02, 2023, 06:35:37 PM
18 Chelsea signings and 600 million spent since Todd Boehly took charge.
They bought Chelsea for $3.09 bn. If the club wins the Champions League the value could increase by $2bn. Billionaires couldn't care less about £600m
It's all about leverage, jersey sales and how much they can flog the club for. English soccer is rotten.
Really? Anyway I'll think they'll crash and burn spectacularly

seafoid



https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2023/02/01/big-money-long-contracts-will-chelseas-plan-to-disrupt-transfer-market-pay-off/

Under Abramovich, Chelsea had a lot duds sitting on expensive deals. These owners want to be ruthless. Signings are on more realistic wages.
That fits with the new strategy of putting young players on long contracts. The idea is that giving Mudryk, who earns about €120,000 a week, an eight-year deal will allow them to amortise his transfer fee. Chelsea want to keep spending. Another way to make the numbers work is through the sale of academy players, which would go down as pure profit, helping the accounts.
Chelsea, who have been placed on an FFP watchlist by Uefa, are trying to be creative. Under Premier League rules, clubs can lose £118 million over a rolling three-year period. Uefa's regulations state that clubs can only lose €59 million over the same period.
The club think they have found a loophole. Uefa has responded: from this summer clubs will still be able to put players on longer deals but they will not be able to stretch the transfer fee beyond a five-year period.
Will that change Chelsea's plans? There is a reason why clubs tend not to hand out seven-year deals. It may help the accounts, but what if the player disappoints?
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

square_ball

Potter has the look of a man that hasn't a clue what he's at. If you've spent all that money and still starting Mount and Gallagher then you know you have problems.

Ulster Frank

A good chance for the Gunners to build up the score difference.

Hoof Hearted

Quote from: Ulster Frank on February 04, 2023, 12:27:21 PM
A good chance for the Gunners to build up the score difference.

Wont be easy against a Sean Dyche team
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gerrykeegan

Everton playing well. Three decent chances in the first half
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Captain Obvious

Quote from: seafoid on February 02, 2023, 09:28:54 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on February 02, 2023, 06:35:37 PM
18 Chelsea signings and 600 million spent since Todd Boehly took charge.
They bought Chelsea for $3.09 bn. If the club wins the Champions League the value could increase by $2bn. Billionaires couldn't care less about £600m
It's all about leverage, jersey sales and how much they can flog the club for. English soccer is rotten.

A few Billionaires has taken over Premier league clubs however none of them had acted in a matter of months the way Boehly has.

Turf

Quote from: Ulster Frank on February 04, 2023, 12:27:21 PM
A good chance for the Gunners to build up the score difference.
Genius.

thewobbler

Think you're confusing LFC 22/23 with the team from 21/22.