comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper
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No, we just want a good backup keeper if that's ok with you guys.
Makes perfect sense to me. He was never going to get a No1 spot at a trophy favourite/high wage club so this is the best offer he'll probably ever get.
Vorm isn't even comparable, he went to Spurs to sit on the bench.
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
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Would Cech have left if he thought Courtois was leaving though?
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 7 minutes ago
Makes perfect sense to me. He was never going to get a No1 spot at a trophy favourite/high wage club so this is the best offer he'll probably ever get.
Vorm isn't even comparable, he went to Spurs to sit on the bench.
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comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
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Would Cech have left if he thought Courtois was leaving though?
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Doubt it, what's your point ?
By the way Cech made 15 appearances last season as backup keeper and that was in a season when Courtois didn't get injured and where we exited the FA Cup earlier than normal.
So about 15 appearance is probably the minimum that Begovic could expect to play in. With better Cup runs and any injury to Courtois it could be substantially more than that.
When I heard this, thought it was a joke. Why would a top goalkeeper like Begovic settle to be a Number 2 at a club?
He could in my opinion be a Number 1 for any of the top 4-5 clubs.
comment by Darkphoenix (U11503)
posted 9 minutes ago
When I heard this, thought it was a joke. Why would a top goalkeeper like Begovic settle to be a Number 2 at a club?
He could in my opinion be a Number 1 for any of the top 4-5 clubs.
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I said it earlier some for some reason don't actually mind being understudy, he was even at Stoke for a while.
Cudicini, Toldo and Reina are examples of keepers who were happy with that role, if Begovic is another one of them then I ain't going to complain.
City and Chelsea are sorted for No1s for a long while
Cech will be arsenal's until Begovic is in his 30s
United is the only realistic option and Lloris seems to be the favourite (I'd prefer Begovic to Lloris but anyway)
If United weren't sniffing around, this is Begovic's best option IMO
TKT, what about Lloris's spot at Spurs? Top 6 is still a step up from where he is
for half the money and no medals? don't see the point personally.
this is his only realistic chance at playing CL football for an English side, possibly winning medals, and the pay can't hurt.
careers are short, take it when you can get it.
London vs Stoke. Get paid a hell of a lot to do not very much and if not for United's imminent resurgence he may well also have had a shot at some silverware to boot.
Makes sense to me
comment by Missinaldo (U1312)
posted 59 seconds ago
London vs Stoke. Get paid a hell of a lot to do not very much and if not for United's imminent resurgence he may well also have had a shot at some silverware to boot.
Makes sense to me
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That sound dangerously close to next year will be our year
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-He'd be living in London as opposed to Stoke (no offence Stoke)
-Higher wages (probably significantly higher)
-A chance of winning silverware ( especially as he would more than likely be our domestic Cups keeper)
-Getting to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world under one of the best managers.
-Possibility of playing in some Champions League games.
There are a lot of very good reasons for Begovic to come to Chelsea. Obviously he won't play as much as at Stoke but he'll still play at least about 15 games per season, maybe significantly more depending on injuries/form of Courtois.
Damned good keep to have in reserve....
slightly odd decision on his part i'd say though...despite the reasons given for him coming above..
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posted on 28/6/15
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
posted on 28/6/15
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper
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No, we just want a good backup keeper if that's ok with you guys.
posted on 28/6/15
Makes perfect sense to me. He was never going to get a No1 spot at a trophy favourite/high wage club so this is the best offer he'll probably ever get.
Vorm isn't even comparable, he went to Spurs to sit on the bench.
posted on 28/6/15
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
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Would Cech have left if he thought Courtois was leaving though?
posted on 28/6/15
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 7 minutes ago
Makes perfect sense to me. He was never going to get a No1 spot at a trophy favourite/high wage club so this is the best offer he'll probably ever get.
Vorm isn't even comparable, he went to Spurs to sit on the bench.
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posted on 28/6/15
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Di Maria #7 (U19942)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Mclanelli (U20318)
posted 57 minutes ago
It's a strange one this - from the player's prospective.
It makes me wonder if Chelsea are expecting Real Madrid to nick their number one keeper. Unlikely as that may be, they must have told this lad something to make him believe he will get game time.
I'm not having it that he is going there to sit on the bench, but then why let PC leave?
Strange.
M
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Why let Cech go if this was remotely possible?
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Cech wanted to leave and the option was to get £11 million for him now or let him leave on a free next summer.
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Would Cech have left if he thought Courtois was leaving though?
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Doubt it, what's your point ?
posted on 28/6/15
By the way Cech made 15 appearances last season as backup keeper and that was in a season when Courtois didn't get injured and where we exited the FA Cup earlier than normal.
So about 15 appearance is probably the minimum that Begovic could expect to play in. With better Cup runs and any injury to Courtois it could be substantially more than that.
posted on 28/6/15
When I heard this, thought it was a joke. Why would a top goalkeeper like Begovic settle to be a Number 2 at a club?
He could in my opinion be a Number 1 for any of the top 4-5 clubs.
posted on 28/6/15
comment by Darkphoenix (U11503)
posted 9 minutes ago
When I heard this, thought it was a joke. Why would a top goalkeeper like Begovic settle to be a Number 2 at a club?
He could in my opinion be a Number 1 for any of the top 4-5 clubs.
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I said it earlier some for some reason don't actually mind being understudy, he was even at Stoke for a while.
Cudicini, Toldo and Reina are examples of keepers who were happy with that role, if Begovic is another one of them then I ain't going to complain.
posted on 28/6/15
City and Chelsea are sorted for No1s for a long while
Cech will be arsenal's until Begovic is in his 30s
United is the only realistic option and Lloris seems to be the favourite (I'd prefer Begovic to Lloris but anyway)
If United weren't sniffing around, this is Begovic's best option IMO
posted on 28/6/15
TKT, what about Lloris's spot at Spurs? Top 6 is still a step up from where he is
posted on 28/6/15
for half the money and no medals? don't see the point personally.
this is his only realistic chance at playing CL football for an English side, possibly winning medals, and the pay can't hurt.
careers are short, take it when you can get it.
posted on 28/6/15
London vs Stoke. Get paid a hell of a lot to do not very much and if not for United's imminent resurgence he may well also have had a shot at some silverware to boot.
Makes sense to me
posted on 28/6/15
comment by Missinaldo (U1312)
posted 59 seconds ago
London vs Stoke. Get paid a hell of a lot to do not very much and if not for United's imminent resurgence he may well also have had a shot at some silverware to boot.
Makes sense to me
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That sound dangerously close to next year will be our year
posted on 29/6/15
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posted on 29/6/15
-He'd be living in London as opposed to Stoke (no offence Stoke)
-Higher wages (probably significantly higher)
-A chance of winning silverware ( especially as he would more than likely be our domestic Cups keeper)
-Getting to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world under one of the best managers.
-Possibility of playing in some Champions League games.
There are a lot of very good reasons for Begovic to come to Chelsea. Obviously he won't play as much as at Stoke but he'll still play at least about 15 games per season, maybe significantly more depending on injuries/form of Courtois.
posted on 29/6/15
Damned good keep to have in reserve....
slightly odd decision on his part i'd say though...despite the reasons given for him coming above..
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