2 hours ago, JM7 said:

While the Raine Group are conducting the process, Sir Martin Broughton said the preferred bidders would be chosen by Bruce Buck, the Chelsea chairman, and directors Eugene Tenenbaum and Marina Granovskaia. (Times)
 

Once 3 or 4 bidding groups have been selected, Broughton explained, the proposals will be placed under further scrutiny before one consortium is chosen. (Times)
 

It is at that point, Broughton said, that the offer will be put forward for government approval, with a licence for sale issued once treasury officials are happy that the proceeds will not be going to a Russian oligarch whose UK assets have been frozen (Times) #CFC

I'm not sure about the Broughton bid, he's been talking far too much recently, like he's trying to gain favour, We don't even know where the money is coming from with his bid, i saw an interview with Sky Sports News the other day and he seemed very cagey in disclosing the information.

35 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

LMFAO.. Please bro we all don't have ADHD for sports. The fact of the matter is the other sports got into the market early and dominated it. Hence the best athletes gravitate to those sports. Soccer was always seen as a back burner but trust me the changes in tidesare ridiculous . I remember when i had to always subscribe to Chelsea TV online just to watch highlights of our matches or listen to audio commentary because the Premier league was never shown on TV. The only soccer on TV then was the champions league on ESPN, but now catching a Chelsea match is easy. 

I kinda agree with the statement that most Americans don't like low numbers because a usual comeback from non soccer fans is that how can I sit sown , watch a game for 90 mins and have it end in a goalless draw. 

We dont like draws because most of the mainstream sports don't have ties apart from American football and a tie is rare in that

That study was from a while ago like probably early 2000’s 

but when I’ve attempted to watch some American sport its insane the commercial aspect of it all. It’s almost as if the sport is the side event 

 

and if that wasn’t annoying enough it is becoming increasingly political as well and from what I’ve understand even Americans stop watching 

Edited March 22, 20224 yr by azpi28

1 hour ago, CFCCAN said:

And they only go to the baseball games for the beer, popcorn and flying hotdogs and Tee shirts. 

Actually, who can blame them, it's the only way to get through a  baseball match  TBF I've been to a baseball match only once (in the Netherlands, not in the US or Canada), and I have no recollection of the match, only of the fun I had in the stands and the hangover the next day  The pre-season hockeymatch with the Vancouver Canucks was more exciting than that baseball match...

 

11 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Aye he did and, as you said, covered for them pretty well. It is very unlikely the new owners could follow such a model, so they don't get such a luxury of making mistakes and covering them well.

Imagine the money the club had saved if not for buying so many mediocre players. Hopefully the scouting improves too. Whoever does the scouting for Liverpool does a great job. Identifies the players to fit the system, and it seems to work. 

5 hours ago, Snedger said:

I hope that any new owner can do something about the stadium and get us a bigger capacity. Other than the financial benefits, it would be great to allow access for more supporters to see the team occasionally. I understand the current system of loyalty points, but it just results in a closed shop. I imagine the 650 at Boro were those who qualified for the first day of sales by having a season ticket since 1905 and haven’t missed a game home or away including friendlies. Or at least they bought a ticket for every game to get the points and then resold it because they couldn’t be arsed going up north on a Tuesday night.

Parc de Princes is something like 48k capacity. Juventus is similar sized stadium to ours. I don't think we necessarily have to increase by too much. Man City aren't even 60k. What would be the ideal capacity? Maybe 50-55? 

Chelsea FC wants to make the stadium bigger. Not really a question of should we. We want to. 

The new owner probably need to calculate 1-1,5bn expenses towards that as well. 

The more I think about our new future the more it looks like what Tottenham and Arsenal situation is. New stadium, tight budget. Commercial success before sporting success.

Arsenal was pretty good early 2000, they built a new stadium and the rest is history.

5 minutes ago, evissy said:

Chelsea FC wants to make the stadium bigger. Not really a question of should we. We want to. 

The new owner probably need to calculate 1-1,5bn expenses towards that as well. 

The more I think about our new future the more it looks like what Tottenham and Arsenal situation is. New stadium, tight budget. Commercial success before sporting success.

Arsenal was pretty good early 2000, they built a new stadium and the rest is history.

That is the concern yes.

Kind of mad that the current owners of Crystal Palace have put in a bid. Must have gone down well with the Palace fans.

Juve build a new stadium and the rest is history...

Atletico build a new one and won the last la liga...

 

Raine Group will announce Chelsea’s preferred bidders this week. Suitors could find out as early as today but no later than Thursday lunch. Bruce Buck has had input and there is expected to be a shortlist of four. Told there were less than 10 ‘serious’ bids.
 

The Rickets family/Ken Griffin remain extremely confident. They are best-positioned to secure a quick sale due to their relationship with Raine and previous due diligence on Chelsea.

Saudi Media Group, as reported, made a strong offer. Least likely group to facilitate a fast sale. No intel yet as to whether they’ve made the shortlist but it’s been reiterated (as you’d expect from SMG) that #CFC aren’t put off by (as I put it) ‘the optics’ of a KSA sale.
 

I think the key point, though, is Chelsea (not Raine) have effectively chosen the preferred bidders so whoever makes the shortlist can assume the club are entirely comfortable with them. The level of club input at this stage is atypical. But then so is the whole sale process…

From Ben Jacobs. 

Really hoping it’s not the Ricketts. They do not fill me with confidence based on what I’ve read. 
 

Bohley I think sounds like a safe bet. 

5 hours ago, JM7 said:

While the Raine Group are conducting the process, Sir Martin Broughton said the preferred bidders would be chosen by Bruce Buck, the Chelsea chairman, and directors Eugene Tenenbaum and Marina Granovskaia. (Times)
 

Once 3 or 4 bidding groups have been selected, Broughton explained, the proposals will be placed under further scrutiny before one consortium is chosen. (Times)
 

It is at that point, Broughton said, that the offer will be put forward for government approval, with a licence for sale issued once treasury officials are happy that the proceeds will not be going to a Russian oligarch whose UK assets have been frozen (Times) #CFC

If true that means Roman firmly has control over who makes the shortlist and the end buyer as well then.

23 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Raine Group will announce Chelsea’s preferred bidders this week. Suitors could find out as early as today but no later than Thursday lunch. Bruce Buck has had input and there is expected to be a shortlist of four. Told there were less than 10 ‘serious’ bids.
 

The Rickets family/Ken Griffin remain extremely confident. They are best-positioned to secure a quick sale due to their relationship with Raine and previous due diligence on Chelsea.

Saudi Media Group, as reported, made a strong offer. Least likely group to facilitate a fast sale. No intel yet as to whether they’ve made the shortlist but it’s been reiterated (as you’d expect from SMG) that #CFC aren’t put off by (as I put it) ‘the optics’ of a KSA sale.
 

I think the key point, though, is Chelsea (not Raine) have effectively chosen the preferred bidders so whoever makes the shortlist can assume the club are entirely comfortable with them. The level of club input at this stage is atypical. But then so is the whole sale process…

From Ben Jacobs. 

Ah looks like we will be waiting another what? 48 hours to find out the shortlist then. 😉

1 hour ago, evissy said:

 

Arsenal was pretty good early 2000, they built a new stadium and the rest is Chelsea wrote history.

😏

1 hour ago, JM7 said:

Really hoping it’s not the Ricketts. They do not fill me with confidence based on what I’ve read. 
 

Bohley I think sounds like a safe bet. 

Trust your intuition mate, I'm praying we don't get them. It's not even just the remarks they've made about Muslims in the past, Ken Griffin is not the kind of man I would want associated with this club very shifty individual. 

I like what Candy has been saying and I'll never turn down Saudi money if they want to pump their finances into us like City.

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

Juve build a new stadium and the rest is history...

Atletico build a new one and won the last la liga...

 

Juve downsized didn't they? 

1 hour ago, JM7 said:

Really hoping it’s not the Ricketts. They do not fill me with confidence based on what I’ve read. 
 

Bohley I think sounds like a safe bet. 

I don't know about Ricketts? I saw #notoRicketts was trending on twitter. It seems that morally and sporting wise he doesn't sound ideal, but not many options really, is there. 

1 hour ago, JM7 said:

Really hoping it’s not the Ricketts. They do not fill me with confidence based on what I’ve read. 
 

Bohley I think sounds like a safe bet. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10638739/Chelsea-supporters-group-slam-universally-disdained-offer-Ricketts-family.html

 

Doesn't sound good. 

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2 hours ago, evissy said:

Chelsea FC wants to make the stadium bigger. Not really a question of should we. We want to. 

The new owner probably need to calculate 1-1,5bn expenses towards that as well. 

The more I think about our new future the more it looks like what Tottenham and Arsenal situation is. New stadium, tight budget. Commercial success before sporting success.

Arsenal was pretty good early 2000, they built a new stadium and the rest is history.

Is that a major issue though? Liverpool and United are working to the same constraints as Tottenham and Arsenal.

Newcastle and City will be the clubs with money pumped in, we will become a stable big football club. 

If we don't win the league but compete in cups and regularly come top 6 for the next decade, that's fine with me as long as we see a new stadium and continue to invest in youth. I think I'd rather that than be an artificial club pumped with money.

If the Raine group like a particular bid and business plan no one can say what they sell it for as the money is going to the government. I haven’t seen it has to go to the highest bidder.

it would be great to sell low and guarantee they spend the money to keep us competitive. I know it won’t happen but we can hope!

1 hour ago, enigma said:

I don't know about Ricketts? I saw #notoRicketts was trending on twitter. It seems that morally and sporting wise he doesn't sound ideal, but not many options really, is there. 

If it is for sporting reasons yes but if it’s because they donate to republicans (like almost every American who will have the amount of money required to buy chelsea) that shouldn’t even play a role

"The frontrunners seem to be the Boehly-Wyss group, the Ricketts bid, the Saudi Media Group, and the consortium led by Sir Martin Broughton. Nick Candy’s bid appears to be scrambling hard at the very least, though a deleted post on Instagram earlier today from (supposedly) one of financing partners appeared to hint at their bid being unsuccessful already."

 

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2022/3/22/22991064/raine-group-to-announce-preferred-bidders-for-chelsea-by-end-of-week-report

 

Article does say the final 4 could look very different. Some reports say the final 4 know already, which is why Tom Ricketts is heading to the UK to try and win support from CPO and CST.

Cannot say I would be surprised if this is 4 consortium list.

Saudi Media may well offer the closest ownership style to Roman, Sir Martin and Lord Coe have both Chelsea and government connections, both US bidders talk a good game and have large financial backing.

Report from the atletic reported here:

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2022/3/22/22991153/chelsea-new-owners-to-be-in-place-by-may-after-record-sale-if-all-goes-to-plan-report

Says it is infact Woody J not Saudi Media that made the final 4. 

The 4 will be given till mid April to "sweeten" their offers, expected to bring the price up to near the 3bill mark. 

New owners expected to be in place in May. Now that does not say how we can continue to operate with limited income and monthly wage bills of 28mill.

It’s a big fat no to Ricketts and Woody.

Who is the remaining two? Boehly and Candy?

39 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

It’s a big fat no to Ricketts and Woody.

Who is the remaining two? Boehly and Candy?

Boehly and Sir Martin.