10 hours ago, bisright1 said:

Literally the first thing I though of when I saw that post, I`ll be hunting that top out later when I get home.

12 hours ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

You can't tell me a group of people investing 600mil are just doing it for money and then say that their public statements are lies when you have no proof to back up your claim.

They and everyone else who wanted to buy the club had to commit to spending 1.75bn over 10 years. So that's simply something they have to do. It's also been financed by taking on heavy loans against the club so the owners aren't spending any of their own money on all this.

Eghbali in particular have basically been quite open about money being the main thing  for them as well.

The money forecasted for commercial/TV revenue in the next several years is only going to skyrocket. 

Season 2 of Todd Bully & Clearlakes capital ahead-

The comedic fall of the club under new ownership to continue after selling off any player they could to raise funds to offst the 600 million punds they squandered in season 1 on player recruitment, in doing so have flogged all of the players with any winning mentality thus echo'ingg season 1's novice mistake of replacing 95% of the club's staff 

Fanbase divided just like on this forum, those that believe the nonsense emanating from the CFC Boardroom and those that don't, where do you stand ?

New manager the 4th in a year, experienced in EPL but never won a trophy in English football. Won stuff w PSG but that's not difficult. Lot of supporters expecting him to do a Spuds and in a season get us reset, don't hold your breath even with an elite coach you need some experienced players in the dressing room we have Silva now and a lot of inexperienced players. Bit like a newly promoted team that's just hired a new experienced coach.

Desperately need to add some steel and experience to the midfield to replace Kante, if this does not happen see a potential big F off hole in the middle of the park for us and top 15again.

Reduced TV revenue due to non participation in CL.

Not a Top 4 finish.

Not a trophy.

Please remind me next May if this was all doom'n'gloom or I got it spot on. I'll always support Chelsea FC but never Bully & Clearlake.

 

 

 

14 minutes ago, General said:

in doing so have flogged all of the players with any winning mentality

You think James, Silva, Chilwell, Enzo, Sterling and Nkunku to name a few don't have a winning mentality?

Edited July 5, 20233 yr by Argo

6 minutes ago, General said:

Season 2 of Todd Bully & Clearlakes capital ahead-

The comedic fall of the club under new ownership to continue after selling off any player they could to raise funds to offst the 600 million punds they squandered in season 1 on player recruitment, in doing so have flogged all of the players with any winning mentality thus echo'ingg season 1's novice mistake of replacing 95% of the club's staff 

Fanbase divided just like on this forum, those that believe the nonsense emanating from the CFC Boardroom and those that don't, where do you stand ?

New manager the 4th in a year, experienced in EPL but never won a trophy in English football. Won stuff w PSG but that's not difficult. Lot of supporters expecting him to do a Spuds and in a season get us reset, don't hold your breath even with an elite coach you need some experienced players in the dressing room we have Silva now and a lot of inexperienced players. Bit like a newly promoted team that's just hired a new experienced coach.

Desperately need to add some steel and experience to the midfield to replace Kante, if this does not happen see a potential big F off hole in the middle of the park for us and top 15again.

Reduced TV revenue due to non participation in CL.

Not a Top 4 finish.

Not a trophy.

Please remind me next May if this was all doom'n'gloom or I got it spot on. I'll always support Chelsea FC but never Bully & Clearlake.

 

 

 

When you put it like that not a great start. We’re accustomed to much different thought, and these things take time. The club was decimated by the sanctions, and the total restructuring necessary post sale clearly made its way onto the pitch. 

Never a dull moment supporting Chelsea. I’d actually say things are looking up - Kante aside (and removing nostalgic glasses) I’m not sure any of the ones we’ve sold were really good enough anyway. Solid players, but many are from the same group that lost four domestic cup finals in a row scoring one goal. 

4 hours ago, Argo said:

You think James, Silva, Chilwell, Enzo, Sterling and Nkunku to name a few don't have a winning mentality?

Ill ignore posts like that, they are probably just looking to get a reaction.

On 05/07/2023 at 13:04, Frankie8Lampard said:

Agree to disagree then. Other than City, PSG and other state-owned teams, most clubs seek to increase the value of their club through success. There's always going to be interests of various stakeholders in ownership, this isn't new in football or business. Clearlake aren't some evil overlords that inventing a new way of owning a club.

Increasing the value of the team does not always align with winning stuff. 

It is actually about finishing in top 4( cl money) while spending as little as possible and signing potential player whose value can increase in the future. 

4 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

Increasing the value of the team does not always align with winning stuff. 

It is actually about finishing in top 4( cl money) while spending as little as possible and signing potential player whose value can increase in the future. 

This + squeezing the wage bill as much as they can.

What they have done well imho is completely doing the squad overhaul. As long as I've been on this forum we have always talked about 'needing a complete summer clearout'...first time ever this is actually happening. 

And the profile of the new incomings have basically been:

18-21 yrs

Top of their age class

Quick and tricky

Hungry for goals

We won't get instant success as it is impossible to compete in the Premier League with a squad that is just assembled and is in their early 20's but it is hopefully exciting to see this team gel and grow to something great.

 

19 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

The money forecasted for commercial/TV revenue in the next several years is only going to skyrocket. 

Agreed. The rationale behind the Clearlake takeover was that they could exploit untapped markets and benefit from new TV contracts. However we’ve seen previously that whenever there’s a cash injection, it’s swallowed up by inflated transfer fees, plus increased player wages. As Alan Sugar put it donkeys years ago when he was a Chairman “ The money doesn’t touch the sides”

Few clubs seem to turn a profit: the financial model doesn’t seem to work. I cannot for the life of me see how Clearlake can recoup their expenditure. I’m only guessing that they plan to eventually sell on to a Jim Ratcliffe type multi billionaire looking for a vanity project, or petrol dollars Gulf State regime.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

What they have done well imho is completely doing the squad overhaul. As long as I've been on this forum we have always talked about 'needing a complete summer clearout'...first time ever this is actually happening. 

And the profile of the new incomings have basically been:

18-21 yrs

Top of their age class

Quick and tricky

Hungry for goals

We won't get instant success as it is impossible to compete in the Premier League with a squad that is just assembled and is in their early 20's but it is hopefully exciting to see this team gel and grow to something great.

 

If half of the number of young players we've accumulated (I've lost count TBH) fulfil their promise in let's say 2-3 years' time, I'd be happy. We should be able to consistantly compete for silverware.  Having said that, if we don't, so be it, it doesn't influence my support (cheering at Cobham now)!

Can't wait for the new season to start. Everything seems more fresh and exciting this season.

All the deadwood are leaving (we've needed a big clear out for years) which helps with the finances as well, a top coach, great young players with some elite talent sprinkled in, a smaller tightknit squad, fresh new kits (the previous season's kit just gives me PTSD) and the league will probably be at the strongest we've ever seen it.

Don't be surprised if we make top 4 easily and win a domestic cup. This team we're building is going places. Clearlake made big mistakes in their first year but have rectified some of these and have learnt from them. Very exciting times ahead.

On 05/07/2023 at 14:36, Sconnie Blue said:

The money forecasted for commercial/TV revenue in the next several years is only going to skyrocket. 

Skyrocket into the players skyrockets 

9 hours ago, Fruit Bat said:

Agreed. The rationale behind the Clearlake takeover was that they could exploit untapped markets and benefit from new TV contracts. However we’ve seen previously that whenever there’s a cash injection, it’s swallowed up by inflated transfer fees, plus increased player wages. As Alan Sugar put it donkeys years ago when he was a Chairman “ The money doesn’t touch the sides”

Few clubs seem to turn a profit: the financial model doesn’t seem to work. I cannot for the life of me see how Clearlake can recoup their expenditure. I’m only guessing that they plan to eventually sell on to a Jim Ratcliffe type multi billionaire looking for a vanity project, or petrol dollars Gulf State regime.

And we're on a countdown to when the investors can take dividends from the club 

Almost 1 year gone , 9 to go ..tick tock 

Didn’t know where else to put this, but quite telling these 3 on the pitch at the time seem like they really cared more. It may have just been the timing of the video, but still….

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuU-Zn3An-m/?igshid=MTIzZWMxMTBkOA==

 

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

Skyrocket into the players skyrockets 

Yer, their on decent greengages footballers

Very rare to hear Cockney rhyming slang these days. My part of South London’s gone posh. It’s gone from my old mans a dustman, he wears a dustmans hat... to my old mans a lawyer, he wears a barristers wig...pack up your troubles in a Mulberry bag..

50 minutes ago, Fruit Bat said:

Very rare to hear Cockney rhyming slang these days. My part of South London’s gone posh. It’s gone from my old mans a dustman, he wears a dustmans hat... to my old mans a lawyer, he wears a barristers wig...pack up your troubles in a Mulberry bag..

When we were spotty kids we had  " Joe Royals on our Gregory Pecks" ....painful

8 hours ago, Fruit Bat said:

Very rare to hear Cockney rhyming slang these days. My part of South London’s gone posh. It’s gone from my old mans a dustman, he wears a dustmans hat... to my old mans a lawyer, he wears a barristers wig...pack up your troubles in a Mulberry bag..

As a bloody foreigner it usually takes me some time to decipher rhyming Cockney, but it's entertaining nevertheless 

21 hours ago, Fruit Bat said:

 

Few clubs seem to turn a profit: the financial model doesn’t seem to work. I cannot for the life of me see how Clearlake can recoup their expenditure. I’m only guessing that they plan to eventually sell on to a Jim Ratcliffe type multi billionaire looking for a vanity project, or petrol dollars Gulf State regime.

Roman turned a profit because he (would have) made money from our sale. 

They are banking on spending £xBn and selling for £2xBn over a 10 year period. 

21 hours ago, I am a CPA said:

Can't wait for the new season to start. Everything seems more fresh and exciting this season.

All the deadwood are leaving (we've needed a big clear out for years) which helps with the finances as well, a top coach, great young players with some elite talent sprinkled in, a smaller tightknit squad, fresh new kits (the previous season's kit just gives me PTSD) and the league will probably be at the strongest we've ever seen it.

Don't be surprised if we make top 4 easily and win a domestic cup. This team we're building is going places. Clearlake made big mistakes in their first year but have rectified some of these and have learnt from them. Very exciting times ahead.

Love the excitment as well but I don't see us making top 4. I think we are going to be well off top 4. City, Arsenal, MU, Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham and maybe even Brighton have squads that are ahead of us in terms of experience and years playing together. 

I am also pretty sure we can't patch every hole in the squad this summer, namely keeper and striker.

13 hours ago, Mod said:

Didn’t know where else to put this, but quite telling these 3 on the pitch at the time seem like they really cared more. It may have just been the timing of the video, but still….

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuU-Zn3An-m/?igshid=MTIzZWMxMTBkOA==

 

The crap that Kepa gets from some of our fickle fan base yet he’s always and I mean always showed he cared and great leadership. 

Who remembers him always having the subs kit ready to go and giving them advice before they come on. When he was benched for Mendy never moaned, never go do interviews, never leak anything to the press about being unhappy, never unsettled the team just got on with it.
We need characters like him in the team and he will be very important for the younger players in the next couple of seasons.

For me we still need someone to play along side Enzo can't see we have that person yet.

In related news the Telegraph is saying Caicedo's asking price has gone up £100m.

Also Onana has agreed terms with Utd re Fabrizio Romano.

 

 

So Kepa refusing to be substituted is now great leadership? Amazing.