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The John Terry Appreciation Thread

I don't like the club announcing that they offered a deal while negotiations are still ongoing with Terry. Maybe a low ball offer that Terry has to refuse and the club comes out clean?

Edit: Now that I read through the other posts, it seems others agree

 
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Jason Cundy appears to have suggested on Twitter that JT has signed on for another year.

 
JoseBlues said:
I don't like the club announcing that they offered a deal while negotiations are still ongoing with Terry. Maybe a low ball offer that Terry has to refuse and the club comes out clean?

Edit: Now that I read through the other posts, it seems others agree
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Yeah i think the majority of posters are being quite harsh on the club but that may just be me.

They have been getting stick for taking so long to offer one and now also getting stick for announcing they've offered one.  Can they do anything right?

JT has said that he wants to finish his career at Chelsea.  But having now fielded offers from abroad and from Chelsea, like any human would do, he may actually have a different opinion.  The ball is entirely in his court now.

 
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Van Butsen said:
Yeah i think the majority of posters are being quite harsh on the club but that may just be me.

They have been getting stick for taking so long to offer one and now also getting stick for announcing they've offered one. Can they do anything right?

JT has said that he wants to finish his career at Chelsea. But having now fielded offers from abroad and from Chelsea, like any human would do, he may actually have a different opinion. The ball is entirely in his court now.
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I have no issues with them offering the contract. But when do they announce that they have offered a contract before the player actually signs it? The way they wrote it seems they want to stay away from any blame. Seems more like saving their behinds to be honest.
 
Van Butsen said:
Yeah i think the majority of posters are being quite harsh on the club but that may just be me.

They have been getting stick for taking so long to offer one and now also getting stick for announcing they've offered one.  Can they do anything right?

JT has said that he wants to finish his career at Chelsea.  But having now fielded offers from abroad and from Chelsea, like any human would do, he may actually have a different opinion.  The ball is entirely in his court now.
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Ditto..

JT can't have it both ways IMO, Like others have said It isn't as if he hasn't been paid very well up to now, In fact more than he would normally been had he not held the club to ransom a few years back flirting with City, (Something too many people forget whilst slating the club) he's played the money game before, so what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I'm sure he knows the fans will fall down on his side of the fence whatever he decides, but if he goes off to pick up China's millions next season I will assume (rightly or wrongly) that he made a simple choice of money, not that i have a problem with that, as long as he's honest about it.  

 
I expect I'm in a tiny minority but I wish the club hadn't offered this new contract, it might end up causing all kinds of problems for the new manager. Unless it's at his request obviously.

 
The one battle terry was/is never going to win is against Roman, he desires it, it happens, in our imaginery game of 3 card brag,  the club have played their hand very shrewdly, JT threw down his prile of Aces, said beat that, the club were playing holding 3x 3s...over to you Johnny Boy.

 
These contracts are usually dozens of pages long, sometimes even hundreds of pages, so the fact he hasn't signed yet doesn't mean much.

RickUK said:
Didn't we offer Lamps and Cole pretty sh*t renewals before they left? I cant remember
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Didn't Lampard say that they didn't even offer him a reduced salary deal?

 
I wish people would stop bringing up that bo**ocks about Terry flirting with City. There was never any doubt that Terry was going to sign a new deal with us at the time, the only reason why Terry hadn't signed a new deal is because the club were taking so long to offer him one, like they did with every player at the time. As soon as a new contract was offered, Terry signed it. Lampard was in exactly the same situation once. There was talk, all coming from the media, that he could leave because he was entering the last year of his contract and nothing had been signed yet, the reason was because there was no contract offered. The club has been offering new deals at the last minute for years now, the media turns it into something different though and says the player may be looking to leave.

People should stop taking what the media says so seriously. The stories about Terry flirting with City was all coming from the media, it's what they do, we all know this by now surely.

 
I'm another cynic on the timing of this...no news for months and then just before fans set to kick-off on Sunday, they make an announcement...but only a deal has been offered, not accepted...conveniently makes out club have done what they can to make JT stay and puts all pressure on him to sign...if he doesn't it's his decision to leave...significantly we don't know what he was offered...

I hope I'm wrong though cos if he stays, it's unquestionably the right decision

 
Ballack & Blu said:
The one battle terry was/is never going to win is against Roman, he desires it, it happens, in our imaginery game of 3 card brag,  the club have played their hand very shrewdly, JT threw down his prile of Aces, said beat that, the club were playing holding 3x 3s...over to you Johnny Boy.
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An unnecessarily long metaphor but quite an accurate one, Ballack.

 
dkw said:
I expect I'm in a tiny minority but I wish the club hadn't offered this new contract, it might end up causing all kinds of problems for the new manager. Unless it's at his request obviously.
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I'm a bit mixed about this too as perhaps it is time for a fresh start. I honestly think we can do better for a centre back in footballing terms and I'm sure it's Conte and his teams job to get the best out of Miazga or Zouma if he makes it back.

Having said all that, I wouldn't be shocked in the least if he doesn't sign it and goes off in search of a bigger salary and guaranteed first eleven football.

 
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Snedger said:
I'm a bit mixed about this too as perhaps it is time for a fresh start. I honestly think we can do better for a centre back in footballing terms and I'm sure it's Conte and his teams job to get the best out of Miazga or Zouma if he makes it back.

Having said all that, I wouldn't be shocked in the least if he doesn't sign it and goes off in search of a bigger salary and guaranteed first eleven football.
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I wish for a fresh start too, but would also love it if we keep JT as a 3rd/4th CB? Zouma, new CB (Bonucci), JT, Iva/GC. Replace him with say Andreas next season.

I mean, we already lost Lamps to a trophyless sh*t season. Not JT. Not after a season like this. 

 
I think JT needs to be kept on, not necessarily to play every week but to provide leadership, tell any new signings what club is about etc...he's last leader we have left and if he goes, fcuk knows what will happen...

 
What do people think the offer is, I'm guessing 50/60 k a week, more then 50% pay cut and if that is the case I think it's more then fair. He should have made enough money by now to have ensured his future. Terry will also be gobbled up by sky when he does retire so no problems there. The only question is does he want to go out to the US for one big pay day and an easy time of it which is fair enough as well

 
I would have to agree barak.

he's been reportedly offered a contract in china worth £20m and he's been laying the foundations for that type of offer for some time.

if in the end he decides that is what he wants to do then fair enough. if he stays what more could he win? it is more likely than not that we won't win anything in the next year or two. does being part of a rebuild that he might never see the fruits of (in terms of trophies) appeal to him more than a massive, relatively low stress payday at this stage in his life? getting higher up the all time appearance list might well be all he could achieve on a personal level.

I hope he does stay (if conte wants him)- even with the potential political and footballing drawbacks keeping him might have, he's still our best defender.

 
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