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[Mystic]

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Chelsea banned from signing new players for next two transfer windows

Chelsea have been banned from signing new players in the next two transfer windows for breaching Fifa rules in relation to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
More to follow.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47329293

Well, didn't see this coming.

 

[Woland]

 

[FoxForceFive]

All players? Not just young players?!

Fuck, that's boss news.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Thread's merged.

Went with Wolands title, cos, well, it was better. Sorry Mystic.

 

[Athens]

Any chance the same thing happens to Man City??

 

[FoxForceFive]

Any chance the same thing happens to Man City??

Nah. Roman doesn't care enough to bribe the authorities to stop it, their lot do, plus probably have photos of the decision makers in bed with underage terriers or something.

 

[Athens]

Nah. Roman doesn't care enough to bribe the authorities to stop it, their lot do, plus probably have photos of the decision makers in bed with underage terriers or something.

Balls.

 

[tombrown]

So what does this mean for Pulisic? Wasn't he bought in January, but was due to sign in the summer?

 

[FoxForceFive]

So what does this mean for Pulisic? Wasn't he bought in January, but was due to sign in the summer?

He'll be thrown into a pit full of rabid dogs I reckon.

Only logical solution.

 

[Mors]

They’re fucked. They surely have to appeal and bribe this off for a Man City/PSG style fine dodge instead with CAS. Their squad is in a right old state as it is. Hazard will leave on a free instead of this summer now if they don’t get out of it [emoji15]

Edit-‘signing’ players so they ‘could’ sell hazard. But won’t as they can’t sign a replacement

 

[tombrown]

He'll be thrown into a pit full of rabid dogs I reckon.

Only logical solution.

Yeah

But turns out he was signed and then loaned back to Dortmund. They must have known what was coming

 

[Brizzle]

Does it mean they are less likely to sell Hazard? Not ideal if so - but great news regardless.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

this is devastating news.

 

[Insignificance]

Does it mean they are less likely to sell Hazard? Not ideal if so - but great news regardless.

Hazard will not carry that team to a title challenge alone. I guess Higuain is just a loan deal (not sure how long) so they might have to throw Hazard up front and loose creativity or use him as kreative force with noone up front?

 

[Brizzle]

Hazard will not carry that team to a title challenge alone. I guess Higuain is just a loan deal (not sure how long) so they might have to throw Hazard up front and loose creativity or use him as kreative force with noone up front?

Agreed, but without him they would be at risk of falling into the pack with Wolves/Everton/Bournemouth.

Surely no chance of Sarri being fired now as no manager would come in under these circumstances

 

[manwithnoname]

Agreed, but without him they would be at risk of falling into the pack with Wolves/Everton/Bournemouth.

Surely no chance of Sarri being fired now as no manager would come in under these circumstances

There's still every chance he'll be fired, partly because their next manager is probably going to be some young up and comer who will be tasked with trying to do a Pochettino with the squad and promote youth and blah blah blah, before also getting the sack.

 

[Brizzle]

There's still every chance he'll be fired, partly because their next manager is probably going to be some young up and comer who will be tasked with trying to do a Pochettino with the squad and promote youth and blah blah blah, before also getting the sack.

Fair.

I guess they also have about 400 players out on loan they can look to incorporate back in. Batshuayi, Babayoko (lol), Kenedy, Moses, Tammy Abraham etc.

 

[tombrown]

There's still every chance he'll be fired, partly because their next manager is probably going to be some young up and comer who will be tasked with trying to do a Pochettino with the squad and promote youth and blah blah blah, before also getting the sack.

Fwank

 

[Dave G]

Surely this means they will have to recall some of the Gazillion players they have on loan across the known universe.

 

[mark1975]

What goes around comes around, I hope the rest of the Premiership fucking bury them beyond recovery over the next year.

 

[Rosco]

Exactly.

They won't improve an awful lot for it but they have no shortage of players to fill out a squad

 

[manwithnoname]

If Abramovich does decide to turn off the money tap completely, and sell up, they could be in a world of shit.

*Mr Burns Excellent Gif*

 

[manwithnoname]

If Abramovich does decide to turn off the money tap completely, and sell up, they could be a world of shit.

*Mr Burns Excellent Gif*

And no, Fox, I wasn't trying to insert a gif there, before you fucking start on me.

 

[Insignificance]

Only way to spend the coming 18 months is New contracts?

 

[Mors]

I'd hold fire on this. Don't forget, when it happened to Barca, they pushed it back a year and Barca went on a spending spree to make sure they were covered for 12months.

 

[Modo]

Didn't we also get a transfer ban?
We aren't allowed to sign academy players from other English clubs for two years.

 

[tombrown]

Didn't we also get a transfer ban?
We aren't allowed to sign academy players from other English clubs for two years.

That ran out last summer and then we signed Bobby D

 

[Modo]

That ran out last summer and then we signed Bobby D

Aha

 

[Markeh]

The news said there are 4 more premier League clubs under investigation for similar reasons.

I wouldn't be laughing too much yet

 

[Insignificance]

The news said there are 4 more premier League clubs under investigation for similar reasons.

I wouldn't be laughing too much yet

If we were banned from buying academy players up to last summer it surely can't be us that are investigated for false dealings with academy players…. We can't be that daft?