Ashley Cole

[Pizy 18,525]

I just really hope he's replaced with a worthy player.

We'd have many of the same problems next season with 2 fullbacks who contribute nil going forward.

[The Skipper 20,593]

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I think we're selling him short calling him just a "Chelsea legend" he's one of the greatest players of ALL TIME in my eyes.

[The only place to be 11,313]

I just really hope he's replaced with a worthy player.

We'd have many of the same problems next season with 2 fullbacks who contribute nil going forward.

Harsh. Think we're perfectly capable of winning the league with Azpi at left-back and Ivanovic at right-back.

The latest rumour is that Ashley was offered a contract but on severely reduced wages and combined with the lack of playing time he simply wasn't interested which is fair enough. JT accepted his pay cut and Lamps is apparently mulling his options over which also include his wife's media career.

All rumours though.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

#anyonebutliverpool in anything anywhere anytime

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Imagine he went on and become the best LB in BPL again for Liverpool, that would be Pirlo style fuck up by us, even worse than Milan.

[iseah100 5,612]

Imagine he went on and become the best LB in BPL again for Liverpool, that would be Pirlo style fuck up by us, even worse than Milan.

Lol wouldn't be able to blame Cole, huh? That would be all on us. Kinda want it to happen, kinda don't.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Lol wouldn't be able to blame Cole, huh? That would be all on us. Kinda want it to happen, kinda don't.

Best solution for me would be whoever we sign to replace Cole or Dave step up and have a great season as well so Cole isn't missed. Then we win the BPL and Liverpool only finish in top 4 so in theory Cole's absence doesn't make that much difference.

[iceman 329]

key word is holiday - keep calm and rest Ashley. then come back home

[The_Flash 1,144]

I don't want us to get rid of him. We already done it with Sturridge and Mata

Jose keep calm and keep Cole

[bushman 2,043]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

[The_Flash 1,144]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

I don't get it, we need him

[The_Flash 1,144]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

I don't get it, we need him

[The only place to be 11,313]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/ashley-cole-offers-eight-clubs-chelsea-transfer-psg-monaco

As 8 clubs are keen to sign Cole, I would like to ask, how come he was not good enough for Chelsea?

Because those clubs don't have Azpilicueta?

[bushman 2,043]

I don't get it, we need him

Please be careful here. Your opinion might be considered that you are trying to derail this thread.

As I already said this morning, something is seriously wrong if Cole is let go.

[iseah100 5,612]

Please be careful here. Your opinion might be considered that you are trying to derail this thread.

As I already said this morning, something is seriously wrong if Cole is let go.

Lol don't act like such a victim.

Why would Cole take a bench role on reduced wages for a one year deal? All those teams will pay him top money for TWO years. He's as good as gone.:/

[Barbara 15,149]

I said a few days ago I didn't see him staying, and tbh, he shouldn't.

Mourinho didn't give him some bad treatment as some here implied. Azpili played better than him at the end of the day and that's what got him in the team.

That doesn't take anything away from what Ash is to his club, what he's done and what he means to us.

I think he was struggling a lot with the defending when the matches piled up. At the end of the season he was able to play well because he was well rested, but the age seems to have caught up with him. He seemed out of breath quite enough times before Azpili displaced him.

I'm sad he's leaving, but at the same time I think there was no point of keeping him if he could still do something somewhere else (in Mourinho's system he wouldn't have much of a chance).

I also don't get the Lampard comparisons. Lamps had a better season than Ash did. I'm not saying we should give Lamps a new contract, but he wasn't as out of form as Ash was at some points and then there were the injuries too. I wouldn't be surprised if Lamps leaves or if he stays, but it was sort of obvious Ash was leaving.

We may replace the player, but replacing the man will be difficult. I wish him the best and I'm very thankful for everything he did for us in those 8 years. Proper legend, he's left as one of us.

[bushman 2,043]

Lol don't act like such a victim.

Why would Cole take a bench role on reduced wages for a one year deal? All those teams will pay him top money for TWO years. He's as good as gone.:/

So you are saying he left on his own?