True Blue

24 players travel, including Tomori, Mount, Zouma and Tammy. The rest of the kids were sent home, while Pulišić will be a late arrival.

Hope he is a part of the new season, with Bakayoko and Drinkwater making way.

Liked the first half with a diamond 4-4-2 looked refreshing and it seemed like we always had a target up top with Tammy and Bats. In the second the 4-3-3 gave us the same problems we had for ages. No one in the box, but a good run for a pre season game. It is much clearer that many of these won't be here starting the season. I was always one of those who supported Baka coming back but he was God awful in our last game, made Gilmour look twice the player. Don't think Lampard should give him a spot over let's say Mount or any talented midfielder.

The Wrestler (2008) 6.5/10

Found it: Chelsea returning players to London : Marc Guehi, Trevoh Chalobah, Dujon Sterling, Conor Gallagher, Lewis Baker, Lucas Piazon, Izzy Brown and Ike Ugbo With Maatsen and Gilmour staying for the weekend and then returning. Current team: GOALKEEPERS: Arrizabalaga, Caballero, Cumming DEFENDERS: Alonso, Ampadu, Azpilicueta, Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson, Maatsen, Tomori, Zappacosta, Zouma MIDFIELDERS: Bakayoko, Barkley, Drinkwater, Gilmour, Jorginho, Kanté, Kovačić, Mount FORWARDS: Abraham, Batshuayi, Giroud, Kenedy, Palmer, Pedro With Willian injured, Kasey Palmer will travel with the team to Japan.

I've seen some news that some of them returned, is there a link to that mate?

Talk about staying classy

Loaned out forever, one that should have been sold ages ago.

Love the fact that our official page went to a meltdown after a pre season draw with a B to C squad Jesus Christ. In the first it was okay i guess, Drinkwater fairly struggled against Bohemians think we should give a youngster a chance and let him leave on his huge wages. In the second the kids were poor, perhaps it was a too young team but apart from Gilmour none showed much promise. The older should be sold the younger should be kept on loan. No reason to keep a player who is already 23 or 24+ but didn't improve.

13 more players joined the pre season, we have well over 30 players now. Pulišić and Miazga should also join after finishing their Gold Cup campaign. Full team at the moment: Kepa Arrizabalaga Willy Caballero Cesar Azpilicueta Davide Zappacosta Kurt Zouma Ethan Ampadu Marcos Alonso Andreas Christensen David Luiz Emerson Palmieri Mateo Kovacic N’Golo Kante Jorginho Danny Drinkwater Ross Barkley Tiemoue Bakayoko Kenedy Pedro Mason Mount Izzy Brown Lewis Baker Kasey Palmer Michy Batshuayi Olivier Giroud Tammy Abraham Fikayo Tomori Trevoh Chalobah Dujon Sterling Lucas Piazon Jamie Cumming Marc Guehi Conor Gallagher Ike Ugbo Billy Gilmour Ian Maatsen

Read that too Sky reporting that talks took 6 hours. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11756277/frank-lampard-finalises-contract-with-chelsea-ahead-of-switch-from-derby Still nothing official, but this is as finished as it can be.

Rampage 5/10

That tan and weight doesn't suit Frank at all!

Never a dull moment

How much is he on now?

Glory (1989) 7.5/10

Sky reported the club will announce it by Thursday

I hate you optimistic cunt

Oh fuck off didn't they claim he returned from his holidays, he was already in talks. If the Friday part is true we will definitely miss the start of pre season. Basically miss the Bohemians game.

I know mate i just want it done as soon as possible. So we can have a proper pre season to see who stays and who goes. Count down until the pre season starts 8 days

He was "supposed" to sign by the end of the last week, then he was supposed to sign yesterday and now several links claiming the deal was done yesterday. Jesus Christ

The game against Bohemians starts in 10 days, hopefully we will have a few training sessions before that. Lampard has been given time off by Derby before pre season so he can have time to have talks with the club. So much of this happening last week.

When are they returning wasn't it today?

I also think it's bullshit, silly that Sky reported it all all.