The Football.....

[jowwy]

RL is problematic for sure - he is so very static. We played more to his strengths early part of the season when we had two very fast wing backs (James and Chilwell) to service him; although to be fair they never had time to gel until injury struck the pair of them.

Up front Havertz has some real potential, Werner seems to be a lost cause, Pulisic seems injury prone and Mount is 90% of the player he was last season.

It's amazing how we are having a season that many teams can only dream of! 😁

really.....would that be because you have potentially two teams, when most can only just afford one??

what happens when roman sells up in the next few weeks??

 

[jowwy]

Are Spurs a premier league team? At least man U put up a bit of a fight

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but still lost lol

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Sky News - breaking:

RA to sell CFC with all net proceeds to go to victims of Ukraine war.

 

[yello]

...and not asking for repayment of loans he's made to the club, some £2bn (estimated)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Statement by RA from CFC website:

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2...uation, I have-,therefore,-taken the decision

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Shearer being an absolute twat on the Beeb. 🙁

 

[MrGrumpy]

Statement by RA from CFC website:

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/02/statement-from-roman-abramovich#:~:text=situation, I have-,therefore,-taken the decision

Link not working now

 

[jowwy]

Shearer being an absolute twat on the Beeb. 🙁

Rumour has it he wants 4 billion for chelsea…..he paid 300m, hes owed 1.5b…..as he says the net profit will go towards ukraine charity, will that be 3.7b or 2.2b after he gets his money back.

just because hes not asking chelsea to repay their loans, doesnt mean he wont take 1.5b from the sale to cover them.

 

[Scaleyback]

Rumour has it he wants 4 billion for chelsea…..he paid 300m, hes owed 1.5b…..as he says the net profit will go towards ukraine charity, will that be 3.7b or 2.2b after he gets his money back.

just because hes not asking chelsea to repay their loans, doesnt mean he wont take 1.5b from the sale to cover them.

It's certainly good PR and let's face it RA needs some favourable press at this time as do many other wealthy Russians.
I'm going to keep an open mind until we have proof all the proceeds from the sale have gone to victims of the war. I will not hold my breath.
Sorry to be so cynical but life has been a hard teacher.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Link not working now

Still working here.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Rumour has it he wants 4 billion for chelsea…..he paid 300m, hes owed 1.5b…..as he says the net profit will go towards ukraine charity, will that be 3.7b or 2.2b after he gets his money back.

just because hes not asking chelsea to repay their loans, doesnt mean he wont take 1.5b from the sale to cover them.

It's certainly good PR and let's face it RA needs some favourable press at this time as do many other wealthy Russians.
I'm going to keep an open mind until we have proof all the proceeds from the sale have gone to victims of the war. I will not hold my breath.
Sorry to be so cynical but life has been a hard teacher.

He has stated net proceeds - what do you guys think that means?

 

[Scaleyback]

He has stated net proceeds - what do you guys think that means?

Net it means "after all costs and expenses are deducted " I'm now wrapping my cynicism coat even tighter around me.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Net it means "after all costs and expenses are deducted " I'm now wrapping my cynicism coat even tighter around me.

He does not require the loan to be paid back so the business will not be sold with that liability.

Maybe he will put £1.5bn through petty cash before the sale is completed. 😁

Seriously though, do you really think that there is £1.5bn sitting in the company safe? Just waiting for RA to pop in one dark night and spirit it away in a carrier bag?

Do you think a buyer will sign on the dotted line if the loan is not rescinded?

 

[StuAff]

Sam Matterface on ITV has had a couple of 'famous last words' moments. Said Liverpool hadn't done much for a while. 15 seconds later, Minamino scores. A few minutes later 'it's gone flat'. Took about 90 seconds for Minamino to get his second goal (absolute cracker, btw).

 

[jowwy]

He does not require the loan to be paid back so the business will not be sold with that liability.

Maybe he will put £1.5bn through petty cash before the sale is completed. 😁

Seriously though, do you really think that there is £1.5bn sitting in the company safe? Just waiting for RA to pop in one dark night and spirit it away in a carrier bag?

Do you think a buyer will sign on the dotted line if the loan is not rescinded?

If hes asking 4billion for a club that cost him 140m……then he could take the 1.5b from the sale and give the net left to charity