briantbudd

To be fair though, even if Roman has lost nearly 10% of his worth on this club, his losses in this year and in the coming years will have been nothing compared to the years during which he first took over ownership. Chelsea have been established as one of the world's top clubs, the investment, or financial sacrifice, to make that happen has been made, it won't need to be done on that level again. Surely at some level, profit and/or money must come into his thoughts, but can you point to other owners who've lived as conspicuously as he has? Hundreds of millions of dollars on yachts alone will tell you he's not your typical businessman. Unlike the new owners at Liverpool, Roman seems more intent in every aspect of his life; remaining the biggest and the best, or at least appear as having the means to do so, rather than turning a profit or being fiscally responsible. It seems in the case of CFC and in his personal life to some extent, money is not the foremost thought in his mind.

He's not been great but surely he's only a part of the problem as others have stated. If it is true that he was brought in only with the intention of him being a squad player, we might have hoped for a bit of a younger player with a tad more upside. He's nearing 30 and really hasn't shown much in the final third. Seems quite ambitious at times though his chances are rarely on target and his defensive prowess leaves much to be desired. It would seem that if we didn't find ourselves in an absolute fight to remain in the Champions League next year, some of the youngsters might get a crack and AVB might be a bit more comfortable with some experimentation and/or trial by fire with regards to the likes of Lukaku, Piazon, Bertrand, and McEachran (had he not gone on loan). All said, Romeo has been a surprise for everyone and has virtually done all can be expected of him, so who knows... I've not seen Lucas Piazon play much, when does any one think he'll get some time? Not necessarily suggesting he should come on in place of Raul, just curious with regards to some more informed opinions. Sorry for a bit of a rant and scattered thoughts, first post, but glad to be here (from the US).