The mad Russian oligarch has to show his hand against his own players!

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TC (Lovely Geezer) said:
Chelsea were indeed lucky when Abramovich decided to invest - as were QPR with their billionaire owners, Man City with theirs and Spurs with Joe Lewis (who has been funding Spurs long before any of the others)
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It would be nice if Joe Lewis decided to throw money at us, at a loss, just because he is a billionaire and he can but unlike others that doesn't happen and we're run as a business, hence our wage cap which means we can't compete with certain clubs for players.
 
chelsea - over 100 years of history said:
I wouldn't call SWP a diver either but that sending off was a joke. Not a dive just a silly decision by the ref. But hey we got a soft pen in the fa cup so these things happen. Be another interesting couple of tussles next year to - glad you stayed up.
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Yes the Sturridge one was soft. We couldn't do any worse at your place next season so will be hoping to improve on shipping six!
Fergie always says these things even themselves out but normally when they go for him!
 
The Boss said:
It would be nice if Joe Lewis decided to throw money at us, at a loss, just because he is a billionaire and he can but unlike others that doesn't happen and we're run as a business, hence our wage cap which means we can't compete with certain clubs for players.
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Yes that is a good point. Tony Fernandes is trying to run us (QPR) as a sustainable business but not quite sure how we can compete with teams that have 40-60k supporters per week compared to our 18k. It will be interesting to see how the Financial Fair play pans out. I suspect there are ways round it althought the sentiment is sound.
 
vimhawk said:
HIAG - brilliant post.

I was also pondering what would happen there. Will in fact RA realise that he's taken Chelski as far as they can go without a serious amount of additional investment (yes him, since I don't think anyone could claim it would have happened without his money), but for what purpose? He's now won the CL so where is there to go from here? We are not seeing a dynasty emerging, we are only seeing players free bus passes get a year closer. I think there's almost as much chance of him pulling the plug as dumping a vast amount of extra money in Chelski. OK with these ultra-rich it might be a case of who can spend the most on a team, but he's seen how much has been pumped into Citeh and will he think he can (wants to?) compete with that?
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Getting into a pissing contest with an oil state owned club wouldn't be one of his brighter ideas!
 
Now that his club has managed to luckily fluke a richly undeserved CL win, Abramovich may well now become bored with his hobby (having bought just about every trophy), and decide to disappear (with all the cash) to Russia and purchase an ice hockey team or something similar.
 
I never thought I'd say this on a Spuds board but this was one of the best, honest, well written articles I've read on not606. Bravo.
 
Thank you all for the comments of appreciation. They are much... er... appreciated <ok>


It'll be interesting, if the Russian bows to the players and the fans and gives RDM a full-time role, just at what point "King" Matteo will do a "King" Kenny. We all know it's going to happen. I've got nothing against RDM; in fact, he seems like a genuinely nice bloke, but he cannot keep riding his luck. And, when the luck runs out, those who he thinks are his mates will just as quickly turn on him as they did on every other manager.

In a way, I feel quite sorry for RDM. Surely, he'd be better off putting himself forward for the vacant West Brom job?

Oh, wait...
 
CroydonCaptainJack said:
What a fantastic post. You are wasted on not606 mate!
Totally agree with what you say. Would not surprised to see them win nothing next year if they keep RDM on. That luck can't last a whole season. The best I saw them play was (sadly!) the 6-1 against my team. QPR. I can't tell you how sick I was to see JT dressed in the kit (allegedly including his shinpads) trying to grab a part of that trophy as it was hoisted.
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its what alcoholics call a moment of clarity<laugh> He aint always that lucid
 
Hoddle Is A God said:
Thank you all for the comments of appreciation. They are much... er... appreciated <ok>


It'll be interesting, if the Russian bows to the players and the fans and gives RDM a full-time role, just at what point "King" Matteo will do a "King" Kenny. We all know it's going to happen. I've got nothing against RDM; in fact, he seems like a genuinely nice bloke, but he cannot keep riding his luck. And, when the luck runs out, those who he thinks are his mates will just as quickly turn on him as they did on every other manager.

In a way, I feel quite sorry for RDM. Surely, he'd be better off putting himself forward for the vacant West Brom job?

Oh, wait...
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do you honestly think Kenny got enough time, he's no Ramos
 
Hoddle Is A God said:
Thank you all for the comments of appreciation. They are much... er... appreciated <ok>


It'll be interesting, if the Russian bows to the players and the fans and gives RDM a full-time role, just at what point "King" Matteo will do a "King" Kenny. We all know it's going to happen. I've got nothing against RDM; in fact, he seems like a genuinely nice bloke, but he cannot keep riding his luck. And, when the luck runs out, those who he thinks are his mates will just as quickly turn on him as they did on every other manager.

In a way, I feel quite sorry for RDM. Surely, he'd be better off putting himself forward for the vacant West Brom job?

Oh, wait...
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i actually feel quite sorry for you, another season with happy harry the bottler, wonder how high he will get you next season before he crumbles.
 
totsfan said:
higher than a team of old men,who won't be as lucky again
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a team of old men who won the FA cup AND the CL, and you make your own luck. chelsea are achievers and will keep going forward where as spurs are under achievers and will continue as so
 
It's funny how Chelsea's achievements have coincided with vast overspending, isn't it?
Prior to that they were essentially West Ham minus the claret.
 
PleaseNotPoll said:
It's funny how Chelsea's achievements have coincided with vast overspending, isn't it?
Prior to that they were essentially West Ham minus the claret.
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Spurs have spent a mere 40m less than Chelsea from 2006-2011 on purchased players.

When is everyone going to change the much over played record?
 
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