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The Chelsea F.C. Thread VI

Original post by holyghostofslick

What kind of loan fee do you get for Courtois? And what wages is he on

It could easily cost you £10 million to make Cech the number 2- is Courtois that much better?

Courtois gets 3M a year in euros, which roughly translates to £47000 per week. But he'll obviously ask for more.

What do you mean as in it'll cost 10M to make Cech the no.13? Courtois is easily worth £25M+ we're in a weird situation, I think we should just get him to sign a new contract. I don't mind Schwarzer as the no.13. Cech is too good to be a backup, in fact we could probably loan him out to Atlético, although they have Sergio Asenjo and bought a new goalkeeper.

Reply 181

baconbutty

Original post by Zürich

is history something you actually pride yourself on? As a fellow arsenal fan i dont give a **** about it and i don't understand why anyone would. Mentioning history just screams an inferiority complex and success in the present is what actually matters. As a disillusioned arsenal fan i might have to make the swap to chelsea myself soon i don't know if i can become one of the zurichs of the world who has to harp on about history and marble halls due to the lack of success/progress at the club

Reply 182

jam278

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Original post by baconbutty

is history something you actually pride yourself on? As a fellow arsenal fan i dont give a **** about it and i don't understand why anyone would. Mentioning history just screams an inferiority complex and success in the present is what actually matters. As a disillusioned arsenal fan i might have to make the swap to chelsea myself soon i don't know if i can become one of the zurichs of the world who has to harp on about history and marble halls due to the lack of success/progress at the club

Good point. You're a very level headed Arsenal fan bacon. Seems like you have a very realistic attitude towards football.

Reply 183

ZÃ¼rich

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Original post by baconbutty

is history something you actually pride yourself on? As a fellow arsenal fan i dont give a **** about it and i don't understand why anyone would. Mentioning history just screams an inferiority complex and success in the present is what actually matters. As a disillusioned arsenal fan i might have to make the swap to chelsea myself soon i don't know if i can become one of the zurichs of the world who has to harp on about history and marble halls due to the lack of success/progress at the club

Of course.

Certain clubs are just inherently more prestigious.

Also, you're clearly no Arsenal fan.

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 184

jam278

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Original post by Zürich

Of course.

Certain clubs are just inherently more prestigious.

Also, you're clearly no Arsenal fan.

You seen the current WOB saying they want Wenger out already. Don't think baconbutty is trolling you guys personally.

Reply 185

baconbutty

Original post by Zürich

Of course.

Certain clubs are just inherently more prestigious.

Also, you're clearly no Arsenal fan.

Where does this prestige get you? Arsenal are the laughing stock of the league make no mistake about that. We could learn a LOT about how to be successful from chelsea for a start hiring a manager who knows how to use his resources. If i hear one more story about how we've salvaged some more marble to brag about our prestige over spending some money on players i think i'll join two of the best wenger-era players over at chelsea because it's become an absolute shambles.

Reply 186

9MmBulletz

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Original post by jam278

No idea.

We're not at that level yet tbh.

Still would get smashed by Real with Fabregas in the team. We need more midfielders tbh. We have enough striker depth now though. Not at the level of City's strike force though but around Liverpools strike depth.

Also Oscar needs to improve. Schurrle is a useful player to have but he's not the kinda player who you see ripping up defences on his own. We need another Hazard(Willian maybe) and a world class no.10.

In fact, I don't think we'll win the title next season.

Tbh Real Madrid are stacked out. The Have Bale and Bale 1.5 (Cristiano Ronaldo) on the other wing, plus Di Maria. We have a better choice of strikers than Madrid and our defence is slightly more solid, but their overall attack ****s on us tbh.

I don't think they'd spank us with Fabregas in the team tbh. Add Fabregas and Costa, and we're arguably better than Atletico were least year.
Real Madrid look good because they can destroy small teams easily but they do not bode so well in bigger games. They nearly lost to Dortmund, plus Bayern Munich outplayed them (in my opinion) in 2012, and they didn't look too great against Atletico until after Ramos scored. Heck, they only got 1 point from 6 in the league games against them, while the Copa Del Rey match had 2 deflected goals and 2 penalties from their 5 goals scored over 2 legs.

Will Real Madrid beat us over 90 minutes? More likely than not
Score? 2-1 or 3-1 although we have more threat on the counter attack than Atletico. Mourinho probably knows how to stop Real Madrid more than anyone, although their new system may make things a little more difficult

Reply 187

The Assassin

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http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/6/5/5777740/chelsea-summer-transfer-budget

Reply 188

Skkc16

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Damn, this is crazy. This was our starting lineup in the CL final 2 years ago and only 4 players remain.

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Reply 189

jam278

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Hopefully 3 players remain.

Guess who I want out of the 4. It's not Bertrand btw.

Reply 190

Skkc16

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Original post by jam278

Hopefully 3 players remain.

Guess who I want out of the 4. It's not Bertrand btw.

Mikel?

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Reply 191

jam278

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Original post by Skkc16

Mikel?

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Reply 192

So Instinct

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Not sure if late but:

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has broken his silence on the Cesc Fabregas rumours.

He is quoted by Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo as saying:

"I think he's anxious to get out of Barcelona and very motivated by the idea of returning to England. I believe it's pretty clear. I'm interested to study the situation."

"Either for us or for someone else, is not a subject for today, tomorrow or before the World Cup. We have to see how the situation evolves."

Reply 193

NDGAARONDI

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Original post by Skkc16

Schurrle has really grown on me just seems like such a nice guy and sensible if we consider this article which shouldn't really be a criticism imo. Hope he gets more games next season

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Well when they make a reference to a players' wages specifically I saw it as a criticism. It's weird because I think if he was to be criticised it should be for not being truly independent with respect to cooking at his age. I was making pizzas when I was still in primary school...

Reply 194

holyghostofslick

Original post by jam278

Courtois gets 3M a year in euros, which roughly translates to £47000 per week. But he'll obviously ask for more.

What do you mean as in it'll cost 10M to make Cech the no.13? Courtois is easily worth £25M+ we're in a weird situation, I think we should just get him to sign a new contract. I don't mind Schwarzer as the no.13. Cech is too good to be a backup, in fact we could probably loan him out to Atlético, although they have Sergio Asenjo and bought a new goalkeeper.

I mean that when you consider the loan fee + the wages you wouldn't pay Courtois, it might save you £10 million loaning him out. On reflection though that's steep- no-one is going to pay £10 million for a keeper for a year.

Reply 195

9MmBulletz

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The sh*ts from the Emirates,
They made him great,
But Fabregas,
He bought the bait,
He got the call from Abramovich,
And off he went to Stamford Bridge.
The gooners hate Cesc,
The gooners hate Cesc!

Reply 196

Skkc16

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Original post by NDGAARONDI

Well when they make a reference to a players' wages specifically I saw it as a criticism. It's weird because I think if he was to be criticised it should be for not being truly independent with respect to cooking at his age. I was making pizzas when I was still in primary school...

Yeah it was definitely an unwarranted criticism; just because he has the money doesn't mean he should go around splashing it on ventures that he doesn't stand to gain a lot from.... you're right he definitely sounds like a mummy's boy. When you saying "making pizzas" do you mean putting frozen pizza in the oven? :wink: