Cole Palmer

[Blue Maverick]

The mistake was buying Doku. Mahrez's spot in the team was Palmer's he had just scored in the Super Cup all set for a big season and we paid £50 million for a young right winger. Total slap in Cole's face and I don't blame him for getting the hump.

Great scouting aswell because Doku can't even play on the right so it just ended up disrupting Jack who needs to play every week to be on top form.

On the bright side, we now have Savinho who seems a great fit and Bobb also benefitted from the extra opportunities before his injury. But let's not delude ourselves. Losing a local academy lad for 50 million to a direct rival who goes on to immediately contribute 30 goals and assists in his first professional season and is probably now worth North of 200 million just 12 months later is absolutely catastrophic and we're lucky we don't make similar fuck ups very often.

Ye seems bad business but he wouldn’t have that many goals for us as Haaland would have all his penalties, would he also be allowed to play as freely as he does at Chelsea? Look at Jack who is immeasurably better in the centre but has to play on the left. If he’d stayed maybe he wouldn’t have done as well as we would be saying we should’ve sold him!

 

[Blue Maverick]

I am still fuming about this lad....

My favourite player as a kid him and Tueart.

 

[blue by birth]

Probably not. But if it is true that he wanted to leave on loan to prove himself then come back in a year to show he is ready. but Pep being annoyed he didn't want to stay and take a bit part role decided he either stayed or be sold, then this one is squarely on Pep.

As what that would suggest is that Pep sold him out of arrogance rather than what's best for the club.

It's all hearsay about what happened.. nobody really knows only Pep and Palmer but Pep is paid to make the big decisions and he's not done too badly.
Like I say I like Palmer and think he's a cracking player but given the choice of Pep being manager or Palmer playing for us it's Pep every time for me.

 

[blueparsman]

FFS why cant people just let it go.......hes gone,we got a good deal at time...we were happy he was happy..........job done move on

 

[nellyonthewing]

FFS why cant people just let it go.......hes gone,we got a good deal at time...we were happy he was happy..........job done move on

I cannot be happy that we let a player like him walk out of the door and then replace him with players who are incapable of delivering what he is . That is plain piss poor planning.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

My favourite player as a kid him and Tueart.

Ditto.
Paul Power not far behind. Then Tommy Caton and Nicky Reid.
Then Gerry Gow and Tommy Hutch.

 

[mosssideblue]

I cannot be happy that we let a player like him walk out of the door and then replace him with players who are incapable of delivering what he is . That is plain piss poor planning.

Are you confirming that Palmer would be equally as good for us as he is Chelsea?

 

[M23 Citizen]

Are you confirming that Palmer would be equally as good for us as he is Chelsea?

In the last year, no. But long term, definitely. Quality always ends up coming to the fore. Plus Palmer and Foden would compliment each other so well in attacking midfield with their different styles.

It would have been like de Bruyne and DSilva, but two local lads.

Both are better than Bellingham for me.

 

[eastmanc]

FFS why cant people just let it go.......hes gone,we got a good deal at time...we were happy he was happy..........job done move on

This all day long.

 

[waspish]

FFS why cant people just let it go.......hes gone,we got a good deal at time...we were happy he was happy..........job done move on

Bet the Chelsea forum is two millions pages long bringing up everytime Kdb has a good game!

I think it was a mistake like quite a few of us but we won't bleat about it consistently when he has a great game! Think few who can't wait to come on here and repeat it and we go around in circles for a few days are for me opposing fans rubbing our noses in it..