Dont you all think Chelsea just wasted all that money, they spent 150m on all them players, when they could of just bought Henry and Vieira and won the premiership. What a waste.

You're just bitter.

Get over it.

Waste of money? What the hell do you call Rio Ferdinand.

Originally posted by Rob
Waste of money? What the hell do you call Rio Ferdinand. lol, im just saying, with that 150m you could of bought 2 players and won the premiership. Instead of all them waste's.

Any other season Chelsea would have the EPL almost wrapped up. This season is just an expection to Arsenal's superb run. Chelsea have had a great season by all means and there is still the CL

They tried...Arsenal wouldn't sell.

Do you understand that, or is it over your head like so many things?

Chelseas best player is Lampard, and he was bought before the Roman era.

So?

And that proves what?

Money cant buy you success. And you seriously think Arsenal wouldnt sell Henry for 100m+ ?

Chelsea have bought on the majority a team for the future alongside existing players.

Players that are under 26 just off the top of my head

Gallas
Lampard
Geremi
Duff
Johnson
Terry
Bridge
Mutu
Gudjohnsen
Cech (Coming soon)
Ambrosino (spelling)
Joe Cole
Gronkjaer

And Crespo is only 28, his not exactly past it for a striker.

Originally posted by Kulixs
Money cant buy you success. And you seriously think Arsenal wouldnt sell Henry for 100m+ ?

They offered more than 100m, Arsenal turned it down...you don't read much news, do you?

Originally posted by Kulixs
Money cant buy you success. And you seriously think Arsenal wouldnt sell Henry for 100m+ ? They didn't. Abramovich personally went to Highbury and offered 150m pounds for Henry. Think I'm liaring? Check the archives on SkySports or BBC.

Originally posted by Rob
They didn't. Abramovich personally went to Highbury and offered 150m pounds for Henry. Think I'm liaring? Check the archives on SkySports or BBC. Seriously i dont believe they turned down 150m, it was 60m i heard.

even if chelsea doesn't win a trophy this year, i wouldn't go as far as saying they're a waste of money. they've had a superb season and even though i didn't expect them to win trophies this year, they're going to be very, very scary in the future.

Originally posted by Ljungberg08
They offered more than 100m, Arsenal turned it down...you don't read much news, do you? i do, i just dont believe everything i read in "The Sun."

Originally posted by Jedi Mind Trick
even if chelsea doesn't win a trophy this year, i wouldn't go as far as saying they're a waste of money. they've had a superb season and even though i didn't expect them to win trophies this year, they're going to be very, very scary in the future. Exactly! Finally a smart MANC! (H)

Originally posted by Rob
Exactly! Finally a smart MANC! (H) I was a bit hasty in saying they wasted money, but they could of used it more efficiently.

With that team Chelsea can win any trophy out there. When they gel of course. With so many new players you dont get a lot of match practice if you know what i mean. Especially when the coach rotates the squad every match.

:| Look at the amount of quality we bought. Duff was the most expensive at 17m and he has had a great season ( when fit )

The talent we bought on the whole is young, and will only get better in the future. I would rather wait 5years for success then have 10years of just Footballing Bliss then, 1 or 2 seasons and then all the players retire.

Or miss a drugs test

Only signing i don't agree with is Joe Cole because i don't think they need him, but the likes of Veron, Duff, Makalele and Mutu are great buys not a waste, to get to 2nd of the league, still in the Champions League after the first season with new team mates is a great achievement

There, you got a Spurs fan and an Arsenal fan NOT critising Chelsea.

Why is a Man Utd fan doing it? Jelously, maybe?

Originally posted by Ljungberg08
There, you got a Spurs fan and an Arsenal fan NOT critising Chelsea.

Why is a Man Utd fan doing it? Jelously, maybe? (H) !

Kulixs

Originally posted by Ljungberg08
Kulixs


HAHAHA! (H)


What an ace pic...WTF is up with Keown? :D

i wouldnt call it a waste of money.

few years ago Chelsea was a mid table PL team who if they got lucky would qualify for the UEFA Cup, and look at them now they are serious contenders for the league title and are also very serious about the CHAMPS LEAGUE.

its not a waste of money my friend, these players if they stay together will tear up the league next season.

Haha, nice photo.

I'm sensing an alliance here. (H)

many people said that chelsea is just wasting up their money... i think to all who said like dat, he/she is really idiot:f***:

they use the money not just to build this team for now but for future:hump:

:rockman:

i think Chelsea players and Ranieri(hope he will stay) just need some time to work well together. if they get second or third place it would be nice anyway next season they will be favourites to win the premier league

Ah Chelsea has done well this season. At least they made it to the CL quarter finals, they are second in the league and they got knocked out of the FA Cup by a team that's having a fantastic season.

So Kulixs, shut up.:ewan:

:hump: agree :hump:

they didnot qualify lasy year in cl but perform very well this season (actually)

good luck mr.ranieri, abramovich and chelski :)

Chelsea have a good squad, and the thing I most envy about them is their defense. But I feel they could have done better. For example, instead of Mutu I would have gotten guys like Reyes, Robben, Kaka, Van der Vaart, etc. But I guess the reason they didn't is because they don't have good scouts or something? Surely money can't be a problem. And dont' tell me they might not adapt to EPL, because Veron sure as hell didn't.

Originally posted by Sky Reloaded
Chelsea have a good squad, and the thing I most envy about them is their defense. But I feel they could have done better. For example, instead of Mutu I would have gotten guys like Reyes, Robben, Kaka, Van der Vaart, etc. But I guess the reason they didn't is because they don't have good scouts or something? Surely money can't be a problem. And dont' tell me they might not adapt to EPL, because Veron sure as hell didn't.

Nah, Mutu was running riot in the Serie A last season, he might be just having and off season or hasn't yet "adapted" to the EPL. But there is no doubt he is a fantastic player.

Originally posted by Sky Reloaded
Chelsea have a good squad, and the thing I most envy about them is their defense. But I feel they could have done better. For example, instead of Mutu I would have gotten guys like Reyes, Robben, Kaka, Van der Vaart, etc. But I guess the reason they didn't is because they don't have good scouts or something? Surely money can't be a problem. And dont' tell me they might not adapt to EPL, because Veron sure as hell didn't.

They got Robben:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Kulixs
Dont you all think Chelsea just wasted all that money, they spent 150m on all them players, when they could of just bought Henry and Vieira and won the premiership. What a waste.

What if one of them gets injured?

then what

what makes you think that arsenal would give them up

+

with buying many players they are almost guaranteed to be successful for many years to come ;)

yeah mutu did very well in parma..(if i'm not mistake)

but it will be better if they buy some player from dutch league such as kezman or perhaps diego or dudu paraiba (he will be one of football star soon) :rockman:

Mutu finshed the season with 18 goals in the Serie A playing for Parma, that was 2nd best in the league behind Vieri, I think that's pretty damn good. I don't think he has adapted yet with his teamates at Chelsea or maybe with Ranieri's coaching style because whenever he plays for Romania he almost always scores a goal or two when he plays for Chelsea he just doesn't seem to be natural on the field.

hell yea, mutu tore **** up in serie a last year.

Chelsea didn't waste their money:|
anywayz-everyone knows that when they gel they'll be way better although no matter how much they spend they won't be indestructible(sp?)

Originally posted by Kulixs
Seriously i dont believe they turned down 150m, it was 60m i heard.

60M, 150M, it doesn't matter because we won't sell him. David Dein has mentioned his asking price is 200M. That can get one half of his boots.

Chelsea just needs to gel, they have all the players, but they probably just got over then language barrier, and now are beginning to understand eachothers style of play, 1 or 2 seasons, Chelsea will be the top EPL team

They still don't have a Henry or a Vieira or a Pires to lead them though.

First off Chelsea also has Scott Parker who is forgotten due to his lack of playing time but he is in his early twenties as well.

Second who cares if Chelsea and Roman want to spend 8 billion on dogs that could play soccer so what it is his money he can buy whatever players he wants rather they be good or bad or human or animal. As long as Chelsea doesn't go around signing Newcastle players or targets they can buy who they please because if you or your team had the money you would do the same.

Arsenal could be offered a blank check for Henry or Vieira and we wouldnt sell.

Chelsea have had a good season they finished 4th last season and are probably gonna finish 2nd this season which is a big improvement they are still in the Champions League adn have a pretty good chance of winning if they can over come the Arsenal Bug. Waste of money or not there doing better than u and u cant hack it mate Kulixs

@ Kulix:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/misc16.jpg

Only time will tell wheter they`ll be the next Inter Milan or not. For now, Chelsea forces looks very promising in the future, too bad they don`t have players with winner mentality. They got a lack of consistency, but they got young players that I can see will blow the EPL up in the future, like Terry. The guy was so under-rated some years ago, some people even said that Wes Brown was a lot better player for his generation, but look at them now . . . Brown is a blundering, fragile whimp while Terry is now an established captain in the team ( don`t use the injuries reason crap again . . . an injured Terry is 10 times better than a 100 % fit Brown IMO . . . ). This Chelsea - Roman saga should be a warning for Man Utd. It`s time we really use our "richest club in the world" status, seriously, our last season transfers was not good at all. We spent a lot of money for an 18 year old Portuguese ( which is a good buy ), but we didn`t do that well with other transfers. We should`ve bought someone who is capable enough to replace Veron, we should`ve bought an extre good defender at January due to Rio`s ban. Now that Robben is signed with Chelsea, it`s time for Fergie or the management to really offer some serious money if we wanna get someone good next season.

Oh by the way, according to Sky Sports, Makelele' s aagent says that Claude Makelele is grateful to Chelsea for having saved him from Madrid.:crazyboy: What the heck does he mean? Chelsea does not have a World Player of the year..heck not even a runner up. Madrid has three and one runner up.....Makelele should have stayed there..Figo, Beckham, Zidane, Makelele...:rockman:

Originally posted by chatterbox
Oh by the way, according to Sky Sports, Makelele' s aagent says that Claude Makelele is grateful to Chelsea for having saved him from Madrid.:crazyboy: What the heck does he mean? Chelsea does not have a World Player of the year..heck not even a runner up. Madrid has three and one runner up.....Makelele should have stayed there..Figo, Beckham, Zidane, Makelele...:rockman: He should of stayed at Real. Too much team rotating at chelsea.

I thought that he was in the starting lineup more than most other players on the squad:(

It still wont be week in week out like real madrid.

Originally posted by chatterbox
Oh by the way, according to Sky Sports, Makelele' s aagent says that Claude Makelele is grateful to Chelsea for having saved him from Madrid.:crazyboy: What the heck does he mean? Chelsea does not have a World Player of the year..heck not even a runner up. Madrid has three and one runner up.....Makelele should have stayed there..Figo, Beckham, Zidane, Makelele...:rockman:


The reason he left was not because he wasn't getting playing time, because he didn't like the teamates, or because he wasn't good enough.

He left because he wanteed more money and Chelseagave it to him

I dont like players too much that are intrested more in money than actually playing for the team of there choice. Like Robben.

Chelsea did bought great players, i don´t think they wasted money, i think that they´ll be a serious contender for the Premier next year! They´re already a great team to watch, they only lack perhaps some experience but they are getting there, no doubt.

If i was Abramovich i would consider buy a different coach for the team next year, i think that the coach is the weaker side right now, a good coach but not as good as the team and if they want to be the best team they need the best coach.

Originally posted by Kulixs
I dont like players too much that are intrested more in money than actually playing for the team of there choice. Like Robben.
It`s hard to find a player that doesn`t interested in money these days . . . :rolleyes:

It`s professional football dude, one can kiss the club`s badge on the jersey with tears and tomorrow he could be playin` with a local rival club.

Originally posted by C-B
@ Kulix:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/misc16.jpg
You find that picture funny? Get a clue.

Whatever it is it just doesn't make sense flinging money just because one has it.

I'm not saying Chelsea wasted cash, as almost all buys seem to be good(except maybe Veron, chap seems to be injured all the time) but nonetheless it also doesn't make sense to bench/rotate the squad week in week out.

The back 5 seem to be stable, but the midfield/strike force changes a bit too often. Joe Cole for e.g. prolly should get more starts, but that's my opinion.

Ranieri should try and rid himself of the nick Tinkerman!

I agree that J. Cole needs more playing time. And all that Veron does for Chelsea, is get his money at the end of the week.

Can I have some of this too? http://www.chaoticconcepts.com/haterade2.gif

I'd hate to see Chelski's wage bill. Seriously, I sense a backlash. Maybe not of Leeds proportions but how long do you think they can fiddle with a squad of these demands?

In my opinion Makelele should have stayed at Madrid....i've watched him all season and for the life of me i cannot see where the guy got his reputation........i think he is so average......hopefully we can pass on some of these overated players in the summer and whittle the squad down to only include the best that we have got........we have about 6 players in the squad i'd love to see the back of..........but all in all although we are perhas grinding out results this season,it looks very promising for the future..........