Kingman Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 £30m or GTFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I'm not even sure if the fee is that good. £7.5m wouldn't buy us a comparitive player in terms of experience and know how of the premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, weedman said: That doesn't mean he's finished though. Lesley King had to manage his injury for years and was consistently one of the best CBs in the country. Having to 'manage' an injury can be anything from being unable to run or turn to having your knee swell up a bit after matches so you have to miss the next training session or have an hour's physio after a match. It can be as minor as needing to put a bit of ice on for an hour or as major as never being able to run again. Why is everyone assuming the worst here? Like was said above, if he's fit enough to pass what would undoubtedly be a stringent medical after his comments the injury simply cannot be that bad, and would mean he's more than good enough to at least be a backup He was great under Bruce because he can defend. Under Smith he struggled because he is not comfortable on the ball. Yes he had injury problems but he just isn’t that player. I rate him and am grateful for all he did. But there’s no chance he will play in the Premier Legaue for us next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VlVA_LA_REVOLUTlON Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 hours ago, sne said: Not often you see a person who's calves are wider than his thighs but it's pretty close on Jack He is to legs what Popeye is to arms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Cizzler said: £8m is the price we paid for Engels. I’d be gutted if we’d just swapped the two of them. What would be the point? The obvious point is that you trade up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) F*** me it’s amazing how sentiment clouds judgement. Chester was awful last season. It’s no coincidence he played no part in our 10 game winning run. Edited July 18, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Well if the rumours are true about his knee he wont be going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I just can't see Bielsa spending anything, especially on an old injury prone CB. Suspect they will land a few loans and hope they can retain Phillips. I guess maybe £20 million and Chester could be tempting for their owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Damn I thought we liked center halves with dodgy knees up here? Ideally I'd like to keep him, but if Leeds were open to a 15m + Chester deal for Kalvin Phillips then I'd bite their arm off too. He could also cover that emergency 5th CB option while being competition for Douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob80 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: F*** me it’s amazing how sentiment clouds judgement. Chester was awful last season. It’s no coincidence he played no part in our 10 game winning run. Tbf to him he was clearly playing through the pain barrier for a lot of it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 He's done well for us, but probably won't get too much game time tbis season. If he can get a decent contract and we can get an acceptable fee, it's a good move for both parties. Not the kind of player you're keen to see move on, but a move probably makes sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cizzler Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: F*** me it’s amazing how sentiment clouds judgement. Chester was awful last season. It’s no coincidence he played no part in our 10 game winning run. Jedinak started two of those 10 games at centre back for God's sake, and Elphick started another one. Clearly that's no coincidence either and we've made a huge mistake letting both of them go. Just because it's not short-term thinking, doesn't mean it's sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: F*** me it’s amazing how sentiment clouds judgement. Chester was awful last season. It’s no coincidence he played no part in our 10 game winning run. Because he was f***ing hurt Chester-Terry last season was amazing. Chester really came into his own next to him. I think Chester still has plenty to give and the transfer fee reported is not good enough. We wouldn't be able to replace him with those funds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, jimbob80 said: Tbf to him he was clearly playing through the pain barrier for a lot of it Throughout the whole season. To think he will be fit and able for the Premier league is very naive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Cizzler said: Jedinak started two of those 10 games at centre back for God's sake, and Elphick started another one. Clearly that's no coincidence either and we've made a huge mistake letting both of them go. Just because it's not short-term thinking, doesn't mean it's sentiment. That makes no sense. Chester is still here because he is in contract. If his contact was ending do you honest think he would have been offered a new one? Edited July 18, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Czechlad said: Because he was f***ing hurt Chester-Terry last season was amazing. Chester really came into his own next to him. I think Chester still has plenty to give and the transfer fee reported is not good enough. We wouldn't be able to replace him with those funds. A whole season injured and he is recovered to play in the top flight? We’ll have this conversation again in a month. Edited July 18, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 If we're absolutely desperate for the money after our recent spending then maybe £7.5m is a good return for a player that's probably way down the pecking order for the CB position. However, looking at it a different way, keeping a player who can play cup games, be a great rotation option and generally be a positive influence on the squad in terms of his experience, continuity and attitude is a good thing and £7.5m is not going to buy that. Personally, I'd tell Leeds to do one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cizzler Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, Vive_La_Villa said: That makes no sense. Chester is still here because he is in contract. If his contact had ended do you honestly think he would have been kept on? Yes, it does make sense. You said it's no coincidence Chester didn't play in our ten game unbeaten run - yet we started 3 of those 10 games with clearly inferior centre backs. And yes, I do think he'd be kept on. As I've said earlier in the thread, I think he was our second best player the season before last. I think his reputation has been tarnished for playing poorly (albeit through injury) at the end of the Bruce reign when the whole team was shit. Then being injured so not available to be associated with our winning run under Smith. Sure, he's not going to be the best defender in the Prem - but I'm hoping he surprises a few people on here because I expect him to start at Spurs away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Playing on one leg...and alongside a **** midfielder. Besides I wouldn't sell Leeds a virus and Chester has been nothing but a gent and an excellent player for us. You don't just bin off characters like that for chump change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Cizzler said: Yes, it does make sense. You said it's no coincidence Chester didn't play in our ten game unbeaten run - yet we started 3 of those 10 games with clearly inferior centre backs. And yes, I do think he'd be kept on. As I've said earlier in the thread, I think he was our second best player the season before last. I think his reputation has been tarnished for playing poorly (albeit through injury) at the end of the Bruce reign when the whole team was shit. Then being injured so not available to be associated with our winning run under Smith. Sure, he's not going to be the best defender in the Prem - but I'm hoping he surprises a few people on here because I expect him to start at Spurs away. Yet they were able to perform better. That’s my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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