Hope the loan move comes off for this guy. Argument for would be his pace, potential and eye for goal. Argument against he is selfish and makes the wrong decisions. If we paid a large fee it would undoubtedly be a risk so I really like the idea of a loan we will then be able to work closely with him and see if he can fulfill his potential, can he be coached into being a better player if yes then pay the fee if no we have lost nothing with a loan.
I just don't like that he seems like a bit of a knob, along with the majority of his current team mates.
He's young, I'll give him that. I guess there are not many strikers that don't have an attitude and are not selfish.
Only way you are signing him is if Chelsea sign a striker or 2 because there is no way they would loan their only actual back up. edit loan not sell
It must only be a loan with an option to buy. What if Rodgers makes him an outstanding success? Chav's will be asking silly money for him then
This yet could come off, Chelsea are looking to sign Schurrie from Bayer Leverkusen for £20 million, and that will definitely leave Sturridge down the pecking order because of Chelsea's 25 midfielders.
Would not say no, but must admit all these loans we are involved with does my head in. After the season is finished we could effectively be back in the same position. Carrol comes back, Sturridge goes back, Spearing comes back, Sahin goes back etc.... oh well, lets just see what happens
He has some good skills and scores goals. He was super at Bolton and scored more goals than Torres last season, and the same amount as Drogba, but was often stuck out of position on right wing or used as a substitute.
don't get wh ywe lona a guy out pay half his wages then beg chelsea for one of thiers on loan probably for more.
I'd take Surridge on loan, no question. Problem is what Ayre would negotiate on the contract basis; most likely we'd pay his full wages and give him back to Chelsea with no option to buy at the end unless he scores less than 5 goals in which case we keep him.
I'm actually liking it: Loans in: we try before we buy: risk of course is they impress their owners enough while here to keep them. Loans Out: mostly off our books for a year, if they impress enough their price goes up for when we sell them or even we decide they're worth bring back into the fold. Main reason it's good is a horrible negative one. If it all goes tits up again we're not in the same position with a new manager trying to offload 20 million players worth half that lol Of course it's not going to go tits up because I bloody say so.....
Getting players in on loan is a low risk strategy. Okay they can't play against their parent club, but there is a positive in that respect. If we sign Sturridge he can't play against Chelsea, but on the other hand Andy Carroll cannot play against us. The only time that didn't happen was when the Ferguson Association insisted that Tim Howard couldn't play against Manchester United, even though he joined them on permanent deal. This was the first game between the two, when Howard was an Everton player.
Hence why we've never been a club that brings in loan players. Guess we've never been this skint before either (relatively speaking of course). Loans make little sense to me but as you say "let's wait and see".
I've got a better idea Frank....bit left field like but here goes....we could actually go out and buy some "good" players for once. Now I realise this maybe a foreign concept these days but buying good players has some benefits.....like we don't have to give them back when they play well. I know I know....I've gone a bit mad
Fits the profile perfectly. Bit of a knob, arrogant and nothing to back it up. You should snap him up. You never know he may turn out to be a self pitying t**t as well.
Buying players is so last year ... We should do what the Italians do: Loan a player, promise to buy him at the end of the loan, and then not buy him and try to negotiate an even lower price.
The Spearing one is the only one I am comfortable with. Not sure he is good enough and at least it gives him some experience, no great loss if he goes permanently. The Carrol loan is ridiculous, there is little way we can gain on this deal. Even if he does very well, we are likely to only get the same fee we have already turned down, heaven forbid he gets injured or big Sam gets sacked and they bring in somebody who also likes to play football, like Rodgers! Sahin will be back at Real for sure, and if we get Sturridge, he either does well and Chelsea up their price or keep him or we have even stiffer competition. Seems another risky strategy all this, could work out well but too many variables and ways it could backfire for me!
