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Plus they were in the final in 07 and in the years after that were always a contender. They were also able to attract world class players at the time like Macherano, Alonso and Torres.

They've always been able to attract that calibre of player tbh. Highly rated at the time but not firmly "world class". Madrid wouldn't stump up the 13m for Alonso. You have to remember they bought him before winning the CL. Bought Suarez fro top dollar too - no Europe.
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Lucrative would've been a better word.

 

Not really when he was on about bigger clubs not being in for Suarez.

 

Liverpool are of course a historically bigger club than Chelsea (who I can't stand) but Chelsea have been a bigger draw to players for years and not just for the wages.

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They're a much bigger club these days in the context Astroblack was talking, i.e. ability to sign top players.

 

I don't think he meant that. If he did, why wasn't Man City mentioned over (or at least alongside) their poorer neighbours?

 

 

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How long does it take for Chelsea to be bigger than Liverpool? Their record over the past 10 years isn't even comparable, Chelsea have been far more successful. They have a growing number of fans around the world because of their success, much like Liverpool grew their fanbase in the 80s when they were successful. If Chelsea get a new stadium they will have the advantage in terms of infrastructure, chance of success, quality of players, financial means and recent history. They will be a bigger club than Liverpool. Just because they came from money doesn't mean they can't turn it into something sustained.

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Liverpool turned their dominance in the 80s into something that has been able to sustain them financially today. If Chelsea continue to be successful for the next 5-10 years, they will have a very large mindshare in terms of fans around the world, something that will manifest in financial power. The only thing they lack is a big stadium but even then, Stamford Bridge is only a tiny bit smaller than Anfield. It's not Old Trafford v The Dell we're talking about, it's 6,000 seats.

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Chelsea are definitely looking into a new stadium like, there's been talk of them trying to use Twickenham for a year while they sort it out.

 

Battersea was 1st choice, now redevelopment of Stamford Bridge is likely.

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The best thing about wasting £10m on Mingolet is selling Reina for £2m to accommodate him. I was never a big Reina fan, mainly down to how far the media were up his arse, but it's quite obvious he was a class or two above the mackem.

 

Liverpool seemed to base his ability on how many saves he made at Sunderland. No one told them keepers down the bottom tend to make more due to what's in front of them (Robert green is top saver this season) but it's the one or two shots only the top keepers can reach or react too, that's what makes a real shot stopper, and it's handling the pressure of the big games which makes a top keeper.

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