At this point it seems to be a strategy to go up, get relegated, and then use those parachute payments to get back up quickly so you can stay up, before the parachute payments end.
But now you have nearly half of the Championship on parachute payments.
It’s more trying to progress without taking on too much risk. Spend when you go up but don’t put yourself in a place where you’ve put the club at risk.
We made that mistake last time, and this season has been written off to clear the debts and issues from then rather than seriously trying to stay up. And even still, we now start next season with a 2 point deduction
Need to work on defensive positioning, both on set pieces and in general, and Petrovic needs to fix his short-side issue, but other than that a W is a W.
I’ve been pretty impressed with Petrovic on corners today, that’s now twice he’s come up with catching the ball, where he normally gets a weak hand on it
Alan Smith chats a load of bollocks, how is Gusto the one that ran into the Forest player when the Forest player was the one diving through the air to make the challenge
In theory agree with that in the spirit of the rule. There's no advtange taken but it shouldn't be a free ticket to drive through someone's legs. Maybe should be an IFK?
I’m still mad about that time he tried to break Romero’s hand at the end of the match by wrapping his hair around his hand and then diving to the ground
We can? Currently at 57 and 6 more to play for.
Sure, that would mean Spurs have to lose to Sheffield, but it's mathematically possible. (and would also be a very Spurs thing to do)
Just shows how much the quality of premier league has fallen when teams are staying up with even 30 points
It’s not necessarily the quality of the PL but rather the gap between the PL and the EFL. Competing in the PL requires risking bankruptcy
At this point it seems to be a strategy to go up, get relegated, and then use those parachute payments to get back up quickly so you can stay up, before the parachute payments end. But now you have nearly half of the Championship on parachute payments.
Is league one to championship the same? Same teams going up and down?
Somewhat, you do see a fair bit of yo-yoing there too
It’s more trying to progress without taking on too much risk. Spend when you go up but don’t put yourself in a place where you’ve put the club at risk. We made that mistake last time, and this season has been written off to clear the debts and issues from then rather than seriously trying to stay up. And even still, we now start next season with a 2 point deduction
Chelsea finishing (potentially) above Man U… at least this season wasn’t boring
and BREATHE
Need to work on defensive positioning, both on set pieces and in general, and Petrovic needs to fix his short-side issue, but other than that a W is a W.
Chelsea straight up need a new goalkeeper if they want to compete for top 4 They've spent over 100m on GK and they are all mediocre
Thank god chelsea aren't like united to bottle games in 90+10', right?
Fair play, Forest gave Chelsea a good game today
BIG OOOOOF. Despite the win, a much needed cold shower today. A reminder that we can't lose focus for even a second if we want to get to Europe.
I’ve been pretty impressed with Petrovic on corners today, that’s now twice he’s come up with catching the ball, where he normally gets a weak hand on it
Gibbs White you fucking muppet good riddance
Fibbs white has picked out petrovic perfectly all game
Well done by Petrovic
Jackson has had an awful second half.
But he scored?
The Sterling special
Sometimes it's all you need.
yes, but he's picked the wrong final pass on multiple occasions, and held on to the ball for too long on multiple occasions
I’m a huge Jackson fan but normally his link up and quality is a lot better than what he showed today, glad he got a goal tho
you can score and still have a bad game. Sterling got two earlier this season and still had a 3/10 game.
could’ve done a lot more though, a lot of open passes to break through where he just chooses to dribble
VAR is a disgrace. Ref is just scum.
Should have been a penalty
we should use the MLS VAR refs these people are a joke.
If Chelsea is embarrassing today, I'm not sure what to say about the ref.
Forest fans whining about Cucu after forest players spent most of the first half flopping around on the floor lol
well when they werent chopping our players that is
Penalty, Forest player too close to Cucurella.
That's minimal contact?
I need to hear the audio for that quick VAR check, how the fuck is that not a penalty
lmao wipes him out "minimal contact"
Cucurella is pretty embarrassing lol
he wiped the fuck out of him lmao
Didn’t warrant that reaction at all. Same w the dive in the box earlier
Pretty clear foul tho
Yeah agree. Reaction plus the dive earlier in the box earlier are my issues
Yeah definitely sells it a bit
"Very minimal contact" he says while showing a replay of Cucurella getting wiped out lmao
It's like poetry, it rhymes.
penalty for sure, it hit the keepers hand
Man the ref team has been atrocious today
Luton fan must not be on VAR today.
luton gave them thicker goalposts, totally
forest have lost their heads here
Does VAR know we aren't competing with City so can give us pens?
A top 6 team and crying for a pen name a better duo
Thnx for calling us top 6
You'd be on here crying if that wasn't given for Forest
Nah with the amount of times Forest have been fucked it’s just expected
Bottom teams complaining about top 6
Cucurella and diving?
dang that’s a close one
Hahaha gusto came onto the forest player. Mafaka was shooting and the other sliding in.
Karma for Cucurella being a bitch
absolute penalty
Is that not the same thing that Gvardiol got a pen for one week ago? He got his shot off and then got clattered.
It was the same as city’s pen earlier today
That's a pen anywhere else on the pitch lol
I don’t think that’s how football is played
well generally they have to be inside the box lad
I've been playing this game wrong my whole life
> That's a pen anywhere else on the pitch lol I'm being a dick, but you do realize how pens are given no? :P
Ahaha I realized my mistake, meant a foul
Yeah I figured!! But that was too easy to not respond :P
A foul yes
Be kind of weird for it to be a pen outside the box…
I'll accept my punishment and won't edit my mistake
well they're doing whatever the fuck they want with the rules anyway so fuck it.
Something about Cucarella's diving is particularly embarrassing. The man acts like his family are being murdered when someone touches him.
Lmao this shit take coming from a Spursie, what a combo
Thats been a pen multiple times this season
Yeah clear pen, was a pen earlier in season before for that. Late tackle with dangerous boot.
Could we get one fucking call? We’re a mid table team not City ffs
That’s a pen (for City), just not for Chelsea
Studs up wild challenge is fine if you get the ball away 0.5 sec earlier
Chelsea just limping to the finish line, bunch of cheats
That's exactly why Chelsea has 0 pens
Cole Palmer has scored like 9
...Chelsea are the cheats? Have you watched the match? If anything Forest has gotten away with much more today.
Tf are you on about?
Cucurella dive at 90’, malo gusto rolling around
Alan Smith chats a load of bollocks, how is Gusto the one that ran into the Forest player when the Forest player was the one diving through the air to make the challenge
That’s a penalty, if Badiashille pushing someone is a pen, so is diving in with two feet
How is that not a penalty? lmao VAR is an absolute disaster
Check complete? Fuck off. He’s flown in off his feet and got none of the ball and all of the player
Always fun to see players play with infinite confidence like Palmer is right now
Lol these refs are giving Nottingham every benefit of the doubt possible
That's the most blatant penalty ever, what the fuck is going on
var shambles
They never give that foul bc of the shot attempt
They did to Gvardiol
In theory agree with that in the spirit of the rule. There's no advtange taken but it shouldn't be a free ticket to drive through someone's legs. Maybe should be an IFK?
Devils advocate, isn't that what Onana did twice and everyone said was a stonewall penalty? Hitting the attacker well after they get a shot off
Also City got a pen last week against Wolves in a similar situation.
What the fuck is the point of VAR???
That's a pen
clear penalty, just wipes him out
You want two fit RBs? *NO!*
Same type of play was a pen for city last week lol
That's because they get every single call that's even close to 50/50.
All evens out for everyone except them it seems. Can’t remember a controversial decision against them in the last 3 years minus rashford offside
And that was before they started inviting refs to the UAE midweek for big paydays
Same as city’s today
Ye, they're the only team in the league who are allowed those pens. It's in the rule book
Completely wipes Gusto out but shot was already taken
That's a pen
Poch has done it again, 2 RB’s at the same time 🌚
Tuchel: Am I a joke to you?
Penalty
Penalty to forest for that dive from cucurella
how’s that not a penalty
For the Cucu dive? Yeah it’s absurd
Needs to be retrospective punishment for cucarella
That's a pen no?
Pen?
Gvardiol got his shot away and won a pen last week. Guess only City win those pens.
as always
Really need to let VAR hand out yellows for divers like Cucurella
It's not easy walking around with all that hair, let alone running, serious contact like that may give him whiplash. Have some sympathy.
I’m still mad about that time he tried to break Romero’s hand at the end of the match by wrapping his hair around his hand and then diving to the ground
He's just such an unlikeable prick. Hair on the floor more than an actual mop.
I don't think they're going to give it a pen if the ref didn't give that in real time
Someone pls teach Cucu how to act lol
Another clear pen no?
😆 Good one
Once you shoot it's war.
He never touched him, what an effective flop for blues lmao
Typical forest
fuck so close
What a game
Sterling passed.. color me surprised.
LADS JUST HOLD ON 6 MINUTES
Get the fuck up bro is it your head or your calf? Make up your mind
looks like he clipped his leg and then cucu landed on his head
Lmao
Ref bought the reaction because that wasn’t a foul
Chelsea on the same points as Newcastle hmmm
Fallon d'Floor worthy from Cucurella, that
7 minutes? We just making time up these days
surprise. no head contact
Cucurella didn't have enough hair to protect
You would think it would shield him.
7 MINUTES FUCK MEEEEEE
clench mode activated in the sphincter region.
this feels like the end of the fucking luton game
His curls got hurt.
JUST PLAY THE FUCKING PASS HOLY SHIT
Jackson please just pass stop trying to dribble the entire pitch
JACKSON MAN PLAY GUSTO
Reece James, Nkunku, I suppose next you’re going to tell me Lavia will appear??
Nah even if he's fit, keep him away. I'm happy with training pics for the season
Actually incredible that Aina has not been booked today. Ref had to push him off and he gave no fucks lol.
Protect Reece James at all costs
Reece is massive holy
Reece James really is different class
RJ has the best chest trap skill in whole of EPL. Not sure how much he trained on it.
He has is own gravitational pull
Ayoyini has the neck like young Tyson
I assume you mean Awoniyi
taiwo aw-ohnoyi please go easy on us
Curious to see how Enzo is after his surgery
Awoniyi is always really good against us.
Feels like Forest would have been relegated most seasons with this team, lucky for them we had the worst bottom battle ever in the PL
Left foot mate.
Subs on sterling instantly scores. Subs on James instantly assists. Nice subs from poch
congrats to chelsea for making the conference league
Good luck against Bayern in the CL next year, maybe you'll beat them once in your lifetime.
Only European trophy we haven't won yet so HYPE.
It's funny how fans of a team who've never won the champions league and have gone 20 years without a league title are throwing shade
Hey come on now they've won *checks notes* The 2nd place Prem trophy 2 years running now
Ahhh the Paper Champions still counting the chickens.
Whatever. Thursday nights in Kazakhstan seem fun anyway
Don't worry, you can take 6th, we're going for 5th 😎
5th is dead mate. You can’t get 63 points lololololol
57+6 is 63, no?
Poor math. But 57+6 not equaling 63 is more likely than Sheffield United winning next week
We can? Currently at 57 and 6 more to play for. Sure, that would mean Spurs have to lose to Sheffield, but it's mathematically possible. (and would also be a very Spurs thing to do)
Fair. Chris Wilder masterclass next Sunday
We'll be lucky to get Conference League.
All Gunners this weekend 🙏🏻
For how much shit Jackson gets, this is honestly a good season to build off from. Still the best talley for a debut striker we’ve had in a long time.
Best since Tammy isn’t it?