[Matt Law] Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has joined Todd Boehly's consortium bid this morning (April 1st 2022) and is now a significant member of the group, which has moved ahead of the other bidders into the front runner position.

https://bit.ly/3JZllod

Edited April 1, 20224 yr by Zeta

29 minutes ago, Zeta said:

[Matt Law] Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has joined Todd Boehly's consortium bid this morning (April 1st 2022) and is now a significant member of the group, which has moved ahead of the other bidders into the front runner position.

https://bit.ly/3JZllod

He's offering Chelsea fans 90% discount at Sports Direct and House of Fraser, and will be putting Lonsdale on our shirts.

18 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Hope that's a joke mate the poster gets it's message across don't think any Chelsea fans will be pulling them up on Saturday over spelling mistakes.

Calling @moi 

Please get this over with. How depressing. 

35 minutes ago, enigma said:

Please get this over with. How depressing. 

Have seen snipits of Roman in the Shed and Matthew harding in the early days of his ownership around everyday fans. How depressing indeed we went from that to this.

9 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Have seen snipits of Roman in the Shed and Matthew harding in the early days of his ownership around everyday fans. How depressing indeed we went from that to this.

Matthew Harding's kids used to sit next to me, I was one of the first people to buy a season ticket in the new Matthew Harding stand so got to pick my seat!

 

Edited April 1, 20224 yr by chelseagirl1

3 hours ago, Zeta said:

[Matt Law] Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has joined Todd Boehly's consortium bid this morning (April 1st 2022) and is now a significant member of the group, which has moved ahead of the other bidders into the front runner position.

https://bit.ly/3JZllod

Oh my fecking god

32 minutes ago, Deino said:

Oh my fecking god

What's the date today?

44 minutes ago, Deino said:

Oh my fecking god

Zeta got you good lol

Little snippet of a story on Sky News today from Ricketts.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Zeta got you good lol

 

5 hours ago, Zeta said:

[Matt Law] Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has joined Todd Boehly's consortium bid this morning (April 1st 2022) and is now a significant member of the group, which has moved ahead of the other bidders into the front runner position.

https://bit.ly/3JZllod

 

1 hour ago, SW6Blue said:

What's the date today?

I just got that 😂😂😂

Loved it

Breaking news: Mike Ashley has completed a takeover of Chelsea football club. Stamford bridge will be renamed the Everlast-Lonsdale Area and 10000 seats will make way for a new Sports Direct store within the stadium.
Source: my ass

I want whichever owners will immediately send the VWR back to hell, where it came from!  Anyone got a spare ticket for Scummers away? 

The Government is worried about the controversy surrounding the Ricketts family’s bid to buy #Chelsea and does not want a group unpopular with supporters to purchase the club.

[via @JacobSteinberg]
 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/01/ricketts-familys-controversial-bid-for-chelsea-prompts-government-concern

32 minutes ago, JM7 said:

The Government is worried about the controversy surrounding the Ricketts family’s bid to buy #Chelsea and does not want a group unpopular with supporters to purchase the club.

[via @JacobSteinberg]
 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/01/ricketts-familys-controversial-bid-for-chelsea-prompts-government-concern

Music to your ears eh?

I am 99% sure it will be BWG.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Music to your ears eh?

I am 99% sure it will be BWG.

Unless there’s something dodgy going on, BWG are surely the only credible bidders. In fact, BWG said they could have taken over by today if they were allowed to. The money is there waiting. 

with BWG you think that we can still be competitive and spend almost like abramovich?

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

with BWG you think that we can still be competitive and spend almost like abramovich?

Unless we get Musk or Bezos interested we won't be run like we were under Roman. We will be a business first, football club second.

Guess what?

 

You don't get to choose.

BWG always reminds me or another very popular acronym: FSW. Fat Spanish Waiter for all of you new and hip. Meaning Rafael Benitez the saviour of Newcastle and Everton.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

BWG always reminds me or another very popular acronym: FSW. Fat Spanish Waiter for all of you new and hip. Meaning Rafael Benitez the saviour of Newcastle and Everton.

I'm still on the Big Friendly Giant, probably to calm my nerves. FSW reminders are not helping 

I just call it the Todd Boehly consortium. Goes down better than an Spanish omelette.

56 minutes ago, Valerie said:

I'm still on the Big Friendly Giant, probably to calm my nerves. FSW reminders are not helping 

On the subject of acronyms a mate of mine was in a pub quiz there was a team who were basically professional quizzers they would go where ever there was a decent winning prize. This particular night they were so far ahead they started giving spoof answers one question was : Elvis Presley wore a ring with the letters TCB what does it stand for ?. The answer is taking care of business apparently it's a Mafia saying they answered triple cheese burger 🤣

On 31/03/2022 at 14:29, axman2526 said:

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2022/3/31/23004983/chelsea-and-raine-group-open-to-new-11th-hour-bids-as-broughton-pagliuca-battle-headwinds-too

Calls in Parliament to throw out Pagliucas bid based on links to crimes in South Africa, Sir Martins bid under fire as well.

Article even mentions they would consider an 11th hour bid even though we are in stage two. Which does not say a great deal for Raine or their choices so far does it?

Probably due to the fact that most Billionaires have skeletons in their closet in one way or another; no one amasses that amount of money without a few dodgy deals and dealing to some shady characters along the way.