boratsbrother Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 We can't move forward with James the way he is. Imho, we should try one last thing by giving him the rest of the season off. Order him not to do any gym work whatsoever, just relax, do some walking, jogging and swimming and see how he fairs next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 hours ago, exiledblue said: More BS from Fabrizio Romano? Rinse, Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 hours ago, boratsbrother said: We can't move forward with James the way he is. Imho, we should try one last thing by giving him the rest of the season off. Order him not to do any gym work whatsoever, just relax, do some walking, jogging and swimming and see how he fairs next season. I've heard there is a surgery he can get? The medical team and Reece in the past have turned it down. Perhaps now is the final straw and to go get it done. Whatever they do, we can't rely on him, we have to treat Gusto as our #1 RB now and hope he isn't a melting candle wick otherwise we're buggered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Phew , just the three months out for James this time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original 21 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said: Phew , just the three months out for James this time round. Well I guess that’s why we signed Gusto. Oh wait, he’s injured too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I am sick of journos, fans etc. mourning Reece getting injured. We literally know he is going to get injuries all season every season now. We should be well past complaining and into planning phase - any kind of sustained return to action would be a complete shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Max Fowler said: I am sick of journos, fans etc. mourning Reece getting injured. We literally know he is going to get injuries all season every season now. We should be well past complaining and into planning phase - any kind of sustained return to action would be a complete shock. We should rule him out for the remaining of the season. Any recovery and fit for fight would be a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, asvaberg said: We should rule him out for the remaining of the season. Any recovery and fit for fight would be a bonus. Why isn’t he getting surgery? If he doesn’t he’ll be out every season until he retires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Max Fowler said: Why isn’t he getting surgery? If he doesn’t he’ll be out every season until he retires Postponed because we might need him for the relegation run in........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My Blood Is Blue Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Sell him, he’s clearly never going to be fit for any length of time. Instead, they’ll sell Gallagher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lump Of Celery Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 5 hours ago, asvaberg said: We should rule him out for the remaining of the season. Any recovery and fit for fight would be a bonus. From memory, I thought we already tried that last season or the one before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 10 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Sell him, he’s clearly never going to be fit for any length of time. Instead, they’ll sell Gallagher. £250k pw and has 3499 league minutes over the last three seasons so far, the equivalent of 38 league matches. Why would anyone be interested in signing Reece James at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago97 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, xceleryx said: £250k pw and has 3499 league minutes over the last three seasons so far, the equivalent of 38 league matches. Why would anyone be interested in signing Reece James at this point? I think there would still be suitors for him. Madrid have been mentioned in the past. A league which is physically easier and playing for a team than dominate a large chunk of their matches, where he would be less relied upon. He would likely be less relied upon too, so it would be an easier option to rest him. Reece being so pivotal to Chelsea does mean we are looking to try and play him for the majority of games when we can. Also, the warmer climate could see some benefits for his body in recovering and maybe even preventing some of the niggling issues he has had in recent seasons. I’m almost at the stage where I think for his career he probably needs to try a move like this. His body just does not seem up to coping with the pace and physical demands of the PL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 3 hours ago, xceleryx said: £250k pw and has 3499 league minutes over the last three seasons so far, the equivalent of 38 league matches. Why would anyone be interested in signing Reece James at this point? The only reason the club will sell him is for profit he is a positive asset on the field when fit. Surly the likes of Cucurella are way ahead of him in being for being punted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, Thiago97 said: I think there would still be suitors for him. Madrid have been mentioned in the past. A league which is physically easier and playing for a team than dominate a large chunk of their matches, where he would be less relied upon. He would likely be less relied upon too, so it would be an easier option to rest him. Reece being so pivotal to Chelsea does mean we are looking to try and play him for the majority of games when we can. Also, the warmer climate could see some benefits for his body in recovering and maybe even preventing some of the niggling issues he has had in recent seasons. I’m almost at the stage where I think for his career he probably needs to try a move like this. His body just does not seem up to coping with the pace and physical demands of the PL. Maybe, but it's not as if James is playing enough as is for the intensity of the Premier League to be causing a problem right now either. Even if you look at the moments where he's picked up an issue, they're all fairly routine that would happen whether he was playing in Spain, Italy or elsewhere. Heck, the bloke can't even get through training. He's entering that sort of Wilshere and Diaby territory if things carry on as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, ROTG said: The only reason the club will sell him is for profit he is a positive asset on the field when fit. Surly the likes of Cucurella are way ahead of him in being for being punted. He'll be sold because he can't stay fit to be useful enough or relied upon, be that as a starter or as a backup. Not that I think he will, or that we should, but his fitness is going to ultimately determine his future here and nothing else. If he's fit he'll play out his contract, if not most or all of his career here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Cucurella out for 3 months after surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xceleryx Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Ham said: Cucurella out for 3 months after surgery Not ideal at all, considering he was looking better this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Newcastle have less injuries than us and yet MOTD made a point on multiple occasions about injuries, even though they were playing against 10 men. Not one single mention of a Chelsea injury, despite it's having more. It's all bollocks. It really is. Stronger agendas on the BEEB than on CFCNet. What were the odds? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Ham said: Newcastle have less injuries than us and yet MOTD made a point on multiple occasions about injuries, even though they were playing against 10 men. Not one single mention of a Chelsea injury, despite it's having more. It's all bollocks. It really is. Stronger agendas on the BEEB than on CFCNet. What were the odds? Since Roman bought us they've not had a kind word for us so I stopped watching. They do really like Newcastle , Arsenal , Leicester and Liverpool . I wonder why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Ham said: Newcastle have less injuries than us and yet MOTD made a point on multiple occasions about injuries, even though they were playing against 10 men. Not one single mention of a Chelsea injury, despite it's having more. It's all bollocks. It really is. Stronger agendas on the BEEB than on CFCNet. What were the odds? Its the calibre of the players injured not quantity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, xceleryx said: Not ideal at all, considering he was looking better this season. No wonder he had a smile and thumps up, makes him fairly unsellable in the next two transfer windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertles86 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Does anyone know what is going on with Lavia and Chuka? Two seemingly simple injuries and we haven't seen either for several months. Where's this new fangled Yankee medical science that was spouted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, bertles86 said: Does anyone know what is going on with Lavia and Chuka? Two seemingly simple injuries and we haven't seen either for several months. Where's this new fangled Yankee medical science that was spouted? Same with Trev been absent for absolutely ages with a hamstring injury. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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