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I can’t help thinking there was a certain irony in the fact that City’s bid for John Terry was allegedly lodged during discussions about Chelsea’s proposed signing of Daniel Sturridge.
There have been allegations over the years, although it has never been proven, that Chelsea have been trying to poach Sturridge right from the moment when he burst on the scene as a youngster who many thought was going to be a scoring phenomena.
It’s not hard to believe that these things go on involving clubs with huge financial muscle and it can have a potentially unsettling effect on players, especially young impressionable players.

According to The Mail Online:

“City Chief Executive Garry Cook asked to meet Peter Kenyon, the Stamford Bridge chief executive, yesterday to discuss Chelsea's pursuit of talented young striker Daniel Sturridge.
It was something that surprised Chelsea when they had already said they would be happy to let an independent tribunal set the size of the fee for the 19-year-old.
But an even bigger surprise followed when Cook suddenly presented a letter with a formal offer for Terry. Kenyon was understood to be stunned, not least because he had already made it clear to Cook last season that the club captain and the heartbeat of the Chelsea team was not available at any price.”

Well if these reports are true, the idea of Mr. Kenyon being ‘stunned’ at such an audacious attempt to lure the England centre half and captain to Eastlands, is quite satisfying to say the least.

As Lance-Corporal Jack Jones used to say in Dad’s Army:

“ They don’t like it up em.”

By Spike