Realistic Expectations

[Meanwood Villa]

I didn’t become a football supporter to have realistic expectations about my team.

Haha, good point.

[garyellis]

The reality is in under two seasons we are where most of us would have taken when we got back in to this league.
If you look at the table the teams above us now are better than us. The ones below are not.
We are also capable on our day of giving the more established top half teams a good hiding and equally can be very disappointing against teams we should be beating.
Three to five well thought out summer signings should take us up another notch. I would bet the owners are pleased with progress to date and so am I.
It doesn't mean I don't get frustrated with some of the performances like most on here.

[Drummond]

Although we only came up just under two seasons ago we are not like other teams that have done that i.e. Norwich West Brom Fulham Sheffield United etc
They don’t spent 250 million

We are Chelsea we are Man City now
Just one of our owners is the second richest man in the whole of Africa he is richer than Abramovich
And his playing partner is also a billionaire

Our expectations Will have to change in line with this new World order
Some of you guys haven’t got to grips with this yet but little bits of improvement here and gains in the overall stats there will not be enough to keep the new owners happy
They won’t be interested in Rome wasn’t built in a day stuff

The money and investment means we have to be heading for A top six position ASAP anything else will be failure

That’s the way I see it anyway unless I am misreading the whole Shooting match

Or maybe what you have a 'grip on' isn't reality.

[tony scott]

Well Elmo and Neal Taylor will be out of contract by the summer and assuming Gilbert returns , that only leaves one vacant spot in the squad. I don’t believe we have money squandering on cancelling players contracts or giving free transfers, therefore it’s likely we won’t see more than three additions to the squad. A striker a fullback and midfielder

[ChicagoLion]

Barkley Hourihane Engels
Trez or AEG will be moved on.

[colin69]

Although we only came up just under two seasons ago we are not like other teams that have done that i.e. Norwich West Brom Fulham Sheffield United etc
They don’t spent 250 million

We are Chelsea we are Man City now
Just one of our owners is the second richest man in the whole of Africa he is richer than Abramovich
And his playing partner is also a billionaire

Our expectations Will have to change in line with this new World order
Some of you guys haven’t got to grips with this yet but little bits of improvement here and gains in the overall stats there will not be enough to keep the new owners happy
They won’t be interested in Rome wasn’t built in a day stuff

The money and investment means we have to be heading for A top six position ASAP anything else will be failure

That’s the way I see it anyway unless I am misreading the whole Shooting match

I was thinking exactly the same as this earlier today. Although personally I’m (on the whole) very pleased with where we currently are, compared to where we’ve been the last few years, I just wonder what expectations the owners do actually have with the amount of money they’ve pumped into the club.

I hope we keep progressing under Dean and recruit well again in the summer to push onto the next level, but I certainly think they will want us contending for things sooner rather than later.

[john e]

Although we only came up just under two seasons ago we are not like other teams that have done that i.e. Norwich West Brom Fulham Sheffield United etc
They don’t spent 250 million

Although we only came up just under two seasons ago we are not like other teams that have done that i.e. Norwich West Brom Fulham Sheffield United etc
They don’t spent 250 million

We are Chelsea we are Man City now
Just one of our owners is the second richest man in the whole of Africa he is richer than Abramovich
And his playing partner is also a billionaire

Our expectations Will have to change in line with this new World order
Some of you guys haven’t got to grips with this yet but little bits of improvement here and gains in the overall stats there will not be enough to keep the new owners happy
They won’t be interested in Rome wasn’t built in a day stuff

The money and investment means we have to be heading for A top six position ASAP anything else will be failure

That’s the way I see it anyway unless I am misreading the whole Shooting match

Or maybe what you have a 'grip on' isn't reality.

We are Chelsea we are Man City now
Just one of our owners is the second richest man in the whole of Africa he is richer than Abramovich
And his playing partner is also a billionaire

Our expectations Will have to change in line with this new World order
Some of you guys haven’t got to grips with this yet but little bits of improvement here and gains in the overall stats there will not be enough to keep the new owners happy
They won’t be interested in Rome wasn’t built in a day stuff

The money and investment means we have to be heading for A top six position ASAP anything else will be failure

That’s the way I see it anyway unless I am misreading the whole Shooting match

Or maybe what you have a 'grip on' isn't reality.

Maybe you’re right
My expectation levels are higher than yours and you might well find them unrealistic

That’s fair enough
You were happy with Steve Bruce  for the most part
which proves there is a massive difference in what we both want and expect

I might well be looking back at a false dawn again
time will tell

[Drummond]

No, I wasn't happy with Steve Bruce for the most part, regardless of the number of times you say it. I did want people off his back however, rather than just moaning.

As for aspirations, I've seen us win the League and European Cup. I'd like us to do it again. I've never seen us win the FA Cup, so that's something I've been desperate for.

I want us to win everything, but I also understand that patience is needed. You can't run until you can walk, the one exception to what I propose is probably Leicester, who did it quite quickly. Other than that, success is usually gradual and in my opinion, that's the way I'd like us to do it. Similar to Man City, growing in the community, developing the area they are in.

Sustainable success.

[LeeB]

No, I wasn't happy with Steve Bruce for the most part, regardless of the number of times you say it. I did want people off his back however, rather than just moaning.

As for aspirations, I've seen us win the League and European Cup. I'd like us to do it again. I've never seen us win the FA Cup, so that's something I've been desperate for.

I want us to win everything, but I also understand that patience is needed. You can't run until you can walk, the one exception to what I propose is probably Leicester, who did it quite quickly. Other than that, success is usually gradual and in my opinion, that's the way I'd like us to do it. Similar to Man City, growing in the community, developing the area they are in.

Sustainable success.

Leicester did it but have since had to run themselves efficiently with patience and good husbandry to get to where they are now.

[eamonn]

How long is Jack going to wait around for gradual success (however that is measured)? He signed a bumper new deal after Naseef told him what he wanted to do with the club.

Mid-table is probably what would have been expected this season. I don't expect our owners to consolidate. They want to win. Which means bringing in big players (not Barkley, thanks. We were already mugged off with the £11m loan fee when Chrlsea should have been generous after we paid Drinkwater's wages for a few months last season) and I imagine the summer will see three or four players incoming for upwards of £30m each.

[john e]

No, I wasn't happy with Steve Bruce for the most part, regardless of the number of times you say it. I did want people off his back however, rather than just moaning.

As for aspirations, I've seen us win the League and European Cup. I'd like us to do it again. I've never seen us win the FA Cup, so that's something I've been desperate for.

I want us to win everything, but I also understand that patience is needed. You can't run until you can walk, the one exception to what I propose is probably Leicester, who did it quite quickly. Other than that, success is usually gradual and in my opinion, that's the way I'd like us to do it. Similar to Man City, growing in the community, developing the area they are in.

Sustainable success.

I must have been arguing with a ghost on here then for The two years Bruce was with us
i’ve always enjoyed debating with you but I’m not gonna bother if you’re not going to be honest and deny the stuff you’ve been posting on here
I’ve got plenty wrong in the past but at least I admit it

I’m sure you’ll have plenty more to say but I’ll leave it there for now
I can’t be doing with it if you just going to make stuff up as you go along
I’m a bit disappointed to be honest, as I fucking hate hypocrisy

[dave.woodhall]

No, I wasn't happy with Steve Bruce for the most part, regardless of the number of times you say it. I did want people off his back however, rather than just moaning.

As for aspirations, I've seen us win the League and European Cup. I'd like us to do it again. I've never seen us win the FA Cup, so that's something I've been desperate for.

I want us to win everything, but I also understand that patience is needed. You can't run until you can walk, the one exception to what I propose is probably Leicester, who did it quite quickly. Other than that, success is usually gradual and in my opinion, that's the way I'd like us to do it. Similar to Man City, growing in the community, developing the area they are in.

Sustainable success.

I must have been arguing with a ghost on here then for The two years Bruce was with us
i’ve always enjoyed debating with you but I’m not gonna bother if you’re not going to be honest and deny the stuff you’ve been posting on here
I’ve got plenty wrong in the past but at least I admit it

I’m sure you’ll have plenty more to say but I’ll leave it there for now
I can’t be doing with it if you just going to make stuff up as you go along
I’m a bit disappointed to be honest, as I fucking hate hypocrisy

And I'm not too keen on telling everyone to play nicely.

[john e]

apologies, my fault for overreacting

[algy]

I didn’t become a football supporter to have realistic expectations about my team.

Made me smile.

I think I agree with John e's point a bit back, that we've spent an enormous amount of money, £200-£250m, and with that expectations have to change. We aren't a typical newly promoted side, it's quite reasonable to expect more.

[Drummond]

No, I wasn't happy with Steve Bruce for the most part, regardless of the number of times you say it. I did want people off his back however, rather than just moaning.

As for aspirations, I've seen us win the League and European Cup. I'd like us to do it again. I've never seen us win the FA Cup, so that's something I've been desperate for.

I want us to win everything, but I also understand that patience is needed. You can't run until you can walk, the one exception to what I propose is probably Leicester, who did it quite quickly. Other than that, success is usually gradual and in my opinion, that's the way I'd like us to do it. Similar to Man City, growing in the community, developing the area they are in.

Sustainable success.

Leicester did it but have since had to run themselves efficiently with patience and good husbandry to get to where they are now.

Absolutely, they have had their owners for 10 years and have developed along the way. They are a great example of what can be achieved with the right set up.