If you find that world class striker let us know because we could do with one. There doesn't appear to be that many around at the moment.

Its ok to say what type of player we need but to actually come up with the name now that is asking too much

Next time one of those 'name your club's worst ever XI' topics comes up he's going to be the first name I think of from now on.

And to think we swapped schurle for him!

Benzema might be available, and that's the quality the team need. Jose knows him well

He is clearly NOT available.

And is now sidelined with injury for a month.

Back to the drawing board.

A trusted source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/foo...-Karim-Benzema

Enough said!

daily star

so, getting back on topic, who fits the bill?

Even though he would have been overpriced and not world class, I would have gone for Benteke.

The one that has already been sold to another club?

Not sure how that would work

But ok

trusted by who?

Quite obviously I was talking about signing him before Liverpool made a bid.

Highly unlikely he would have come.

At Liverpool and with Roger's obsession for unbalanced football, He knew he would start more games there.

We showed our hand and Liverpool would have gone after him offering more money, Not sure what he is on at Liverpool now or how long his contract is but would bet its awful business.

The days of us saying "I want that one" and them signing are over, More so this season when as any of our rivals (Utd,City,Arsenal and at a push Liverpool) are a more sensible choice (and will offer more money).

The market today is more tough then it has ever been since Roman has joined us. There are not even that many waste of money options opened to us

Benteke? Liverpool try to play an extremely fast game, and imo Benteke won't fit in. Another example of panic buying / scattergun buying by Liverpool. The same would have happened at Chelsea. A very fast game would pass him by. The only big, strong striker that has also been able to fit in with a very fast game in the PL is Didier imo. He was a master.

Ok this debate is getting out of hand! Hands up who thinks the Daily Star is NOT a credible publication?..

Should the question not be "Why is the daily star a publication"

Jose will find and buy any that are out there.
I say that only in half jest. Signing players is not one if his strong points as a manager.

If we what your precious media says as fact its not Jose who signs the players so it wont be a issue.

The only players that have smacked as 'board signings' were Sheva and Torres.
Raniere was by far our best when it came to clever signings.

Arsenal are still rumoured to be trying to sign him. But to outbid them we'd have to pay upwards of £35m, and offer him a four-year contract with wages in excess of £120K a week. Even then we couldn't offer him a guaranteed starting position, unless we are thinking of replacing Costa ?
I like Benzema, but unless Costa really has no chance of recovering from the persistent hamstring problems, I think we're better off sticking with him. As attractive as it looks, I can't see us being able to keep them both happy.

I'm hoping Arsenal don't get him though. The addition of Benzema would make their challenge for the title considerably stronger.

Winning trophies is his strong point. Best one eh.

Mind you, had we got the manager you wanted it would be like a revolving door and of course with no trophies.

He had his fair share of failures as well.

We're all fans here (you assume), and we all want the Chels' to win, but realistically, many pundits are not backing Chelsea, and the reason - the lack of a world class striker who will stay fit for at least most of the season. I agree. There is no excuse imo. The club have got the money to go out and buy a quality player, or at least try to. The first thing the winners in the past did after winning the PL was to go out and strengthen. There is no standing still in this game.

The scenario that's unfolding at the mo' is, shaky results and a lack of goals up until Christmas, and then panic buying for a striker plus a heavy premium because it's the January window. It doesn't take a genius to see where the problem is. I hope I'm wrong.

Just look at the defences rather than the strikers of the top four rivals.

United, garbage, Liverpool, garbage, arsenal and city are dodgy.

That's where it will be lost, when the defence lets in 6 against Stoke with no strengthening.

I disagree. It doesn't take a brilliant defence to get an early goal, with quick, fast, strong strikers and then doggedly defend, and win the game 1 - 0. If we fall behind, we are going to really struggle imo to win games consistently.