misschief 24 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well done chels... taken the piss out of yet again... by a club like bolton... £15mil.. no way!! ¬.¬This is the only reason clubs piss us about with transfers.How have they taken the piss? Anelka's been in good form for them, he was on a fairly lengthy contract I think and without a doubt they'll be buggered without him, so of course they wanted a good price for him. We snapped him up quick, leaving them with the unenviable task of finding a replacement, plus they knew we were pretty keen to sign him, so that's also reflected in the price tag.All things considered I think we got him for a fairly reasonable price in the end and Im optimistic this could very well turn into the best bit of transfer business we've done in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I really hope i'm proved wrong. But given all the hype.. the £15m we forked out for him... I just think he's gona be shit for us.Hope i'm proved wrong and think "i'm a prat, 15mil was a BARGAIN!" but I just cant see it.Who knows, my mind might change saturday or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I really hope i'm proved wrong. But given all the hype.. the £15m we forked out for him... I just think he's gona be shit for us.Hope i'm proved wrong and think "i'm a prat, 15mil was a BARGAIN!" but I just cant see it.Who knows, my mind might change saturday or not...Of course he's not going to be a bargain. He was never going to be a bargain. Bolton signed him for a club record £8million. They have got a £7m profit within a year and a half which is pretty good, they have gotten more than he was worth because he still had a long contract to fulfill and he was an important player.The real point is, we have signed a capable player who is hopefully going to score plenty of goals for us and who is available for all competitions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misschief 24 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I really hope i'm proved wrong. But given all the hype.. the £15m we forked out for him... I just think he's gona be shit for us.Hope i'm proved wrong and think "i'm a prat, 15mil was a BARGAIN!" but I just cant see it.Who knows, my mind might change saturday or not...Might take a bit longer than just Saturday to earn £15m but I think its a really good deal for us, certainly a better deal than most clubs could hope for in the January window - he's not even cup tied - it just sounds better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I take back what I said a bit actually...Tbh thinking about it he is the cheapest most able striker we could get in the jan window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 If Huntelaar is going for £12 million then I disagree with you there, but with Anelka we know he is suited to the Premiership at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well done chels... taken the piss out of yet again... by a club like bolton... £15mil.. no way!! ¬.¬This is the only reason clubs piss us about with transfers.Get over it, we spent god knows on Veron. This is a fucking bargain in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 its good for Bolton, its good for Chelsea, its good for Anelka. That's what the deal was all about so there's no worries. Maybe Bolton will just go and get defoe or something. They need someone because they pretty much rellied on Anelka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 In todays market, paying 15million for a proven striker who is technically in his prime (28) is a peach of a deal. Considering we paid 30+million for Sheva who was a year older when he signed at 29.....I doubt for one second that Anelka will be having the problems Sheva had in settling in.I love Sheva as much as the next person and felt that just before his injury he was showing the form that made him the most feared striker in the world, but consider this.....the run in to the end of the season and having Drogba, Shevchenko and Anelka as options up front is simply mouth watering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Completely spot on, Tri-Blue. Armed with two proven Premier League strikers and another with such quality is a mouth watering prospect. Manchester United may have their Ronaldos, their Tevez and their Rooneys, but Chelsea have Anelka, Malouda, Drogba, Joey, Shevchenko, Shaun, Lampard, Ballack... that just oozes quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 and with that quality im 100% sure that we can make all our players work togeather and hopfully win somehting this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) anybody want an anelka jersey already lolfound these on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/NICOLAS-ANELKA-CHEL...bayphotohosting Edited January 11, 2008 by STEV3O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I am over the moon he is a natrual goal scorer like crespo, he is great at beating the offside trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSheva7 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 anybody want an anelka jersey already lolfound these on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/NICOLAS-ANELKA-CHEL...bayphotohostinglol. has he chosen 39 already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordblues 299 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 anybody want an anelka jersey already lolfound these on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/NICOLAS-ANELKA-CHEL...bayphotohostingblimey that was quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mourinhoschampions 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Anyone is better than Pizarro who has been a total waste of space. Good luck Nicolas and bang the goals in starting tommorow against Spurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 He will be 39.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Whats the story behind his goal celebration ????That thumbs together thing as if to make a shadow of a bird with a torch or something.Not a bird WITH a torch.....you know what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layla 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 All I can say is hope he doesnt come and his good form goes flop.But hey £15m aint that bad,could've been worse,maybe a bit more then he's worth but hey no body else lined up etc at the mo and hopfully tommrow he'll prove himself...please lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I might have been a little rash earlier... I'm happy now tbh =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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