is he looking for a new striker by any chance?

4 minutes ago, Kev56 said:

Abramovich ‘opens talks to buy new club’ amid Chelsea sale

Date published: Wednesday 23rd March 2022 3:37 - Will Ford

 

Roman Abramovich has reportedly opened talks to buy a new football club with the process of selling Chelsea ongoing.

Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale at the start of March before being hit by sanctions by the UK government.

 

Tottingham fans first to react.

8 minutes ago, Kev56 said:

Abramovich ‘opens talks to buy new club’ amid Chelsea sale

Date published: Wednesday 23rd March 2022 3:37 - Will Ford

 

Roman Abramovich has reportedly opened talks to buy a new football club with the process of selling Chelsea ongoing.

Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale at the start of March before being hit by sanctions by the UK government.

 

Looks like i am going to be supporting a Turkish team alongside Chelsea

supposedly he wants to buy this Turkish club

Edited March 24, 20224 yr by azpi28

49 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Erm yes I'd much rather a slow painful death when it comes to Chelsea. However that's not what is on offer.

However Liverpool united and arsenal are all US owners. I'd rather be in that club than the Newcastle and man city group. No drama and moaning about dodgy human rights

Erm yes that is pretty much on offer with BWG. Not for one second that I believe Goldstein has best interests for Chelsea being the #1 club in London, let alone England. He will be seen as a traitor to his favourite club.

Also American owners ALWAYS expect some returns from their investment, even if they have to make cuts.

Challenging for the title days are gone. City and Newcastle have owners who will continue to pump money in to their clubs while we are trying to save money after building a stadium.

Ask how Arsenal and Spuds fans how they are doing after building their stadiums.

 

And I’d rather be in that City/Newcastle group, because they will win big trophies and get that lovely success stories. We will be fighting for Europa League if the European Super League doesn’t come in time. I don’t want Chelsea to be a cash cow for the owners who don’t help us compete.

Edited March 24, 20224 yr by Mana

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Seen a few reports the shortlist is actually only 2 now, such as the link shared earlier in this thread.

Sir Martins bid, with Blitzer and Harris as backers, and BWG. 

Apparently the Ricketts, Candy and Centrius have all been told today they are out.

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2022/3/24/22994993/ricketts-family-out-of-chelsea-ownership-chase-as-well-thanks-to-renewed-scrutiny-report

If true who do we prefer.

Yes we all prefer Roman stays if that is possible. If not then who?

Life is good, would have hated it if these guys had their bid accepted. I don't know if many people follow Kenny Griffin or know much about him but he's as corrupt as they come

44 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

supposedly he wants to buy this Turkish club

BREAKING NEWS - Lukaku has joined Goztepe for a record fee, 1 billion pounds.

Looks like it’s between Bohley and Boughton then. 
 

Here’s Bohley’s credentials:

• Strong track record of investment and success in sports
• High net worth consortium (over $12bn)
• Has been trying to buy Chelsea for over 4 years
• Stadium redevelopment plans
• Chelsea season ticket holder on board
• Backed by financial giants such as Goldman Sach

18 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Looks like it’s between Bohley and Boughton then. 
 

Here’s Bohley’s credentials:

• Strong track record of investment and success in sports
• High net worth consortium (over $12bn)
• Has been trying to buy Chelsea for over 4 years
• Stadium redevelopment plans
• Chelsea season ticket holder on board
• Backed by financial giants such as Goldman Sach

apparently the LA Dodgers are competitive and supposedly well run?? unlike the 76's or whatever they are f**king called thats more like a trust the process club

1 hour ago, Mana said:

Erm yes that is pretty much on offer with BWG. Not for one second that I believe Goldstein has best interests for Chelsea being the #1 club in London, let alone England. He will be seen as a traitor to his favourite club.

Also American owners ALWAYS expect some returns from their investment, even if they have to make cuts.

Challenging for the title days are gone. City and Newcastle have owners who will continue to pump money in to their clubs while we are trying to save money after building a stadium.

Ask how Arsenal and Spuds fans how they are doing after building their stadiums.

 

And I’d rather be in that City/Newcastle group, because they will win big trophies and get that lovely success stories. We will be fighting for Europa League if the European Super League doesn’t come in time. I don’t want Chelsea to be a cash cow for the owners who don’t help us compete.

if the only way we can win trophies is by an owner pumping us with cash, then I'm happy to not win trophies.

10 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

apparently the LA Dodgers are competitive and supposedly well run?? unlike the 76's or whatever they are f**king called thats more like a trust the process club

Bohley owns only 20% of LA Dodgers. He doesn't make the heavy decisions for LA Dodgers. That falls on Mark Walter.

And what about Los Angeles Sparks, another club Bohley owns. Why is nobody talking about that? Chelsea Women, who are one of the dominant women clubs winning league after league could be trouble looking at Los Angeles Sparks' record.

5 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

if the only way we can win trophies is by an owner pumping us with cash, then I'm happy to not win trophies.

Lol, you better not have celebrated anything under the Roman era then.

1 hour ago, Kev56 said:

Abramovich ‘opens talks to buy new club’ amid Chelsea sale

Probably buy a new yacht or 2, plus a jet while he's at it....I mean what else do you do with billions? 

7 minutes ago, Mana said:

Lol, you better not have celebrated anything under the Roman era then.

Just because I would prefer we were a self sufficient club doesn't mean I can't celebrate when we win trophies. 

We're entering a new chapter. I think we are able to win trophies without being a club pumped with dirty money. Roman built the foundations of a club that can do that. 

Liverpool are at the top table and they have American owners. We have the best academy in the world and that wont change. 

So yeah, I'd like us to do it now without dirty money. And if that means we dont win the league then so be it. 

23 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Just because I would prefer we were a self sufficient club doesn't mean I can't celebrate when we win trophies. 

You said if the only way is to win trophies by pumping money, then you're not happy. We just did it for the last 20 years. You're now changing your tune.

23 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

We're entering a new chapter. I think we are able to win trophies without being a club pumped with dirty money. Roman built the foundations of a club that can do that. 

Most billionaires have dirty money. Just because it's from the US/West doesn't mean the money isn't dirty. The West sees any billionaire from the EAST 'dirty'. You are falling in to that propaganda. Boehly's wealth came from one of his businesses shaking hands with the East.

23 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Liverpool are at the top table and they have American owners. We have the best academy in the world and that wont change. 

Liverpool are NOT top of the table (don't lie please) and at the moment YES we have the best academy, but that can easily change under new leadership. You cannot say "it won't change". You can't promise that.

23 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

So yeah, I'd like us to do it now without dirty money. And if that means we dont win the league then so be it. 

We are still doing it with "dirty money". Just not directly under an Eastern. *shrug*

Edited March 24, 20224 yr by Mana

35 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Just because I would prefer we were a self sufficient club doesn't mean I can't celebrate when we win trophies. 

We're entering a new chapter. I think we are able to win trophies without being a club pumped with dirty money. Roman built the foundations of a club that can do that. 

Liverpool are at the top table and they have American owners. We have the best academy in the world and that wont change. 

So yeah, I'd like us to do it now without dirty money. And if that means we dont win the league then so be it. 

Wait a minute, you’re saying the Americans money are clean? Because… they’re Americans not Russian or Arabian?

You mention best academy in the world, who made that happen?

Still seems odd to me the club are entertaining an offer by BWG.

Are not one leading partner not caring about football and another being a Spurs fan enough to put them off?

4 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Still seems odd to me the club are entertaining an offer by BWG.

Are not one leading partner not caring about football and another being a Spurs fan enough to put them off?

well you have to have more than one potential buyer otherwise you won't have anything to negotiate about 

20 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

well you have to have more than one potential buyer otherwise you won't have anything to negotiate about 

True. Skysports are reporting neither them nor Sir Martins group have been told yes to the shortlist yet. Could they possibly miss out too?

Quietly relieved that SMG were not shortlisted.

The political baggage and backlash would have been too much.

Disappointed to hear Candy is out of the running. Looking more and more likely that BWG are going to be the owners. Not a fan, but will be supportive if they takeover.

4 hours ago, Mana said:

You said if the only way is to win trophies by pumping money, then you're not happy. We just did it for the last 20 years. You're now changing your tune.

Most billionaires have dirty money. Just because it's from the US/West doesn't mean the money isn't dirty. The West sees any billionaire from the EAST 'dirty'. You are falling in to that propaganda. Boehly's wealth came from one of his businesses shaking hands with the East.

Liverpool are NOT top of the table (don't lie please) and at the moment YES we have the best academy, but that can easily change under new leadership. You cannot say "it won't change". You can't promise that.

We are still doing it with "dirty money". Just not directly under an Eastern. *shrug*

Look at it another way. 

For the last 10 years, you could say Roman has pumped money into the club the club because out recruitment has been absolutely terrible. Flop afrer Flop especially in the striker position. If we can do like Liverpool then we will be okay.

If city and Newcastle win everything from here on in, I'll be happy as long as its not spurs or arsenal.

7 hours ago, bisright1 said:

if the only way we can win trophies is by an owner pumping us with cash, then I'm happy to not win trophies.

These are nice sentiments but totally unrealistic in the modern. I can't think of any club winning titles without the injection of cash. Premier League or Isthmian League the biggest budget, the better players = trophies and success. Even when Leicester did it they still had major cash backing. I have said many times that as great as Guardiola apparently is he would never have joined Man City in League One with Nicky Weaver in goal and Goater and Dickov up front

1 hour ago, WhiteWall said:

These are nice sentiments but totally unrealistic in the modern. I can't think of any club winning titles without the injection of cash. Premier League or Isthmian League the biggest budget, the better players = trophies and success. Even when Leicester did it they still had major cash backing. I have said many times that as great as Guardiola apparently is he would never have joined Man City in League One with Nicky Weaver in goal and Goater and Dickov up front

Pumped is different to some injection. Liverpool aren't living a lie but they are winning and competing for trophies. 

I think we are headed towards Newcastle and City being the biggest clubs over the next ten years. I'm fine with that, let them have that glory and we can build a proper club. Because eventually they will experience what we have, either owners departing by choice or being forced out. 

We had a nice run at it, we won trophies, now I'd like to see the foundations Roman built turn into a lasting legacy. Build a stadium, keep the academy at world class (makes sense for profit reasons). Invest where it makes sense. 

We're the biggest club in London without Romans money now.

3 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Look at it another way. 

For the last 10 years, you could say Roman has pumped money into the club the club because out recruitment has been absolutely terrible. Flop afrer Flop especially in the striker position. If we can do like Liverpool then we will be okay.

If city and Newcastle win everything from here on in, I'll be happy as long as its not spurs or arsenal.

What you said isn’t “another way”, or basically saying and agreeing our challenging days are over.

Which is fine but if we continue to flop after flop (because lol it can definitely happen under American owners) I don’t want our owners to continue happily sucking our club dry when we get profits. The Glazers are doing it and BWG lean Glazer.

Edited March 25, 20224 yr by Mana