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Alfie Gilchrist

I like this bloke i hope we keep him albeit with the odd loan here and there. Hes got the Chelsea spirit and he wouldnt fetch a fortune so lets keep him please!

He could be a valuable squad member in years to come. Hes good value and would never be a passenger.

When he scored that goal you could have thought he had won the lottery.

 
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I like this bloke i hope we keep him albeit with the odd loan here and there. Hes got the Chelsea spirit and he wouldnt fetch a fortune so lets keep him please!

He could be a valuable squad member in years to come. Hes good value and would never be a passenger.

When he scored that goal you could have thought he had won the lottery.
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I think they will sell him and take whatever they can for him.

 
I like him and his passion but out of all the academy players we’ve brought through over the years I don’t think he’s PL quality. Miles off the likes of Acheampong. Not big enough for CB and not technical enough for full back imo, it’s a shame. Hope he has a good career wherever he ends up.

 
He's just...okay. I'm sure he can do a job at a mid or lower table team, worse defenders than him are currently in PL.

I don't see us getting much so might as well sell cheapish and add a buy back clause just in case.

 
Wilder loved him at SU. They could sure do with him now. Go well, young man.

 
His contract expires in June, so that'll drop his valuation. £2 million is better than nothing.

 
Being voted Academy Player of the Year seems to be the kiss of death as far as having any longevity in your Chelsea career goes ...

Good luck to Alfie anyway. Good memories of some crunching tackles and that cracking goal he scored.

Would have thought we'd get similar to what we got for Bashir Humphreys ... I guess they've allowed his contract to run down too much without making him feel valued enough to sign a new one.

 
His contract expires in June, so that'll drop his valuation. £2 million is better than nothing.
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I'm sure they could have gotten more for someone who was a regular in a team that almost got promoted from Championship but probably didn't feel it was worth dragging it out till the final day of the window.

 
I'm sure they could have gotten more for someone who was a regular in a team that almost got promoted from Championship but probably didn't feel it was worth dragging it out till the final day of the window.
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Yeah, maybe a few million more if they really tried, but it barely moves the needle relative to our total sales income.

 
I watched some of the Sheff Utd v Coventry game last night and didn't realise Gilchrist wasn't still at Utd. Looked him up and see he went to West Brom but is struggling to get many games with them.

Shame, but just goes to show you need a bit more than passion to make it at the top level.

 
I watched some of the Sheff Utd v Coventry game last night and didn't realise Gilchrist wasn't still at Utd. Looked him up and see he went to West Brom but is struggling to get many games with them.

Shame, but just goes to show you need a bit more than passion to make it at the top level.
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I did the same search a few weeks ago. 'Tis a shame. And a bit strange. Chris Wilder said he really liked him at SU. I remember he had a few injuries there.

 
Since the Academy Player of the Season award came in around 2015 it’s between him & Harvey Vale for the most disappointing winner.

Solanke, Tomori, Mount, James, Gallagher, Gilmour, Livramento & Hall are all still playing at the highest levels.

2 ways to look at this, how many great players we’ve produced over the years or that 2 (soon to be 3 with George) of the more recent winners won’t make it and what does that say about the academy?

 
Since the Academy Player of the Season award came in around 2015 it’s between him & Harvey Vale for the most disappointing winner.

Solanke, Tomori, Mount, James, Gallagher, Gilmour, Livramento & Hall are all still playing at the highest levels.

2 ways to look at this, how many great players we’ve produced over the years or that 2 (soon to be 3 with George) of the more recent winners won’t make it and what does that say about the academy?
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I don't think it speaks to the academy. It's (a) cyclical; and (b) we have no idea what off-field issues there are.

 
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