Chrysalis Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 To call it good business is way too early. On paper silva should be a fine replacement, but as we seen with musa, mendy etc. it doesnt always work out, its entirely possible the loss of drinkwater could get us relegated, and if it happens 40million is bad business as relegation costs more than 40 million. We dont know if its good business until we see how our team performs without him.
foxy boxing Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 Rightly or wrongly players feel Chelsea is a club where they can consistantly win things not just one offs.and is a prime spot in London!. as long as the players we replace these with hit the ground running and show everyone what they can do!
sphericalfox Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 Conte has the best plugs in the Premiership, who wouldn't want to get closer to him to find out his secret?
KingsX Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 As much as this kind of thing ticks me off, I don't think it reflects reality as much as it used to. Chelsea plays from a deck with higher cards, but IMO Rudkin played ours better. And the relative strengths of the clubs has changed in our favor in the last few years. A gradual climb up the food chain is the best we can do, and we will never be he apex predator. But "feeder club" strikes me as a melt.
Bunyip Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 11 hours ago, Livid said: Kante went ridiculously cheap but I don't think anyone knew how good he truly was and at the time of him signing a £30 million release clause was fair enough. If you lined up Kasper, Vardy, Mahrez and Drinkwater and told me Chelsea were taking one of them for £35 million who's it going to be, I would be sending Drinkwater on his way every single time. He did a good job for us but I think he's replaceable. They got one on the cheap but that was out of our control and one who IMO they've paid over the odds for. Absolutely spot on.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 2 September 2017 Author Posted 2 September 2017 54 minutes ago, KingsX said: As much as this kind of thing ticks me off, I don't think it reflects reality as much as it used to. Chelsea plays from a deck with higher cards, but IMO Rudkin played ours better. And the relative strengths of the clubs has changed in our favor in the last few years. A gradual climb up the food chain is the best we can do, and we will never be he apex predator. But "feeder club" strikes me as a melt. It was said to provoke discussion sonin that sense it worked as for the melt comment, you never know one day we might meet and discuss that
Guest Cujek Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 On 01/09/2017 at 16:18, Bob Weasel Fox said: You see that's where I disagree we should be fighting tooth and nail to hang on to our best players we aren't even talking big fees. Our entire midfield engine of the title winning team sold for £30 plus million each when average full backs are being sold for £50 million? Who says we aren't? But on the other hand who wants a load of players that don't want to play for the club anymore because we wouldn't sell them.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 2 September 2017 Author Posted 2 September 2017 Just now, Cujek said: Who says we aren't? But on the other hand who wants a load of players that don't want to play for the club anymore because we wouldn't sell them. Fair point to that degree dpnt want unhappy players for sure
KingsX Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 2 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: It was said to provoke discussion sonin that sense it worked as for the melt comment, you never know one day we might meet and discuss that It's right down the street, and I'm buying ... but you'll have to travel a few thousand miles to get here
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 2 September 2017 Author Posted 2 September 2017 24 minutes ago, KingsX said: It's right down the street, and I'm buying ... but you'll have to travel a few thousand miles to get here bless you
Redouane Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 On 9/1/2017 at 19:46, Dr The Singh said: Porto must be thinking there our feeder club, shit happens Do you mean Sporting?
SheppyFox Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 I think honestly players should be held to the contracts and indeed pay rises they've signed up to. Even the big clubs in England lose out when Barca and Real Madrid come calling, but I'm ok with DD going, confident we've replaced well
David Guiza Posted 2 September 2017 Posted 2 September 2017 8 minutes ago, SheppyFox said: I think honestly players should be held to the contracts and indeed pay rises they've signed up to. Even the big clubs in England lose out when Barca and Real Madrid come calling, but I'm ok with DD going, confident we've replaced well Disagree. It's hugely frustrating when a player happily signs a contract and then pops off a short time later, but circumstances change. In this case Drinkwater signed the new deal when we were PL Champions about to head into the CL. Yes it was expected that we would drop off, but few expected the degree of drop that followed, combined with a change in manager etc also. Footballers' aren't immune to emotion or ambition simply because they are well paid. Imagine that you accept a payrise at work only to find the company face a dramatic decline, a change in ownership and you receive an offer from a much bigger firm on more money, in a better environment. Every man and his dog takes the offer. Were we to get relegated last season and the decline continued further should a young and talented footballer be forced to rot in our team rather than better himself, because he accepted a bumper contract that was waved under his nose 12 months ago?
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 2 September 2017 Author Posted 2 September 2017 43 minutes ago, SheppyFox said: I think honestly players should be held to the contracts and indeed pay rises they've signed up to. Even the big clubs in England lose out when Barca and Real Madrid come calling, but I'm ok with DD going, confident we've replaced well Time will tell @SheppyFox but I hope Drinky has been replaced well every cloud has a Silva lining and all that . . .
ozleicester Posted 3 September 2017 Posted 3 September 2017 No! .....definitely NOT! Our owners need to show more ambition... we need to be a feeeder club for Barca!!
SuperMike Posted 4 September 2017 Posted 4 September 2017 Back in the seventies we took Birchenall, Weller (AKA God), Stevie Kember, Chris Garland and David Webb from Chelsea. Were they our 'feeder club' at that time? ?
Foxxed Posted 4 September 2017 Posted 4 September 2017 This is probably the most overly dramatic thread I've seen lately. Okay, okay one of them at least.
Gerard Posted 4 September 2017 Posted 4 September 2017 Personally I'd be happy for Chelsea to let us break our transfer record out season after season for a decade. It would mean we're doing something right.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 4 September 2017 Author Posted 4 September 2017 5 hours ago, Gerard said: Personally I'd be happy for Chelsea to let us break our transfer record out season after season for a decade. It would mean we're doing something right. Now that's a fair point @Gerard
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 4 September 2017 Author Posted 4 September 2017 10 hours ago, Foxxed said: This is probably the most overly dramatic thread I've seen lately. Okay, okay one of them at least. What's overly dramatic about it @Foxxed ? Just wondering ?
gurru991 Posted 4 September 2017 Posted 4 September 2017 10 hours ago, Foxxed said: This is probably the most overly dramatic thread I've seen lately. Okay, okay one of them at least. Really !! I have to agree...totally over the top.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 4 September 2017 Author Posted 4 September 2017 3 minutes ago, gurru991 said: Really !! I have to agree...totally over the top. What's over the top? It's provoking discussion is it not? over the top? Really? Seriously? Take a look at all the threads ever on FT most have ott comments all the time, this thread has provoked reaction so from my point of view it's worked. Hook line and sinker
gurru991 Posted 4 September 2017 Posted 4 September 2017 2 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: What's over the top? It's provoking discussion is it not? over the top? Really? Seriously? Take a look at all the threads ever on FT most have ott comments all the time, this thread has provoked reaction so from my point of view it's worked. Hook line and sinker Yes it provokes discussion , that doesn't make it intelligent ...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 4 September 2017 Author Posted 4 September 2017 29 minutes ago, gurru991 said: Yes it provokes discussion , that doesn't make it intelligent ... Ah mocking intelligence now, very clever of you. Well done.
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