Those Days are Numbered!

With this news of sturridge departure, the likelihood of falcao's arrival is getting brighter. He didnt feature in any of atlectico madrid's europa league matches. They are very willing to sell so they can have money to settle their tax problems. Falcao's replacement in the matches that he has missed have also done very well for them in his absence. The only obstacle would be real madrid's interest which i think is getting serious by the day.

Madrid aint buying Falcao. And Falcao's arrival doesnt necessarily mean we are gonna be playing better with TUBBY in charge!!! Tubby lost against Corinthians!!!!!! Crap face!!!

Take note of Benitez' title...INTERIM MANAGER ....

hope danny becomes a hit at liverpool he is good player who never got his chance...hope he shows his worth there..and about falcoa he is another flop going to happen at chelsea....let roman burn his finger once more...he likes to do it again and again...the way he is managing chelsea now the bad days has already started and the worst day will be comming soon...

hey guys let rafa finish his term and the board will decide.good managers are shunning our club.plz stop the blame, players are the one to put a finger at.

Am on the opinion that danny should stay.if we'v been pantient with torres,then we should be patient with danny.but this is chelsea where democracy means less(wish of majority does not hold.)

@thebreeze....looooooool.....isn't that a bit on the harsh side.?...its touch and go really...honestly he could turn out to be world class eventually (i have serious doubts though just because of what you said above)....its ok when you are playing like danny at 23yrs...but when you are 26-28yrs and still making terrible decisions..then it becomes a huge problem....and i think thats what happens when the footy brain aint reaaly there...LMAO...

*first half of last season

Unless you're bought for large sums of money you have no place at Chelsea....Even if you do end up loosing us games, competitions, trophies. Its the price tag that matters here not the performance.

Torres is loosing us games and trophies...Yet its sturridge being shipped out.. Chelsea are clueless!

Why not seel all our English players, and Stamford bridge and move to Brazil or Spain. Thats where all the players roman and many on here wants.

Goal Mata

Yaay.MOSES

@Ess...no single player is bigger than the club no matter what your grieviances are...fortunately your wish does not matter...just because a player is leaving, you want the opposition team that he is joining to beat the team you support so that your team can learn i suppose...for a true fan i think the thinking is faulty..maybe you should take a breather and think a bit more deeply...

i will miss him but wish him well

Will be sad to see him go. He is more skillful than most on our roster and has been denied a fair run, even when ur main starting striker has been really poor. Its funny how many remember sturridge for being 'selfish' only, yet we remember another very selfish player in Drogba as being a legend. Drogba certainly is a legend, but my god he used to take shots from far mre rediculous angles and range than sturridge ever did. Only really in his latter years was he more willing to set goals up. I think alot of people just jump on the 'selfish sturridge' bandwagon as they would prefer a glory signing in his place on the roster. Ive always been a fan and have made note of his progress since he has been a chelsea player. Im still sure he will make it as on of the best in the league, its just a shame its not with us in my eyes.

Bluekiwi me too!

If sturridge is convinced that he cant stay at chelsea, then it is good to sell him. We get money, invest it sensibly. Dont want to buy a player who is not going to improve us.

@Ess and Desmond...chelsea has issues no doubt...but Danny not playing for chelsea is not only for footballing reasons...The rumour that he wanted to leave for Liverpool or spurs has been around fopr a long time...and i am sure for the fans to know about it, the club must have had more first hand information...he had two options...1. at 23, he could have signed the contract and waited for his chance...guys the truth is if you are class, you are class...and being class comes with a level of confidence...with all the competition chelsea is involved in, if he had waited and only played as a CF even in only carling cup matches, matches against smaller teams and now the europa league ...if plays well and score consistently...guys class is easy to see and there's no way whoever the coach is wont play him eventually as first choice...given that FT9 will continue to play at the abysmal level we are seeing...Danny is far younger and it is only a matter of time before his class (if he has got one) will shine through...class cant be hidden...if I think i am better than the guy occupying my position, I will simply show it whenever I am given the time on the pitch...then it becomes impossible to drop me...Danny has chosen the second option available...which is to go to another club where there is obviously lesser competition for the center forward role...which is perfectly fine by me...@Ess i never mentioned you saying anyone is bigger than the club..I said so...its my statement...if danny is leaving, he can go, all best to him, he is not bigger than chelsea...it is not his first time of thinking the grass is greener at the other side....why dint he sign a contract at Man city?...he does not really care about any club (Chelsea, Man city (who brought him up) or even liverpool, he just wants to play...@Ess and Desmond if we put these things into perspective, its cant be right for a fan to want chelsea to loose and Danny to ''destroy'' chelsea when playing for liverpool to teaach chelsea a lesson...that cant be the right thing to say for a fan who bleeds blue...its just like saying Tubby should loose to teach Roman a lession for hiring a coach we dont like...that is sooo wrong...yes chelsea has issues but none of these issues should be bigger than our love for the club...and we need to better manage our emotions and be careful how we express our opinion of hurt in a public forum......Danny was offered a contract, he dint sign...yes he was not getting enough time in the CF position but if he really wanted to play for chelsea and was confident he had enough class, he could have signed that contract...bid his time...and show everybody what he can do and earn the club's deserved level of respect that his talent deserves...the truth is that while chelsea has issues, you'll always get the opportunity somehow to show what you can do...its up to you to seize it...a player like marin who is not playing now will get his chances eventually...that chelsea's way...its up top him to take it...so bye danny...wishing you all the best...but then whenever chelsea meets liverpool in any match at all...I do hope we smash them into pieces...enough said!!

The problem for us is that Danny isn't a centre forward in our liking. He doesn't want to play wide, so the only alternative is to sell the player for as much as we can get.

@Foreverchels...you caught it mate...good stuff!!

@layorh12...you've written a whole essay mate but you haven't said much. It bemuses me when you say that Sturridge doesn't care about any club. I remember his interview on Chelsea TV when he stated the reason he picked Chelsea over city. I recall him mentioning his family's history with the club in that his uncle use to play for Chelsea and his Dad is a supporter, as well as stating it wasn't about the money because he was offered more at city. Also yh he's voiced that he wants to play in the CF position but he's never really fussed about being played on the wings and just got on with it; you cant question his effort 13 goals and 7 assist in half a season. And when he did get dropped when RDM came in for the second half of the season he never caused a scene. I remember him celebrating with the boys in Munich even though he played no part; and that couldn't be said for all - Lukaku said he felt sick at the sight of the victory and didn't want to celebrate because he didn't play a part. Now that speaks volume about how big a man Sturridge is. If dan didnt care he would have left after he came back from his loan spell with bolton but he wanted to prove himself at Chelsea, not anywhere else. So this "Sturridge doesn't care about any club" is a myth made up by fans like yourself who rather we spend massive sums of money on players who do little (Torres, Hazard). If Sturridge was Brazilian or Spanish there is no way fans would want him out. And please dont give me this "if he's got class he'll make it" B.S...Sturridge has already proven his class by 1. forcing a loan move to Bolton (even though carlo didn't want him to go) to show us what he's capable of and he did (8 in 12) and then 2. coming back and proving he can do the same for chelsea even if he was played out of position (13 goals and 7 assists). He's proved he can deliver against the big boys too; scoring against the likes of spurs arsenal and Liverpool. Sturridge has proven his class but wont get the chance and the same will happen with josh, piazon, chalobah etc.

@Ess....i find hard to comprehend why folks like you cant have a decent discussion without moving to really cheap levels using words like BS et al...i mean its just childish... While I am all for discussing with you,...its gross lack of respect towards a fellow mate on the forum to say things like they are giving you BS and I TAKE AN EXCEPTION to that...kindly mind the words you use if you want us to really gist...now to the danny bit...my opinion is Danny talked the talk but he is not walking the walk....i will maintain that he has not shown the required level of patience..and he obviously wanted to leave the club immediately the champion league victory last season..he almost forced a move to liverpool..we are all aware.....he dint play a lot under RDM for half a season for reasons which i taught made sense, our team was near crap and we were mostly defensive..or was he going to bench didi...?....He has not been playing for chelsea this season because unfortunately he was injured a couple of times and also partly because the club knows he desperately wanted to leave despite all he said after the munich game as shown by his ACTIONS towards the end of the summer window...RDM is gone and he has a chance to prove how good he is under a new coach. (Romeu is an example)....For me my key disagreement with you is not the danny matter only...its the fact that you said you want liverpool to DESTROY chelsea so chelsea can learn?...just because a player is leaving?....i still maintain that reasoning is not right...you cant love a club and say such things or think that way....I wish Danny all the best as i dont have any problem with his decision (I am praying we get Walcott)....but may chelsea continue to butcher liverpool each time we meet...for me thats the least wish to be expected from who ever professes to be a true chelsea fan....think!!

@I dont think we'll ever agree...my opinion is that while i do understand Danny's frustration..I also know that his attitude will need to improve massively if he is to realise the potetial i think he has...i will keep reminding you of this as we both see career unfold...your point is that everybody seems to be doting over FT9 trying to get the best out of him at the expense of Danny which i understand, but Danny's attitude even before the season started showed he was ready to move on...Danny refused to sign a contract last season not even this season started...and as a continuation then tried to force a move away in the summer which dint happen only because we could not get a replacement...and that was before this whole ft9 being selected all the time thingy ahead of danny started happening this season....you think the club is not doing things right, thats fine...you also want the club to change...that is also fine...but wanting liverpool to destory chelsea because a single player (danny) is being treated unfairly in your opinion...is wrong....and is not something you should be saying as a fan....would you also want tubby to continue loosing and destroy chelsea so as to teach Roman a lesson not a hire a coach we dont like?...makes no sense...support the club you claim you love even with its imperfections while hoping things will be done in a much better way...that should be the ATTITUDE of a true fan....if you are angry at whatever learn to channel your emotions properly..and thanks for showing a bit more maturity with your choice of language, you actually come across as more intelligent than previously...

This whole "Danny's got an attitude" is something that is made up by fans like yourself. Every time I watch Danny play he gives it 110% doing all the right things trying to win us games; having the confidence to run at players, test the goal keeper - something our players don't do enough of (our biggest problem IMO). The only reason he hasn't signed a new contract is because he wants more opportunities at his preferred position and I don't blame him for that; to label that as "Attitude" is absolutely appalling. He always supported his team mates; being left out of the CL final would naturally cause upset for any player - the fact he was seen celebrating with the team shows what a man Studge actually is especially when players such as Lukaku were "sickened by the sight" and didn't celebrate.

And I'LL REPEAT it wasn't him who tried to "force a move"..it was Liverpool who came in for him because they were short on strikers and thought that they may be able to exploit the situation with Danny. Why would he try "forcing" a move to Liverpool when he could play for a higher club; why not force a move to Arsenal or Tottenham, surely that's more logical from his stand point? I'll tell you why, because he wasn't doing any "forcing", it was the other way round...LIVERPOOL CAME IN FOR HIM!!!!

"A single player being treated unfairly"...there is no point trying to explain to you for a 4th time, clearly you're not understanding. That's obvious when you go on to relate this point to loosing on purpose because of the coach we have. The 2 issues are completely different. The fact that you still think the issue is about a "single player" bemuses me. And please don't question my attitude and tell me what a "true fans" attitude should be; who are you to define that? Unlike you I'm looking at the bigger picture, considering the longevity and wellbeing of the club. The issue is bigger then what you think.

Another thing, please don't patronise me...I'm a postgrad at Cambridge, I don't need an approval of my intelligence from you. I'm a grown man, I don't need you forcing your idea of what you think my conduct should be. There is nothing wrong with my conduct or my language. I use the word B.S (note not spelling it out) once on a forum; an informal environment which means its not necessarily inappropriate (people say and spell out a lot worse). If I'm not wrong it was you who chose to engage in a discussion. If you didn't like the tone then don't reply, there's no love lost. The fact that you expect your tone of writing on a football forum from others is laughable. If we all had our way then you would be more concise so I don't have to read essay's length of text where only 2 points are actually really covered.

@Ess...Now I am a little happier cos I can see I am forcing the real issues here. First my sincere apoligies if you do feel patronized, and Its good to know you are a Cambrige grad, I hate to say it, but I just concluded a Phd at Warton and that is why words like BS are a bit unsual for me what ever the nature of the forum and I am a bit more amazed you think its ok the use such words in an informal forum...m sorry so say but folks with our type educational background should lead by example wherever imo...so maybe we could strech this discussion a little further. Yes Liverpool came for danny (like I said in my last post) towards the end of the window, and he wanted to leave to at that point the question is why dint he sign a new contract anyways from the prior season (the contract was offered to him when AVB was in charge and he was playing regularly (please check your facts))??, The only reason chelsea could not sell on dead line was because all the proposed deals for strikers fell through hence@Bluekiwi RDM's statement. I am not saying chelsea is perfect in any way, clearly there is a need for the club to be run in a much more better way especially as we ve got loads of youngstars with immense talents coming through and I am sure every single fan knows this. What is I find extremely appaulling is a fan hoping the team looses so chelsea can learn how to better treat players and that is the essence of this entire discussion...typing that statement still feels very very funny...As a fan there are better ways to wish your team learns and improve...Clearly our opinions differ on danny which is fine, but maybe in the future you can channel your anger (which i understand) in a different kind of way...not by wishing gets destroyed (you can imagine that) by an opposing team...that cant be right for whatever reason...going back to bed!

Warton? Phd?.... Really? I find that so hard to believe. How does someone who doesn't know how to be concise manage to slip through and get a Phd from such a prestigious Ivy League University such as Warton...I wouldn't believe that if you paid me!

"cheap way to end a discussion"-- Mate I'm not going to continue to explain the issue for a 5th time to you. Its obviously you're having difficulties understanding (which is surprising from a student of "Warton") and there is no point to continue to waste my time. You're right no beef but my last point was genuine. I've taken away absolutely nothing from this discussion because you failed to understand the issue and therefore your responses were irrelevant. "challenge a little above me"-- that's absolutely hysterical considering there was no challenge other than wasting time going through essay's length of text only to get 2 irrelevant points out of it. Again I don't need you to define and tell me what attitude I should be support my club in. I will support my club in the way I deem fit and I'm sorry but that will always mean keeping the future of the club in my thoughts even if its not so important to some!

@Ess...just a bit of correction, I am not a ''Warton Phd student'' as suggested by your last post..I already graduated in 2010 (Spring), may be that'll give you a bit of context...or get you a lot more angry for whatever reason...am done.