Marco Reus

[Viper22 2,418]

what i think has happened is that schurlle's current rut of form has made this decision very easy for people. suddenly he has become this poor, good for nothing player. people forget how good he is and the quality he himself brings to the team. and hence people feel that the gap he would leave will be easily filled this season.

in all honesty, salah, remy and a 36 year old DD are mid table PL quality players. to say baker, solanke and brown are mid table players is a massive massive exaggeration.

if we cant sign him in the summer and risk losing him or we cant get a pre-agreement, then obviously we should buy him. all my arguments are considering the fact that we CAN sign him in the summer.

Well Brown was scoring goals for WBA when he was there before we bought him, and Solanke is arguably better, so that's my logic in saying they're mid table level.

I'm not underestimating Schurrle, if we can't get Reus then i'm happy enough keeping him as 4th choice for now. He definitely has the capability to be a hell of a lot better than he has been recently.

I understand completely what you're saying but there's no guarantee that we would sign him in the summer. Imagine a hypothetical situation where 2 of Bale/Ronaldo/Isco/JAmes Rodriguez had been injured at the end of the season. Real would scramble to put everything they wanted into signing Reus. Same with Bayern if Ribery/Robben are injured or out of form. We're gambling on Bayern/Real not wanting him, cos if they did, we'd just get massively outbid for wages. And even if those 2 didn't want him we're relying on Barca not convincing him to wait until they are out of their transfer embargo. Then he's got a choice between us and Man City (no feasible reason he'd go to Arsenal or Liverpool due to no chance of winning the title and they've got less financial clout than us anyway). Too many ifs and buts there IMO.

Whereas, tying the deal up in January using Schurrle (who although good, you must admit is expendable) as a sweetener for BVB (they then wouldn't have to go searching for a replacement LW) would knock everyone else out of the race.

But like you said you admitted if we can't get a pre-agreement then we should sign him. We all agree in essence .

[Sepehr SS 36]

what i think has happened is that schurlle's current rut of form has made this decision very easy for people. suddenly he has become this poor, good for nothing player. people forget how good he is and the quality he himself brings to the team. and hence people feel that the gap he would leave will be easily filled this season.

in all honesty, salah, remy and a 36 year old DD are mid table PL quality players. to say baker, solanke and brown are mid table players is a massive massive exaggeration.

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

[didierforever 7,349]

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

there are posters like viper and then there are posters like u!!!

u know what, i have already got a warning, so dont wanna get another talking to people like u.

[Y123CFC 69]

I don't think many will agree, but personally I rate the 'location factor' quite highly.

For example, if it came down to us and City, things such as wages and playing time assurances could be matched, but I think the fact we are based in London could really give us the upper hand (along with the fact we have a much better manager).

Anyone else agree?

[iseah100 5,612]

I don't think many will agree, but personally I rate the 'location factor' quite highly.

For example, if it came down to us and City, things such as wages and playing time assurances could be matched, but I think the fact we are based in London could really give us the upper hand (along with the fact we have a much better manager).

Anyone else agree?

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

[lucio 5,418]

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

One in five in Greater Manchester in extreme poverty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21023300

it is shit , reflected by its football teams

[iseah100 5,612]

One in five in Greater Manchester in extreme poverty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21023300

it is shit , reflected by its football teams

Whoa. It's like Detroit of England lol. I know London is beautiful, obviously.

[Spike 12,049]

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

Commit suicide? Cut that bullshit out.

[Spike 12,049]

Whoa. It's like Detroit of England lol. I know London is beautiful, obviously.

More than a quater of Londoners live in poverty. I don't know if the number has changed too much since then.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-24517391

[Y123CFC 69]

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

Of course it's all subjective but I'd say yes, although that's just my opinion of course haha

For example, London was a factor for Fabregas in choosing us.

Also, sometimes it's a reason players choose Spain over England, so maybe for a player coming from abroad, London is a bigger appeal than Manchester?

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

If people are really that worried to field a weak bench in the CL, so much so that you'd want to risk loosing Reus to other teams in the summer then why not recall Moses if we're that desperate.

If we really do have a chance to get Reus, there should be no room for complacency. A club like Chelsea should never be thinking short-term unless we're desperate. And, I don't think we do, so I'm sure if there is a chance to get Reus, we'll be involved.

[lucio 5,418]

More than a quater of Londoners live in poverty. I don't know if the number has changed too much since then.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-24517391

but not "extreme" poverty like manchester. although i doubt it is extreme at all, compared to other countries

[smpl 3]

we are just in november , wait

[Spike 12,049]

but not "extreme" poverty like manchester. although i doubt it is extreme at all, compared to other countries

Poverty is a very vague term. I think in this context it is refering to low income families and households. I bet they still have basics like food access, clean water, bathing facilities, loos and some sort of heating fixtures.

[Dy-lan 142]

I really wish these rumors didn't start, or at least started closer to the transfer window lol The idea of possibly signing Reus is very exciting. However I feel, like another poster said, a lot of things would have to fall into place for us to have a good chance of signing him:

-Bayern indeed isn't an option for him (if you believe the rumors of him being too loyal to BVB)

-Madrid/ Barca (we'll see if this ban really sticks) must not come into play, or he'll most likely be swayed to pick them.

If the above happen then we can feel more confident about the prospect of signing him for a couple reasons.

-He'd probably like to play for Jose versus Pelligrini (assuming he's still there) or LVG

-London often plays a part in some players choices

-The RW position will be his and he'll be assured he'll have plenty of playing time.

Id absolutely love him here as he's been one of my fav players to watch even before his move back to BvB and I think he'd fit our side like a glove.

[TheIceMan 596]

Costa

Hazard-Oscar-Reus BEST ATTACK IN THE WORLD!!! Hope he takes the 11

Fabregas

[smpl 3]

oscar no

[TheIceMan 596]

oscar no

Why, the Fuck not?

[iseah100 5,612]

Why, the Fuck not?

Ignore him, he's trolling.

Reus here seems likely, Barca are banned, Madrid aren't selling Bale, and Reus won't go to Bayern. So, that leaves us, a London based club who compete for everything, vs 2 Manchester clubs one which never makes it past the R16 of the CL and the other who didn't make it to the CL. And Arsenal who don't compete. Plus we have the best manager in the world and a world class squad. Plus he would be guaranteed playing time here. Seems logical, Bayern is our biggest threat for his signature.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

what are our chances of winning the PL without reus? by what percentage does getting reus right now improve our those chances. keep in mind that this is a winter transfer. people take time to acclimitize. even the best players in the world take time.

how does that small percent improvement in chances in our winning the PL (for which we alreadr are the favourites), negate the total drop in our winning the CL cos we had to play salah against bayern munich cos of no depth in AM department.

The chances of us winning the PL with or without Reus are still high but think back to Jose's second season here in his first spell in charge, did he really need to go and buy Michael Essien? Not really, but he did didn't he? Its not just a matter of improving the chances of winning the Premier League or Champions League as such but improving competition and strength of the squad as well so we can compete across every front.

Also having a very good wide forward in Reus playing on the right? He has an impressive goalscoring record, probably better than Hazards and much better than Willian and Andre's as well as being a much superior player to both of them so what harm would it do? Honestly if it was someone who is like 21 and needed regular games to develop to a certain level then yes signing him would be pointless but signing a player better than anyone we've got really is not pointless.