They should have just allowed it to continue to trade as normal, minus player acquisition / contract extensions, the ticket sales thing is a nonsense. You’re right about the catering, it’s outsourced to Levy UK, which is part of the Compass Group, otherwise under this level sanction they’d not be able to sell a pie lol.
Seems Govt panicked a bit, as Abramovich could have walked away with his entire investment back within weeks & not only would that have looked awful, it’d have potentially set an unwanted precedent that other oligarchs could use when the raft of court cases start up shortly around the legality of seizing real estate on this premise.
I want to correct this, because I think the paper has misquoted, I believe it means his association with a person that has...
What do you think about tonight?I'll take a draw though Hasselhoff still miffed about the cancelling of original game...
I wonder if Chelsea could give home tickets away for free, for any seats not sold in advance under the sanction rules. Ie disadvantage kids etc. Even if they are not allowed to print tickets, there's nothing that I can think of stopping them, sending an invite letter.
So what’s stopping Roman from just locking Stamford bridge up and telling everyone to **** off? Stop paying everyone and just leave. What does he have to gain from carrying on?
The cultural asset part would probably mean the government would stop him from doing this. In some ways that is fair, though on the other side of the coin Bury fans might be wondering why their cultural asset wasn't given the same treatment.
Simon in Jersey has been a Chelsea fan for 45 years. He tells Radio 5 Live “whatever happens, if you’re a Chelsea fan, you’ll stick with them thick and thin”. “There are other [oligarchs] out there just as bad as him, if not worse,” he says. “He’s just a nice guy for me, he’s done such a great deal for the club." Simon also pointed out Abramovich “never furloughed any of the Chelsea staff during the pandemic”. “He kept the hotel open for the NHS workers all free of charge, nobody ever mentions stuff like that, all they’re interested in is his affiliation with Putin.”
Not sure how anyone could stop him though? Unless I’ve read it wrong, no one has actually taken over the control of Chelsea. Surely he could just stop any money going out to pay for wages etc?
I assume Roman is not in the country, and would not be allowed to travel to the UK, to carry out such a task. Anyone accepting funds in the UK from him to carry out the task would be commiting a criminal offence. Oh btw just found the sanction rules on all this if anyone is interested... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...archs-targeted-in-estimated-15bn-sanction-hit
Could he not just stop the flow of money though? Send an email round tellin everyone to stop working as they won’t be getting paid. As far as I can see, the only thing keeping Chelsea going is the goodwill from a guy who’s about to lose his football club for **** all!
Dunno mate. We were just starting to build some momentum, then the wheels fell off and we got stuffed 4-0 at Villa, as per the usual Saints script. Would be even more Saints to have you lot do the double over us, and go unbeaten all season against City, so I’d take that tbh.
Good question, I don't know how the players pay is being done, I would have thought Roman would not be allowed to pay them, hence not able to stop the payments, because no one in the UK would be allowed to make transactions with him, in regards to services rendered - unless the British Government have made a dispensation for this. I would be interested to know the answer if anyone has it.
That's true actually, i haven't seen any evidence linking putin to roman Unless it's a photo of him blowing off putin then i'm afraid it doesn't count. Articles written by claude sucky sucksta on a random website saying they are mates don't count
Simon Stone BBC Sport There is no template for dealing with this type of situation and football's authorities are scrambling to work out the finer points. For Chelsea, some elements are straightforward - and tricky. They cannot offer new contracts - so the futures of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and skipper Cesar Azpilicueta are uncertain. The loan of Saul Niguez will not be turned into a permanent deal. Chelsea cannot sell the numerous players they have on loan, including Armando Broja, who has impressed so much at Southampton. Presumably numerous younger players they would have given contracts to now will not get them. But what about the detail? Can Chelsea sell tickets to their own fans for away games given they as a club do not benefit? What will happen to the FA Cup semi-final - if they get there - when receipts are split between clubs? Can Premier League clubs like Brentford - who were part-way through selling their away allocation for their trip to Stamford Bridge on 2 April - still do so, or do they have to stop? And as for the £20,000 limit on expenses for away games, Chelsea have matches next week at Lille and Middlesbrough. Both would cost substantially more than £20,000. Can individuals make contributions or will Chelsea have to reduce the cost with a less expensive form of accommodation for Thomas Tuchel's side? Clearly, the sale of the club needs to happen quickly if there is not to be a major impact. But that is in the hands of the government. Roman Abramovich's funding meant Chelsea emerged from the financial impact of Covid-19 relatively unscathed. They will not escape from this.
