...and then get signed by a bigger club, as happened when he was relegated and then bought by ArsenalOriginally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
...and then get signed by a bigger club, as happened when he was relegated and then bought by Arsenal
Just seen Stirling that was a bit of a surprise. Guessing he'll take the number 10 shirt.
At least it's only a loan
I guess they might try him at left 8 seeing as Merino's crocked without kicking a ball, I wouldn't like to see him preferred to Trossard on the left though
From what I'm reading, no loan fee and Chelsea paying half his wages it seems a no brainer.
No obligation to buy either which is good.
I think it’s a good deal overall, a bit left field granted but if the club felt they couldn’t find the right player up front then I’m happy to keep the powder dry. We’ve sold well too which likely means we will be in a better position to push the boat out next time. Let’s not forget the existing squad scored a shit ton of goals last season and was one result away from the title, so I’m not as irritated about the lack of a striker as I usually would be.
Sterling can be a bit of scruffy player at times but I wouldn’t judge him based on his time at Chelsea because they’ve been a joke. In the right structure he’s proven to be very good and I’m sure Arteta can get more out of him like he did at City. He isn’t going to be someone who will be fannying around outside the box, he’ll make the late runs to get on the end of a cut back or cross and he’s always a danger with his one on one ability.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 31-08-2024 at 04:04 AM.
Sterling was a 20 goal a season player before he went to Chelsea, let's hope having a settled squad and better manager will bring out the best in him this season.
I still don't think this was good ending to the window for us, needed at least one more player up front.
Let's hope they do something in Jan
If this is all true then Chelsea are crazy.
They bought Sterling for £50m 2 years ago. They have 'given' him to Arsenal for a season AND they are paying about half his wages to play for Arsenal.
What are they thinking ?
Chelsea are a very silly club and have been for some time
Maybe I’m naturally inpatient but for me it feels like I’ve been waiting forever for that scumbag club to get what’s coming to it. Relegation and eventual liquidation.
Man City deserve relegation and it’s titles to be scrubbed (not given to the second place team I don’t buy into that shit, the season should just stand as the title being scrubbed) but actually, I don’t mind City as a club historically and I’d feel bad for the fans who stuck around when it was in the third division for the club to go out of existence.
Chelsea? Their fans are troglodytes. Probably cry for five minutes and then pretend they were always Fulham fans
I largely agree although I would note that these charges were hanging over City all last season.
So if they did award us the title after the fact then...well, it would be a bit weird. It certainly wouldn't feel like a normal title win. But we deserved the title last season and had we not been up against a side who have been blatantly cheating* for years we'd have walked it
*that is true whether they have just about technically stayed within the rules of the game or not.
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