Recent content by Tilling

Garner and Doucoure definitely - but Gueye only stays on massively reduced terms imo, given we signed him from PSG and need to cut costs. We could do with two holding players really, one to be first team and one to be back up - so I can see us letting Gueye go given he doesn't fit that bill to...

Going to need two or three in the middle of the park too sadly; would much rather us spend "big" on an Arteta type midfielder who can graft but brings a bit of technical ability - Gomes but not too slow for the league, basically. Gomes, Gana, Onana all needing replacing, plus Branthwaite, plus...

Actually fair enough chaps - I *did* forget how bad Lampard had it first half of last season, the whole debacle of not buying a proper replacement striker, Richarlison replaced by Maupay etc. My bad. Worth saying though that Dyche did then inherit that frontline as well for the second half of...

Vieira actually a good comparison to Dyche (don't think anyone ever said that before) when you look at how the fixtures lined up and how the fixture calendar can massively determine a season right at the start of the year. 12 games where Palace didn't win under Vieira: Five draws in there...

Spot on. Iwobi especially would be absolutely massive in this team, huge engine, creative spark - would give us a totally different dimension; but Dyche had to sell because he was on mega money. Reasons like this why I can forgive 1 win in 15 for Dyche but not for Lampard and Benitez, who had...

Really not been great but think people lose their heads a little bit over Young - we paid buttons for him and he's been okayish for what we are (fighting relegation) whilst we continue to try and cut costs. A good stop gap whilst we try and find a replacement for the injury prone, inexperienced...

Not the Blues per se really but the tribute to the 96 (He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother) at Everton vs Bournemouth (under Martinez?) before kickoff was a very emotional moment. Puts it all into perspective I suppose. Closest thing to the Blues is maybe when we got beat Sheffield United at home...

I can't believe people are even arguing this point, it is properly baffling to me - the squad is far away the worst I've ever seen (albeit only started watching from 04/05, missed everything pre-Moyes). Incredibly it was also the highest paid bar maybe the peak of the Ancelotti year

I know that - it's also the last time we won in the league since the middle of December. Compare to several other games where we "had a go" and got heroically thumped as a result. It's absolutely bizarre we "played ugly" against Burnley at home... but then went to Chelsea away and tried to win...

Happy to talk about any reasons why you think that might be - because I think Dyche will try to shut up shop after getting smashed 6-0?

Spot on - I'd like to think it's not a reaction to the fans as I think he's got enough time as a manager (10+ years) to not let that get to him. Nevertheless, the coaching staff have swallowed the guff that this Chelsea team are in a bad way - they really, really aren't, and they've got a core...

Don't think he's lost the dressing room per se, the tactic set up was just naive. He mentioned in his post-match interview "the strange feeling around Chelsea, could we get into them, could we get after them" - let's be honest, most blues I've spoke to would've wanted us to go after Chelsea...

Genuine answer is because what you do off the ball is just as important as on the ball in the modern game; and Gomes offers nearly zero in terms of defending off the ball, complete passenger

Listen, heads have dropped and the off the field uncertainty has had a huge impact on the fans - but in terms of pure results, I think we've been very hard done by to not turn some of the results (Spurs, Villa, Fulham, Palace) into wins rather than draws at which point we are substantially more...

Only just come across this from our resident finance fan. It follows pretty logically to me that we're going to get stung again - the question is the severity. Seven points in total is a great outcome. Nine is difficult. Twelve... we best not lose anyone to injury from now until the end of the...