Thanks Fernando..?

[Will]

**** him. ******.

[Tee]

I thank him for all the good memries but ultimatey feel he has betrayed the club, Keny and the fans given the manner of his departure. We took him to our hearts unconditionally from the very first day and he repays us by walking out at a time we needed him most.

And he rubs it in by signing for the team that represents evrything I hate about modern football.

Good luck Fernando, thanks for the memories but I thought you had more class than you have shown in the last week. Biggest let down by any player in LFC history IMO.

Edit - I really need to change my avatar. Am looking into it now!

[Craig_H]

He's been brainwashed. We'll survive. I'm convinced he wont win anything of note there.

[Will]

Bet you Chelsea wont be taking him on a tour of the trophy room anytime soon eh

[Shaggy]

He's been brainwashed. We'll survive. I'm convinced he wont win anything of note there.

It's a horrible scenario but I hope he wins the league this season. This is bad, very bad and it will kill me to see him waltz off and win that straight away, but it's better than the prospect of those *******s winning 19.

[Daniel 7]

I can't wish him well for the way he went about leaving. It makes me irrationally angry. He's a bloke I've never met, never done anything to me personally, but has caused me offence. Its completely illogical to feel personally let down by a stranger, but I do. Its ****in pissed me off!

[johnp]

OliverKayTimes Oliver Kay
Look away, Liverpool fans ........ Torres on Chelsea deal: "I am so so happy and so proud to be here" #CFC #LFC

No, thank you Fernando

[murder_inc]

Torres Thread locked.

Never said this before on the forums. But I always always left that when Torres ran with the ball or a defender got close to him that his knees would give way and he would break down. He just looks so jagged and always on the verge of another injury. He reminded me of Owen over the last couple of months. You always hoped when he went down (heart in your mouth stuff) that he was ok.

Good luck to the lad. Best striker we've seen in recent times.

But to me Fowler is and was the best in my life to play for us (plus he won things with us)

Best for me is Rushie hands down.
Cant get over that cunt signing for THEM. **** it, he's gone now and will go down as a footprint in the sand for us. Could have been so much more.

Welcome Andy and Luis.

[Shaggy]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2281499,00.html

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Fernando Torres on a five-and-a-half year contract.

The move to bring the Spanish World Cup and European Championship winner to London from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee was completed on Monday evening.

Speaking at Stamford Bridge after finalising the move, Torres said:

'I am very happy with my transfer to Chelsea and I am looking forward very much to helping my new team-mates this season and for many years to come.

'Having played against Chelsea many times since coming to England, and in some very big games I will never forget, I know there are many great players here and I will work hard to win a place in the team. I hope I can score some important goals for the supporters to enjoy this season.'

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said: 'This is a very significant day for Chelsea, capturing one of the best players in the world with his peak years ahead of him. We have long admired the talents of a player who is a proven goalscorer in English football and Fernando's arrival is a sign of our continuing high ambitious. I hope every Chelsea fan is as excited as I am with this news.'

Chief executive Ron Gourlay added: 'Signing a player of the stature of Fernando Torres benefits the club on many levels. Carlo Ancelotti was keen to add his talents to the squad as we continue our quest for three trophies this season, we are delighted we have succeed with that wish, and this signing will undoubtedly aid the club in realising our worldwide potential.'

Torres's scoring pedigree in English football is without doubt. The 26-year-old netted 65 goals in 102 league appearances for Liverpool and 81 in 142 games in all competitions.

He moved to the Premier League aged 23 having spent the previous 12 years at Atletico Madrid, a club based a few miles from the town of his birth on the outskirts of the capital city.

In his time at Atletico, 'El Nino' (The Kid - his nickname in Spain) was the club's youngest player and youngest captain. His debut came aged 17 and he took the armband two years later.

His first full season was a quiet start with just six goals from 36 league appearances but that became 13 from 29 games the next year and the 20-goal mark was reached in 2003/04, Torres's most prolific season in Spain and the year of his debut for the national side.

The player's subsequent emergence on the international stage and 75 goals in 174 Spanish top-flight games meant many clubs across Europe were after his signature but he chose to work under compatriot Rafael Benitez at Liverpool.

The transfer in July 2007 was valued at approximately £20 million, Luis Garcia going the other way, and Torres's first goal for the Merseysiders was against Chelsea at Anfield, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw after getting the better of Tal Ben-Haim. It was the first of seven goals in seven games against Chelsea. It is his best return against any English club.

[Baracus]

I thank him for all the good memries but ultimatey feel he has betrayed the club, Keny and the fans given the manner of his departure. We took him to our hearts unconditionally from the very first day and he repays us by walking out at a time we needed him most.

And he rubs it in by signing for the team that represents evrything I hate about modern football.

Good luck Fernando, thanks for the memories but I thought you had more class than you have shown in the last week. Biggest let down by any player in LFC history IMO.Edit - I really need to change my avatar. Am looking into it now!

Surely that was Sean 'I am as fast as owen' Dundee

[BigChief]

Good luck Torres, but not too much luck. I was hoping we could pip Chelsea to fourth place and you leaving may allow us to achieve that now. No more sulking and waiting 14 games after an injury before you metamorph into a great footballer again. Shame about the injuries but you will ALWAYS them now, ask Michael Owen.

But I have do have wonderful memories of your goals and I will cherish those.

[Fredo]

It's a horrible scenario but I hope he wins the league this season. This is bad, very bad and it will kill me to see him waltz off and win that straight away, but it's better than the prospect of those *******s winning 19.

Even if they win No. 19, we will overcome then again at some point, so I'm not overly concerned about it.

[Rudo]

Sick.

Hasn't sunk in at all. Probably won't until Sunday

really excited at Carroll and Suarez coming in but i'm overwhelmed with disappointment Torres is away, and to Chelsea more significantly.

I hope he lives to regret this move, maybe not now, maybe not in a few months even but one day i hope he does.

[Shaggy]

Interview on SSN (Chelsea TV now)

[Will]

Look at him the smug cunt