Chris McGonigle

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

@CFCforxile Oscar. Chelsea v Juventus. Turns away from Pirlo.

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

@chelseayouth Seems a far too cynical view.
Situation necessitated urgent action
1. Immediate detriment to:
Squad, Planning, Control & Finances
PLUS
2. Add the longer term harm of losing players to competitors for £0

Ambitious by new owners, beneficial throughout club (inc Youth) if works

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

@barney_sdb That’s one way to want to look at it, Steve. Facts are often helpful too, though.
For example, Chelsea Football Club remain the most recent English team to win all of Champions League, Europa League, European Super Cup, Club World Cup (and even European Cup Winners Cup too).

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

@spudbryant International Football so much more easy to play in than Elite Club Football….Club Defensive structures and Pressing Tactics so much more effective. International Football pace etc suits Pogba (and Xhaka; equally effective tonight) more than the absolute Elite game does

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"You don't wind up the crowd at 4-0. You do it at 1-0. It's humiliating."

- Mourinho to Conte at the end of the game (via: Sky Italia).

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

80 day Mountain Challenge over.
Time to 'get on my bike'!

[Chris McGonigle @sandstonechris]

The greatest lie of all is that hatred is a form of sporting passion – proof of allegiance. It is not. It kills the thing it claims to love.