Petr Cech

[iseah100 5,612]

Arsenal even with Cech won't win CL nor PL anyway. Doesn't he looking for playing time and London? Roman should've just asking not Arsenal only. If he want trophy, as the main reason, there are plenty more reasonable choices.

It's like my boss tell me on my resignment, good luck, and please don't go to our competitor after I work for 10 years for them. Selfish yes, but the wishes are very understandable in the professional world.

They will be competitive which is what Petr wants, I assume. Villa, Palace and West Ham wouldn't be able to meet his wage demands and that is a huge step down and very disrespectful.

If my boss asks me not to go to a rival after firing me, he can go fuck himself. You know why? Cause they didn't care what I did enough to keep me. If my old companies rival can pay as much, put me in the same position, and is comfortable for me i would go there. Poor analogy, but still.

between complying with what Petr (or any player) wants and what is best for Chelsea..the latter should always be our priority. Petr and others have helped us win many trophies,just like playing for Chelsea has helped them win those trophies. for which they have been paid enough that nobody else in their families need to ever work for generations to come.

I`d tell him he can either A) stay in London for a non rival B)go to a rival team in London aslong as what we get in return as in player makes us equal or stronger than where we`d be without him. C) go to a team who are not a direct rival,be that in England,France,Italy,Spain,Germany etc..D) Stay.

The club doesn't owe Petr and Petr doesn't owe the club. But, without him who knows what would have happened to CFC after 2012. Him and DD especially are 2 of the 3 most important figures in the history of the club. The least they could do is honor his wish. It's not like they're giving them Hazard or something. Cech will not carry them to the title.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

They will be competitive which is what Petr wants, I assume. Villa, Palace and West Ham wouldn't be able to meet his wage demands and that is a huge step down and very disrespectful.

If my boss asks me not to go to a rival after firing me, he can go fuck himself. You know why? Cause they didn't care what I did enough to keep me. If my old companies rival can pay as much, put me in the same position, and is comfortable for me i would go there. Poor analogy, but still.

The wage thing could be solved by loan with we still pay some of it. Yes, a step down, because Cech badly want to stay in London in the first place, and Arsenal is our main London rival. Therefore it should be anywhere in London but Arsenal. Arsenal is the subject here, it means if West Ham finish 3rd last season and Arsenal 5th. The wishes is still the same, anywhere but Arsenal, go ahead to West Ham.

Agree, if I have been fired. But my example is, me who resign. Basically demands respect from each other after working to make company better for a long time. Don't ruined your 'legacy' or what you have done all this time here by joining our competitor as owner last wishes, is pretty understandable.

I'm now questioning about, 'no bigger player than a club' thing.

[iseah100 5,612]

The wage thing could be solved by loan with we still pay some of it. Yes, a step down, because Cech badly want to stay in London in the first place, and Arsenal is our main London rival. Therefore it should be anywhere in London but Arsenal. Arsenal is the subject here, it means if West Ham finish 3rd last season and Arsenal 5th. The wishes is still the same, anywhere but Arsenal, go ahead to West Ham.

Agree, if I have been fired. But my example is, me who resign. Basically demands respect from each other after working to make company better for a long time. Don't ruined your 'legacy' or what you have done all this time here by joining our competitor as owner last wishes, is pretty understandable.

I'm now questioning about, 'no bigger player than a club' thing.

I just don't agree, sorry. Fans want Cech to

A) Take a pay cut and go to a mid table team.

B)Leave the country

C)Rot on the bench for a year when he only has a few left.

That's incredibly selfish imo. Any of those things would make the realtionship the club has with Cech sour.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

I can`t quote for some reason.

but Cech is under contract at Chelsea football club. they will probably let him leave before his contract ends when they don`t need to as they did with Crespo,Deco etc..

the analogy between if you got fired and the Cech situation doesn`t work out. he is not being fired,his contract is not being cancelled.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

I`m glad I am old enough to be a fan of the club I supported before any of our current squad were born and don`t put any of those players above the club.

there`s plenty teams around who are not "beneathe" Cech playing for. he can go to a rival even..but we should not just hand Cech to them for a price we do not need. if we lose him for that we are gonna be weaker whilst making a rival stronger.let them give up something that will either weaker them or make the trade even.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Have you seen his medical records then and are you a qualified orthopedist? Youngest of triplets eh...... so just because he came out third doesnt prove anything one way or another.His skull (MIGHT) be thinner but so would have the other two as well...doesnt matter 1st, 2nd or 3rd.

Youngsters playing computer games are more likely to have an overall weaker bone structure than him

Repetitive injuries to his right calf and repeated surgery on his left elbow for what is otherwise known as tennis elbow. He is an "old" 33 year old, I doubt he'll be playing into his 40s like Schwarzer. Late 30s at a push, I predict.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

If he's happy, I'm happy

He's done far too much for this club for us to be in a position to tell him to go and piss the rest of his career up the wall. End of for me.

[Oscar 441]

Repetitive injuries to his right calf and repeated surgery on his left elbow for what is otherwise known as tennis elbow. He is an "old" 33 year old, I doubt he'll be playing into his 40s like Schwarzer. Late 30s at a push, I predict.

exactly....

People use VDS and Buffon as the norms for goalkeepers too much

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

I just don't agree, sorry. Fans want Cech to

A) Take a pay cut and go to a mid table team.

B)Leave the country

C)Rot on the bench for a year when he only has a few left.

That's incredibly selfish imo. Any of those things would make the realtionship the club has with Cech sour.

Yes, of course it will sounds selfish from our point of view. I believe other teams has a much worse history than 'just go anywhere but one club' thing with their respective players. Well, what I am talking about since the beginning actually from Roman point of view. What I will do if I am Roman, for the club, for majority of Chelsea fans.

Funnily, I always thought if Roman really did that, I don't think Cech will forced to move or angry about it. I believe he is clever enough to 'understand' about that owner decision, for club sake, for Jose, for Chelsea fans. I believe he will accept it.

Yes, this will always be my dream, as it seems he will joining Arsenal no matter what anyway. Just not wishing him my best luck then.

[Oscar 441]

If Cech goes to arsenal, than what are they going to do with their other 2 goalkeepers?

They sold fabianksi, who played terrific for swansea and have a very good ospina and from what i remembered their future in the polish goalkeeper...

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

If Cech goes to arsenal, than what are they going to do with their other 2 goalkeepers?

They sold fabianksi, who played terrific for swansea and have a very good ospina and from what i remembered their future in the polish goalkeeper...

This will be my first kind of feeling with Arsenal players, but I feel sorry for their GK this summer. A bit.

Ospina did well to help Arsenal finish 3rd, with bunch of ordinary defender in front of him last season.

[Tomo 21,733]

Repetitive injuries to his right calf and repeated surgery on his left elbow for what is otherwise known as tennis elbow. He is an "old" 33 year old, I doubt he'll be playing into his 40s like Schwarzer. Late 30s at a push, I predict.

Even Schwarzer was a shadow of his Boro self for us as was Freidel at Spurs (his staticness drove them insane). Even Schmeichel and Seaman declined rapidly at the end.

Keeper's like Van Der Sar maintaining world class level upto 40 is very rare.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Repetitive injuries to his right calf and repeated surgery on his left elbow for what is otherwise known as tennis elbow. He is an "old" 33 year old, I doubt he'll be playing into his 40s like Schwarzer. Late 30s at a push, I predict.

Are you also saying this is because he was a triplet ?....because thats what that part of the debate is about

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

talking about genetics and similar things, I was working with a guy from Malawi last summer and the subject of players with African origins,genes etc.. who have had heart problems came up. I said I thought it was from genes of players who have some connection to malnutrition in their familes,either directly themselves in childhood or to their parents in particular their mothers during time in the womb,breastfeeding age etc..

his belief was it was not connected to that but due to the lifestyle of a lot of Africans being smokers..

I don`t know..he told me he was a Chelsea AND Arsenal fan so I must confess I didn`t take his opinion too seriously after that..

there is something to Cech having not as thick or hard a skull as most people..i myself have fractured my skull twice but although I have fractured other bones..compared to the impact they took I have no doubt that my other bones are harder than my skull.so maybe that is the case for Cech too.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Are you also saying this is because he was a triplet ?....because thats what that part of the debate is about

I'm not a doctor, I don't know if him being a triplet affects his body condition. But the fact of the matter is he struggles with repetitive, niggling injuries, that are extremely debilitating for a goalkeeper. Go and research cricket wicketkeeper injuries for more details.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

No need to research.

Am fully aware he has had injuries....was just debating the fact that a poster stated as fact that this was down to him being a triplet

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Now after my head cooling down. Who will be Cech replacement? It seems they won't want to let go Walcott or Ox. How about swap plus cash for Szczesny or Ospina?

My bet Szczesny is a possibility as Ospina will definitely want to leave also but to a club where he will be no 1 choice. Not the best looking guy out there, but actually Szczesny will be a decent backup and he is also still 25 years old. Wrap him up for 5 years. We can also mock Arsenal when we win some cups next season.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Chelsea should play hardball here. Get a really good deal.

Who are Arsenal going to get who is better than Cech? They may take a while but eventually they'll resist and give us what we want. Which should be a HG player + cash. And if Cech really wants to go there, do it.