Samir Nasri to have Man City medical

[Joker10 946]

And as i pointed out, we spend 50 mill on one player just cause he is PL experience, instead of spending less on Cavani or Falcao.

Nope, i am pretty sure it is because Torres is one of the most recognized player in the world and he adds so much commercial revenue into the club.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Torres' name really has to stop coming up in transfers now..

Buying a player like Nasri, who has premier league experience is a good signing. Why is that point being compared to Torres? Their situations are completely different.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

And as i pointed out, we spend 50 mill on one player just cause he is PL experience, instead of spending less on Cavani or Falcao.

you didnt actually point that out in that post tho.Dont think we ever announced that we spent 50 mill on Torres because of his PL experience did we? We spent 50 mill because he is a top class striker being touted not even 1 year ago as one of the best in the world and because that was the amount the dippers wanted for him! Plus you have already clearly wrote Torres off after his long spell here, I prefer to wait till he has had a decent chance before using him as the yard stick to which all future possible failures will be judged

[Guest justin_3d]

I'm sure that him being one of the top 5 strikers in the world had nothing to do with it.

Yeah but David Villa is better then him, and Barcelona spend less then we did on Torres....

Nope, i am pretty sure it is because Torres is one of the most recognized player in the world and he adds so much commercial revenue into the club.

So is Tevez, and he cost less then Torres for City.....

you didnt actually point that out in that post tho.Dont think we ever announced that we spent 50 mill on Torres because of his PL experience did we? We spent 50 mill because he is a top class striker being touted not even 1 year ago as one of the best in the world and because that was the amount the dippers wanted for him! Plus you have already clearly wrote Torres off after his long spell here, I prefer to wait till he has had a decent chance before using him as the yard stick to which all future possible failures will be judged

Because he is not even worth that much. David Villa and Tevez have done better and cost less.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Yeah but David Villa is better then him, and Barcelona spend less then we did on Torres....

So is Tevez, and he cost less then Torres for City.....

Because he is not even worth that much. David Villa and Tevez have done better and cost less.

Your completely missing the point here fella, its not like we sat down and thought... ok, Torres is a good player, lets pay 50 million pounds for him!!! THATS THE PRICE WE HAD TO PAY!

[Guest justin_3d]

Your completely missing the point here fella, its not like we sat down and thought... ok, Torres is a good player, lets pay 50 million pounds for him!!! THATS THE PRICE WE HAD TO PAY!

And we got screwed paying for him!

Could have used that money better on Cavani or beat Liverpool to Suarez.

[J.F. 1,484]

or dos Santos..

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

And we got screwed paying for him!

Could have used that money better on Cavani or beat Liverpool to Suarez.

Again thats your hasty assumption and its not factually accurate and wont be until he finishes playing here and then we can judge his worth! Ill be interested to hear your comments should he go out and hit 30 odd goals next season!

[Sheva. 5,373]

Nope, i am pretty sure it is because Torres is one of the most recognized player in the world and he adds so much commercial revenue into the club.

Probably the best reply, not only his PL experience, but this also had a lot to do with it.

[Guest justin_3d]

Again thats your hasty assumption and its not factually accurate and wont be until he finishes playing here and then we can judge his worth! Ill be interested to hear your comments should he go out and hit 30 odd goals next season!

Again thats your hasty assumption and its not factually accurate and wont be until he finishes playing here and then we can judge his worth! Ill be interested to hear your comments should he go out and hit 30 odd goals next season!

30 odd goals is not worth the 50 mill price tag.

He was brought to win the CL, like Carlo. And so far his first season was disastrous.

Let's see what he can do in the new season.

Cause the 30 odd goals could be done by Falcao or Cavani and would cost less.

[Guest justin_3d]

or dos Santos..

Yeah but he would only cost 5 mill....

That is not a risk, as it is with Torres.

Torres' name really has to stop coming up in transfers now..

Buying a player like Nasri, who has premier league experience is a good signing. Why is that point being compared to Torres? Their situations are completely different.

You are right.

I will stop talking about Torres.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

30 odd goals is not worth the 50 mill price tag.

He was brought to win the CL, like Carlo. And so far his first season was disastrous.

Let's see what he can do in the new season.

Cause the 30 odd goals could be done by Falcao or Cavani and would cost less.

I never said 30 goals was worth 50 mill, i said that your hasty assumption that we got mugged and that Nando is a dud could look pretty stupid if he bangs in 30 next season.

He wasnt brought in to win us the champions league, he was brought in to help turn an ever worsening season before we capitulated completely but its good of you to allow him another season at least.

You have absolutely no idea that Falcao or Cavani could have done any better. Look when we brought Kezman in for a reasonable amount! Everyone talked of the mass amounts of goals he scored in the dutch league and what did he do? Not much

[Guest justin_3d]

I never said 30 goals was worth 50 mill, i said that your hasty assumption that we got mugged and that Nando is a dud could look pretty stupid if he bangs in 30 next season.

He wasnt brought in to win us the champions league, he was brought in to help turn an ever worsening season before we capitulated completely but its good of you to allow him another season at least.

You have absolutely no idea that Falcao or Cavani could have done any better. Look when we brought Kezman in for a reasonable amount! Everyone talked of the mass amounts of goals he scored in the dutch league and what did he do? Not much

I am not longer going to talk about Torres here, as i said i wouldn't.

But i will give him this new season to make me a believer. Cause for 50 million you will have to show more then what Drogba did last year!

[Joker10 946]

So is Tevez, and he cost less then Torres for City.....

Tevez is nowhere near as marketable as Torres. Torres will pump more revenue into the club in one year then Tevez can in his entire career. Torres has the highest selling kit in the league, and Chelsea will receive half of Torres image rights. Every commercial or advertise Torres does Chelsea will profit.

let me just remained you that Torres is by far the most popular player at Chelsea and has the largest followers around the world, and that means some serious revenue for the club. Business decision plays a big role into buying a player especially at Chelsea.

On the pitch Torres is by far the better then Tevez, calling Torres a flop after 3 months shows just shows how fickle you are.

btw the reason Tevez costed so low for City is because his contract was winding down at United.

[Kostas 1,468]

Yeah but David Villa is better then him, and Barcelona spend less then we did on Torres....

Buying players in January is expensive, moreso when you buy them less than 24 hours before the transfer window closes. What is your point really? No one said we got a bargain and because you think we overpaid for him doesn't mean we should keep overpaying for everyone else.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

I am not longer going to talk about Torres here, as i said i wouldn't.

But i will give him this new season to make me a believer. Cause for 50 million you will have to show more then what Drogba did last year!

Yeah, thats why your not gonna talk about it anymore

[Guest justin_3d]

Buying players in January is expensive, moreso when you buy them less than 24 hours before the transfer window closes. What is your point really? No one said we got a bargain and because you think we overpaid for him doesn't mean we should keep overpaying for everyone else.

That we over expend on players just because they are either English or PL proven.

That is nonsense as it was shown when we bough Ivan, Ramires and David Luiz.

Far better value then having to rely on the notion of just cause he is PL proven.

They might be PL proven, but that does not mean they will not do that well, will they?

Just look at City and how much PL proven talent they bought? A lot have been a big farce.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

That we over expend on players just because they are either English or PL proven.

That is nonsense as it was shown when we bough Ivan, Ramires and David Luiz.

Far better value then having to rely on the notion of just cause he is PL proven.

They might be PL proven, but that does not mean they will not do that well, will they?

Just look at City and how much PL proven talent they bought? A lot have been a big farce.

It got them into the CL for the first time and won them an FA Cup. Think they are happy enough