Chelsea (N) - League Cup Final, Sun 27th Feb 2022 (4:30pm)

[AngryOfTuebrook]

6 minutes ago, TheDrowningMan said:

Yeah, exactly. This Carabao win has proved to me that there's more life in the domestic cups than I was prepared to admit, but I don't have any problem whatsoever with the way the club has approached them; the CL facilitates the arrival of top players and the ability to compete for the biggest honours while these competitions (unfortunately) do not. I'd prefer a more balanced state of affairs, but with that said, one of the most appealing things about this run has been the extent to which the squad has been used.

I still think we could have given it a good go in 2019/20 if the EFL hadn't been such pricks with the dates.

[sir roger]

12 hours ago, Aventus said:

I'm sure I read somewhere that the prize money pot for the carabao Cup is about £200,000 combined for all the semi finalists, with about £100,000 for winning it. 

 

You get about 10x that much for drawing a CL group game. 

 

I've seen that figure quoted extensively, but then the FL explained the reason for not making the Arsenal semis a single leg was that it would cost them nearly £2m, so something doesn't add up. The figure also doesn't include gate receipts which for our home games are at least £1.5 / 2m before being divvied up.

[Aventus]

6 hours ago, sir roger said:

I've seen that figure quoted extensively, but then the FL explained the reason for not making the Arsenal semis a single leg was that it would cost them nearly £2m, so something doesn't add up. The figure also doesn't include gate receipts which for our home games are at least £1.5 / 2m before being divvied up.

Yeah I was specifically talking about the prize money. Things like TV and gate receipts will be added to that too so there is more to it. 

[KMD7]

[VladimirIlyich]

23 hours ago, KMD7 said:

An all time great meets a future great.

Looks like Abramovich has shaved his hair and is hiding in plain sight there.

[Guest]

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

On 04/03/2022 at 09:13, VladimirIlyich said:

Looks like Abramovich has shaved his hair and is hiding in plain sight there.

He just needs a big Mr Snrub moustache.

[Bjornebye]

On 03/03/2022 at 10:08, KMD7 said:

I thought Tsimikas was acting weird during the celebrations but shaving his head is taking it a bit too far 

[Reckoner]

On 01/03/2022 at 12:59, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Kostas's feet have been cast in the new series of Inside No. 9

This man is great. If ever a player summed up how the club scouts a players character before signing him it’s him. He’s boss.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1060823224499305?fs=e&s=cl 

 

Van Dijk, after giving Kepa the "don't fuck with me, bitch" stare, having a good laugh at the disrespect in Fabinho's Panenka.

 

[A_S]

On 02/03/2022 at 03:38, Babb'sBurstNad said:

About time we had another FA Cup.

This team is the gift that keeps on giving!