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Re: Chelsea

Post by Peter Loo » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:53 am

Be nice for some of these big clubs to get their comeuppance for a change at last.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:54 am

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Re: Chelsea

Post by brexit » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:35 am

Saudi's sell Newcastle back to Ashley at knockdown price + Saudis buy Chelsea = happiness

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Re: Chelsea

Post by RVclaret » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:42 am

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... t-a-little

This is a really really good article - more discussing the reactions to Chelsea’s owner v Newcastle’s owners, in particular slamming Alan Shearer.
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Re: Chelsea

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:50 am

RVclaret wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:42 am
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... t-a-little

This is a really really good article - more discussing the reactions to Chelsea’s owner v Newcastle’s owners, in particular slamming Alan Shearer.
That's an excellent article and spot on
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Re: Chelsea

Post by clarethomer » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:23 pm

Just read that RA may have been disqualified as a director

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Re: Chelsea

Post by jjclaret » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:41 pm

Interesting article

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Claretincraven » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:49 pm

clarethomer wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:23 pm
Just read that RA may have been disqualified as a director
Not may have, has been, by the Premier League.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by duncandisorderly » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:50 pm

What does that mean in real terms?

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Re: Chelsea

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:23 pm

Hyundai have suspended their deal with Chelsea.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Claretincraven » Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:35 pm

RVclaret wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:42 am
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... t-a-little

This is a really really good article - more discussing the reactions to Chelsea’s owner v Newcastle’s owners, in particular slamming Alan Shearer.
Very apt given the Saudis executed 81 people today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60722057

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Silkyskills1 » Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:56 pm

Claretincraven wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:35 pm
Very apt given the Saudis executed 81 people today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60722057
And Johnson in a dilemma now wanting to visit Saudi to ask for more oil . Perhaps there will be an enquiry into the killings that may never see the light of day.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:29 am


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Re: Chelsea

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sat May 07, 2022 1:45 pm

Price of £4.2 billion has been agreed to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, a baseball team owner from the USA.

Just needs to be approved by the government

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Quickenthetempo » Sat May 07, 2022 2:34 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 1:45 pm
Price of £4.2 billion has been agreed to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, a baseball team owner from the USA.

Just needs to be approved by the government
2.5 billion to buy with a guaranteed 1.75 to be invested in the club.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Paul Waine » Sat May 07, 2022 2:48 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 2:34 pm
2.5 billion to buy with a guaranteed 1.75 to be invested in the club.
And, because the deal is backed by a private equity concern, Clearlake Capital, there will be provisions in the deal that include, according to The Times, “anti-Glazer clauses” and management fees and dividend restrictions.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by IanMcL » Sat May 07, 2022 10:36 pm

The way they are playing, their Champs League place will be under threat!

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Re: Chelsea

Post by cblantfanclub » Sat May 07, 2022 11:11 pm

This is a club that lost £900,000 a week on average in the 19 years Abramovitch was in charge.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by KRBFC » Sun May 08, 2022 1:41 am

cblantfanclub wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 11:11 pm
This is a club that lost £900,000 a week on average in the 19 years Abramovitch was in charge.
Did you make those figures up? I thought they were posting profits regularly.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by cblantfanclub » Sun May 08, 2022 11:13 am

No - Dan Walker has tweeted it as well

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Chester Perry » Mon May 16, 2022 6:09 pm

Quelle surprise!!

from the Telegrgaph

Roman Abramovich could let Chelsea 'go under' in dispute over £1.6bn loan, Government believes
Government sources claim relations behind scenes over club sale are increasingly strained with time running out for agreement to be reached

By Tom Morgan,
SPORTS NEWS CORRESPONDENT 16 May 2022 • 4:32pm

The Government has accused Roman Abramovich of putting Chelsea at risk of "going under" by allegedly refusing to accept ministers' new sale structure.

With just a fortnight until the final deadline for a deal to go through, Whitehall is ramping up pressure on the Russian to accept a new compromise agreement over a £1.6 billion loan.

"There's quite serious concern in Government that the deal may fall apart and that Roman Abramovich is ultimately willing to let Chelsea go under," warned one senior Government source.

Despite Chelsea putting pen to paper on a sale agreement to the Todd Boehly-led consortium more than a week ago, talks with Government have stalled over the fate of a £1.6bn loan.

The Abramovich camp released two statements in the past fortnight denying he was reneging on a pledge to write off the debt. However, Whitehall insiders revealed relations behind the scenes are increasingly strained with time running out for an agreement to be reached.

Chelsea, they claim, are refusing to accept their new plan to put the loan in an escrow account - a legal arrangement in which a third party temporarily holds the money - before the Government is convinced that the money can be safely paid into the foundation for Ukraine war victims, which Abramovich is setting up.

Ministers believe it is a "red line" in their negotiations to allow any proceeds to go into Camberley Investments, the offshore account in which Abramovich has historically funnelled money into the club.

"There's alarm in Government about the gap between what Roman Abramovich has said he will do publicly and what he's willing to commit to legally as part of the sale process," the Government source said. "There are pressing deadlines this week, and if there isn't a breakthrough, we're quite concerned that the sale of Chelsea could be timed out by certain sporting deadlines."

The Government version of events is disputed by sources close to Abramovich. Chelsea were also contacted for comment on Monday.

Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia, two key executives of the Abramovich era at Chelsea, have been acting on behalf of the Russian throughout. The lack of cooperation with Government could be a key sticking point in the American's hopes of staying on at the club under the Boehly era.

The likelihood of an offer from Government to create a "two-step" process for the sale was first reported by Telegraph Sport almost a fortnight ago. A proposal, in which the loan is paid into an escrow account was put to Chelsea last week.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Claretitus » Mon May 16, 2022 7:17 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: makes their” Roman Abramovich “ shouts during the minutes “ silence “ at Turf Moor, even more pathetic. Horrible, horrible club.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by evensteadiereddie » Mon May 16, 2022 7:41 pm

It would be quite amusing to see RA put two fingers up to the government and walk away.


The political fall out of Chelsea going under would be wonderful to behold. And no, I don't give a damn about any "real" Chelsea fans affected by this nonsense.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Nonayforever » Mon May 16, 2022 7:47 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 7:41 pm
It would be quite amusing to see RA put two fingers up to the government and walk away.


The political fall out of Chelsea going under would be wonderful to behold. And no, I don't give a damn about any "real" Chelsea fans affected by this nonsense.
It would be more amusing if Todd Boehly put two fingers up to RA and halved his offer and said take it or leave it.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Stickers » Mon May 16, 2022 7:50 pm

So if Chelsea go bust does that mean the team in 18th place at the end of the season stays up?? 😂

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Re: Chelsea

Post by bfcjg » Mon May 16, 2022 7:51 pm

If they go under would only 2 teams get relegated?

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Chester Perry » Mon May 16, 2022 7:52 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 7:41 pm
It would be quite amusing to see RA put two fingers up to the government and walk away.


The political fall out of Chelsea going under would be wonderful to behold. And no, I don't give a damn about any "real" Chelsea fans affected by this nonsense.
Can you imagine them in the 7th or 8th tier - as an AFC - at least they would likely have a ground courtesy of the Chelsea Pitch Owners

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Re: Chelsea

Post by evensteadiereddie » Mon May 16, 2022 7:54 pm

Nonayforever wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 7:47 pm
It would be more amusing if Todd Boehly put two fingers up to RA and halved his offer and said take it or leave it.

I get the impression that RA wouldn't give a damn.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Stickers » Mon May 16, 2022 7:54 pm

Just our luck it would be Leeds in 18th place…

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Re: Chelsea

Post by timshorts » Mon May 16, 2022 9:56 pm

Stickers wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 7:50 pm
So if Chelsea go bust does that mean the team in 18th place at the end of the season stays up?? 😂
Yes. The club in 18th place would get a reprieve, and that would work down the leagues meaning that Peterborough, Oldham and gillingham would stay up

But not Derby County.

It all seems very unlikely though. There are lots of Chelsea supporting tory voters out there. Compromise is inevitable.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon May 16, 2022 10:35 pm

Let's hope against hope that it all collapses, like a flan in a cupboard. (ref Eddie Izzard)

Hope there is a god.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon May 16, 2022 10:44 pm


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Re: Chelsea

Post by boatshed bill » Mon May 16, 2022 10:53 pm

Or they could promote one more from each division.
Come on, stop this clutching at straws.

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Re: Chelsea

Post by IanMcL » Tue May 17, 2022 1:02 am

Either assets are frozen or they are not.
This is all just make it up as you go along.

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