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I’d bite my own arms off for 21st

Agreed yes

I think Van Ewijk and Pereira are the best 2 in the league. then about 5 or 6 players similar quality of player and Brittain is one of that 5/6 in

Exclusive By Alan Nixon Chelsea’s bid to sign super teen Camden Schaper has hit an agonising snag that has left the kid in limbo. The London giants have agreed a stunning £750,000 deal with Blackburn Rovers for the 13-year-old wonder. However there is a huge paperwork problem as Schaper is South African and only joined Blackburn’s academy when they got special permission for him to be in the country. Schaper came to England with his family 18 months ago and was granted residency status to play for Rovers as a young hopeful. But if Chelsea want to sign Schaper and take him permanently they need to apply for a VISA and that may not be successful because of his age. And in a further twist Chelsea do not want to spend the money and then risk being snubbed by the government about signing the whizz kid. The process can only be gone through once the transfer is complete - and that also could impact the player. If Schaper is not granted a visa to play he would not have a club and be unable to move to any British team until he applies again - a year later. It is a troubling hurdle for all parties to face and Schaper is currently still at Blackburn until Chelsea decide whether to take the gamble with the bureaucratic system. Chelsea’s legal team are looking into the problem while Schaper continues to train and play for the Rovers academy.

But houldn’t we trying to put the ball in the net at the other end boss?

top 5 or 6. Pereira at Leicester (if he gets back to where he was), Young at Ipswich (if his legs haven't dropped off), Mads Roerslev at Southampton & van Ewijk at Coventry are probably the stand outs . But Brittain comes in the next lot after that for me

Callum Brittain is not the best right back in this league

Pasha be rubbing his hands together at that news. ‘Sell sell sell!’.

Good summary, RE Pratts 1 month loan, Olson originally joined Altrincham on a 1 month loan last season, played himself into being a regular starter and saw out the season, winning their young player of the year award. I don't mind the short term (anything outside of the transfer window) loans as a way of finding a good fit, either for a longer term loan or another loan higher up the ladder. Short term loans to non league teams offer that flexibility. As they can be recalled and sent elsewhere at a moments notice if it is not working out or if they are obviously a level below where they should be. Either way, they still get some experience in an environment where results matter against grown men, which is a marked change of pace from academy football which focuses mainly on skill/technique

we have good defenders and alot of them are playing champions league or previously have plenty of PL experiences. Hall is being slowly brough back into the first team. White is quality player for me. him, Guehi, Konsa, Burn and Colwill would be good 5 centre back to take the world cup

@KentExile has posted his CV so matched most of it what we wanted. lets judge Rhodes on the job he does here.

on Gueye, he hasn't progress under Ismael cos he doesn't suit our style anymore. on Gestede, he has been full control along with Owen and Ismael with signings this summer without in fighting we witness the summer previously exactly my point

lol I had actually forgotten that we had “ signed” baradji

https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2025/Sep/06/england-mens-under-18s-morocco-match-report-20250609 Seems he was on the pitch for 25 minutes. He came on with the score at 1-1 to score the 2nd and 3rd goals for England in a 4-1 win

I assume that they are trying to negotiate for someone who doesn't mind being controlled by an unseen hand. My money is on this guy Although he does have some stiff competition

And doesn't stay fit for more than 12 minutes at a time

It would seem he does have the on paper qualifications, in fact he may even be over-qualified based on qualifications alone. It's the practical experience that he lacks. I will assume he has a driving licence 😉 If we are going to be critical of Rovers, there are plenty of things to criticise them for without us resorting to either guessing or making things up

Slow, tedious, boring where was the tempo?

Chaddy it would seem Gestede can do as he damn well pleases regardless if his actions impact. Too bad for BigMac he had that WBA game after showing steady improvement it just seems like his form disappeared with the arrival of VI. He has regressed tonwhere he is worse than when he first got here and I really liked him.

Never knew they were an item

1 year until they close down the academy.

That just shows how shit all the others have been. The bar's so low it's buried about 2m underground.

Defensively, we look really weak, in terms of being at the top level. Stones and Walker were stand outs of the defence we had, they were key for Man City amidst their dominance. Stones just simply cant stay fit anymore, his involvement at City in the last couple of years has become massively reduced as a result. Walker was so important but his main asset has gone hence why he got bombed out and left to Burnley. Shaw was also important and his body has long since given up on him. The likes of Maguire and Trippier werent at that level but they themselves are out of contention. What we have now is really underwhelming. Rice is a really good player but finding a suitable partner to sit and protect the defence and use the ball well is a problem. Wharton is the obvious choice but until he is allowed to step up, is fit to step up and proves it then we cant assume. Anderson did well today but it was Andorra and im not convinced that he is a holding midfielder at all. We do obviously have some good players in attack but as we agree there is a big imbalance. Our best 2 players are probably Bellingham and Palmer and if you try and squeeze them in together, then one would be out of position. All the options out wide beside Saka are far from being top class.

They were and all the fans stood together as one : There's only one Simon Garner !

Those were great days. And I really do miss them. What we have now is a fucking insult. Andy Kennedy. Steve archibald. Ossie. Chrissy price. Try gennoe in goal. Marvelous days. Some really great players. And a much better support to the club