Roman Abramovich plans to sell Chelsea | SOLD for £4.25BN

This Roman news is the big deal now, but the spending at Man City and Newcastle is going to make everyone else in a dogfight for 3rd and 4th.
 
Dancfc said:
I'm under absolute no illusion they'll be some changes but we have a good squad already here, an academy brimming with more talent than we know what to do with and most crucially of all a coach that can put it all together (I'm confident he'll stay as i read he was apparently going to settle for a Levekusen esque job out of the spotlight if the Chelsea job went tits up) which as we've seen with Liverpool can go a long way.

Will we be turning the PL into another Bundesliga anytime soon? Almost certainly not but whether people want to admit it or not we're a big club in the modern day and I'll be amazed if we're still not competive at the right end of the table to some degree or another.
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I think they’ll be more than just some changes. As I’ve said the whole structure will change much like when Sir Alex and Gill both left United. This has been highlighted today by Marina stating her own position.

The benefit you have is a good coach to give you some stability during the transition. A lot depends on the type of owners you get in of course too along with the people they bring in to fill all the key roles at the club that will become vacant.

Rajiztar said:
His 1.5 bn he loaned for club mostly for club s infrastructure related expenses. Cobham,training facility and academy related expenses. We are not some third tier club. We are generating better revenues than all the clubs in the world except some elite may be maximum ten.

Yes we can't operate like Roman days but still we can operate Liverpool like model and have great academy too.
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As I say you’ve been able to do this because of RA and his personal wealth. You’ve also been able to operate in the security of knowing he’ll absorb the hit when things don’t work out and by having a strong and stable structure, including Marina, from within.
 
I think Chelsea will be fine. They have an impressive academy which might benefit when they cant buy readymade stars always.
 
A panic sale of the club to a consortium who are probably looking to recoup their investment through dividends ASAP. It’ll definitely handicap Chelsea in the coming years.

I’ve said it before that the silver lining to the Glazer cloud is that we’ve been a self sustaining business without a need (or even an offer) of their own funds being invested. UEFA should really be looking closely at the ownership regimes in football and doing more to ensure the future of certain clubs are secure.
 
Marina statement online was fake btw. It's being reported now she might actually be staying.

This is the latetst

 
TheReligion said:
Ha ha you were reported?!




I think what you’ll all need to accept is you won’t be operating as you used to. Roman was arguably the ideal owner. He didn’t want to take money out and was happy to keep putting money in and happy to take on lots of debt himself preventing it from hitting the club.

You’ll do very well to find an owner who will do this. A consortium will want profit and to be able to run normally like other clubs.

With all due respect some of you won’t have experienced that given RA has been at your club for 19 years. Your whole structure is going to change. Marina leaving today is more evidence of this.

I think you’re absolutely burying your heads if you think things will crack on as normal. That’s not to say you’ll fade in to obscurity but it doesn’t need to be one extreme or the other. The impact will be significant.
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This is spot on, they're about to enter the real world so to speak, the change will be massive (fecking hope it is too the twats)
 
GlasgowCeltic said:
This is spot on, they're about to enter the real world so to speak, the change will be massive (fecking hope it is too the twats)
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I think some forget just how much he’s done and still does.

You also have to factor in this wasn’t planned. he’s being pushed. It’s not some kind of smooth transition with him watching over and preparing for years in advance..
 
Rajiztar said:
His 1.5 bn he loaned for club mostly for club s infrastructure related expenses. Cobham,training facility and academy related expenses. We are not some third tier club. We are generating better revenues than all the clubs in the world except some elite may be maximum ten.

Yes we can't operate like Roman days but still we can operate Liverpool like model and have great academy too.

If we avoid expensive mistakes to count them it's almost half a billion worth like Torres,kepa,morota,Lukaku,pulisic and havertz that's almost half a billion worth of players.

Chelsea got the base from Roman s time from fan base to commercial income as one of the biggest clubs. Its upto next management to make them stay there at top with less spending and investing wisely in players.
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You have a great academy now but that's not going to be a given once Roman leaves, things like that depend on the sort of sporting structure is put in place by new owners. I think some are underestimating just how much can and does change under new ownership.
 
clarkydaz said:
if he gets 3 billion for Chelsea, i dread to think what the Glazers price will be now
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Don't think we'll ever be for sale unless we plummet to the point of losing a global fanbase.
 
TheReligion said:
You arguably only survived it as you put it because of RA! That’s the point. He’s been great for you.Too good in fact.
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I think at this point it's fair to concede any new owner will be a downgrade from Abramovich, but we simply do not know one way or the other where the chips will fall so the doom mongers (not you) and eternal optimists are just playing a game of pure guess work until we know more about the new ownership structure.

I'm not necessary dying for another sugar daddy style ownership, but I'd prefer it if they weren't leeches either. So something in between a Saudi Prince and the Glazers is the sweet spot I'm hoping for.
 
AltiUn said:
You have a great academy now but that's not going to be a given once Roman leaves, things like that depend on the sort of sporting structure is put in place by new owners. I think some are underestimating just how much can and does change under new ownership.
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We are no more as Chelsea fc under Roman.I understood. But he still leave behind his legacy through academy that built for two decades.

Tuchel also very good coach and not hesitate to use youngsters if they able to produce optimal performances.

Our team also very young but had the experiences of winning cl and making two finals too.

Coach,players and academy made me much optimistic about our immediate future. Will see in coming weeks though.
 
WeePat said:
I think at this point it's fair to concede any new owner will be a downgrade from Abramovich, but we simply do not know one way or the other where the chips will fall so the doom mongers (not you) and eternal optimists are just playing a game of pure guess work until we know more about the new ownership structure.

I'm not necessary dying for another sugar daddy style ownership, but I'd prefer it if they weren't leeches either. So something in between a Saudi Prince and the Glazers is the sweet spot I'm hoping for.
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I hope that you get everything you want. Garbage attitude.
 
WeePat said:
I think at this point it's fair to concede any new owner will be a downgrade from Abramovich, but we simply do not know one way or the other where the chips will fall so the doom mongers (not you) and eternal optimists are just playing a game of pure guess work until we know more about the new ownership structure.

I'm not necessary dying for another sugar daddy style ownership, but I'd prefer it if they weren't leeches either. So something in between a Saudi Prince and the Glazers is the sweet spot I'm hoping for.
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also… ‘downgrade’? You’re mental. Few owners would be.
 
WeePat said:
In a footballing sense. He wasn't good for the sport but he was great for Chelsea. Nothing controversial about saying that.



Why is it garbage?
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Abramovich was always a piece of shit. Chelsea fans need to finally accept that. To defend it is tragic. To hope for a new owner somewhere between a Saudi prince and our owners is just shit. It sets the bar so low.
 
WeePat said:
Yeah the one and only.
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A little before my time, saw him at Everton but was too young during his Chelsea days. Vaguely remember him being a really strong dribbler.
 
UnrelatedPsuedo said:
Abramovich was always a piece of shit. Chelsea fans need to finally accept that. To defend it is tragic. To hope for a new owner somewhere between a Saudi prince and our owners is just shit. It sets the bar so low.
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Jesus christ, I know he's a horrible individual. No-one is even disputing that. Well I'm not anyway. I'm saying strictly in a footballing se .... oh forget it. It was clear what I meant.

It doesn't set the bar low at all. I don't think sugar daddies are good for the sport and I don't want leeches. I want owners who care for the club and will preserve the culture and soul of the club, continue building the club and spend what needs to be spent to keep the team competitive.
 
WeePat said:
Jesus christ, I know he's a horrible individual. No-one is even disputing that. Well I'm not anyway. I'm saying strictly in a footballing se .... oh forget it. It was clear what I meant.

It doesn't set the bar low at all. I don't think sugar daddies are good for the sport and I don't want leeches. I want owners who care for the club and will preserve the culture and soul of the club, continue building the club and spend what needs to be spent to keep the team competitive.
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Fair go. I got stupidly antagonised by ‘Saudi Prince’. Apologies.
 
Rajiztar said:
And the ruthless culture Roman created that won at all cost will not move away too easily. We are still a very young team with winning experience of cl. We will see.

Hope whoever buy the club need to trust Tuchel and Cech to continue their football side of business. Commercial they can take care of it.
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I know that no two situations are exactly alike, but when Fergie left United he took that ruthless culture with him, so I am not sure how you can say that with any degree of assurance.
 
I’m surprised how long Abramovich was so enthusiastic towards putting money into his club. Surely when you’ve got 13bn there are better and more interesting things to do like build a moon base or robot village. Will be interesting what mega hobbies he follows up with now.
 
Rajiztar said:
And the ruthless culture Roman created that won at all cost will not move away too easily. We are still a very young team with winning experience of cl. We will see.

Hope whoever buy the club need to trust Tuchel and Cech to continue their football side of business. Commercial they can take care of it.
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You’re not going to like reality.
 
Come on, was the tweet really worth bringing in parliament? :lol:

 
He should not be allowed to sell the damn club. The UK being shown up for being a joke.
 
Rightnr said:
He should not be allowed to sell the damn club. The UK being shown up for being a joke.
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Appart from being Russian, what crimes has he committed? I hate Chelsea but he has bought lots of tax income into the U.K. coffers.
The Newcastle owners have COMMITTED real crimes, go after them.
 
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