Where the hell are our new signings?

[Iceman]

We are nearly a third the way through the transfer window and all our Africans have left now.

 

[evissy]

I'm hoping that we get Anelka before Spurs game so he could play. Otherwise we have plenty of time to get other players as well. You remember that Gallas-Cole swap which was finished allegedly in "the last minutes of the transfer window".

I think we have other offers in at the moment. They just haven't leaked yet..

 

[The Moos]

Well Kenyon just got back from his holliday so we might start seing some new players now. Santos and Ivanovic are supposed to be as good as done and we just need Kenyon to finalize things.

Anelka will join us soon apparently. Hopefully before our next game.

We were supposed to get another midfielder but I haven't heard any rumours. There's been talk about Modric and Van der Vaart but we won't get them. Modric wont leave this season (and probably not end up at Chelsea) and VDV will join Juventus, probably in the summer.

 

[loz]

The transfer window is always like this. Very few big deals get done until the last few days. Selling clubs try and squeeze every penny they can and at the asme time they like the idea of being able to use the players for the month of January before flogging them (unless they are wanting to avod the risk of injury).

 

[JT26CFC]

every day I keep expecting to see the headlines " Chelsea sign Anelka!"

Still waiting....

 

[Chelsea FC Champions]

every day I keep expecting to see the headlines " Chelsea sign Anelka!"Still waiting....

SAME HERE

 

[BLUENUT]

Well Kenyon just got back from his holliday so we might start seing some new players now. Santos and Ivanovic are supposed to be as good as done and we just need Kenyon to finalize things.

I keep hearing that!

At the busiest time of the season for your cheif executive WHAT THE f**k IS HE DOING ON HOLIDAY?

 

[sweet waffle]

Well Kenyon just got back from his holliday so we might start seing some new players now. Santos and Ivanovic are supposed to be as good as done and we just need Kenyon to finalize things.

Is that Giovani dos Santos of Barca?

 

[loz]

No - this is the 6 ft 4 centre forward Franco Di Santo

 

[Chelsea FC Champions]

Nope ots Franco Di Santo

 

[BLUENUT]

I recently read an interview taken with Drogba about this time last year when he was talking about signing for Chelsea and it got me thinking:

The £24m move to Chelsea came out of the blue. “For me, it was a big surprise,” Drogba says. “I was expecting to stay at Marseille and for the team to do something big. The club hadn’t done that for a few years and there was a feeling that we could. I wanted to win the French title with them. But then I went away with the national team (Ivory Coast) and heard that Chelsea wanted to sign me. I was surprised and not certain what to do because I had everything I wanted, including good money, at Marseille, so there was no reason for me to move. I had many good friends there.”

Jose Mourinho’s silver tongue persuaded him. “Mourinho had first noticed me when I was at Guingamp,” Drogba said. “Then when I was first at Marseille and he was at Porto, we played each other in the Champions League and I heard he wanted to take me to Portugal with him, but didn’t have the money. So I knew he liked me as a player, and he really wanted me to come to Chelsea and did everything he could to get me. He was very persuasive and I knew he believed in me. That’s why I decided to come.”

Now Avi has been given a transfer budget in January and we desperately need to strenghten our forward-line, where is the unearthed gem he has had his eye on for a couple of years. Which players career has he been tracking with interest in the hope he could one day sign him. What players caught his eye a few years ago that Grant wanted to manage and nurture their ability. I give you world football and premiership journey man Nicholas Anelka. Now don't get me wrong I think it's a sensible transfer, but it's hardly your uncut diamond is it?

Let's hope Di Santos is alright, and the other fella Ivanovic who I know little about.

All 3 yet to sign though!

Remeber the 'Let's see what he does in the transfer window before we judge him'' etc........C'mon Grant you've done f**k all so far, judgement from the masses isn't far away! Get Kenyon off the fairground rides and get him to sign your players!

Although my opinion of him hasn't changed from day one and is unlikely to from what I've seen so far.

 

[ethicalstrategy]

The transfer window is always like this. Very few big deals get done until the last few days. Selling clubs try and squeeze every penny they can and at the asme time they like the idea of being able to use the players for the month of January before flogging them (unless they are wanting to avod the risk of injury).

The problem we have is that we really need the new signings now. If they don't come until 31st Jan we won't need them quite so much, except maybe a striker still.

 

[sweet waffle]

No - this is the 6 ft 4 centre forward Franco Di Santo

Thanks for clearing that up matey.

 

[The Moos]

I thought Franco spelled Santo with an S in the end.

If not then I'd better start spelling his name correctly so nobody confuses him with Giovanni.

Nice to have a new Franco at Chelsea though.

 

[Chelsea FC Champions]

I thought Franco spelled Santo with an S in the end.

If not then I'd better start spelling his name correctly so nobody confuses him with Giovanni.

Nice to have a new Franco at Chelsea though.

Franco hasnt signed anything yet!!!

 

[The Moos]

I thought Franco spelled Santo with an S in the end.

If not then I'd better start spelling his name correctly so nobody confuses him with Giovanni.

Nice to have a new Franco at Chelsea though.

Franco hasnt signed anything yet!!!

That's just because that stupid t*at Kenyon's been on holiday. He'll sign soon...I think...

 

[mad_mac]

would like to see us at least confirm that we have signed these players. Also, how long does it take for us to register a player into the team once we have signed them?? For instance, if this Santos kid were to be confirmed tomorrow, could he be on the bench against the yi*s

Scott

 

[c3blu]

If Kenyon has been on holiday during or even in the build up to the transfer window then someone needs sacking

 

[loz]

I think it is probably pretty safe to say that when Kenyon is on holiday he won't be desperately searching for a public phone box that hasn't been vandalised when he needs to get in contact with someone!

In terms of carrying out his role in negotiating deals etc it won't make a jot of difference if Kenyon is sitting in his office at the Bridge or sitting by the poolside in Koh Samui! Everything he would need would be available to him when he needed it.