Reflections on a frustrating and anti-climactic opening day for Chelsea. But why there isn’t need to panic against a very impressive Palace side #CFC youtu.be/OoSxKZhDqrM?...

Revenge of Pep feels like an inevitable narrative of this season

Very happy to start new season with the launch of Fresco. ⚽️ Aiming to bring like-minded creators together who share a deep passion for their clubs but can communicate that passion in informative and thoughtful discourse. First episode below previewing #PremierLeague youtu.be/9LtK92MI5dI?...

Hi BlueSky, long time.

Probably longest review of a Chelsea game I’ve ever recorded. Spoke about how much this means, brilliance of Palmer, credit for Maresca, Caicedo, Lavia, Madueke, Trev and Cucurella. Easiest job in world talking about Chelsea after a win like that youtu.be/xgZ7cnom4nM?...

Chelsea could be accused in recent years of lacking seriousness. The emotion of Sunday proved that this shit matters to the players, their coach and it reflected in a big win. Hopefully this was the turning point the club needed. #CFC open.substack.com/pub/theratio...

Football runs in cycles, not full stops Piece on Gary Neville's outburst on Sky and why many feel severely underwhelmed by the current Premier League therationalperspective.substack.com/p/has-pep-gu...

Wrote today about the whole Chelsea stadium debate, why I think there is a best case scenario & how the ownership could win some supporters back. open.substack.com/pub/theratio...

Decided to launch paid subscription on my Substack. For the price of a coffee in LDN, will be producing 2 exclusive pieces around Chelsea per week, along with early release of pods with guests. #CFC Today's piece is extensive thoughts on the stadium issue. therationalperspective.substack.com

There is this weird perception that simply passing the ball a lot makes you a good football team. It doesn't and Enzo Maresca's Chelsea prove it. therationalperspective.substack.com/p/the-underl...

Starting to figure out why Rob Sanchez was Brighton's third choice.

I really dislike everything about Chelsea right now. It’s so unserious, it’s so shallow, it’s so insulting and lacking anything to be proud of.

There comes a point where incompetent players are not to blame as much as the coaches that keep playing him. How anyone can look at current Chelsea with Robert Sanchez as their first choice and not conclude you are being insulted must enjoy being gaslit

If only they hadn't just spunked 65m on kids

The absolute cheek btw for Winstanley & Stewart to be there to try and take credit for Paul Green’s work yesterday. Absolute disgrace.

Also these signings bare no relevance to my judgement on current situation. How can I? I can’t see them impact squad till 2026

“The most important thing is we brought a trophy to the club” 🏆 Sonia Bompastor reacts to winning her first trophy with Chelsea 🔵

1/2 Buying for the theoretical future been something I thought of for a while. *signs some 17 year olds* “dw it’s all gonna be gd in 5 years” *They don’t all work & Chelsea don’t progress *sign more 17 years olds “Dw it’s all gonna be gd in 5 years”

Good we are signing players for….2026/27 - anything to improve next season? GK, CB, CM, ST? Or is the new strategy just to keep buying for some theoretical future. Don’t worry it will better, in the potential future.

god i love being chels 💙 #cfcw

What about the growing divide between matchgoing supporters and the style of football by said coach?

Quite depressing how much I hear people say how much they don’t like club currently and have to agree with them. Love for Chelsea will never die but this era just designed to detach you

Conor Gallagher defo just decided to progress. Rather than playing backwards against Copenhagen, scoring against Real Madrid

Has to be funniest image of 2025 so far. Looks like he’s stumbled into Waterloo station in rush hour and his train is delayed

Back here. Mostly will be posting about wrestling

Bit later than usual⬇️ New episode with @sonofchelsea.bsky.social -Copenhagen & Leicester -Uninspiring but getting job done -Player ratings -Sanchez back as number 1? -Cucurella bails us out -Enzo & Caicedo impress -Palmer’s struggles continue -120 years of Chelsea -And more pod.fo/e/2b7062

There are many problems at the club but all lasting solutions involve #ClearlakeOut

What is Poch doing in these training sessions?

Wonder if this platform is more or less “fans are to blame” coded

Maresca is insulting supporters intelligence by trying to claim Chelsea “are making progress” from two months ago. Given 1 league win in last 7, a slide down the table and lack of squad depth/quality being exposed. #CFC

We're definitely in a spiral at the moment and I'm waiting to see signs of something changing to arrest it. Couple of relatively achievable ones would be: - DM cover - Alternative ST - Roll back the man marking stuff to earlier season (@kierdoyle.bsky.social explains this well in his latest pod)

Podcast on Maresca & Chelsea's moving of goalposts on Top Four qualification, and why its so insulting to supporters. #CFC www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIzk...

Lots of thoughts on why Robert Sanchez symbolises what’s gone wrong at Chelsea, or actually to plan for Clearlake. open.substack.com/pub/theratio...

Best goalkeeper at the club & one of the best midfielders? at the club on loan at Strasbourg. Perhaps we were the feeder club all along🤣

Could not agree more. The club has treated it's own - players and fans - in a disgraceful manner. It was easy for the club to gloss over when we were winning and keep people onside. Now the mask is slipping. The media briefings are going to be relentless this week. Nothing will change though.

This isn’t Sean Dyche’s first rodeo

I’m sorry, but I still have contempt with the gaslighting campaigns and wide smears that were present during the summer and beyond of anyone who dared question the club. Of course it’s now trendy to jump on bandwagon but given behaviour of some, hard to take it that seriously

Going LIVE on BigUp at 5.15 later for City V Chelsea Watchalong. Sure its gonna be fuuuuunnnnn #CFC bigup.com/watch/5a2490...

Chelsea are in their Black Mirror/Twilight Zone era Bad players get indulged and endless patience whilst good ones are banished. We spend millions but then are told expectations for success are unfair. Feels so far away from a football club. And I refuse to accept their framing

We are supporting @mcfcfoodbank.bsky.social with the money won from the charity bet and we’ve raised £715 so for this season. #MCFC vs. CHELSEA ⚽️ 1-1 (£75) - @sonofchelsea.bsky.social ⚽️ 2-2 (£110) - @thebenransom.bsky.social ⚽️ 4-2 (£330) - Adam Monk

🎙️ NEW #MCFC PODCAST 🧟 The collapse at PSG 🫥 More midfield issues 💙 Denis Law remembered 🔵 #ManCity vs. Chelsea 🇧🇪 Insight into Club Brugge 🕵️‍♂️ More "City Traitors" With @davidmooney.co.uk: Adam Monk | @thebenransom.bsky.social | Sam Rosbottom | @sonofchelsea.bsky.social | Scott Coyne pod.fo/e/2a2cb6

❌ Maresca Says "NO" to Chelsea Midfield Transfers | Morning Blues ☕️ #cfc youtu.be/GABq-h25kg4

And I think this regime are particularly vulnerable to this basically down to their delusional optimism. "We can sell Broja for 50m", "Bob Sanchez can be the best GK itw", "Brighton will accept 60+20 for Caicedo", shit like that.

The garnacho rumour feels very similar to some other deals they've got into where they think they can get him cheap, get fixated on him and end up locked in and paying 50-100% more than "cheap" and missing out on better value players that were in between.

Morning Blues ☕️ Today’s show on Veiga situation, what it says about the summer business and Chalobah recall. #CFC youtu.be/jN7fp0fjuaU?...

🚨☕️ This week’s Shot of Chelsea! Looking at the Curious Case of Christopher Nkunku. A high-profile signing relegated to an understudy role with the debate of system V talent argument at the centre. open.substack.com/pub/theratio...

☕️ Morning Blues Friday show on Liam Delap, winger chat with links to Williams and Gittens & why #CFC current wide output not good enough. Also Carney to Dortmund reaction. youtu.be/C7m2Zu-h4kQ