TRon Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, madras said: They had half a dozen years top 6, we at that time had 2. Did they win the cup ? And had a much higher profile but like I said it was on the back of spending money They couldn't afford. How come their shitty stadium still has a capacity less than ours after 20 years of success then? Because they are a fucking small time club mate, they always were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, TRon said: How come their shitty stadium still has a capacity less than ours after 20 years of success then? Because they are a fucking small time club mate, they always were. Didn't we have a larger capacity than Liverpool for quite a while ? And does capacity equal much ? They done better than us in the years leading up to their takeover, financed on the never never that, had Abramovic not got in a Chelsea supporting taxi or whatever, could have lead to administration for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) https://nairametrics.com/2022/03/14/meet-saudi-billionaire-who-has-made-2-7billion-offer-to-buy-chelsea-football-club/ Saudi Media Group have made a £2.7bn ($3.5bn) offer to buy Chelsea. Mohamed Alkhereiji is a Chelsea fan and leading a private consortium. No direct government links. this could be interesting. Mohamed Alkhereiji looks like a younger version of Mohammad Bin Salman Edited March 16, 2022 by prefabtoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, prefabtoon said: https://nairametrics.com/2022/03/14/meet-saudi-billionaire-who-has-made-2-7billion-offer-to-buy-chelsea-football-club/ Saudi Media Group have made a £2.7bn ($3.5bn) offer to buy Chelsea. Mohamed Alkhereiji is a Chelsea fan and leading a private consortium. No direct government links. this could be interesting. Mohamed Alkhereiji looks like a younger version of Mohammad Bin Salman Ah, already nudging the narrative by saying 'no direct government links' etc. It's okay for the likes of Chelsea y'see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Bein Jacobs said it when he first mentioned it. Probably all the proof the premier league need to wave it through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'm starting to get the impression Cheslea fans are dickheads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 They're doing exactly what any set of fans in their situation would do. The naïve incredulity and condemnation from other fans and snarky podcasters is at least understandable because they haven't experienced it first-hand. Our fans not understanding it is just bizarre considering what we've seen and the way our fanbase gets on the defensive about our situation even with none of the success Chelsea have had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 13 hours ago, madras said: They were like. Granted because they spent a load on players that they couldn't really pay for. Yup was about to post exactly this then did something else and forgot about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 What day (if not already) do SSN start running the countdown timer for SUPER FRIDAY TAKEOVER DAY. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Two of the worst people in Illinois https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/16/chicago-cubs-owners-ricketts-family-ken-griffin-bid-to-buy-chelsea-roman-abramovich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Ameritoon said: Two of the worst people in Illinois https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/16/chicago-cubs-owners-ricketts-family-ken-griffin-bid-to-buy-chelsea-roman-abramovich Ken Griffin can go to hell. Not that i like Chelsea anyway, but fuck me if Ken Griffin owns them… I’d seriously hate them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, TheGuv said: Ken Griffin can go to hell. Not that i like Chelsea anyway, but fuck me if Ken Griffin owns them… I’d seriously hate them Why's that? I've not heard of him before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, NE27 said: Why's that? I've not heard of him before. Owns Citadel, US hedge fund. They basically try to bankrupt companies by short selling them, and walk away with the profit. Scum of the earth tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, NE27 said: Why's that? I've not heard of him before. Classic hedge-fund asshole. Fought against (and won) a progressive tax in Illinois just so he wouldn't have to pay a higher percentage than everyone else. One of the largest republican donors out there. On top of that, like Guv said, huge short seller who was at the center of the gamestop stuff last year and likely the reason Robinhood blocked sales/purchases on the gamestop's stock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Might take a goat to Stamford Bridge and see what happens then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 The bids are in for Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60800380 Who are the potential bidders for Chelsea? A consortium led by ex-Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton, and joined by London 2012 chief Lord Coe. The Ricketts family, who own Major League Baseball team the Chicago Cubs, are leading a bid from a group of investors. Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and US businessman Todd Boehly have formed part of a consortium to try to take over Chelsea. Now joined by American PR executive Barbara Charone, British businessman Jonathan Goldstein and British journalist Daniel Finkelstein. London-based investment firm Aethel Partners, headed by Portuguese entrepreneur Ricardo Silva. British multi-millionaire businessman Nick Candy, supported by former Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli, who co-owns Tifosy, a mergers and acquisitions company for the football sector, and joined by Hana Financial Group and C&P Sports Group. Other parties reported to be interested include US billionaire and Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris, who has a stake in Crystal Palace, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and a Saudi Arabia-based consortium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Whomever takes over from that list, I think it’s fair to say will not be able to keep their current spending power up to par. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Whomever takes over from that list, I think it’s fair to say will not be able to keep their current spending power up to par. They are fortunate that they can supplement their squad with academy players. Plenty of bidders too if they want to sell their young uns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Whomever takes over from that list, I think it’s fair to say will not be able to keep their current spending power up to par. Chelsea shoud never have had that spending power in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Going around the socials the Chelsea fans want the Saudi media consortium but I can’t help but feel it couldn’t work with our ownership/surely they’d be outraged at ownership from that part of the world like they were with ours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just been reading some of the quotes from the Ricketts family who have been linked, some absolutely shocking stuff from them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Full page article in the last Private, Eye on Abramovich & Chelsea. Apart from the sanctions being a joke the numbers are eye watering. The debt & running costs aren't viable. I'm thinking the only way any buyers will make money, if that's the aim, will be through a super league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said: Going around the socials the Chelsea fans want the Saudi media consortium but I can’t help but feel it couldn’t work with our ownership/surely they’d be outraged at ownership from that part of the world like they were with ours? Happen to think from our point of view that the best case scenario is that their fans clamour for it- giving us handy pointers of hypocrisy- but that it doesn’t happen, because that feels complicated. Edited March 20, 2022 by Hovagod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Full page article in the last Private, Eye on Abramovich & Chelsea. Apart from the sanctions being a joke the numbers are eye watering. The debt & running costs aren't viable. I'm thinking the only way any buyers will make money, if that's the aim, will be through a super league. Or, a good old heavily leveraged buy out into asset strip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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