Any chance of them being sanctioned even more and deducted 20 points?
The sanctions on Anramovic don’t have an end date, only the special licence to operate until the 31st of May (which will allow Chelsea, current funds allowing, to complete the season) after which point the licence shall be reviewed by the Treasury. The sanctions on Abramovich themselves are a different matter to the licence
Hugely surprised to see Fat Frank distance himself from Roman here. . .
Lamont or David mellor?
Any chance of them being sanctioned even more and deducted 20 points?
Hugely surprised to see Fat Frank distance himself from Roman here. . .
Was actually reading from a piece of paper as he said itI suspect the ‘I worked for Chelsea not Abramovich’ will be the standard response to this question.
I think you’re right though, I’d be surprised if this is resolved swiftly. I think the subtle difference with Chelsea is that it hasn’t been seized by the Gov, but frozen. Im not sure what that means in terms of how much involvement RA would have in the sale though.Yes, my mistake, I meant the licence runs until May.
Was actually reading from a piece of paper as he said it
Any chance of them being sanctioned even more and deducted 20 points?
Exactly. They’ve already said this is about punishing RA and not the club, fans or the sport. I’m sure boris and his merry men will get it sold asap so they can wash their hands of itPersonally I think that the govt will do just enough to give the impression they are coming down hard on RA and they really may do with some areas of his business but they will make just enough concessions to prevent CFC going bust
Only reason they will sell the club is that Roman does not want any of the money so does not gain. Quite what Putin will make him selling it and all the money going to the British govt who will send it on to the Ukrainian war effort, I shudder to think. That is what could make it difficult to sell.Lots of people are getting caught in the crossfire of sanctions. A customer of mine works for BP, primarily in their Russian operation. He doesn't know if he'll have a job much longer. Thousands of people face the same situation, so why should footballers be different?
Edit; Chelsea have been shown a lot more leniency than other businesses and their employees.
I think you’re right though, I’d be surprised if this is resolved swiftly. I think the subtle difference with Chelsea is that it hasn’t been seized by the Gov, but frozen. Im not sure what that means in terms of how much involvement RA would have in the sale though.
I would tend to agree. There will be some short term pain but they will stabilise. However, financially, they will be back down with the rest of the pack, probably slightly worse due to their legacy of unsustainably. To be honest I’m happy with that.Anyone who believes that Chelsea will suddenly become our and everyone else's whipping team, and that they will rapidly move down the table are living in cloud cuckoo land.