I hate to break it to you but, yes.
Yes I was disrespecting the Sweet.
And I am not ashamed.
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[Albion] Chelsea: "A supercharged Brighton"
- Thread starter Bozza
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Yes I was disrespecting the Sweet.
And I am not ashamed.
NorthstandRacoon
Well-known member
What a load of horseshite, they don't even have our data, nothing like us, bar trying to copy us, hoovering up the market won't work. ****s.
Not sure where this chart is sourced from, but looks like they have a tougher run than us.
GrossTurn
Well-known member
- Jun 20, 2020
- 410
This - our model stems from us having a realistic understanding of our place in the footballing food chain, and requires patience and incremental improvements over a number of seasons. I don’t see how this is in anyway a suitable fit for a club like Chelsea - I’d go as far to say it all falls down somewhat when you throw in factors such as those you mention.
This data obsession misses the bigger point. Chelsea are able to attract the best youth products and pay them handsomely, but they have such a fickle attitude towards player development. Young players do go off the boil, but that doesn't mean you have to write them off, slag them off and bin them. That is the Chelsea model and that is why they will never get close to our approach.
All you see with Chelsea is a bunch of individuals desperate to impress and stay in favour, all the really good stuff in a team game like tracking back, supporting the player on the ball, closing down etc goes out the window.
All you see with Chelsea is a bunch of individuals desperate to impress and stay in favour, all the really good stuff in a team game like tracking back, supporting the player on the ball, closing down etc goes out the window.
Professor Plum
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- Jul 27, 2024
- 1,242
Are you under the impression that they've changed their minds? You should listen to one or two of their hilarious podcasts following the Arsenal defeat, or spend a few minutes on YouTube. They are absolutely furious with Maresca and I've not heard a single person defend him.
- Nov 3, 2015
- 3,554
Bad man.I hate to break it to you but, yes.
Yes I was disrespecting the Sweet.
And I am not ashamed.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 48,393
In other Chelsea news, and as reported today by The Athletic:
Chelsea FC have issued a strongly worded statement condemning racist abuse aimed at Wesley Fofana following their defeat at Arsenal last weekend.
July 2024: Chelsea FC make no statement whatsoever after Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez was caught on camera singing a racist song about France's black footballers, including Chelsea's Wesley Fofana. Four weeks later, Chelsea appoint Enzo Fernandez captain for their first game of the season.
Chelsea FC have issued a strongly worded statement condemning racist abuse aimed at Wesley Fofana following their defeat at Arsenal last weekend.
July 2024: Chelsea FC make no statement whatsoever after Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez was caught on camera singing a racist song about France's black footballers, including Chelsea's Wesley Fofana. Four weeks later, Chelsea appoint Enzo Fernandez captain for their first game of the season.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 17,538
No – that's what I'm saying. The fact that fans were vocal in their opposition to him and their team, means that everything is far rom rosy at 'the bridge'. I guess what I'm saying is that even if you've got the best players in the world at your disposal, if you're still missing a manager and a structure that can get the best out of that squad, you're not supercharging anything.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
They sell well beside all the shenanigans with their women’s team and hotel assets.
Silverhatch
Well-known member
Governance of the PL is abysmal
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I'm not sure that supercharged would be the adjective I'd have chosen, shit maybe.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
But but Paul says we don’t need a regulator
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
I like the sound of supercharged if it means “hit with a bunch of charges”
- Apr 13, 2015
- 3,988
They did this before though.... I remember maybe 10 years ago, perhaps more, articles talking about Chelsea sweeping up young talent from all over.... at one point highlighting a stat of them having 42 players out on loan in the EFL and across Europe...... nothing new.With an average age of 23 years and five months, the Blues already have the youngest squad in the Premier League - and it is set to get even younger from next season.
The club has had a radical shift in transfer strategy since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over from Roman Abramovich in 2022.
Most Abramovich-era players have been sold in an attempt to reduce the age of the squad - and the wage bill.
That money has then been reinvested in young talent in what appears to be a 'supercharged Brighton' approach to transfer business.
Chelsea transfers: Why are Blues stockpiling so many young players - and can they afford it?
Chelsea have six deals for rising stars lined up and have just signed two more young talents from Portuguese side Sporting. Why? And how can they afford it?www.bbc.co.uk
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
- 10,143
So some of their fans are a good judge then?
- Oct 17, 2008
- 17,023
I can’t see us winning today 
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
- 2,908
Me too
……partly because so many of their academy products (cost = nil from a balance sheet perspective) decide to leave because their lunatic management and entitled fans means they don’t have the time or patience to provide a pathway to the first team. All these sales are 100% profit towards their PSR numbers
I’d argue this is the Chelsea model - hoover up all the kids (they have ridiculous numbers on their books) so you can sell them at 100% profit to fund the purchase of ‘ready made‘ players. It’s almost the polar opposite of what we do.
They’ve shifted expensive players to Saudi etc, and sold homegrown players such as Gallagher too.
Someone mentioned high wages. They’re supposedly much lower at Chelsea than most think - maybe because of a generous bonus structure and/or the long terms.