Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Penguin]

The was Giroud is playing I am more than happy with him as our first choice CF, but there is no guarantee he can keep up the form over the whole season. We need someone to challenge him for that first team place. Our squad is brimming with creators but we only have a handful of consistent goalscorers. Podolski is an option but he hasn't really done well for us as the main striker in a 4-3-3. Bendtner two or three steps down from Giroud and Sanogo is still in nappies.

It doesn't have to necessarily be someone of Suarez or Lewandowski's ilk, but I'd prefer someone with a proven goalscoring track record.

[I am invisible]

This isn't a question of doing better than Giroud - it's doing better than Bendtner as a second option. If we're serious about competing on all levels then, really, we need two players who are at least at Giroud's level - at the moment we have one, and that's not enough. I don't see that having a second top CF to choose from should be any great problem for Giroud - if anything it should be an asset?! At the top level you're looking at nearly 70 games a season for club and country, and that's a hell of a lot of pressure to heap on one player in terms of fitness, form, and suitability for all opponents.

I know we have other players who can fill in when needed, but, for me, Walcott and Podolski aren't really physically built for the lone CF role, Sanogo is a long-term gamble who we can't be relying on yet, and that pretty much leaves Bendtner - I don't want to be too harsh on the lad, because he looks like he's genuinely trying to sort himself out, but ultimately he doesn't really offer us anything beyond basic cover for Giroud...

[Özim]

I hope he fucks off out of our league. Prick

Yeah me too, awful person.

[Munchies]

Diego Caballero ‏@dejcab 1h:
Joaquín Maroto on Tiki-Taka: “Iker Casillas has a formal bid from Arsenal”.

Not sure about this now, Chesney has looked pretty good, and we got Viviano as cover.

Next season ? Why not.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Not sure about this now, Chesney has looked pretty good, and we got Viviano as cover.

Next season ? Why not.

Chesney is doing well because he knows 1 fuck up and Fab/Viviano are straight in.

When he turned up to training and saw only Fabianski was fighting for his position he got complacent. Viviano added fuel to competition.

I'd love Casillas here but I'm happy with Chesney now. Mind you, when players like Casillas become available you'd be foolish not to get them.

[BOBN]

Who would you rather get?

Balotelli obv. Strong, technical, pacey, can play wide, can do stuff Giroud cant. Rather not just get a "better" version of Giroud. That would make him redundant.

Link:
http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013...telli-signing/

[milla]

Balotelli obv. Strong, technical, pacey, can play wide, can do stuff Giroud cant. Rather not just get a "better" version of Giroud. That would make him redundant.

Link:
http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013...telli-signing/

Would take Balotelli. Talented, athletics and mental, perfect CF in my book.

[GP]

Balotelli obv. Strong, technical, pacey, can play wide, can do stuff Giroud cant. Rather not just get a "better" version of Giroud. That would make him redundant.

Link:
http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013...telli-signing/

No

[Munchies]

Robert Lewandowski could be available for as little as £7million in the January transfer window with Borussia Dortmund desperate to stop the striker joining rivals Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/28/chelse...owski-4163780/

[AFC Leveller]

Chesney has played wel at times and made some terrific saves but i honeslty feel he still has a long way to go to be a top class goaly. Casillas as a shot stopper is the best out there but in this league and particularely against us, most goals conceded are from set pieces/crosses and thats where he comes up sjort IMO. Flapps at crosses often and does not command his area IMO.