13 hours ago, Term_X said:

Hopefully just a protest at the owners/Sporting directors.

We know sacking Maresca will not be some great momentous moment where everything improves. It’s a simple game really, that everyone likes to overcomplicate; good players win football matches, the recruitment has been diabolical.

A good manager can also make average players perform well in a cohesive well drilled team. Look at what Emery is doing at Villa. Thing is its hard to find a decent manager. If the SD's were good, we could've built a squad that can perform without a competent boss ala JT Lamps Drogba

7 hours ago, Term_X said:

Courtesy of Jake Heasman via twitter. What an absolute indictment this is. 42 signings, 3 hits, £1.2 billion.

Add Fofana to that. Also a miss.

I'll say it again. Todd and Co need investigating. This looks like a ponzie scheme. A scam.

No way has he spent 2 billion on these players. That money has gone somewhere else.

Other than the government, I've never seen an institution waste so much money.

4 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I'll say it again. Todd and Co need investigating. This looks like a ponzie scheme. A scam.

No way has he spent 2 billion on these players. That money has gone somewhere else.

Other than the government, I've never seen an institution waste so much money.

It is like the classic street scam game of the pea under the 3 shells. They keep things moving so quickly that it is almost impossible to stay on top of it all. In addition to the amount of transactions, you also have to factor in the amount of players sent out on loan, amortized payments over 7-8 years etc.

For example Felix was brought in for something like 42million pounds but that was spread out over several years for FFP. Meanwhile he was also a makeweight in a deal that allowed them an immediate 34million pounds from the sale of Conor Gallagher. Then Felix was loaned out to AC Milan for 5 million before being sold to Al Nassr for a fee that could go to 43million with add ons. So, in theory Felix may have even generated a small profit on the books but without being an accountant it is hard to tell.

Then lets look at Enzo F as the most expensive item on that list. He was signed in Jan window of 2023 but the payments were structured over many years. Supposedly we owe about 65million on him now. If we were to offload him for say 75 million to Real madrid would that show up as paper profit? I'm honestly not sure.

Then there have been dodgy transactions like selling assets within Blueco (e.g. hotel etc.). I suspect a lot of their activity is about satisfying the FFP rules to ensure the club appears to be above board. Meanwhile they have almost certainly shifted a lot of their debt and risk onto the club itself. When they eventually sell up they will likely leave the club in a real mess.

twats and cnuts.. have zero respect for these morons..

1 hour ago, forbzy said:

It is like the classic street scam game of the pea under the 3 shells. They keep things moving so quickly that it is almost impossible to stay on top of it all. In addition to the amount of transactions, you also have to factor in the amount of players sent out on loan, amortized payments over 7-8 years etc.

For example Felix was brought in for something like 42million pounds but that was spread out over several years for FFP. Meanwhile he was also a makeweight in a deal that allowed them an immediate 34million pounds from the sale of Conor Gallagher. Then Felix was loaned out to AC Milan for 5 million before being sold to Al Nassr for a fee that could go to 43million with add ons. So, in theory Felix may have even generated a small profit on the books but without being an accountant it is hard to tell.

Then lets look at Enzo F as the most expensive item on that list. He was signed in Jan window of 2023 but the payments were structured over many years. Supposedly we owe about 65million on him now. If we were to offload him for say 75 million to Real madrid would that show up as paper profit? I'm honestly not sure.

Then there have been dodgy transactions like selling assets within Blueco (e.g. hotel etc.). I suspect a lot of their activity is about satisfying the FFP rules to ensure the club appears to be above board. Meanwhile they have almost certainly shifted a lot of their debt and risk onto the club itself. When they eventually sell up they will likely leave the club in a real mess.

Even if you're an accountant, you can't really accurately look at the transfer until you have the actual documents and the breakdown of the contract.

Not saying they're running a scam, more along the lines of blurring the lines between purchasing and exploiting a legal loophole

On 28/12/2025 at 01:36, axman2526 said:

They wont though. Fanbase is divided, even on here.

Some have just given up on Chelsea FC.

Some still think this current squad and manager just need time to adjust to our latest upheaval.

Some think it is the managers fault and sacking him fixes most of the big issues.

Some think is all down to the directors and is they who let poor BlueCo down.

Some think is just Clearlake who have capped poor old Todd's influence, and that we would be fine if it was just Todd and Walter's calling the shots.

However those who see the truth know it is all of BlueCo who is at fault.

Todd and Walter's went out and brought clearlake on board as they would have lost to sir Martin's bid had the not done so. They made that bed.

Once a hedgefund got onboard we were sunk. They, wyss, Goldstein and the rest care only to make money off this. They are not fit to run a competitive football club.

Their model has remained the same. No top manager or directors would touch us with a badge poll because of it.

And that is why we are saddled with:

Diabolically bad directors.

A squad with a couple of top players and the rest being bottom half of the table at best players.

A subpar manager who makes regular errors.

And Wyss admitted he has no interest in the football club, his motivation was driven by dislike of Putin and Roman's" connection" to him , and he wanted to "drive" Abramovitch out of the club.

6 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

I'll say it again. Todd and Co need investigating. This looks like a ponzie scheme. A scam.

No way has he spent 2 billion on these players. That money has gone somewhere else.

Other than the government, I've never seen an institution waste so much money.

good point,

the only other scenario I can see is that the people at the top are yet to twig that the players purchased are not being turned over for profit and consequentially are of no benefit to the shareholders and the overall value of the company / business. Yes they may feel the value has gone up ( i think Todd has said this ) but just imagine if the player values were rocketing and the team was successful and the business was booming, the shareholders would be laughing.

At some point the penny will drop , disgruntled shareholders etc etc and maybe just maybe the strategy will change.

There have not been many player sales yet and minor trophies won may be masking the reality but it cant be covered up forever.

Its painful for the supporters just now but the truth will come out at some stage.

Someone is gonna stumble on the fact that this club needs a blend of players young and older. Also they might question why they have two expensive SDs bringing in players from Monaco Brighton and Man City. Everyone has an expiry date, might be time for a change. There are other clubs on the planet to deal with or is that the extent of their experience and knowledge.

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by OTL

Interesting story on our feeder club...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/07/brighton-bans-guardian-from-stadium-over-reporting-on-tony-bloom

Another season where we sit back and watch Man City and Arsenal challenge for the league. Doesn't it get embarrassing for this ownership to watch other clubs compete for the title knowing you pissed money up the wall to end up further and further away from the league challengers? I know I'm sick and tired of it. They weren't impressed by how the club was being run before, let's not forget that. Imagine them actually saying that and now witnessing what we've become four years down the line under their ownership?

51 minutes ago, Sunspear_88 said:

Another season where we sit back and watch Man City and Arsenal challenge for the league. Doesn't it get embarrassing for this ownership to watch other clubs compete for the title knowing you pissed money up the wall to end up further and further away from the league challengers? I know I'm sick and tired of it. They weren't impressed by how the club was being run before, let's not forget that. Imagine them actually saying that and now witnessing what we've become four years down the line under their ownership?

When they talked about how the club was poorly run before I am pretty sure they weren't impressed with the fact that Roman was ultimately having to fund it and lose money in the progress. I don't they were as bothered about trophies. Their idea of a well run club is presumably one where they can make dividends from selling off assets (players, etc.) Look at how they always big up Brighton who have won nothing. I assume that is why they obsessed with buying young talent, and are then assuming that magically these assets increase in value before they are sold. They will likely make some money off some players (e.g. Palmer/Estevao). But the problem is they have signed a lot of real lemons that will bring a loss. Not to mention still no sponsors etc. At the moment they look like a total trainwreck as owners.

Egbahli's partner in crime, Jose Feliciano, you know the same one who said "it is more important to build business value than win or lose on the field"; has been bragging about how much he has reduced the wage bill with his wage cap and the money being made for doing so.

It is all they care about.

WLD BlueCo out!

Clearlake made promises when they took over. They need to be held accountable by protests. No shirt sponsor, no news on short sponsorship and 4 years in there is no progress on their supposed project.

5 hours ago, forbzy said:

When they talked about how the club was poorly run before I am pretty sure they weren't impressed with the fact that Roman was ultimately having to fund it and lose money in the progress. I don't they were as bothered about trophies. Their idea of a well run club is presumably one where they can make dividends from selling off assets (players, etc.) Look at how they always big up Brighton who have won nothing. I assume that is why they obsessed with buying young talent, and are then assuming that magically these assets increase in value before they are sold. They will likely make some money off some players (e.g. Palmer/Estevao). But the problem is they have signed a lot of real lemons that will bring a loss. Not to mention still no sponsors etc. At the moment they look like a total trainwreck as owners.

I feel like Todd really wanted the club to succeed but he’s been ousted. He probably regrets partnering with Clearlake and wishes he went with his Saudi friends as investors

What a shame for us to be in decline when the standard in the Premier League is so poor.

A missed opportunity for all supporters, players and owners.

Hey ho.

What these clowns have done to our club needs investigation it’s criminal

9 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Even George Benson has just released a video giving stick to the ownership and their " model"

22 hours ago, bluelightening said:

Interesting story on our feeder club...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/07/brighton-bans-guardian-from-stadium-over-reporting-on-tony-bloom

Yes it is indeed interesting. Especially the allegations about Bloom betting on his own club !

Thanks for posting it mate 👍

8 hours ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

I feel like Todd really wanted the club to succeed but he’s been ousted. He probably regrets partnering with Clearlake and wishes he went with his Saudi friends as investors

Yes. I agree with that. If you look at what Todd has achieved with LA Dodgers he does show some ambitions to win things. Unfortunately, though he made a mess of things when they first took over and quickly lost the support of the others. In hindsight it was probably because he was not making the type of signings that their project demanded.

4 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Yes it is indeed interesting. Especially the allegations about Bloom betting on his own club !

Thanks for posting it mate 👍

Certainly seems like the press are circling there. Will be interesting to see what they unearth.

On 29/12/2025 at 17:36, OTL said:

good point,

the only other scenario I can see is that the people at the top are yet to twig that the players purchased are not being turned over for profit and consequentially are of no benefit to the shareholders and the overall value of the company / business. Yes they may feel the value has gone up ( i think Todd has said this ) but just imagine if the player values were rocketing and the team was successful and the business was booming, the shareholders would be laughing.

At some point the penny will drop , disgruntled shareholders etc etc and maybe just maybe the strategy will change.

There have not been many player sales yet and minor trophies won may be masking the reality but it cant be covered up forever.

Its painful for the supporters just now but the truth will come out at some stage.

Someone is gonna stumble on the fact that this club needs a blend of players young and older. Also they might question why they have two expensive SDs bringing in players from Monaco Brighton and Man City. Everyone has an expiry date, might be time for a change. There are other clubs on the planet to deal with or is that the extent of their experience and knowledge.

Shareholders benefitting financially if our players are being turned over for a profit doesn't fill me with delight anyway. ..

They've still got to spend a couple of billion on our new stadium haven't they ?? !!! 😂

This is sort of PR crap they are paying the journalists on the payroll to put out

Chelsea have 'exceptional' manager already lined up if they sack Maresca

Simon Phillips taking the brown envelopes

Chelsea have a club-wide ideology to play possession-based football only," Phillips wrote.

"So they would only look for that kind of manager. I also wouldn’t expect any big personalities to come in, because the head coach gets very little say in operations.

"If Maresca goes, I can only see Liam Rosenior ‘getting promoted’ from Strasbourg. I genuinely see that happening.

"I don’t think we would see an Andoni Iraola or even an Oliver Glasner come in. They already have Rosenior lined up for when needed."

The year ended terrible for him and he can't say he wasn't supported enough because of the comments he made.