Gus's comments RE: A "Special" Player?

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Sorry it's another one of these threads but Gus's comments today were:
"We need a striker and that is our main target but if someone else comes up who is special then that is a unique opportunity and you can’t say no."

Then I read that Lukaku's loan to Stoke from Chelsea has fallen down because of Premier League rules. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14716748.stm)

I have no substance or source I am just thinking wouldn't it be awesome if this was the unique opportunity that Gus is talking about. Chelsea obviously want to loan him out for first team football and now can see this can't happen to another Premier League team. If they want him to get used to the english game....who better than the team at the top of the next division??

 

[peterward]

Sorry it's another one of these threads but Gus's comments today were:
"We need a striker and that is our main target but if someone else comes up who is special then that is a unique opportunity and you can’t say no."

Then I read that Lukaku's loan to Stoke from Chelsea has fallen down because of Premier League rules. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14716748.stm)

I have no substance or source I am just thinking wouldn't it be awesome if this was the unique opportunity that Gus is talking about. Chelsea obviously want to loan him out for first team football and now can see this can't happen to another Premier League team. If they want him to get used to the english game....who better than the team at the top of the next division??

now that would be mental, 3000 plastic chelsea fans get to see one of their own

 

[NorthStandN1A]

would be very nice indeed!!!!

 

[Blue and White Tiger]

I would go wild. Long term admirer of LUKAKU, however it WON'T Happen! (If it does i will more than happily take abuse for being an idiot!)

 

[peterward]

I would go wild. Long term admirer of LUKAKU, however it WON'T Happen! (If it does i will more than happily take abuse for being an idiot!)

its more realistic than Zamora imho

 

[Blue and White Tiger]

its more realistic than Zamora imho

a £20 million player in the championship

 

[peterward]

a £20 million player in the championship

if he's not allowed to be loaned to a prem club, and Chelsea want to expose him to the English game, then Yes.... the Championship is the 5th largest league in Europe and bigger than the Belgian league. Poyet, chelsea legend, whose top of the table team play slick passing footie....... its possible, if still unlikely

 

[Blue and White Tiger]

if he's not allowed to be loaned to a prem club, and Chelsea want to expose him to the English game, then Yes.... the Championship is the 5th largest league in Europe and bigger than the Belgian league. Poyet, chelsea legend, whose top of the table team play slick passing footie....... its possible, if still unlikely

I'm trying not to get my hopes up.... He would TEAR championship teams apart.

 

[algie]

Who's to say it's a striker ? Gus has already stated he is after a striker he didn't say this special player will be.

Boyd would cost to much i feel but Daniel Powell fits the bill. Strong tall attacking midfielder.

 

[somerset]

I would assume Chelsea would manage most of his salary if it did happen,... but can you imagine all the 'hand-wringers' in this league bleating about buying our way to the top blah blah blah...... I think it almost impossible to believe.

 

[Gritt23]

That would be a quite unbelievable move.

As has been mentioned, Chelsea clearly want to loan him out to play competitive games rather than get the odd game here and tehre with them. If Premier League dictate that he can't go on loan within the Premier, then we ARE the next club in line. It's not as if Chelsea need to wait for someone to pay a certain price for his loan contract or even meet a substantial proportion of his wages.

It's therefore possible, but I do think it's still highly unlikely. I would literally jizz my pants if it happened.

 

[John Bumlick]

if he's not allowed to be loaned to a prem club, and Chelsea want to expose him to the English game, then Yes.... the Championship is the 5th largest league in Europe and bigger than the Belgian league. Poyet, chelsea legend, whose top of the table team play slick passing footie....... its possible, if still unlikely

oh do shut up....that all sounds too....logical. really don't want to start believing that this might happen!

 

[blockhseagull]

Didnt Lukaku say he didnt want to join only to be farmed out on loan

 

[trueblue]

As always, read the quotes. Not the journalist's spin on it. Gus didn't say we are going to sign a special player, just that we would if he was offered one.

 

[Commander]

I cant see this. It sounds from Gus' comments that we almost have the striker deal tied up, that cant be him because Gus said this yesterday. So if that is the case, surely we wouldn't go for another striker? Unless we cancelled the other deal, but I cant see us doing that.

 

[peterward]

I cant see this. It sounds from Gus' comments that we almost have the striker deal tied up, that cant be him because Gus said this yesterday. So if that is the case, surely we wouldn't go for another striker? Unless we cancelled the other deal, but I cant see us doing that.

I think commander what he means is, we are after a player who is probably around our level, like Rhodes, Paynter, Bednar etc...... but if someone very special like Lukaku was available to us on loan, then it would be impossible to say No

 

[Scarface]

Where is everyone getting that Chelsea want to loan Lukaku out? Is it just because Stoke have made a bid? He played for them on Saturday so would assume he will get plenty of game time for the first team that way?

 

[Commander]

Where is everyone getting that Chelsea want to loan Lukaku out? Is it just because Stoke have made a bid? He played for them on Saturday so would assume he will get plenty of game time for the first team that way?

Here

Stoke fail in attempt to take Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku on loan - Telegraph

Here

Romelu Lukaku loan to Stoke scuppered | Mail Online

Here

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/873896-romelu-lukaku-stoke-loan-transfer-scuppered-by-premier-league-rules

Here

BBC Sport - Stoke fail in loan move for Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku

And here

Stoke unable to loan Lukaku | Chelsea Football Club News, Fixtures, Results, Gossip | Football365

Next question?

 

[bhaexpress]

If things fo9llow their normal course we won't sign anybody.

 

[beardy gull]

If things fo9llow their normal course we won't sign anybody.

That's what I'm thinking too. We'll have been close though.