Helping Lamps Stay

[Kojo 4,676]

Abramovich is the boss, i want Frank Lampard to stay, but if Roman doesn't want him then that's that unfortuantely, because if you play with feathers you get your arse tickled.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I don't think a Twitition is a powerful enough medium to reach the club, in all honesty, but it is worth a go I suppose.

The club must realise that letting Lampard leave would be ridiculous based on merchandising alone. After Torres, his is the most popular shirt sold in the megastore.

[didierforever 7,349]

I don't think a Twitition is a powerful enough medium to reach the club, in all honesty, but it is worth a go I suppose.

The club must realise that letting Lampard leave would be ridiculous based on merchandising alone. After Torres, his is the most popular shirt sold in the megastore.

twitter petition is the only way i can do anythin!!! the people who can actually have an effect are ones who go to the BRIDGE... but i really wanna do something for this one because letting lamps go is suicidal in my eyes.

[The only place to be 11,313]

It isn't a case of making Lampard want to stay. He's made it clear he doesn't want to go anywhere.

It is a case of making the blind twats in charge of this club realise it would be both a mistake to let him leave, and a slight against the fans of this club who want the player to stay.

Those would be the blind twats who have gone out and bought in not one, but two of the most highly-rated youngsters in that position in the last year (De Bruyne and Oscar) whilst also securing valuable first-team experience for two of the most highly-rated young English talents around (McEachran and Chalobah) as well as buying another midfielder who has arguably been the player of the season so far in the Premier League, on course for 25 GOALS AND 30 ASSISTS.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Those would be the blind twats who have gone out and bought in not one, but two of the most highly-rated youngsters in that position in the last year (De Bruyne and Oscar) whilst also securing valuable first-team experience for two of the most highly-rated young English talents around (McEachran and Chalobah) as well as buying another midfielder who has arguably been the player of the season so far in the Premier League, on course for 25 GOALS AND 30 ASSISTS.

Lol - like RDM this is more of an 'emotional' debate. I think the board are running the club well, posting a profit was an awesome performance

If Frank is serious about staying he must realise FFP means he needs a paycut.

If the BA situation is true, I like the new approach by our board in contract negotiations, due to a limited capacity compared to Utd, City and Le Arse - we don't generate enough match-day revenue, we have to rely on more and more 3rd party sponsorship deals.

Business is simple, keep the fixed costs low and variable costs under scrutiny. The 150k week stuff is no longer affordable in a world consisting of Global Recession.

Players, Fans, Clubs have to be realistic in times of economic austerity, if Frank only expects to play 1/2 the games, he should be willing to take a 50% pay cut - it's only fair... That's still 75k week unbelievable money - he earns in 1.2 weeks what I earn in a year!!!

So I would love Frank to stay, but he needs to be realistic on wages and our Board do need to tread carefully...

[Ollie 4,400]

Unfortunately there's nothing that anyone can do to help Lamps stay. The board have already made their decision and he will be leaving in the summer unfortunately. We moved on with Drogba, now we need to move on with Lampard. It's a new Chelsea now. A new era.

[didierforever 7,349]

i think we are putting the wage debate out of proportion. since 2010 summer lets see who has left the club - ballack,cole,deco,belletti,carvalho (in the summer of 2010), zhirkov,anelka,alex(in 2011) and drogba, kalou and bosingwa (in summer of 2012) with malouda,sturridge and benayoun with probably essein, cole and lampard. add to that torres (who i think would probably leave us in the summer at least)

transfers in - benayoun,ramires,torres,luiz(2010),mata,lukaku, courtouis,romeu,bryune,cahill(2011),marin,oscar,azpi,hazard,moses(2012).

[meireles and youth players not included as i would expect their wages to not be that much of an issue]

while our transfers in have been untested and young players (for the most part) who would probably be at 50% or at max 75% of the wages of the players that have left us (almost every one on the out list was more than an accomplished player and i wont be suprised if most of them earned more than 100k pw).

considering the type of players we have brought in and that we anyways have probably the thinnest squad of the top 6-7 clubs in the epl, i would not think wages to be the sole concern or for that matter even the main concern.

i think its more about roman and his fantasy of having a "young" team with no player over 30 being a part of it. the results this season have shown that we still do need lampard. he gives us that X-factor. he is not merely a luxury but a necessity. plus he has shown signs of taking a lesser role too (sub role) and that should not hinder in the development of some our players (without him if we keep losing then that defintely wont develop those players at all).

so i say a one year contract is a MUST...

[The only place to be 11,313]

i think we are putting the wage debate out of proportion. since 2010 summer lets see who has left the club - ballack,cole,deco,belletti,carvalho (in the summer of 2010), zhirkov,anelka,alex(in 2011) and drogba, kalou and bosingwa (in summer of 2012) with malouda,sturridge and benayoun with probably essein, cole and lampard. add to that torres (who i think would probably leave us in the summer at least)

transfers in - benayoun,ramires,torres,luiz(2010),mata,lukaku, courtouis,romeu,bryune,cahill(2011),marin,oscar,azpi,hazard,moses(2012).

[meireles and youth players not included as i would expect their wages to not be that much of an issue]

while our transfers in have been untested and young players (for the most part) who would probably be at 50% or at max 75% of the wages of the players that have left us (almost every one on the out list was more than an accomplished player and i wont be suprised if most of them earned more than 100k pw).

considering the type of players we have brought in and that we anyways have probably the thinnest squad of the top 6-7 clubs in the epl, i would not think wages to be the sole concern or for that matter even the main concern.

You talk about the wages between now and 2010. Now not going to in-depth into the way FFP works with pre-2010 contracts I think it's pertinent to mention that in 2010 we made a loss of £70million and this year we made a £1million profit.

[didierforever 7,349]

You talk about the wages between now and 2010. Now not going to in-depth into the way FFP works with pre-2010 contracts I think it's pertinent to mention that in 2010 we made a loss of £70million and this year we made a £1million profit.

precisely my point. we have been doing cost cutting exercises for the past 4 years. last year we got a 1 million bonus despite losing 26 mil (i think) on avb (13 mil to porto and 13 mil as compenastion) though not sure. this tells us that we have done what is necessary for FFP. right now there is some leeway in FFP where a club can incur some losses to a particular extent which goes on decreasing. So in my opinion we are there as far as FFP is concerened but the actual problem is the club's new strategies (and by club i mean roman)

[The only place to be 11,313]

precisely my point. we have been doing cost cutting exercises for the past 4 years. last year we got a 1 million bonus despite losing 26 mil (i think) on avb (13 mil to porto and 13 mil as compenastion) though not sure. this tells us that we have done what is necessary for FFP. right now there is some leeway in FFP where a club can incur some losses to a particular extent which goes on decreasing. So in my opinion we are there as far as FFP is concerened but the actual problem is the club's new strategies (and by club i mean roman)

We've also lost money in the CL, AVB's compensation was paid up as a wage up until the point he got a new job (so he cost very little to sack) and you also have to factor in the costs of a new manager and player acquisition in the summer. Like I've mentioned, understanding the club's finances is tricky but what is clear to see is that every penny counts in the modern game.

[didierforever 7,349]

We've also lost money in the CL, AVB's compensation was paid up as a wage up until the point he got a new job (so he cost very little to sack) and you also have to factor in the costs of a new manager and player acquisition in the summer. Like I've mentioned, understanding the club's finances is tricky but what is clear to see is that every penny counts in the modern game.

no doubt it does, but somethings are necessary. people are crying over lamps and nothing so much for cole because we believe that lamps still got it and moreover he cant be totally replaced right now whereas cole maybe (some chance) of bertrand filling his shoes completely. moreover the results this season have shown the same. we win when lamps on the pitch and got a hard time without him.

plus i belive, it cant all be just financial, and i for one believe its more because of the club's changed status over aging players than any other thing.

[The only place to be 11,313]

no doubt it does, but somethings are necessary. people are crying over lamps and nothing so much for cole because we believe that lamps still got it and moreover he cant be totally replaced right now whereas cole maybe (some chance) of bertrand filling his shoes completely. moreover the results this season have shown the same. we win when lamps on the pitch and got a hard time without him.

plus i belive, it cant all be just financial, and i for one believe its more because of the club's changed status over aging players than any other thing.

I completely disagree with the Cole/Lampard debate.

Cole is still one of the best players in his position and if his ankle is up to it I'd like him to stay.

As for results, we lost against Corinthians, went down against Skahtar when he was on the pitch but won away to Spurs and Arsenal which were arguably our two best performances all season. This isn't a reliable way to assess his value apparently.