11 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Either way we're dead in a month by the looks of it

Oh that's that then..    

Shall we start discussing who we are going to support next? :0)

3 minutes ago, guddy69 said:

Oh that's that then..    

Shall we start discussing who we are going to support next? :0)

Fog on the Tyne, why eye man.  Spuggie!!

19 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Either way we're dead in a month by the looks of it

FC Chelsea it is then. Next seasons final is the FA Vase v Littlehampton Town

I saw someone suggest that Radcliffe could do some sort of swap with NICE or some sort of back channeling to help Roman get his £1.6b. 
 

Seems Abit far fetched but I reckon Radcliffe is somehow involved to help Roman get his money back. 

The fact that it was reported that Radcliffe dealt directly with Chelsea and not Raine would also suggest that 

A quiet news day it seems. Nobody bar those involved know what the hell is happening - so will sit tight and wait.

Cant see any scenario where Chelsea go bust or are booted out of the EPL. 

Quite what the mechanics of the sale will be, we will never know. Frankly I don't want to know. They are all crooks. You don't get to play with billions by being straight and by the book.

21 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Lol if Musk wanted that he would have paid the mere 4bill to buy us. 

I mean when you can drop 44bill on Twitter without batting an eye...

Easily 

4 hours ago, Fatty_Speeding said:

In an entirely different sporting and economic environment.

Owners of the last two Super Bowl winners:

2022 - Stan Kroenke

2021 - The Glazers

And to illustrate your point the example you then use an entirely different sporting and economic environment..last time I checked American football isn't the same as Baseball 

So FC Chelsea, AFC Chelsea, FC Kings Road. TheShedEnd FC. Kinda partial to the last one myself.

Sounds like brinkmanship between Roman and the UK government. Go Roman 

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12604888/chelsea-sale-in-doubt-as-roman-abramovich-attempts-to-restructure-deal-to-regain-his-1-5billion-loan

3 hours ago, JM7 said:

The fact that it was reported that Radcliffe dealt directly with Chelsea and not Raine would also suggest that 

Something underhand has happened IMO, yes.

The timing of it all just sticks out. If i woke up to see Boehly or Ratcliffe announced, neither would surprise me.

 

Likelihood is Raine picked Boehly, but ratcliffe's bid, on paper, suits Roman better in perhaps more ways than one.  And its now essentially down to him

27 minutes ago, RickUK said:

Something underhand has happened IMO, yes.

The timing of it all just sticks out. If i woke up to see Boehly or Ratcliffe announced, neither would surprise me.

 

Likelihood is Raine picked Boehly, but ratcliffe's bid, on paper, suits Roman better in perhaps more ways than one.  And its now essentially down to him

I wonder if we will ever find out the complete truth about it.

10 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

I wonder if we will ever find out the complete truth about it.

I wouldnt bank on it. 

All of us are guessing, even journos

6 minutes ago, RickUK said:

I wouldnt bank on it. 

All of us are guessing, even journos

Yeah we go so far from either the British Roman investing to make us the London Real Madrid or the Todd helping to modernize us and lead us back to the top all the way to us going out of business in June.

59 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Yeah we go so far from either the British Roman investing to make us the London Real Madrid or the Todd helping to modernize us and lead us back to the top all the way to us going out of business in June.

Yep, exactly.  Todd or Jim is the correct outcome from all this.   Probably Todd, but i cant shake the feeling that Ratcliffe isnt going away

33 minutes ago, RickUK said:

Yep, exactly.  Todd or Jim is the correct outcome from all this.   Probably Todd, but i cant shake the feeling that Ratcliffe isnt going away

Not sure there is a correct outcome mate. The way both Roman and us as a club have been treated by our government is awful and should be unacceptable. Yet they get away with it.

Correct outcome is they apologize to Roman and let us go about operating as before. Cause the actions have done a great job on ending the war. 

The club really is stuck in the middle.  Very concerning.  Never a dull moment with Chelsea, although have to admit even all this went beyond any imaginative thoughts.

No idea where this ends.  Maybe this explains the performances even more - a lot more stress behind the scenes that we probably know. 

I guess the old "next 48 hours is crucial" is back then.

1 minute ago, PhilH930 said:

The club really is stuck in the middle.  Very concerning.  Never a dull moment with Chelsea, although have to admit even all this went beyond any imaginative thoughts.

No idea where this ends.  Maybe this explains the performances even more - a lot more stress behind the scenes that we probably know. 

Indeed. If this ends with our club ceasing to exist I won't be following football anymore. Without Chelsea honestly there would be no point.

I'm wondering if the late call on the debt was brought in precisely to strengthen the bid by Radcliffe.

Who knows what has been discussed behind closed doors?

Maybe Roman won't see a penny of that money now, or even in the next few years. Way further down the line however?

Anyway, the plot thickens. And we're stuck in the middle of it all.

Edited May 4, 20224 yr by TokyoBlue

I wonder if the Tories have factored in the loss of a huge number of seats in Central and South West London, Surrey, Kent, Essex, East & West Sussex and North Hampshire. I am a life long Tory, but if this debacle means Chelsea FC ceases to exist in its current form, I will never vote for them again. What a sh*t show - that still has produced ZERO hard evidence against Roman 😪

The most likely scenario is that The Boehly group will be saddled with a pending debt with it being unclear whether Abramovich can or can’t one day write that debt off.

The Boehly group may have to borrow money to fund club spending with that looming over them. ( @JacobsBen )
 

Latest on #CFC sale for @CBSSportsGolazo
🔵 Boehly bid may take on debt at book value
🔵 Gov. will block sale if Camberley receive funds
🔵 Broughton bid on standby
🔵 Ratcliffe told existing process will run its course 
🔵 Consequences if license expires

1 hour ago, coombsie said:

I wonder if the Tories have factored in the loss of a huge number of seats in Central and South West London, Surrey, Kent, Essex, East & West Sussex and North Hampshire. I am a life long Tory, but if this debacle means Chelsea FC ceases to exist in its current form, I will never vote for them again. What a sh*t show - that still has produced ZERO hard evidence against Roman 😪

Maybe Saturday’s game should be used to protest. Government react to public opinion, banners and chants inside the ground go worldwide. The aim though would be to put pressure on Government not in support of Roman.

Podcast with Matt Law recorded yesterday. He seems quite calm about the Boehley bid and that it shouldn’t be a problem. Boehley will likely complete by the end of the week. 

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-is-blue-chelsea-fc-soccer-podcast/id914691565?i=1000559538960