Petr Cech

[TheIceMan 596]

Already moved on! The Past is Past!

[The Mak 4,459]

Our prospects for this transfer window would want to brighten up pretty quickly for this bitter pill to be swallowed in a hurry; and Begovic, Turan, Flopcao or more kids for Vitesse do not count. One decent, potentially WC, addition please. We want to go into the CL with some more confidence this year at least.

[The Mak 4,459]

And to all the Gooners currently spying in here, no, you will not win the league next year. You will never win the league as long as you have Wenger and we have Mourinho.

[boshman 1,073]

Very few have turned against him, and even fewer will forget what he did for us, but you can't expect it not to sting when he is wearing that horrible shirt.

Oh I agree 100%. It will certainly hurt seeing him pull on that shirt. But reading some of the posts on here just leaves me baffled. The service this man gave to our club was phenomenal. What he achieved was phenomenal. He should be thanked for what he did for us. Not abused because he didn't want to sit on the bench.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

See ya Cech.

1. He didnt want to be a benchwarmer

2. He could have gone to a number of clubs but obviously a club that is consistantly top 4 and in London easily had the greatest appeal to him

3. Pointless Chelsea trying play hardball over a fee. 10m this year or nothing next. At least thats another decent amount added to the pot.

4. Was he actually 'all that' in the last 3 years or so? Seem to remember posts on Chelsea forums slating him for mistakes at set piece crosses, near post goals being let in and his poor kicking out when he was first choice.

Anyway, hope the best for him outside of football and that the alleged faults above continue to haunt him especially against us

[Fulham Broadway 16,921]

Chelsea reject

[Rhino's Skin 972]

He was saying that for ages. Everyone knew he wants to keep things simple, stay in London for the family. Unlike Lamps who tricked everyone....

How wrong to compare the scenarios between him and Lampard.

Chelsea (Mourinho) wanted to keep Cech and he still had another year of contract. Cech chose to leave early and chose Arsenal and signed a 3 year plus permenant deal.

Yet with Lampard, Chelsea had let him run down contract and was free to do what the hell he wanted including a temporary deal with City

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

We bought him £7m back then, and now we only get £3m profit after 11 years. Bad business

[HRiver 1,512]

I'm not worried about cech to arsenal.....

Vidal/cavani to arsenal is a different story

Who even is worried? It's not like Cech will produce magic week in week out, which will result in Arsenal winning the title. Arsenal won't win the title, not with that clueless clown in charge who couldn't defend if his life depended on it.

Anyone who truly thinks signing a goalkeeper makes a team serious title contenders is an idiot. Football is all about tactics, and as far as this is concerned Mourinho would beat Wenger with both hands tied behind his back.

Our most beloved 'legends' keep joining our rivals and other teams' fans are now laughing at us as a result. This is what sucks, it's not like Cech will make a huge difference in the title race, lol.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

Cech signs for Arsenal

(VIDEO) - Cech telling in Interview why He Joined Arsenal for.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9898384/cech-signs-for-arsenal

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Petr Cech from Chelsea for around £10m. The Czech Republic international reveals his decision to join Arsenal was clear after speaking to manager Arsene Wenger.

[Fulham Broadway 16,921]

Ok hes done it for his family, fair enough. However, youu have to question why the powers that be are letting him go, he has signed a 4-yr deal, so why couldn't he see out the last year with us, then sign a 3yr deal next summer?

If reports are true, that he will receive the last year of his contracts wage (£4m), then we end up being out of pocket once we have signed his replacement. We have £6m of the £10m to buy a keeper and pay his wage. Seeing as Stoke are being reported as turning down a £6m bid from us, for Begovic, I'd say we are the mugs.

On top of all that, where does it leave Mourinho? Said publicly that he didn't want him to be sold, he was obviously trying to take care of his squad.

So we end up swapping Cech for Begovic, and paying out on top. There's absolutely zero FFP in that.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Ok hes done it for his family, fair enough. However, youu have to question why the powers that be are letting him go, he has signed a 4-yr deal, so why couldn't he see out the last year with us, then sign a 3yr deal next summer?

If reports are true, that he will receive the last year of his contracts wage (£4m), then we end up being out of pocket once we have signed his replacement. We have £6m of the £10m to buy a keeper and pay his wage. Seeing as Stoke are being reported as turning down a £6m bid from us, for Begovic, I'd say we are the mugs.

On top of all that, where does it leave Mourinho? Said publicly that he didn't want him to be sold, he was obviously trying to take care of his squad.

So we end up swapping Cech for Begovic, and paying out on top. There's absolutely zero FFP in that.

He didnt want to be on the bench for another season.

Doubt we have to pay remainder of his contract as he has signed a new deal with a new club that he chose to leave us for.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Ok hes done it for his family, fair enough. However, youu have to question why the powers that be are letting him go, he has signed a 4-yr deal, so why couldn't he see out the last year with us, then sign a 3yr deal next summer?

If reports are true, that he will receive the last year of his contracts wage (£4m), then we end up being out of pocket once we have signed his replacement. We have £6m of the £10m to buy a keeper and pay his wage. Seeing as Stoke are being reported as turning down a £6m bid from us, for Begovic, I'd say we are the mugs.

On top of all that, where does it leave Mourinho? Said publicly that he didn't want him to be sold, he was obviously trying to take care of his squad.

So we end up swapping Cech for Begovic, and paying out on top. There's absolutely zero FFP in that.

Plus it looks like Mou as he said a few times never had any intentions to selling him to them particularly and with Cech thanking Roman it looks like hes gone over Mous head to do it.

I'm hoping theres not more going on than we see.

Thought Mou was signing a new contract before his holiday.

[JaKstone 307]

Better this thread to be closed a few days, makes me sick.

[Tomo 21,733]

Oh I agree 100%. It will certainly hurt seeing him pull on that shirt. But reading some of the posts on here just leaves me baffled. The service this man gave to our club was phenomenal. What he achieved was phenomenal. He should be thanked for what he did for us. Not abused because he didn't want to sit on the bench.

And that natural hurt of seeing him in an Arsenal shirt is going to put him a level below Didier andJT in terms of status with the fans, even on a subconscious level.

Purely because at the end of the day 99% off supporters have an emotional connection with the club first and foremost, and while I will never forget what he has done with us and if I go to an Arsenal match while he's there I'll cheer him (before and after, not during), and this will leave a lingering bad taste.

Ultimately even subconsciously, who will lot of fans say is their favroite if they are asked Cech or Drogba? The one that went to a rival or the one that went out of his way to avoid doing so.

For my perspective I'll never turn against Cech I'll still love him too but I can't pretend this hasn't left an awful taste, when you build a legacy at a club you just simply don't go to a rival, it's not that far off the equivalent off Simeone not being wanted by Leti anymore and going to Real.

[Tomo 21,733]

Plus it looks like Mou as he said a few times never had any intentions to selling him to them particularly and with Cech thanking Roman it looks like hes gone over Mous head to do it.

I'm hoping theres not more going on than we see.

Thought Mou was signing a new contract before his holiday.

Managers getting complete control of team affairs is a thing of the past,Wenger is the last remaining member of that breed as soon as he's gone, that aspect has gone.

It's not a bad thing either, if we left Scolari to his own devices Drogba would have been replaced by Adriano.

[communicate 2,703]

I'm not worried about cech to arsenal.....

Vidal/cavani to arsenal is a different story

Actually Arsenal squad is better than you think except Defensive Midfielder.

They are pretty much stocked in all position.

If Coquelin played like the way he played in the 2nd half, they can be really good.

You can say all the bad thing about GIroud but as pure target man, there is no one better.

[mtowle182 79]

scary how much he knows about chelseas tactics..