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[Football] Fat Frank’s Chelsea



Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Anyone else a little surprised how well he’s done at Chelsea.

I like the guy but given the transfer embargo and the fact the he is only in his second season as a manager, I confess that I expected him to struggle at such an entitled club

He’s doing rather well isn’t he? Chelsea play good football too
 






blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
For the entirety of the Abramovic era Chelsea have been the very definition of obnoxious football club.

But now i'm confused

They are sort of ... well ... likeable

I genuinely don't know how I should deal with this turn of events, But rest assured I am thinking of some sort of self purging exercise with a large branch for using Chelsea and likeable in the same sentence
 


Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
24,722
Worthing
He was a great player.
He seems an excellent coach.
He talks sense and shows humility.
He is a genuine good egg.

So why can’t I stand the c..u.nt
 




zefarelly

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
21,719
Sussex, by the sea
Not surprised in the slightest.

Well, slightly surprised he's been allowed to do it, that's all.
 


portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
16,981
Wolves v Chelsea was the best game in the PL I’ve seen this season. Really enjoyed watching. I’m not sure I’d give too much credit to old Frank just yet. Those youth players didn’t arrive overnight. Obviously it helps when you can afford to hoover up the brightest talent from across the entire globe as well! But he’s doing ok, too early to tell really what impact he’s had as a manager. Chelsea are still one of those clubs rich enough for any of us to manage them to a top 6 place. Where in that is where a quality manager counts.
 


portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
16,981
He was a great player.
He seems an excellent coach.
He talks sense and shows humility.
He is a genuine good egg.

So why can’t I stand the c..u.nt

It’s the club, and all it stands for. That’s the rub!
 




BN41Albion

Well-known member
Oct 1, 2017
6,356
For the entirety of the Abramovic era Chelsea have been the very definition of obnoxious football club.

But now i'm confused

They are sort of ... well ... likeable

I genuinely don't know how I should deal with this turn of events, But rest assured I am thinking of some sort of self purging exercise with a large branch for using Chelsea and likeable in the same sentence

I feel the same.
But then remember a sizeable portion of their fanbase are complete bellends
 








Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,674
Location Location
He's in the right place at the right time. He's not being tested in the transfer market, so this season is pretty much a free hit for him. He's a club legend, so naturally the younger players will look up to him, hang on his every word, and as they're being given a chance, they'll run through brick walls to impress him. Which so far they seem to be doing.

I really hope he succeeds, because he seems grounded and likeable, and I'd like to see a young english manager do well at a big club, because it could (and hopefully should) lead to England. The real acid test will come when he starts spending Romans money though, and has to produce results off the back of that.
 


HastingsSeagull

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Jan 13, 2010
9,237
BGC Manila
Expect lots of other good staff at Chelsea and certainly insane player talent. Pair that with a drop off of the other 3-6 placed zone teams and I'm not super surprised.

I expect he hasn't gone in too big time and instead is letting experts in each area do their thing and then pulling it together. Got to be the right way forward instead of the old days where one old guy took control of every detail. If he takes the best elements of managers he's worked under as a player, could be very successful. Wish him all the best except against us.

I'd rather have G.P. though still :albion2:
 


Palacefinder General

Well-known member
Apr 5, 2019
2,594
He was a great player.
He seems an excellent coach.
He talks sense and shows humility.
He is a genuine good egg.

So why can’t I stand the c..u.nt

100% this, I’ve never understood the love-in with him and the pedestal some people put him on. You’d think he was a footballing intellectual the way some people gush about him when really he’s (imho) not the sharpest tool. He’s also inherited two decent and costly squads at both Derby and Chelsea. Lastly I can’t abide the juvenile term ‘fat Frank’ which is probably the biggest issue of the lot.
 




Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
When I saw 'Fat Frank' close up, he wasn't fat at all.

Perhaps he'd been on a diet that month.
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
When I saw 'Fat Frank' close up, he wasn't fat at all.

Perhaps he'd been on a diet that month.

Not sure he’s ever been fat has he? No idea where the nickname came from but I like it :shrug:
 


One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006
21,485
Worthing
Anyone else a little surprised how well he’s done at Chelsea.

I like the guy but given the transfer embargo and the fact the he is only in his second season as a manager, I confess that I expected him to struggle at such an entitled club

He’s doing rather well isn’t he? Chelsea play good football too

Yes and yes.

Actually thought they would be more mid-table this year.

I was particularly unimpressed with Derby, when they played us last year and the quality of their football.


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Stumpy Tim

Well-known member
For the entirety of the Abramovic era Chelsea have been the very definition of obnoxious football club.

But now i'm confused

They are sort of ... well ... likeable

I genuinely don't know how I should deal with this turn of events, But rest assured I am thinking of some sort of self purging exercise with a large branch for using Chelsea and likeable in the same sentence

Totally this. I´ve always HATED Chelsea, but FF is bringing through some quality English players
 




Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,383
West west west Sussex
Why is the England job seen as the pinnacle of a manager's career.

At best it's either the pension plan or the last hope for serial failures, occasionally both.
 


blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
Why is the England job seen as the pinnacle of a manager's career.

At best it's either the pension plan or the last hope for serial failures, occasionally both.

It's because you have the chance to chase footballing immortality ..... like Sir Alf
 



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