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didn't you hear, apparently he "doesn't have a choice".. Like apparently he's been held hostage.

Omg, are City actually putting 3 stars over their badge?! Lampard is joining a club with small club mentality... smh.

wow.. that's what we're resorting to?

Yep, and each season this continues to increase. it's not like Spain where Barca and Real dominate the TV shares, which I think is a flawed system (and why so many Spanish clubs are in the red). It's why promotion to the PL means so much for championship clubs who don't have a massive cash reserve. the TV shares give them a payday tenfold of what they get in lower leagues.

Yeah definitely. it's tolerable for preseason, but it really is dull commentary and the coverage could use a massive refurb. Thank fuck FAYC is on ITV4 because even ITV > CTV commentary. I used to love season reviews by a video uploader called Carefree Chris, who's since gone awol unfortunately.

we'd also lose out on a lot of money. being on a major carrier like skysports brings in a viewership CTV could never generate alone. You think neutral fans would buy CTV when they've already got Skysports or BT? Not to mention broadcasting rights aren't dealt with by the club. iirc, it's the Premier League itself who organises these things, leaving no room for breaking away.

I really can't believe this. of all players. I've really given up on the concept of loyalty now in football.. smh. I'd like to think Terry wouldn't do this to us, but I honestly wouldn't be a damn bit surprised if he does. Lampard must know this is a slap in the face to the same fans he said he couldn't see himself in another PL club. Just imagine.. City will be selling shirts with Lampard's name on it. That alone sickens me..

not really because it's almost the same situation. Remy may have a condition, but if it's not affected him thus far, he can be an asset at any top club

so my point is, just because a player fails at medical somewhere doesn't mean he can't be a hit elsewhere

iirc, he's got a chronic knee injury that's susceptible to future damage.. that's why Stoke said no.

Demba Ba failed a medical at Stoke before joining Hammers.. he hasn't looked back since.

And thank fuck we're not Yea, they're still rivals though in every competition we're in. That still makes it a bitter pill to swallow when a player who did all that you said for us, now would be trying to do it for another club in the same league as Chelsea. Yea he'll demand not to play v Chelsea, but he'll still be in games that will take points off us. He'll be itching to keep playing too, so he won't be the quiet boy training in the corner because he's bored.

Yea, but this is a 6-month loan. Even at City he's last on the pecking order, but with Chelsea he'd still be rigorously training under Mourinho, he'd still be a dressing room leader and that in turn would get him on the pitch. Mourinho loves experienced players in big games especially.

I hope you're being sarcastic lol. But advocating Lampard for City isn't mindless to me, the club comes before the player. To the club, and the clubs fans, it feels like a betrayal to me. Yeah that's fair enough and again I do understand him wanting to try and showcase his talents at the very top of his game. We won't know what happened between the club and him, in terms of receiving a contract. But I'm sure Roman & Mou didn't tell him he's not allowed back to train. In fact, even Mou said Roman assured Lampard he'd always have a place here... So why not train with us? As for your last bit, he's contributing to their success over us whatever he does. That is already a problem imo. I'm sure he said that about joining QPR. He wouldn't "do that do the fans"..

No-one's saying he should give up though, I would never suggest he should retire with us. When he signed with NYC, that was terrific.. He'd make a payday in America while also playing for a club in a league that would never affect us as Chelsea fans. But when he then signs a loan deal, where he becomes eligible to play for a direct title rival? Surely, as a Chelsea fan, this must have some effect on you? He will be donning a City shirt and will play when he's called upon to win them points in the PL, CL etc.

Lmao. So you think City won't be using Lampard as a player? Then why is he going to go on loan?! He could easily train with Uncle Harry or Mourinho. He's signing a LOAN CONTRACT where he becomes register. Where he therefore plays.

This baffles me so much. He's not going to Uncle Harry's team here.. It's a direct rival who will be fighting his ex-club. Lampard won't be throwing games in our favour. Out of all the clubs who he could "train" with. He could "train" with us ffs.

Of course he's a Chelsea legend, for what he's done FOR the club. Tell me how him going to a TITLE RIVAL is not a call of loyalty? If they were pre-Qatar money City, sure.. Go ahead. But a direct title rival? That doesn't bother you one bit?

And what if he's then called upon to play? What if he scores a goal that gives them 3 points over us to lift the title?

Are you missing this loan to Manchester City deal on purpose?

..to then going to the team who are a direct rival in every trophy front? Yes, that is questionable.

I saw this coming and got ridiculed when suggesting Frank had done this anyway. It was an obvious statement. He'd signed with NYC, a franchise of the same owners as City. His paycheck comes from the same source who pays our title rivals. This comes as no surprise to me that a loan deal is in the works, I sincerely hope he declines.

Wow, I leave 3 days and we've gone and sold Lukaku Watching Mourinho's pc after the fact tells a lot, he was disjointed and didn't look happy, he rarely looked up either. But he also deflected when asked if Mourinho was disappointed. From this I think things got very heated with Mourinho & Lukaku/his agent/his father. It seems as if Lukaku tried to hold the club to ransom and Mourinho called the bluff. As I said before, someone's led Lukaku to overestimate himself and if that's only led him to go to Everton..... It says a lot about how other perceive him.

Remains to be seen what he means by 'first team'

I trust you've seen this..