Didier Drogba

[Amblève. 4,995]

As much as I'm thankful for his accomplishments over all the years as sure I'm now that it's time to move on, for him and Chelsea, to part ways. A new era has to begin here at the Bridge and it's necessary that Drogs and a few other players leave in order to be able to start this new dynasty.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

gettin some1 of anelka's quality will cost 30-40mil. so square 1.

meant more rounf the fact he cost 10 million and did us a good job. I meant we either look for a striker to be a sqaud member or upgrade Lulu

[Badboy 1,526]

I was convinced that letting him leave at the end of the season was best but I'm not so sure any more. He's the only Striker who has succeeded since Roman arrived and I would rather keep him in the squad for next season with the new forward starting upfront. I don't want us to regret letting him go like we did when Hasselbaink left because we probably still will need a renowned striker at the club. There is no problem with leaving him in the squad for next season with the new striker in the starting eleven. The only way is if the new striker starts off like a house on fire and lets be honest what are the chances of that ? Leave him in the squad, bring in a new 23-26 year old accomplished striker.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Does anyone think he my retire, if he scores Champions League winning goal and doesn't get contract extension? He always says how much he loves London and his family is settled here, so I really don't think he will move from London. On the other side, maybe move to Tottenham or Arsenal or QPR.

[termninja 5,290]

He should still leave at the end of the season...his great performances? Better to end with a bang...

An amazing player, but everything ends. I will be very sad when he does but that's life...

I wouldn't object over a 1 year extensions, but that's down to the club and their transfer plans.

Having both Drogba and Torres and constantly rotating them and facing the dilemma over who should start is not the way it should work...

[manpe 10,861]

Does anyone think he my retire, if he scores Champions League winning goal and doesn't get contract extension? He always says how much he loves London and his family is settled here, so I really don't think he will move from London. On the other side, maybe move to Tottenham or Arsenal or QPR.

If he moved to Arsenal, he'd instinctively start scoring own goals.. law of physics.

[Jase 43,479]

I was convinced that letting him leave at the end of the season was best but I'm not so sure any more. He's the only Striker who has succeeded since Roman arrived and I would rather keep him in the squad for next season with the new forward starting upfront. I don't want us to regret letting him go like we did when Hasselbaink left because we probably still will need a renowned striker at the club. There is no problem with leaving him in the squad for next season with the new striker in the starting eleven. The only way is if the new striker starts off like a house on fire and lets be honest what are the chances of that ? Leave him in the squad, bring in a new 23-26 year old accomplished striker.

That's the problem! People are getting so emotionally caught with Drogba till the point they are afraid to move on from the present and look forward to a brand new future! No question that Drogba has contributed a lot to the club since he joined 7-8 years and we all deeply appreciate that but do we really need another Drogba for the next 6-7 years?! Why can't we just have another quality striker and let him be his own man?!

IF we are to move forward and challenge at the very top again, we need to let him go. We need younger and hungrier players that will turn up week in week out in games against Wigan, Fulham, Villa etc and not just cup semis and finals. No disrespect to Drogba of course but that is the case with him right now. It would be better off for both parties that he leaves on a high and not stay further with the possibility of leaving his legacy tainted next season.

[RamiCFC9 258]

Drogba played great 5-6 games this season, while the team played 50+ games.Respect but leave for the good of Chelsea !

[didierforever 7,349]

Drogba played great 5-6 games this season, while the team played 50+ games.Respect but leave for the good of Chelsea !

and who do you think will replace him? are we ready to shell out another 40 mil for cavani or hulk

(higuain sucks and him coming here wont change anything). do you think we can play torres(even though he is coming back), danny and lukaku and challenge for epl,fa and cl. definitely not. we have to phase dd out and he should be at the bridge for another year.

[Jase 43,479]

and who do you think will replace him? are we ready to shell out another 40 mil for cavani or hulk

(higuain sucks and him coming here wont change anything). do you think we can play torres(even though he is coming back), danny and lukaku and challenge for epl,fa and cl. definitely not. we have to phase dd out and he should be at the bridge for another year.

What makes you so certain that we will be spending 40m on Cavani etc?! Sooner or later, we'll have to spend and perhaps spend big to get a new striker anyway.

[francozola 2,040]

What makes you so certain that we will be spending 40m on Cavani etc?! Sooner or later, we'll have to spend and perhaps spend big to get a new striker anyway.

Exactly. It's not as if Didier is 25. He's going to have to leave sooner or later. I understand that he still has something to contribute but he will only turn up for the bigger games and keeping him at the club will always mean that other strikers (whether it be Torres or someone else) will not reach their "full potential"

[didierforever 7,349]

What makes you so certain that we will be spending 40m on Cavani etc?! Sooner or later, we'll have to spend and perhaps spend big to get a new striker anyway.

thats what i am saying "we dont need to spend". we got torres(not his best), danny(needs a year or 2), lukaku(some time off) plus some youth players (like feruz) who seem to be good. give danny and torres another season with dd to see if they can lead the line if not then buy . y do all of us wanna shell out 40 mil when we know that they cant be as good as dd. y not buy a midfielder that we have desired for 2 seasons.

[Jase 43,479]

thats what i am saying "we dont need to spend". we got torres(not his best), danny(needs a year or 2), lukaku(some time off) plus some youth players (like feruz) who seem to be good. give danny and torres another season with dd to see if they can lead the line if not then buy . y do all of us wanna shell out 40 mil when we know that they cant be as good as dd. y not buy a midfielder that we have desired for 2 seasons.

So, you want us to gamble relying on Torres and Sturridge for next season?? I'm sorry, that is just plain suicidal. Torres may have been improving as of late but there's still no guarantee or even a strong hint now that he's gonna return to his best. As for Sturridge, he still blows hot and cold and if he doesn't change his attitude, it would be worthless even playing him upfront. Regarding Lukaku and the other youth players, we can't be expecting them to just turn it on when being put in the first team. Need to nurture them up carefully before blending those players into the first team. Wouldn't want expectation levels to derail their potential and development.

[didierforever 7,349]

So, you want us to gamble relying on Torres and Sturridge for next season?? I'm sorry, that is just plain suicidal. Torres may have been improving as of late but there's still no guarantee or even a strong hint now that he's gonna return to his best. As for Sturridge, he still blows hot and cold and if he doesn't change his attitude, it would be worthless even playing him upfront. Regarding Lukaku and the other youth players, we can't be expecting them to just turn it on when being put in the first team. Need to nurture them up carefully before blending those players into the first team. Wouldn't want expectation levels to derail their potential and development.

thats what i m saying, keep drogba for next season. with us getting marin and kdb and also rambo doing so well on the wings, we can use danny as a striker. also buying a new striker (if u wanna buy one to fill dd's shoes can name one who wont cost 40 mil and do dds job). also if we buy a high profile striker what message would that send to torres, will that help him reach his "true potential". i dont see any point in letting dd go.

[English Freak 456]

thats what i m saying, keep drogba for next season. with us getting marin and kdb and also rambo doing so well on the wings, we can use danny as a striker. also buying a new striker (if u wanna buy one to fill dd's shoes can name one who wont cost 40 mil and do dds job). also if we buy a high profile striker what message would that send to torres, will that help him reach his "true potential". i dont see any point in letting dd go.

Totally agree. We don't really need another high-profile striker at the club unless we are 100% sure that Drogba's leaving.

We should be investing money into our midfield & possibly signing a decent striker who would be happy with a rotation role.

I really do think that Sturridge's future is at CF...but I'm not sure if he can lead the line as the lone striker...he'd do well in a formation which supports 2 strikers upfront.