merlin~

On behalf of all Chelsea fans i would like to offer many thanks for all your responses. Apologies for the non-introductory post. Keep smiling eh... CFC

I write this in hope of the small chance that one of your minions picks up on it and relays some of it back to you...i realise this is a long shot. May i speak on behalf of many fans of this great club - Firstly, congratulations to everyone associated with the club following the biggest season for us, culminating with lifting the Champions League Trophy in 2012 (we should still be basking in the glory of such an achievement, in such a manner too.......*sighs* what a long time ago that was...). With all due respect, i am absolutely disgusted with how this club is currently run, despite the silverware of late. I genuinely believe the owner has good intentions and is a fan of the club. He wants the best and to see CFC at the top. IT is the people working for him that is the issue, and i dont mean the manager (i will get on to that in a minute). The shadowy figures Bruce Buck, Ron Gourlay and Michael Emanelo seem to be, in my opinion, a cancerous infestation within the set up. There is no denying the introduction of Peter Kenyon and the names above and the immense experience of business and commerce these employees bring to the club but the pendulum has swung so much that the focus is now on business and economy and not what it was and should always have been about, the club. It is simply a mirror reflection on the stagnant state of society chasing the dream and the illusory importance of the monetary system. Even now, to the point where the treatment of arguably the biggest footballing name to ever have played for CFC, Frank Lampard, looking to break the all time goal scoring record, with un-surpising perfect timing from the midfield. To have this loyal servant, textbook professional watch his contract run down and not have it renewed (unless of ofcourse this is a clever publicity ploy involving Frank himself to draw the attention from our manager situation, which again, il get to in a minute...) To see the likes of other clubs looking after their best players and sorting out their long term futures and CFC hanging our beloved number 8 out to dry, in truth, sickens me. He should have a rolling 1 yr contract for as long as he can go on for, coaching badges on the side and a fat shiny statue unveild out the front of Stamford Bridge of Frank pointing to the sky. Anything less shameful, disloyal and embarrassing to say the very least. Right, lets have it, Rafa Benitez. No disputing the man's great coaching and managing skills but he is not CFC. He is Liverpool FC. Only somebody without a firm hand on the pleasantries and culture of this footballing nation would suggest in appointing such a man for such a post. (see figures of shadow above). I am genuinely surprised the man himself had the cheek, guts and ambition to take on the role in the first place...in this regard, i admire and respect him. If one were to think of a manager to take on our club, i honeslty feel that Rafa was at the bottom of the list for the majority of the CFC supporters. The treatment of Robbie Di Matteo, following the clubs success last year, was atrocious. Enough has been said about it so i will not pour my heart yet again. I have rambled enough...i just wanted to express my disbelief at the current situation of the club i hold so dear. Now, may i suggest a couple of amendments that would sweeten the bitter taste i have for my club currently:- Bruce Buck, Ron Gourlay, Michael Emanelo - OUT. You are breaking the club from the inside. Appoint shadowy business figures of our own (god knows we have enough). People affiliated with the club somehow, irrespective of whether they will be good at the job...a love for the club is better than any business track record. Rafa Benitez, thank you but you should never have even been put in the hat for the appointment in the first place - OUT. Again, appoint someone affiliated with the club ideally. If not then appoint some of the coaching staff that have ties with the club. To name a few, Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Steve Clarke, Ray Wilkins, Luca Vialli, Ruud Gullit, Dennis Wise, Gus Poyet, FRanco Zola, Marcel Desailly, Eider Gudjohnson etc etc - IN. Players that need to go - Torres (should never have been signed), Benayoun (should never have come back), Ferreira (should have been sold 3 years ago), Malouda (should have been sold last year), Cech (controversial i know, but for me his time is up and Courtois should be brought in for next season), Terry (controversial again, i love the man as a captain and a player, but as a man i do not. He is starting to have an adverse effect on the club and despite his love for the club needs to take more of a backseat playing role and get his badges. I feel his stature in the club would dimish somewhat witha figure who already has ties withthe club....someone to put him in his place if needed as it were....Dennis Wise springs to mind....or Marcel Desailly...no messing with Big Des...) - OUT. All of our exciting young talent we ship out on loans. Lukaku, De Bruyne, McEachran, Chalobah, Bruuma, Van Aanholt, Essien etc - IN. Frank Lampard - IN.....we made a mistake getting rid of the German general Ballack...lets not do it again, please. I could get right into the nuts and bolts of the current playing style at CFC and how i feel it could be maximised further with the talent we have available, the ridulousness of the bench we currently have on show and how much I fancy Eva Carneiro but I feel I have said enough for now, maybe another post. For me, its roll on next season. This one, oh so full of hope at the start, has turned into a bit of a nightmare. KTBFFH CFC