Frank Lampard

[Barbara 15,149]

Yes, rationally I know he isn't good enough anymore and is unlikely to strengthen City considering their great squad, but it doesn't change a thing. Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

But actually, now that you mention it, replacing him with Cesc might have seemed like a betrayal to him, though they're different players completely and it obviously wasn't a direct replacement. Well, I certainly prefer to think that rather than think Frank doesn't give a shit about fans.

I cover the part he doesn't strengthen City in my first post on the subject.

The part I'm talking about now is that he wasn't good enough for us anymore. WE wanted to be strengthened, so WE replaced him, directly or indirectly.

[Term-X 7,891]

Rules have been changed, I think you only need 120 minutes now, something along them lines, I remember reading Jack Rodwell got a medal last season.

Interesting, I wonder what he'll do with the medal if he contributes to them winning the title. Can you decline an invitation to an open-top bus parade..

[Nero 1,838]

[zolayes 14,489]

Interesting, I wonder what he'll do with the medal if he contributes to them winning the title. Can you decline an invitation to an open-top bus parade..

perhaps he will give it to you if ask nicely

[iseah100 5,612]

next there will be pictures of Chelsea #8 shirts being burned. I'll keep away from twitter because only the thought of that makes me cringe.

, I'll hate seeing him in the fade blue of them, but I agree with you that they aren't even our traditional rivals. I'm just happy he didn't go to QPR on loan. That would be disgusting, but still wouldn't have erased who he is for us and for me.

Nothing can erase. IT'S NOT EVEN A BIG DEAL.

Wow. Just wow. Not that Lampard is going to Man City, I'm more amazed by some members' ridiculous comments indirectly claiming it will degrade his legendary status here.

Nothing will do that. Lamps is a legend. We let him go? He can go anywhere. It doesn't matter.

Wow some people here just crazy I tell you.

No matter what Lampard does or goes he will always be a legend.

And one day he will come back to the club as whatever he wants.

Of course. Term-X is so deluded, he could be a City fan himself.

[Term-X 7,891]

[iseah100 5,612]

[Daniel1980 1,425]

I cover the part he doesn't strengthen City in my first post on the subject.

The part I'm talking about now is that he wasn't good enough for us anymore. WE wanted to be strengthened, so WE replaced him, directly or indirectly.

Of course we wanted to be strengthened and of course we replaced him. He's 36. There's nothing wrong with not offering a contract to a 36-year-old legend and buying younger players instead. If he's angry with us because of this, that's just weird. Frank is smarter than that--hopefully. Chelsea aren't at fault here. Nor is he, strictly speaking. He didn't betray us-- we didn't want him anymore. But he's going to play for our main competitor by his choice. It's his choice, which is fair enough. If he doesn't care that it sickens many Chelsea fans, fair enough.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Dear Roman, please call him and do something about it, we count on you sir. Thank you.

[Liquidator 5,176]

you ever considered a career in graphical design?

[Barbara 15,149]

Of course we wanted to be strengthened and of course we replaced him. He's 36. There's nothing wrong with not offering a contract to a 36-year-old legend and buying younger players instead. If he's angry with us because of this, that's just weird. Frank is smarter than that--hopefully. Chelsea aren't at fault here. Nor is he, strictly speaking. He didn't betray us-- we didn't want him anymore. But he's going to play for our main competitor by his choice. It's his choice, which is fair enough. If he doesn't care that it sickens many Chelsea fans, fair enough.

just want to clarify I didn't mean he's doing it out of spite because we dumped him. I'm saying he's taking care of his business keeping his best interests in mind, the same way we did. I don't think he'd hold grudges. He knows rarely a player retires in the club they've played most of their lives.

[tiby2979 175]

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[MichaelDance 552]

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Well we're going to F**k city up this year, new blood, fresh start, no mistakes in the start and we're going to show them who's boss and put them in their place with or without Frank Lampard on their team, he's got blue blood in him and I can't believe what I'm reading...

Maybe I can wake up from this nightmare in a minute.

[Billy. 2,742]

Good luck to him. It makes sense why he would go there

[Jase 43,479]

It is somewhat ironic that Lampard, a professional, doesn't want to play against us even if his reasoning is understandable...

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

It was the club's choice to let him go. He is the biggest Legend Chelsea has, our greatest ever player. Why should someone who devoted more3 than a decade to this club and put everything he had on the pitch each fuckin time, scored the more goals for us than any other player somehow dimish his status by signing for a team some of us obviously don't like?

So Melbourne is ok? For some also QPR would be ok. So should he hand a list to every Chelsea fan for them to put on which Club he could join and which not? Ony because he is a legend here does not give us the right to judge him and his moves after he left.

When Pirlo was cast out by Milan and joined Juve, most people, also people here hailed him for his courage and determination to carry on. Now Lamps takes a similar, but not even that grave step cos he only joines on a short-term loan contract, people are going mad at him? Talking about double standards.

He is our greatest ever player. Top scorer, Champions League winning captain. Nothing can eradicate that, not even playing one or two matches for Manchester City who only are current rival of ours, but not even a historic one we grew up hating, just another recently successful club. Be disappointed. It changes nothing.

[Myself 793]

so this is what it feels like to be an arsenal fan...

[sdrcfc 461]

Lampard has told the City owners he won't play against us.