31 Jan 2016 21:13:30
Regarding JT- my heart says no but my head says the right decision. He will forever be a a personal hero, Chelsea legend and a major part of club history, but every player must move on with time. I would rather have memories of Terry still being fully involved in these last two seasons scoring goals, winning silverware and being a rock rather than see him fade to being a bit-part player who (being honest) struggles badly against pacey players.
It is time for Zouma, Christensen, Miazga, Clarke-Salter and maybe even Kalas to start making themselves regulars and forging a reputation. I suspect Cahill will leave in the summer- almost a guarantee if Conte or Guardiola comes in.
I think we will spend big this summer, bringing in a few major names and seeing some major departures. We will miss JT leadership wise certainly, but now it is time for someone else to step into his shoes, and they now have half a season to find that someone- be it Ivanovic, Matic, Courtois or Fabregas or someone completely different.
Thanks for the memories John- perhaps a polat figure off the pitch but the best CB in Premier League history on it. Your legacy will live on and I know one day yourself, Lampard, Drogba and maybe even Cech will be back.
31 Jan 2016 21:39:25
Lovely post cfc. One thing I won't be able to stomach is the press now being nice about Jt, and criticising the club, after all the bad press directed to him and his family over the years.
31 Jan 2016 22:25:25
Thanks Sid. just going to ignore the agree, disagree numbers.
01 Feb 2016 02:09:00
Personally if Cahill is leaving in the summer then I'd prefer it if Terry stayed. Even if we signed Marquinhos/ Stones/ Varane etc we could have a Zouma/ Marquinhos partnership with Terry and Christensen as back-up.
02 Feb 2016 05:01:22
Sorry Fuser but have to disagree! JT would never be happy being back up and would have them all thinking they're #2. Time to go for JT, he'll one day be back, like Super frank and Drogs will be, but for now, at the end of the season, he has to go, so the club can move on.