I don’t think the man a traitor, I can never bring myself to think that. He had played in the Champions League for the majority of his career, for family reasons he wanted to stay in London, Arsenal were his only option.
It’s too late now, but in hindsight we made a bad move. I get their logic, I did at the time, even though I can prove I said I felt we were selling what was still our better Goalkeeper.
My thing now is, the man was a Chelsea man, he’d still be a Chelsea man if he was our number one. I don’t hold it against him not wanting to be a number 2.
But i don’t believe Courtois will re-discover his best form until he leaves Chelsea. I don’t believe he’s ever felt any loyalty or affinity with the club and it is currently showing in his form over the past 11 months’ of football.
I personally would take the best fee we could get for him from one of the European based clubs and hope City don’t go in with a 50m bid 2 years later
I miss Cech.
posted on 28/9/16
Its easy to forget that Cech had his ups and downs like any footballer. For years we were joking about him and penalties, would be better to have a cardboard cut out.
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what? the same cech who had 6 pens in a european cup final and dived the right way for all 6 and saved 3?
He was no cudicini mind
posted on 28/9/16
Don't some Arsenal fans want Cech dropped for Ospina? If Cech made some of the mistakes for us he did for Arsenal the same people whinging for Cech would be having similar KDB like meltdowns as to why we let Courtois go.
He's a club legend, but his last few years are largely sugarcoated as better than what they were, the last time i felt he had a truly world class season was 10/11.
posted on 28/9/16
comment by Wahl Icht. (U21057)
posted 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
I have never ever seen any footballer ever do that. Didn't Drogba just move to the US and Turkey before that?
Does anyone think John Terry would move to Arsenal if whatever reason he left Chelsea just for the family reason?
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As much as this member is a total troll who i can't believe is still here (much lesser WUMS have been banned), he's right here.
posted on 28/9/16
"Don't some Arsenal fans want Cech dropped for Ospina?"
Probably, but then I expect some want Henry resigned up front and Tony Adams saved from his poor management career to be backup to Kos.
posted on 28/9/16
comment by Returning managers (U1762)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by Wahl Icht. (U21057)
posted 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
I have never ever seen any footballer ever do that. Didn't Drogba just move to the US and Turkey before that?
Does anyone think John Terry would move to Arsenal if whatever reason he left Chelsea just for the family reason?
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As much as this member is a total troll who i can't believe is still here (much lesser WUMS have been banned), he's right here.
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my O.P gives more than just family reasons. That is conveniently being overlooked.
But the family reasons imo should be more than enough.
posted on 28/9/16
I also feel Terry's loyalty was at one point 'up for sale' .
posted on 28/9/16
Flash this is 2016, he could have played anywhere in western Europe, kept base in London and still spent most of the week at home.
Id never boo him or call him a traitor, but I still can't understand why so many fans are relaxed about legends rocking up at rivals.
posted on 28/9/16
comment by Returning managers (U1762)
posted 1 minute ago
Flash this is 2016, he could have played anywhere in western Europe, kept base in London and still spent most of the week at home.
Id never boo him or call him a traitor, but I still can't understand why so many fans are relaxed about legends rocking up at rivals.
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probably because on the whole he's been pretty average to poor for arsenal. Bar the odd decent save he's made a fair few clangers for Arsenal since going to them.
posted on 28/9/16
Nick he could have unleashed his inner Turnbull and still wouldn't be happy that he went there.
posted on 28/9/16
comment by The Noble Lord Flash (U8334)
posted 14 minutes ago
I also feel Terry's loyalty was at one point 'up for sale' .
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The main thing is like Drogba, he didn't, no matter how much truth is in that sentence.
Overall although people that say they are relaxed about what Lampard and Cech did, how many are subconsciously? Our famous four of Cech, JT, Lamps and Drogba, back in 2013 if fans were asked who's their favroite, out of the people that would have said Cech or Lampard back then, how many do you reckon changed to JT or Didier without even thinking? Bet there's a lot.
Even Essien and Carvalho stayed clear of a return to the PL and they aren't even in the bonafide legends category Cech is.