Let's All Laugh At... Let's all laugh at Chelsea thread

[jay2040]

Let’s go get Lukaku as back up

He is tainted!

 

[Larkinho]

 

[spursfan77]

While I expect there will be a fairly quick sale you have to wonder how much this whole episode will severely damage Brand Chelsea - tainted with being ‘that Russian club’ going forward?

I thought they couldn’t be sold under the sanctions?

Why do people keep saying they’ll be sold?

 

[Joshua]

Is it a possibility that chelsea could next season be taken out of the premiere league because of all of this?
Because they wouldn’t be able to do everything we’ve already heard about so surly not allowing away fans into
Stadiums etc.

These sanctions last until May 31st so depends what happens after that. And whether Roman stands aside and accepts losing the club for nothing.

 

[WiganSpur]

Honestly, you guys are really reaching on this one. Chelsea will be absolutely fine, a new buyer will be found quickly, and they’ll continue buying trophies for years to come, just with new dodgy owners.

Depends how long they can last. They will fall faster than the likes of Wigan, Bury, Bolton etc because they've got literally no income anymore and the amount they're paying players is astronomical. Unless they get bought in a matter of weeks they will have to start releasing all first team players on free transfers to ensure the club doesn't go bust. Waiting for a buyer is a huge risk, it seems inevitable to me that they will need to sack Tuchel and release most of the first team to ensure the club survives.

At best with a new owner they are massively depleted surely, unless it's done in a matter of 2-3 weeks.

 

[wakefieldyid]

Lets start a rumour that Mike Ashley has expressed an interest in taking the club off his hands, that'll cheer their fans up!

I started that one myself last week!

 

[Joshua]

I thought they couldn’t be sold under the sanctions?

Why do people keep saying they’ll be sold?

They can be sold just not by Roman. He’ll receive nothing and the money would be held by a government fund. It’s whether he accepts that or not.

 

[mark87]

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I'm sure he'll find one underneath all the Nazi uniforms he has.

 

[spursfan77]

I don’t see how they keep going for very long, their wages are what 70-80% of their turnover? They’re losing match day revenue, and possibly sponsors.

Unless there’s a quick sale, they’ll be administration within a couple of months.

Not to mention they won’t be allowed to sell season tickets for next season.

 

[gilzeantheking]

I've enjoyed the Chav fans on 5Live, trying to convince the world that Roman is a very nice man, just misunderstood.

One even complained that no sanctions were handed out to Man U and Liverpool when the USA was fighting in Afghanistan. ?

 

[chas vs dave]

Could the government asset strip them?

This is pure hope...

 

[Wig]

I don’t see how they keep going for very long, their wages are what 70-80% of their turnover? They’re losing match day revenue, and possibly sponsors.

Unless there’s a quick sale, they’ll be administration within a couple of months.

Vast majority of top club revenue comes from television broadcast rights though. And they're still in the CL knockouts.

 

[ZiggySpurs]

They can be sold just not by Roman. He’ll receive nothing and the money would be held by a government fund. It’s whether he accepts that or not.

Come on Roman, do the right thing and stand up for your ego! Don't go down without taking your club with you.

 

[WiganSpur]

Vast majority of top club revenue comes from television broadcast rights though. And they're still in the CL knockouts.

They're not allowed to put that money to use though are they? As far as i'm aware.

 

[Tucker]

I've enjoyed the Chav fans on 5Live, trying to convince the world that Roman is a very nice man, just misunderstood.

One even complained that no sanctions were handed out to Man U and Liverpool when the USA was fighting in Afghanistan. ?

Sports washing works.

 

[curlacious]

THE RACE FOR 5TH

 

[spursfan77]

They can be sold just not by Roman. He’ll receive nothing and the money would be held by a government fund. It’s whether he accepts that or not.

So the government have got to seize the asset, get it through the lawyers despite the sanctions and sell the club. It won’t be done quickly, how can it? His assets have only been seized, it’s a bit early to think they can be sold off.

Any chat about them being sold quickly is massively jumping the gun.

 

[RJR1949]

I’ve taken the time to read the general regulations to do with sanctions and the specific license given to Chelsea FC.

It’s crystal clear that Chelsea cannot be sold without the approval of the government.

More than this, the rules contain a general provision against “dealing” with frozen assets that could be interpreted as prohibiting even discussing the sale of Chelsea with a potential buyer without the approval of the government.

Given that assets are “frozen” not “seized”, the government cannot dispose of Chelsea without Abramovitch’s agreement.

So it’s very hard to see Chelsea being sold anytime in the near future.

 

[Joshua]

Come on Roman, do the right thing and stand up for your ego! Don't go down without taking your club with you.

He’s already pledged that proceeds of the sale would go to a charity foundation he’d set up. But let’s be honest, that would’ve likely been a front and he could’ve controlled where that money was allocated. If he were to sell under a government licence he would have no control over where that money goes and to who.

 

[allatsea]

So can we now expect in view of this "uncertainty" to see Tuchel leave at the end of the season to be the new boss of Man United ?