Chelsea

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Objectively very funny.

Quoted from ska face

Objectively very funny.

Could be very interesting in a few months.

He’s going to feck up your club. (Hopefully)

Now chant his name you cockney w@nkers.  😂😂😂

Great news. Should have happened years ago

Still nothing for Bournemouth? Different type of oligarch I assume?

The more pressure that's squeezed onto the Oligarch's will result in them squeezing harder on Putin.  Not because they're against what he's doing, but because it no longer serves their best interests.

From an absolute immediate point of view, this is excellent news.  Especially for those poor buggers in the Ukraine and those young lads and lasses basically getting sent to their death from the Russian side.  Putin's time is up and without the Oligarch's propping him up, he's done for.  

But these short-term sanctions won't last.  Asset's will be unfrozen as quickly as they were frozen in the first place, probably within days, if not hours, of Putin getting the push.  The influence of these individuals, in the highest places of our Government will return too.

There is not a fanbase in the country I could muster up less sympathy for. A unique blend of national front hangovers, politicians and celebrities who decided football was cool in 1996.

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He’s going to feck up your club. (Hopefully)

Now chant his name you cockney w@nkers.  😂😂😂

Nah,they aint cockneys,true cockneys only support the fantastic Hammers and Millwall, you would never hear the Bells of St. Mary-le-Bow from Chelsea  

Quoted from diehardmariner

The more pressure that's squeezed onto the Oligarch's will result in them squeezing harder on Putin.  Not because they're against what he's doing, but because it no longer serves their best interests.

From an absolute immediate point of view, this is excellent news.  Especially for those poor buggers in the Ukraine and those young lads and lasses basically getting sent to their death from the Russian side.  Putin's time is up and without the Oligarch's propping him up, he's done for.  

But these short-term sanctions won't last.  Asset's will be unfrozen as quickly as they were frozen in the first place, probably within days, if not hours, of Putin getting the push.  The influence of these individuals, in the highest places of our Government will return too.

Squeezing his neck as we speak hopefully then we can use Chelsea’s money to rebuild the maternity hospital as a start.

Quoted from aldi_01

Still nothing for Bournemouth? Different type of oligarch I assume?

Alexei Navalny has Roman Abramovich at number 1 in his list of Putin’s friends who hold his stolen wealth. Abramovich should have been the first oligarch sanctioned.

The Bournemouth owner made his fortune as a trader, is now a British citizen and is not an oligarch.

No more ticket sales and the club shop shut.  Assuming Chelsea progress in the CL then probably no tickets available, even if they get to the final in Paris.  Which was ironically moved from Russia!

Chelsea reap what they sow.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

No more ticket sales and the club shop shut.  Assuming Chelsea progress in the CL then probably no tickets available, even if they get to the final in Paris.  Which was ironically moved from Russia!

Chelsea reap what they sow.

What happens at the end of the season when next seasons income is due? If the club can't receive revenue from fans in the form of tickets or merchandise then surely they won't be allowed to receive revenue from the Premier League or broadcasters for example?

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

No more ticket sales and the club shop shut.  Assuming Chelsea progress in the CL then probably no tickets available, even if they get to the final in Paris.  Which was ironically moved from Russia!

Chelsea reap what they sow.

Chelsea will run out of money very, very quickly. I would imagine the ban on player sales will mean players will be able to terminate their contracts without penalty.

Bad couple of days for Chelsea, what with John Terry's cartoon monkeys losing 90% of their value.

Hard to feel sorry for Chelsea fans, especially given the fact they saw it fit to chant his name during a tribute towards Ukraine. In fact I’d go so far as to say there’s no other club that deserves this more than them.

[quote=872]Hard to feel sorry for Chelsea fans, especially given the fact they saw it fit to chant his name during a tribute towards Ukraine. In fact I’d go so far as to say there’s no other club that deserves this more than them.[/quote]

completely agree, male masturbators, hope they go pop

Absolutely hilarious this - almost makes up for the 7-1. While the assets can be unfrozen quickly I’m not sure the fortunes of a football club are going to make a massive difference to a man set on world domination.

As things stand, it looks very, very bleak for Chelsea.

They could lose all their assets. Players have effectively been earning, in part, Russian money, and a lot of the revenue the club now generates through sponsorship and broadcast media has been earned by their success on the pitch — funded, in the main, by Russian money.

Even if you're a player who doesn't like to think about the root of your pay packet, you'd be worried about your media profile. Will your sponsors want to continue their association with you while you remain at Chelsea?

I'd imagine every agent of every Chelsea player right now is on the phone, trying to find their client a way out. There's likely to be a mass exodus. Not sure how soon that will happen, but no one will want to hang around.

It's funny but I remember talking about Chelsea when he first took over.
We thought then that it will all go pear shape if he throws his toys out of the pram sometime!
That hasn't happened but Uncle Bojo has taken them instead. Same outcome.
Watch this space regarding Bournemouth and Everton.

Chesterfield fans must be devastated after the weird 'bond' they put so much effort into manufacturing post their FA Cup hammering.

I guess squeezing the rich Russians we gave citizenship for a down payment is the best Britain can do these days in the hope it makes them put pressure on Putin to change his mind. Watching politicians backtrack on all their big talk when British soldiers want to volunteer and acting like snivelling cowards shows how effective Britain is on the world stage.

We are terrified of Putin and Russia so we'll hide under the table shaking the legs of Russians in this country hoping one of them can give Putin a telling off because Britain, Europe and NATO in general are toothless.

Small mercies.  At least Fenty was not a very rich Russian.  

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Small mercies.  At least Fenty was not a very rich Russian.  

Wonder if Roman and John met up when we had our League Cup game.... a cosy soirée at some private member's club in Belgravia to discuss Tory funding maybe?  

I’m obviously all for sanctioning Russian oligarchs, but feel this impacts Chelsea fans unnecessarily, no matter how much anyone hates them. Surely there could be some arrangement where fans can still buy tickets and merchandise with the proceeds going to a Ukrainian fund of some sort? I get that it’s all legal and political detail that probably goes over my head but I just can’t see this staying as it is and think the club might get some leeway. Think of how many stewards, stadium staff, club shop staff will be negatively affected to name just a few.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Small mercies.  At least Fenty was not a very rich Russian.  

Isn't his lady friend Russian?

Quoted from jimgtfc

I’m obviously all for sanctioning Russian oligarchs, but feel this impacts Chelsea fans unnecessarily, no matter how much anyone hates them. Surely there could be some arrangement where fans can still buy tickets and merchandise with the proceeds going to a Ukrainian fund of some sort? I get that it’s all legal and political detail that probably goes over my head but I just can’t see this staying as it is and think the club might get some leeway. Think of how many stewards, stadium staff, club shop staff will be negatively affected to name just a few.

Point raised earlier about the profile of the Chelsea players.  A savvy player, for that read their PR team, will be all over this and putting forward their wages to help pay the wages of those in the club shop etc. who will be told not to report to work from tomorrow.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Hard to feel sorry for Chelsea fans, especially given the fact they saw it fit to chant his name during a tribute towards Ukraine. In fact I’d go so far as to say there’s no other club that deserves this more than them.

This is payback for all the train journeys into and out of Kings Cross on a Chelsea match day ruined by their scumbag fans.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Small mercies.  At least Fenty was not a very rich Russian.  

There are a lot on here who say that his tenure was a Crimea.  

Quoted from jimgtfc

I’m obviously all for sanctioning Russian oligarchs, but feel this impacts Chelsea fans unnecessarily, no matter how much anyone hates them. Surely there could be some arrangement where fans can still buy tickets and merchandise with the proceeds going to a Ukrainian fund of some sort? I get that it’s all legal and political detail that probably goes over my head but I just can’t see this staying as it is and think the club might get some leeway. Think of how many stewards, stadium staff, club shop staff will be negatively affected to name just a few.

all staff will continue to be paid, according to the 1pm news on radio 4

As long as the hard working low wage earners at the club aren't impacted this works for me.

So if they get to the ECL or FA Cup finals does that mean no tickets for their club or just that supporters will need to take their chance direct from another set of corrupt scum bags who have lost sight that the game belongs to the people and not mega rich sponsors and corporate Johnnies?      

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Isn't his lady friend Russian?

I'm not sure.

I do know that each new wife gets smaller and smaller, much like a Russian doll set (apart from their babushkas, which get larger and larger with each new edition).

Only season ticket holder’s, does that mean no away fans can go to Chelsea, also if Chelsea are away from home then their supporters can attend as their money goes to the home team.

The vitriol towards Chelsea is odd at times.

Not only do I expect this to be over turned to some extent, I suspect this will impact the big standard staff at the club, which seems like another counterproductive measure from the government.

Meanwhile, those moral chaos at Newcastle are free to continue.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Isn't his lady friend Russian?

Belize I believe

Quoted from Gaffer58

Only season ticket holder’s, does that mean no away fans can go to Chelsea, also if Chelsea are away from home then their supporters can attend as their money goes to the home team.

Surely the ticketing process has to change when they are away though? If you think about ourselves, we pay GTFC for an away ticket and they then forward that money onto the home side.

As the government have now deemed to act this way towards Chelsea, sponsors will no doubt start to move away, with Three now reviewing their £40m shirt sponsorship. Eventually it could impact player brand deals but what if Adidas turn around and say they don't endorse Chelsea wearing their merchandise anymore?

Quoted from HertsGTFC

As long as the hard working low wage earners at the club aren't impacted this works for me.

So if they get to the ECL or FA Cup finals does that mean no tickets for their club or just that supporters will need to take their chance direct from another set of corrupt scum bags who have lost sight that the game belongs to the people and not mega rich sponsors and corporate Johnnies?      

It's Semi-Finals now that are played at Wembley so they only have to beat Middlesborough to get there.

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but what if Adidas turn around and say they don't endorse Chelsea wearing their merchandise anymore?[/quote]

Shirts v skins. 😉

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Surely the ticketing process has to change when they are away though? If you think about ourselves, we pay GTFC for an away ticket and they then forward that money onto the home side.

As the government have now deemed to act this way towards Chelsea, sponsors will no doubt start to move away, with Three now reviewing their £40m shirt sponsorship. Eventually it could impact player brand deals but what if Adidas turn around and say they don't endorse Chelsea wearing their merchandise anymore?

Good job Nike make their kits then! 😅

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Isn't his lady friend Russian?

A dollygarch?

Quoted from jimgtfc

Good job Nike make their kits then! 😅

I meant Adidas endorsing Chelsea players wearing their boots 😉

It’ll probably only have limited effect on Putin if any. The oligarchs only have their wealth at the say so if Putin. Go against him and it’ll all get confiscated and given to a yes man or nationalised. And they’ll get topped.

Still, freezing their assets is still a good thing. A portion of their wealth goes to fund Putin’s projects. The assets frozen can be used towards rebuilding Ukraine afterwards. And it helps clean up politics in this country. A lot of the wealth was probably illgotten anyway.

Take stolen money for 20 years, don't cry when it comes back to bite you! Wait.... isn't Fenty's latest wife a Russian?   Are we next!?!

It's safe to say that any of these 'oligarchs' still on the go are beholden to Putin to some degree. All the others have been locked up in the gulags for (the wrong sort of) corruption or have come to unfortunate ends, mysteriously falling down the stairs of their mansions a few times or accidentally kicking themselves to death when out walking the dog.

Don't have a link to hand, but there is a web site somewhere (or perhaps a twitter feed) which analyses public photographs of Putin and members of the Russian establishment (bishops and so forth). It turns out that, despite having relatively low salaries (Putin included), these guys have a collection of flashy watches worth millions.

Putin is reported as having £30 billion + stashed away, what a jolly good socialist he is where everyone is equal.

Quoted from Gaffer58

Putin is reported as having £30 billion + stashed away, what a jolly good socialist he is where everyone is equal.

If anyone thinks that socialism has anything to do with modern Russia or Putin then they need to stop reading the Sun/Mail/Express/Star…
It’s no more socialist than Boris Johnson.

Quoted from Gaffer58

Putin is reported as having £30 billion + stashed away, what a jolly good socialist he is where everyone is equal.

Read a book, ideally one from the last 30 years.

As if anyone could think Putin is a pinko, lefty, commie illegitimate socialist.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Eventually it could impact player brand deals but what if Adidas turn around and say they don't endorse Chelsea wearing their merchandise anymore?

Definitely an opening in the market for GTS.

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Just hope the logo doesn't fall off at the first wash this time round

The Government want to set up an independent regulator to assess potential owners of PL and EFL clubs.

Better late than never.  In our case, some 20 years too late.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

Definitely an opening in the market for GTS.

[img]https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/img/shirts/77/grimsby-town-home-football-shirt-2003-2004-s_20518_1.jpg[/img]

Just hope the logo doesn't fall off at the first wash this time round

Is it just me whose black stripes turned purple on that shirt?

Quoted from aldi_01

The vitriol towards Chelsea is odd at times.

Not only do I expect this to be over turned to some extent, I suspect this will impact the big standard staff at the club, which seems like another counterproductive measure from the government.

Meanwhile, those moral chaos at Newcastle are free to continue.

I think the fact that Roman's mate decided that a maternity/children's hospital is acceptable collateral damage is reason enough for most people.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I think the fact that Roman's mate decided that a maternity/children's hospital is acceptable collateral damage is reason enough for most people.

Not disagreeing but surely there should be the same level of vitriol towards Newcastle who are owned by folk who’ve spent a considerably longer period of time doing that exact thing….

Quoted from diehardmariner

Definitely an opening in the market for GTS.

[img]https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/img/shirts/77/grimsby-town-home-football-shirt-2003-2004-s_20518_1.jpg[/img]

Just hope the logo doesn't fall off at the first wash this time round

Even if I spent £80000000 on Harry Maguire, I still reckon the £40 I spent on that was my worst ever purchase.

Quoted from Abdul19

Even if I spent £80000000 on Harry Maguire, I still reckon the £40 I spent on that was my worst ever purchase.

Just looking at that Jarvis shirt makes my torso itch.

I'm just about to list one on ebay, shall I take it you're not interested?  

Quoted from Maringer

It's safe to say that any of these 'oligarchs' still on the go are beholden to Putin to some degree. All the others have been locked up in the gulags for (the wrong sort of) corruption or have come to unfortunate ends, mysteriously falling down the stairs of their mansions a few times or accidentally kicking themselves to death when out walking the dog.

Don't have a link to hand, but there is a web site somewhere (or perhaps a twitter feed) which analyses public photographs of Putin and members of the Russian establishment (bishops and so forth). It turns out that, despite having relatively low salaries (Putin included), these guys have a collection of flashy watches worth millions.

Talking of watches. I saw a video recently where they showed a shot of the wrist of Kirill the Primate* of the Russian Orthodox Church with his $30k watch. Then a doctored version where those clever Russkies had edited out the watch. Only they’d forgotten to edit out the reflection on Vlad’s shiny table.

* fill in your own monkey business joke.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

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I remember when Abramovich first came on the scene, listening to Alan Brazil / Mike Parrywhen they had Tony Banks on their breakfast show... a Chelsea fan and a former Minister of Sport

When I heard it, he definitely came across as unhappy about Russian involvement but I think there were lots who just considered him as going against the grain

To be fair, even with him speaking out about it , I recall him saying what was their average fan supposed to do? It was all out of their hands at the time

I guess coming on the back of Ken Bates in the 80s trying to electrify fences around Stamford Bridge lots welcomed the Russians' money but even back then Banks did question the legitimacy of it all,  but just one voice against thousands who could only see the glory that awaited them

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3036912.stm

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Don't know what's happened there but I tried to comment on the initial tweet post but it won't let me. Anyway what I wanted to say is

I remember when Abramovich first came on the scene, listening to Alan Brazil / Mike Parrywhen they had Tony Banks on their breakfast show... a Chelsea fan and a former Minister of Sport

When I heard it, he definitely came across as unhappy about Russian involvement but I think there were lots who just considered him as going against the grain

To be fair, even with him speaking out about it , I recall him saying what was their average fan supposed to do? It was all out of their hands at the time

I guess coming on the back of Ken Bates in the 80s trying to electrify fences around Stamford Bridge lots welcomed the Russians' money but even back then Banks did question the legitimacy of it all,  but just one voice against thousands who could only see the glory that awaited them

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3036912.stm

If them and derby go boom does that mean scunny stay up?

Thinking of the bury situation a few years ago.

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

If them and derby go boom does that mean scunny stay up?

Thinking of the bury situation a few years ago.

That would be bloody hilarious. 😂

I know it means Scunny not getting relegated but we’ve all got to make sacrifices.

Quoted from Gaffer58

Putin is reported as having £30 billion + stashed away, what a jolly good socialist he is where everyone is equal.

Putin isn't a socialist. Russia hasn't been a communist country for 30 years.

Sorry, but he rules it like the old socialists did years ago, but also have to agree that although it’s either himself or an oligarch mate who are profiting then it’s a capitalist system.

Quoted from Gaffer58

Sorry, but he rules it like the old socialists did years ago, but also have to agree that although it’s either himself or an oligarch mate who are profiting then it’s a capitalist system.

Authoritarian capitalism. Like China. Saudi Arabia. UAE etc.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

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The world has become completely lawless, governments east and west, the banks, the media, big tech, virtue signalling corporations and organisations including sport, the whole lot of them, the rule of law and morality of decency has gone while innocents are the victims once again.. this time Ukraine.

Anything goes if it fits the globalist narrative, but the Winter Olympics in China goes ahead despite the genocide of the Uyghurs. Psychopathic hypocrites the lot of them. Fook Putin, fook the CCP, fook the WEF and fook the US deep state. They're all as bad as one another but only one side of the narrative controls the propaganda machine..

Quoted from Gaffer58

Sorry, but he rules it like the old socialists did years ago, but also have to agree that although it’s either himself or an oligarch mate who are profiting then it’s a capitalist system.

That’s simply twaddle. He rules like a dictator. That’s got nothing whatsoever to do with socialism.

So Stalin was not a dictator ?

Quoted from Gaffer58

So Stalin was not a dictator ?

He was but isnt that the point, you cant be both, its just one person or a group of elites getting power based on an ideology that they arent part of themselves or use to their own benefit, happened in socialism and its happened in capitalism, end of the day the rest always lose out and everything works in the rich and powerfuls favour

Quoted from Bigdog

The world has become completely lawless, governments east and west, the banks, the media, big tech, virtue signalling corporations and organisations including sport, the whole lot of them, the rule of law and morality of decency has gone while innocents are the victims once again.. this time Ukraine.

Anything goes if it fits the globalist narrative, but the Winter Olympics in China goes ahead despite the genocide of the Uyghurs. Psychopathic hypocrites the lot of them. Fook Putin, fook the CCP, fook the WEF and fook the US deep state. They're all as bad as one another but only one side of the narrative controls the propaganda machine..

Would the Premier League allow Newcastle's owners if they were looking to takeover now?

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Would the Premier League allow Newcastle's owners if they were looking to takeover now?

Yes they probably would. They wouldn’t care about the double-standards (autocratic hydrocarbon rich country with terrible human rights record bombs smaller neighbour, except in this case it’s Yemen*)

* no excuse for Russia’s actions though

Quoted from Gaffer58

So Stalin was not a dictator ?

He totally was, but also he was no socialist. Communist perhaps, but that’s open to debate too.
Socialism brings you the NHS and free education and looks after the poorest in a society. If you think this things are not for you then you keep on voting for Lia Nici and her mob.

Quoted from Bigdog

The world has become completely lawless, governments east and west, the banks, the media, big tech, virtue signalling corporations and organisations including sport, the whole lot of them, the rule of law and morality of decency has gone while innocents are the victims once again.. this time Ukraine.

Anything goes if it fits the globalist narrative, but the Winter Olympics in China goes ahead despite the genocide of the Uyghurs. Psychopathic hypocrites the lot of them. Fook Putin, fook the CCP, fook the WEF and fook the US deep state. They're all as bad as one another but only one side of the narrative controls the propaganda machine..

Spot on.  War crimes in Ukraine are shocking but those committed by our American cousins in the Middle East led to the persecution of the people who exposed them.  How many innocents have died from Western bombs and bullets?  Oh, collateral damage?  That's OK then.

Quoted from Mayaman

Spot on.  War crimes in Ukraine are shocking but those committed by our American cousins in the Middle East led to the persecution of the people who exposed them.  How many innocents have died from Western bombs and bullets?  Oh, collateral damage?  That's OK then.

It’s easier to forget that or ignore it thoigh whilst the west tries to be the worlds police.

It’s like the premier league imposing sanctions on Abramovic, they’re following government responses but in truth it’s just pointless and hugely hypocritical. It’s too late for elite football to grow a spine now and when the Saudi media deal goes through, which we all know it will, not a murmer will be heard by clubs or fans, the same folk holding Ukrainian flags and clapping before games…

I’m not saying it’s wrong to impose sanctions on Abramovic but what we know about him now is exactly what we knew when he bought the club. Didn’t seem an issue to the league then…

All a bit revisionist…

Chelsea now asking for Saturdays cup game at Boro to be played behind closed doors as they cant sell tickets to their fans - this is all becoming bonkers

Surely those who have already got a ticket can still go  

Quoted from Mariner Timsky

Chelsea now asking for Saturdays cup game at Boro to be played behind closed doors as they cant sell tickets to their fans - this is all becoming bonkers

Surely those who have already got a ticket can still go  

Middlesbrough have released a statement saying exactly what everyone other than Chelsea fans think of the request.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Middlesbrough have released a statement saying exactly what everyone other than Chelsea fans think of the request.

Quoted Text

We are aware of Chelsea's request to have Saturday's Emirates FA Cup sixth round tie played behind closed doors and find their suggestion both bizarre and without any merit whatsoever.

All concerned are well aware of the reasons Chelsea have been sanctioned and that this has nothing to do with Middlesbrough Football Club.

To suggest as result that MFC and our fans should be penalised is not only grossly unfair but without any foundation.

Given the reasons for these sanctions, for Chelsea to seek to invoke sporting "integrity" as reason for the game being played behind closed doors is ironic in the extreme.

We currently await formal notification from the FA of the next steps but rest assured MFC will resist Chelsea's actions in the strongest terms.

Quoted from Mariner Timsky

Chelsea now asking for Saturdays cup game at Boro to be played behind closed doors as they cant sell tickets to their fans - this is all becoming bonkers

Surely those who have already got a ticket can still go  

Mind blowing levels of Chelsea arrogance.

Now withdrawn their request.

I’ve been looking at Solihull’s travelling support this season and it seems unlikely they bring more than 60-70 away fans to Blundell Park on a Tuesday night. This doesn’t seem fair given we are likely to have in the region of 5,000+ home fans at the game.

So… for reasons of sporting integrity I think we should ask the National League to play the game behind closed doors. Otherwise it would almost be like an away match for Solihull Moors.