just come out with the bollocks of he has served his purpose. remember when Chelsea got rid of carvanho (spelling) and alex as well, they used to be decent cb's and i rated them higher than terry, but each to their won i guess.
If they dont get anyone (which I expect they will) they'll have Smalling, Jones, Ferditwat and Evans to play there
Thought his name was John Merrick but having just checked its Joseph Seems like a common mistake "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man."