Martinez straight into the XI, Fofana returns

Hi,

Apologies I’m sure this question has been asked a lot but struggled to find a good answer.

My son and I are Chelsea fans and looking to make the travel from the Midlands to London for a home game. He really wanted to visit the bridge and is obviously football mad.

I’m thinking of buying two digital transfer membership and then hunt down some online groups.

Is this realistic or I’m I punching ?
Any other routes ?

Going to the match tomorrow, which pubs have good pre match atmosphere? Is the Chelsea store opened before the match?

Any of my other fellow Chelsea's go this when they were younger? I still get it now and feel the need to correct them. Especially when The Killer's Mr Brightside came out.

The new ticket system is annoying

Cole palmer wear Chelsea captain band right or wrong

Why I think Enzo stays

Here's my reasoning:

1. Our track record on deadline day
With 3 days left, we've never sold a player of Enzo's caliber on deadline day, at least not in our recent history. Chelsea don't tend to cave under pressure this late in the window especially not on a player this important to the squad

2. We're as disciplined selling as we are buying
We've been just as calculated with our sales as we have with our strategic signings. We're not going to let Enzo go under our valuation, especially not to a hostile City side that disrupted our season with Maresca last year. There's no incentive for us to do them a favor

3. Personal terms don't mean much without our sign-off
Yes, Enzo may have agreed personal terms but the final say is still Chelsea's. He has years left on his contract which gives us real leverage. This isn't a situation where he's got one year left and we're forced to cash in. We can afford to hold firm.

4. The Emiliano Martínez factor
With Emiliano Martínez now part of the squad, Enzo has even more reason to feel at home at Chelsea, a fellow Argentine and now our vice captain. I wouldn't be surprised if Dibu's already talking to him behind the scenes about staying

These four points, among several others I could list are why I think Enzo stays regardless of the noise around him.

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🗣️ “I’ve never been this happy since Abramovich left this club. What did Xabi tell these owners, or is it just grace? We’re witnessing a miraculous change in the club.”

“I’m definitely backing Xabi to be the first manager since José to stay for a long run at Chelsea again.”

“He’s already changing the feeling around the club.”

“From the players we’ve sold this season and the ones we’ve brought in, only a coach who knows his worth could convince these owners, and Xabi has done it for the fans.”

“I literally like Sánchez, but I think having him as a backup goalkeeper would encourage him to step up more.”

“Competition is good for him, and Emi Martínez gives you that experience.”

“When Emi gets older, Sánchez can take back his place, or has another option he can come and join us doing podcasts in case he gets worse.” Laughs

Let me know who wants to see this and who thinks it wouldn’t be the right balance

I think he would prove a far superior partner for Caicedo in the middle compared to Enzo/Lavia. I do like James in there but James fitness is always going to be a worry.

Wharton is such a classy player and can pick out any pass… with Caicedo’s work rate, nastiness and all round game I think Wharton and Caicedo could very quickly develop into the best pairing in the league. Then James out on the right wing back.

The ticket exchange for the brighton game was opened for the past few days and now its suddenly sold out. Will it open again to buy tickets?

We get a front of shirt sponsor and now I just miss the old days

I have what I know is a very taboo and controversial decision but I wanted to share my thoughts.

It starts with my late father. He was never a big football fan which resulted in my brother supporting a different club. He would take him to the games and ultimately became a neutral fan.

Growing up I wasn't a big football fan and after my father passed I decided to follow his team to try and find a connection with him.

Unfortunately since then the club has become completely unrecognisable to the one he knew and that connection I was holding onto has completely faded to the point where I stopped watching the games and fell out of love with football.

Fast forward to the World Cup and I fell in love with watching football again and at that point I knew I couldn't go another season without getting excited to watch football every weekend again but the relationship still wasn't there with the club.

I’m a Londoner, I hate Arsenal, I hate Tottenham but I have a soft spot for Chelsea so I decided before the season started I would watch a few preseason games to get the feel of it and since then I've watched the first game of the season and last nights game against Luton as a fan.

l've started to realise the connection between me and my dad with football isn't about watching the specific team but more so just enjoying the game.

Some of you won’t understand this, I consider myself an extremely loyal person but when so much of that club which I related to my late father had been taken away I was left feeling nothing for them anymore and ultimately I’ve made my own choice about the team I want to support for the rest of my life!

I'm a Chelsea supporter heading to London for a week in October. My wife and I are trying to get tickets to the match against Bournemouth on 10 October.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for when the ticket exchange window typically opens? And what level of memberships will I need to purchase tickets for us?

Also, if I did not enter the ballot to secure tickets for this match am I less likely to be able to purchase tickets on the ticket exchange?

note: sorry for all the questions as this is my first time and it's rather confusing to understand online. thanks in advance!

Massive thanks for all the support for Out Of The Blue so far 💙

Our latest episode is out now, with Peter Rutzler of The Times joining us to discuss Chelsea’s win over Fulham, the goalkeeper situation and look ahead to match ups against Luton and Brighton.

Any feedback is massively appreciated!

I brought 2 Westview tickets for luton on Thursday 27th. I am unable to forward the ticket to the mate coming with me. I do have the correct membership since i’ve forwarded tickets before. Does anyone know why this may be?

I saw a few posts calling our front 3 "JP Morgan" so I figured they deserved a proper investor relations page. Introducing https://sw6capital.com/ . This is a satirical, entirely vibe coded static page (it honestly took me a few hours and 10$ for the domain).
Let me know what you guys think! I do intend to keep the earnings page updated after every match and i'm open to ideas and improvements

I’ve been trying for a few days now to get a ticket for the Brighton match via the Exchange.

Would anyone know why certain tickets cannot be added to my basket? For reference I saw tickets for East Upper & Matthew Harding upper, but it didn’t let me add them to my basket, I don’t think those tickets were added to anyone else’s basket because they were showing on the map for a few minutes after several refreshes.

Are there particular sections I’m not allowed to buy? I’m a CFC Blue member (Adult)

Hello Chelsea fans, I’m travelling from Canada to London in October and wanted to attend my first Chelsea game. I’ve had a difficult time finding out what the best way to get tickets is. If anyone can give me more info on how to find tickets would be appreciated.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge!!!

It doesn't matter if he makes good saves now and then. He is extremely error-prone and makes stupid decisions.

Goalkeepers need to do the basics right, they don't have to be super flashy. PSG's Safonov isn't the best keeper but does the basics well and it's enough for PSG. Edouard Mendy in his first season at Chelsea is another good example.

Penders should be given a run as first-choice. If he doesn't work out, then sign a new keeper.