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Pretty sure we can also guess which other club contributed ~£300m revenue to their books to make said profit.

Pretty sure we can also guess which other club contributed ~£300m revenue to their books to make said profit.

An update for the 3 people and tumbleweed that are interested:
Fifpro have released the following explainer/statements on the next steps for FIFA with regard to transfer rules.
https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/fifpro-europe/the-lassana-diarra-judgement-explained-what-does-it-mean-for-footballers
https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/fifpro-europe/fifpro-legal-director-alexandra-gomez-bruinewoud-on-what-the-lassana-diarra-ruling-means-and-what-happens-next

The main point to take away here is that the ruling means substantially less penalty for termination of contract by players, which in turn will likely limit the amount that clubs would have to pay in transfer fees. It could end up being a system similar to Spain's release clause model where the player buys themself out of a contract (price being wages x years left) and the 'buying' club reimburses the player. Any transfer fee paid by a club would not be able to be recouped or considered in any compensation calculation, since the fee was decided between two parties independently of the player. The rules around things like 'tapping up' etc would also need to be abolished and players won't need the permission of their club to seek a transfer.
The players' union is open to collectively bargaining for a new RSTP, with the caveat that the ECJ has questioned whether FIFA has any jurisdiction to make rules regarding a player's employment at all. Given that the powerful blocs of England, Saudi Arabia (and by extension, the whole AFC), USA and South America are not bound by EU law, it is still hard to say whether FIFA will take a global approach and perhaps their current refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the union indicates they will not.
I wonder if England would even consider withdrawing from UEFA over it, or whether the UCL/Euros remain too big a monetary carrot for clubs and the FA. Or, whether British law is still similar enough to EU law that the same rules and principles will apply to PL players too.

The previous run rate was £40m a year from Yokohama and Three ... dating all the way back to 2015/16 LOL.
£33m in 2026 is the equivalent of about £23m in 2015 so if this comes to pass they'll be effectively halving our FOS deal from the Roman era 🤠
"Not terribly well run .. " etc etc

Looking for a FOS of £33m a year per Matt Law.

Total melts again.
The original tweet was quality banter. Completely ruined by this pathetic woke arse kiss. How can these Americans continually misread every single situation. I am trying to think if I can remember a time when I have hated everything about this club less than I do right now.

Embarrassing as usual from BlueCo Chelsea. That whole post after taking the piss out of them was pathetic. Making a joke out of our red cards (not a laughing matter in all honesty) and then congratulating Arsenal's season, there is no way that didn't come from above. There is a clear disconnect between the fans and this ownership that shows no signs of improving.

If there's ever a #NetoOut protest i'll arrange childcare for the weekend and be on the first train down.

You girls always say this but we all know you don't mean it

I’ll never understand the Vinicius hype. Modern day Aaron Lennon.

If they did this, like, literally - a Hunger Games style program on Chelsea TV - it would be both a huge revenue-generator and pacify the fans to a significant degree. Feels like an unmissable opportunity right there.

"It's day 3 in the arena and today we release the tigers."

I wouldn't put it past them considering these are the same dickheads who thought they were above hiring Luis Enrique.
I wish I was a fly in the room. To see them squirm over the possibility that they have to cede power and control in every aspect of the club. If I was Alonso I would tell them I'm only working under 1 bloke, so you 5 sporting directors can fight to the death.

Like so many cases of venereal disease, he caught it in Paris.

My biggest concern with Alonso is that he is considering us.

Even more concerning if the players haven't downed tools and they're just this sh*t.

IF only there was a manager a little older (56?) and who has won the Champions League with two different clubs and who is absolutely desperate to manage a team in the Premier League. A manger who considers the Premier League THE best league and watches it avidly and even more than he watches La Liga. And maybe this manager plays a really exciting form of football and is also remarkable in his ability to adapt tactics/formations. One of the greatest managers of his generation and he still has lots to prove and he really is just waiting for an English club to come in for him. Sure, he will not be cheap, but look at how much BlueCo. have wasted on Mudryck, Garnacho and Gittens - whats thats 150 million quid-ish. The next manager is crucial for those numpties who call themselves sporting directors. IF only there was a manager like that. . . .desperate to manage a premier league team with ambition.

So what? We have the biggest of all time transfer spend…

Only major thing to note in that is that winstanley and Stewart have each sacked four junior analysts apiece from their respective staffs (for poor performance reflecting on the boss.)

And with one SD. A great one. Luis Campos. One SD -v- 5. Pffffffft.

The funny part is that PSG came and effortlessly made an iteration of a youth project the best team in the world.
What our idiots have been trying to do for 4 years PSG did in half the time and with half the cost.

It’s actually mainly on that odious little c**t Chris Bryant who bought it to Parliament to seize all Sir Romans assets.

My reading too. This bloke seems to be really good at delving into finances forensically. The other criminals involved in this are the government who forced the sale.

He did just that 😂

Most of the mainstream media types who cover Chelsea are bought and paid for by the club (in access mostly, maybe brown envelopes??)
It will take a seismic focus by all people online, streamers, podcasters, people here, etc. To put the blame on them where it belongs.

I ain’t paid my tv licence in years.
Sent them a letter saying I don’t watch it and they said ok we will check back in 2yrs to see if you require our service again. Ain’t heard from them since.
All mainstream media are a joke and anybody who believes anything they report really need to wake up.
The Covid lies and cover ups and the hatchet job they have done and still do on Trump is outrageous.
I’m not Trumps biggest fan but if you can do that, in full view of the world to the president of the USA supposedly the most powerful man in the world what could they do to Joe Public and what else can they lie about. My answer is anything they like.