In fairness to Gallas he has scored some very clutch late goals for us against big clubs and the CL. I like to give credit where its due. Could anybody have handled the captaincy last year? Maybe, its a moot point to discuss.

As for him respecting Cesc, I think his ego is too big to allow him to do that and thats why I think his days are numbered.

Gallas did none of this and he absolutely failed in this role. I don’t buy any of this nonense that the beginning was great, because any of the eleven players could have been captain and I would argue the results up to Birmingham would have been the same.

Gallas should not be on the team because he was everything our current captain isn’t and because of this, he will not respect Cesc. I am positive Gallas will not knell down to Cesc. I am sure he would be thinking, “Why would me, a proud 31 french international, suddenly start listening to instruction to a 21 year old who took the captaincy from me?’ Therefore he would fail to show his captain the respect he deserves.

Gallas will forever be blamed for sitting on the half-line crying when the penalty was taken at St. Andrews. He did not inspire his teammates there, he let them down. As the results got worse, so did his handling of the captaincy. He publicly said some very questionable things; information that should be kept in-house.

Finally, he does not share the same bloodlines as Cesc. Cesc is grateful that Wenger gave him his opportunity to be a star, and learnt from the likes of Viera, Henry, and Gilberto. Gallas, on the other hand. will and always will bleed Chelsea blue. I am convinced of this. He constantly compares our team to his chelsea one.

I do not care if he is the best defender at the team, he is such a poor fit with the current team its unbelivable. I assume the youngsters would not respect him anymore (if they ever did) and he has only contributed to a negative atmosphere. The only way we can get rid of this atmosphere is to get rid of the cancer.

Wenger backs him and tells the press he has a future at the club. What nonesense! How do you signify a time of change for the better (Cesc as captain) and then re-instate gallas for the next game? Where is the punishment for letting the entire team down? How does this signify it is now Cesc’s team? Frankly, it doesn’t and i can honestly say i am willing to wait (i know it has been so long already) if it means we can finally see some progress. We need to buy this January, if only for Cesc’s confidence.

Lastly, the ‘increasing value’ argument holds no water. Any team wanting to purchase him know they are at an advantage regardless of the form gallas is in. We do not need to make a profit on every transfer and this is one sunk cost I am willing to take for the reasons above.