1 hour ago, Snedger said:

After two full seasons I think it’s pretty clear this lad is a long way from top striker potential. He’s been given a better chance than many and he’s proven consistently that he hasn’t got what it takes.

Perhaps the ‘highlight’ for want of a better term was his hat-trick against Spurs last season. I still haven’t got my head around how someone scores three goals in a game whilst simultaneously producing one of the worst performances seen by a striker in a Chelsea shirt, ever. His third was like watching Mr Bean playing centre forward.

At least we would get a get laughs with Mr.bean.

1 hour ago, Mod said:

There we have it, Marc Guiu is our best striker!

I knew that.

It's sad.

Just now, just said:

I knew that.

It's sad.

Sad that he's injured and unable to increase those stats in his favour!

5 minutes ago, Mod said:

Sad that he's injured and unable to increase those stats in his favour!

Sad that Maresca wouldnt have selected him much, even if he was fit and available...

13 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Jim's way of complaining about nico is often unpopular but he is right about him, on the football side.

You cannot train common sense and a football IQ. He does not have the mind for this.

Needs to be sold, just one of those signings that we need to write off

Now I completely disagree with this. He was poor yesterday and lost most battles and struggled to keep himself onside numerous times, but that being said I defo wouldn't sell him. It is just clear we need another quality CF and Jackson can defo be a squad player next season. If we well Jackson, then we will need 2 strikers. He defo has a purpose here. Just not at the level to lead us every game but will it probably enhance his game by having healthy competition? Yes, but saying that we need to write him of imo is ridiculous.

29 minutes ago, STATS said:

Now I completely disagree with this. He was poor yesterday and lost most battles and struggled to keep himself onside numerous times, but that being said I defo wouldn't sell him. It is just clear we need another quality CF and Jackson can defo be a squad player next season. If we well Jackson, then we will need 2 strikers. He defo has a purpose here. Just not at the level to lead us every game but will it probably enhance his game by having healthy competition? Yes, but saying that we need to write him of imo is ridiculous.

Have to consider the what if. What if the main striker, should we sign one, misses 3 months? is Nico ready to step up against the best? Nope, so we need 2 strikers anyway. At best he can be third choice and if we lose the first two at the same time we are just out of luck.

Much rather Marc Guiu be third choice, we bring in a striker of experience to be first choice, and another at around 23 to be his competition/replacement. That player needs to be good enough to step in for any game, Nico is not that player.

What club has 3 strikers on their books and they're all happy?

Guiu has Strasbourg written all over him.

23 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Have to consider the what if. What if the main striker, should we sign one, misses 3 months? is Nico ready to step up against the best? Nope, so we need 2 strikers anyway. At best he can be third choice and if we lose the first two at the same time we are just out of luck.

Much rather Marc Guiu be third choice, we bring in a striker of experience to be first choice, and another at around 23 to be his competition/replacement. That player needs to be good enough to step in for any game, Nico is not that player.

Jackson is a good back up/squad player. I totally disagree with this. You mentioned that we need to get an experienced striker and another striker aged 23, which is same age as Jackson. Which striker are we going to be able to get on top of getting a first choice striker that is better than Jackson at that age? Please tell me. Unless you are going to spend big money which the club will not do, it would be foolish to consider getting rid of Jackson. He is very frustrating but for me to stay he has been a write off is not true at all. He has contributed and I think it was obvious that Palmer also plays a lot better with him in the team. Also Jackson is a young man and like I say, it would probably help his game, having a top striker around him. I am more than happy to have him as a back up/ squad player/ rotational striker whatever you want to call it.

2 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

Are you genuinely asking for my opinion on why I think we should sell him (I think my opinion is well rehearsed) or are you arguing that we should keep him despite the growing evidence of how bad he is?

Maresca is either a) deluded or b) lying. I don't know which. I hope its B.

What ? I'm sorry Jim, I haven't read many posts lately., are you saying then , that you've got a firm opinion on whether Jackson should stay or maybe be sold ?

I really think it's too early in his career to make a decision on that. I know it's not fashionable to trust the owners , the SD''s etc on here, but my support has been unwavering, maybe if you put a bit of faith in them too, you might moderate your opinions?

49 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

What ? I'm sorry Jim, I haven't read many posts lately., are you saying then , that you've got a firm opinion on whether Jackson should stay or maybe be sold ?

I really think it's too early in his career to make a decision on that. I know it's not fashionable to trust the owners , the SD''s etc on here, but my support has been unwavering, maybe if you put a bit of faith in them too, you might moderate your opinions?

Not sure if I have mentioned it enough yet - but yeah, I have a view.

And no - my opinion won't be changed. I dislike this loser of a human, more than I have ever disliked a footballer. I certainly don't recall ever having feelings of disdain for any Chelsea player previously - but this donkey of a striker has them. I detest every fibre of him. He is a waste of space, and has done nothing to deserve a Chelsea squad number, let alone a starting role. He is rubbish.

Just now, nonotnowjim said:

Not sure if I have mentioned it enough yet - but yeah, I have a view.

And no - my opinion won't be changed. I dislike this loser of a human, more than I have ever disliked a footballer. I certainly don't recall ever having feelings of disdain for any Chelsea player previously - but this donkey of a striker has them. I detest every fibre of him. He is a waste of space, and has done nothing to deserve a Chelsea squad number, let alone a starting role. He is rubbish.

Oh, I didn't know Jim . Don't really understand why you don't like him, but you should've made it clear earlier mate. Who do you think should be playing as our striker at the moment ?

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Just now, The Rising Sun said:

Oh, I didn't know Jim . Don't really understand why you don't like him, but you should've made it clear earlier mate.

Ahh, I figured that people would have cottoned on already. But seems like I need to start talking about it on here a bit more....good to raise awareness.

In answer to your edit where you asked the question about who should be playing instead - I have already answered. Anyone will do. A half fit Guiu, Nkunku, Madueke, Neto, Mheuka, Donell McNeilly, Tosin A - whoever. It doesn't matter. Nobody is as bad.

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2 hours ago, STATS said:

Jackson is a good back up/squad player. I totally disagree with this. You mentioned that we need to get an experienced striker and another striker aged 23, which is same age as Jackson. Which striker are we going to be able to get on top of getting a first choice striker that is better than Jackson at that age? Please tell me. Unless you are going to spend big money which the club will not do, it would be foolish to consider getting rid of Jackson. He is very frustrating but for me to stay he has been a write off is not true at all. He has contributed and I think it was obvious that Palmer also plays a lot better with him in the team. Also Jackson is a young man and like I say, it would probably help his game, having a top striker around him. I am more than happy to have him as a back up/ squad player/ rotational striker whatever you want to call it.

Fair enough mate, agree to disagree.

That we need to upgrade, there's no doubt. Whether he can be a squad player or not is up for debate. At the moment, he’s the best we’ve got, not for his quality but because we need him to open up defences. And I think that he’s good enough as a squad player. I’ve got hopes that Guiu is going to become a very good striker, but he’s injured and we don’t know how she going to recover. He could probably do with a season at Strasburg.

Yesterday against Liverpool, he was crap.

4 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

Ahh, I figured that people would have cottoned on already. But seems like I need to start talking about it on here a bit more....good to raise awareness.

In answer to your edit where you asked the question about who should be playing instead - I have already answered. Anyone will do. A half fit Guiu, Nkunku, Madueke, Neto, Mheuka, Donell McNeilly, Tosin A - whoever. It doesn't matter. Nobody is as bad.

Play an injured Guiu up front ? Not sure that would be better. . Play Nkunku up front ? Not sure about that either Jim..The others are interesting. You must have seen them playing in the striker role to have confidence in them. I dunno Jim , I'll have to see footage of them banging in goals . I'll look on YouTube. Cheers mate , nice one 👍

5 hours ago, STATS said:

Jackson is a good back up/squad player. I totally disagree with this. You mentioned that we need to get an experienced striker and another striker aged 23, which is same age as Jackson. Which striker are we going to be able to get on top of getting a first choice striker that is better than Jackson at that age? Please tell me. Unless you are going to spend big money which the club will not do, it would be foolish to consider getting rid of Jackson. He is very frustrating but for me to stay he has been a write off is not true at all. He has contributed and I think it was obvious that Palmer also plays a lot better with him in the team. Also Jackson is a young man and like I say, it would probably help his game, having a top striker around him. I am more than happy to have him as a back up/ squad player/ rotational striker whatever you want to call it.

I have two issues with Jackson. One, the poor to abysmal level of performance he regularly delivers now. And two, I don't believe, (from what I have seen to date), that he has either the natural ability, or the football intelligence to significantly improve as a striker. I see nothing to suggest he is going to get better in the air? Is he really going to improve his movement and especially his anticipation in the box? Is he going to become a more natural, calmer finisher? Is his hold up play going to become more consistent?

Our most dire need this summer is to find a proper centre-forward. And if we do that brings another issue into play, because I'm also not sure Jackson would be a happy a camper to sit on the bench and be squad bod.

1 hour ago, just said:

I'm also not sure Jackson would be a happy a camper to sit on the bench and be squad bod.

I absolutely agree with that. His reaction to being subbed on Sunday was a pointer toward how he would take it.

6 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Play an injured Guiu up front ? Not sure that would be better. . Play Nkunku up front ? Not sure about that either Jim..The others are interesting. You must have seen them playing in the striker role to have confidence in them. I dunno Jim , I'll have to see footage of them banging in goals . I'll look on YouTube. Cheers mate , nice one 👍

The catch phrase "If Jackson is the answer, you are asking the wrong question" remains true.

Any of those others would be a better option - albeit, we would lose the "bull in a china shop/headless chicken" schtick that Jackson tries to pull.

If you were to be offered a beautiful piece of A5 Wagyu - cut from a cow that has been reared its whole life to be a delicious steak. Or a piece of grisly roadkill from a hardworking donkey that was only on your plate due to perceived lack of alternatives - you wouldn't need to see a video to know which was going to taste better.

3 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

Adelicious The catch phrase "If Jackson is the answer, you are asking the wrong question" remains true.

Any of those others would be a better option - albeit, we would lose the "bull in a china shop/headless chicken" schtick that Jackson tries to pull.

If you were to be offered a beautiful piece of A5 Wagyu - cut from a cow that has been reared its whole life to be a delicious steak. Or a piece of grisly roadkill from a hardworking donkey that was only on your plate due to perceived lack of alternatives - you wouldn't need to see a video to know which was going to taste better.

Cheers Jim. . Who are these delicious "A5 WAGYU type steak" Chelsea players who by your colourful analogy are excellent out of this world strikers that would immediately replace Jackson ? Thanks again Jim .

35 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Cheers Jim. . Who are these delicious "A5 WAGYU type steak" Chelsea players who by your colourful analogy are excellent out of this world strikers that would immediately replace Jackson ? Thanks again Jim .

Would have thought it is obvious.

Wagyu = Any kid from the academy, who has been trained from a young age on how to control the ball, how to understand what offside is, how to shoot etc. A player primed and educated from a young age on how to be a professional footballer, to the highest standards in one of the best academies in the world. Like the cows of Kobe, they are looked after, with every want and need attended to int he sole aim of preparing them for life as a top professional footballer....If you want something a little more cooked - how about the player who won the bundesliga golden boot, with 90 goal involvements in just short of 120 games - who is our second top scorer this season despite playing significantly less minutes than others. The player who despite being vilified here, is still reportedly on the radar of minnows such as Bayern Munich.

Donkey Roadkill = The lad who grew up without a footballing education, without playing on grass or even owning a pair of boots until later in life. The bloke who admitted himself that he struggles to play football wearing boots as opposed to barefoot. The hopeless chancer who has a meagre 1 league goal in 5 months, and who despite chance after chance, has consistently infuriated even the most patient of fans.

FYI - Donkey is a tasty meat... a delicacy in China when I lived there. Very much like stewed beef in texture. Tried the dog and cat too...

Anyhow, in case anyone needs some extra help dealing with issues at home and you're in the UK... A good resource for you.

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/self-help-therapies/

After much consideration following this weekends performance I don’t think it’s any stretch at all to confirm that Jackson is the worst ST we’ve had at the club in the last 20 years, I’d take Kezman, I’d take Pato, I’d even take Falcao over him.

Should he be a ‘squad player’ next season? IMO No. He should be nowhere near any club that has any aspirations of achieving anything.

He’s the best we have at the minute because his competition is an injury Guiu or Nkunku who checked out from this club the second he got his first payslip.

He has 0 IQ or ability to read the game, his aerial presence is non existent, he gets bullied off the ball 9/10 if he hasn’t already trodden on it and tripped himself over, his grasp of the offside rule is limited at best but despite all that I still believe his worst attribute remains his attitude, it’s petulant at best, the ridiculous yellow cards, the exaggerated grievance at being subbed despite putting in a -2/10 performance.

Not only should he not be our first choice next season, he should be nowhere near the club. An absolutely abysmal failure of a signing.

1 hour ago, nonotnowjim said:

Would have thought it is obvious.

Wagyu = Any kid from the academy, who has been trained from a young age on how to control the ball, how to understand what offside is, how to shoot etc. A player primed and educated from a young age on how to be a professional footballer, to the highest standards in one of the best academies in the world. Like the cows of Kobe, they are looked after, with every want and need attended to int he sole aim of preparing them for life as a top professional footballer....If you want something a little more cooked - how about the player who won the bundesliga golden boot, with 90 goal involvements in just short of 120 games - who is our second top scorer this season despite playing significantly less minutes than others. The player who despite being vilified here, is still reportedly on the radar of minnows such as Bayern Munich.

Donkey Roadkill = The lad who grew up without a footballing education, without playing on grass or even owning a pair of boots until later in life. The bloke who admitted himself that he struggles to play football wearing boots as opposed to barefoot. The hopeless chancer who has a meagre 1 league goal in 5 months, and who despite chance after chance, has consistently infuriated even the most patient of fans.

Cheers Jim . Which academy player do you think is ready right now to be playing centre forward for us in place of Jackson ?

42 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Cheers Jim . Which academy player do you think is ready right now to be playing centre forward for us in place of Jackson ?

In an ideal world - none of them are 100% "ready right now". But then - neither is Wacko. So, if the choice is an academy player who has had a footballing education at Chelsea, or this fraud - then I would take ANY academy player over him.

1 hour ago, The Boehly Babes said:

After much consideration following this weekends performance I don’t think it’s any stretch at all to confirm that Jackson is the worst ST we’ve had at the club in the last 20 years, I’d take Kezman, I’d take Pato, I’d even take Falcao over him.

Should he be a ‘squad player’ next season? IMO No. He should be nowhere near any club that has any aspirations of achieving anything.

He’s the best we have at the minute because his competition is an injury Guiu or Nkunku who checked out from this club the second he got his first payslip.

He has 0 IQ or ability to read the game, his aerial presence is non existent, he gets bullied off the ball 9/10 if he hasn’t already trodden on it and tripped himself over, his grasp of the offside rule is limited at best but despite all that I still believe his worst attribute remains his attitude, it’s petulant at best, the ridiculous yellow cards, the exaggerated grievance at being subbed despite putting in a -2/10 performance.

Not only should he not be our first choice next season, he should be nowhere near the club. An absolutely abysmal failure of a signing.

100% agree.

Matt law was correct when we were initially linked - when he appeared on the London is Blue podcast saying that we shouldn’t be anywhere near him and that he’s not Chelsea quality. Spot on.