Daniel Sturridge

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Does anyone know his starts to goals ratio?

Chelsea - 49(47 sub) - 96 apps - 24 goals

Bolton Loan: 12(0 sub) - 8 goals

Man City: 8(24) - 32 apps - 6 goals

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danny still injured Bamford on loan and injured ...Lukaku on loan all we are left with is Torres and Feruz ,,,,,FFS start with Feruz

against Sunderland

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Sturridge's first goal for Bolton was as a sub

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danny still injured Bamford on loan and injured ...Lukaku on loan all we are left with is Torres and Feruz ,,,,,FFS start with Feruz

against Sunderland

Piazon isn't half bad as a striker..

Any idea if Danny will be fit for Sunderland?

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Anyone else think the club is phasing him out like they did with Borini and the injury is bullshit?

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Piazon isn't half bad as a striker..

Any idea if Danny will be fit for Sunderland?

According to PhysioRoom, he should be back by 8 Dec. So he could just be back in time. More than likely as a sub though.

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According to PhysioRoom, he should be back by 8 Dec. So he could just be back in time. More than likely as a sub though.

Does PhysioRoom say when Torres will get injured?

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Does PhysioRoom say when Torres will get injured?

Maybe if we bribe them... they might 'take care' of things.

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Anyone else think the club is phasing him out like they did with Borini and the injury is bullshit?

They bloody better not be!Sell him who does score and run and move around when given a chance.Granted may be selfish at times but that can be worked out...however selling and keeping Torres..no chance...I hope

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They bloody better not be!Sell him who does score and run and move around when given a chance.Granted may be selfish at times but that can be worked out...however selling and keeping Torres..no chance...I hope

Our board isn't exactly known for smart decisions, just look at what they decided so far this season:

- Go into season with only 2 strikers

- Send Malouda to the reserves despite our thin squad

- Sack RDM

- Appoint Benitez

- Refuse to give Cole the deal he wants

- The calttenburg fiasco

I wouldn't be surprised at all if we sell Danny in Jan. Gutted, but not surprised.

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Our board isn't exactly known for smart decisions, just look at what they decided so far this season:

- Go into season with only 2 strikers

- Send Malouda to the reserves despite our thin squad

- Sack RDM

- Appoint Benitez

- Refuse to give Cole the deal he wants

- The calttenburg fiasco

I wouldn't be surprised at all if we sell Danny in Jan. Gutted, but not surprised.

You forgot 'Letting go 2 CMs on the last day of transfer window without getting any replacements'. Do that and then they expect RDM to work wonders with a thin squad. The minute something goes wrong, they just sack him! It's just mistake after mistake committed by the club this season. Absolutely pathetic!

Edited December 2, 2012 by BluesMaster

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- Send Malouda to the reserves despite our thin squad

That wasn't a bad decision, or has his long absence make people forget how bad he actually was? We aren't thin in his position (left wing), we have 5 players capable of playing there.

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.Granted may be selfish at times but that can be worked out

That's got to be the understatement of the century.

'May be selfish'

Try unbelievably selfish to the detriment of the team. He's 23 with almost 150 professional games under his belt. This is who he is. He is the antithesis of the player we will be looking to include going forward.

You forgot 'Letting go 2 CMs on the last day of transfer window without getting any replacements'. Do that and then they expect RDM to work wonders with a thin squad. It's just mistake after mistake committed by the club this season. Absolutely pathetic!

I think the board were essentially writing this season off. They basically looked for ways to reduce costs, which would explain the Meireles and Essien moves. Malouda is clearly being punished for not leaving.

When you look at all the players being sent out on loan, I think the club is trying to put itself in a position for a run at trophies from next season. The club we were 8 years ago is not the club we're going to be next year in terms of personnel, their wages, their transfer fees and their ages.

Chelsea FC is going to be a business in future.

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That wasn't a bad decision, or has his long absence make people forget how bad he actually was? We aren't thin in his position (left wing), we have 5 players capable of playing there.

He's a body in midfield and is also capable of playing CM where we are lacking cover. We could at least have played him in the league cup and rested Mata or Rami or someone..

But let's get back on topic please.

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With Sturridge being under the age of 24 I imagine a deal for him would go to a tribunal should he decide to leave in the summer. Obviously that's assuming his contract expires next summer which no-one seems to be able to clarify at the moment.

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I think the board were essentially writing this season off. They basically looked for ways to reduce costs, which would explain the Meireles and Essien moves. Malouda is clearly being punished for not leaving.

When you look at all the players being sent out on loan, I think the club is trying to put itself in a position for a run at trophies from next season. The club we were 8 years ago is not the club we're going to be next year in terms of personnel, their wages, their transfer fees and their ages.

Chelsea FC is going to be a business in future.

The problem is that we also spent more than any other club in the transfer market. We gave David Luiz an unneeded and massive new contract. You can't have massive spending and then making little cuts to try to save money. It's ridiculous... It's like weightlifting. If you're lifting weights, one thing you figure out early is that you can't build muscle and lose weight at the same time.

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The problem is that we also spent more than any other club in the transfer market. We gave David Luiz an unneeded and massive new contract. You can't have massive spending and then making little cuts to try to save money. It's ridiculous... It's like weightlifting. If you're lifting weights, one thing you figure out early is that you can't build muscle and lose weight at the same time.

We spent big because we had to. We looked to make savings because we had to,

I'm not sure of the details of the Luiz 'massive' contract - how much more is he being paid?

Personally I don't think it's ridiculous in the slightest. If you're increasing your expenditure then you have to make cuts where you can. Like I said, Chelsea is going to be run differently than it was in the past and that means cutting the existing costs as well as looking to use the academy better.

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You forgot 'Letting go 2 CMs on the last day of transfer window without getting any replacements'. Do that and then they expect RDM to work wonders with a thin squad. The minute something goes wrong, they just sack him! It's just mistake after mistake committed by the club this season. Absolutely pathetic!

9 years its been,, i call BS on it being a mistake. they've seen what it takes to win the league and to think they can be this naive,, im beginning to think they setup RDM to only fail.