Chelsea's billions to be banned amid fears its ruining football

[d3adly]

Even as a United supporter of 14 (13? 15?) years, I really don't care about Chelsea's cash. I'd rather they take care of the matchfixing, something that actually goes against rules, before they try to stop the big money. That's a far bigger problem in my opinion, even with all the big takeovers happening.

well said!

 

[Help?]

Even as a United supporter of 14 (13? 15?) years, I really don't care about Chelsea's cash. I'd rather they take care of the matchfixing, something that actually goes against rules, before they try to stop the big money. That's a far bigger problem in my opinion, even with all the big takeovers happening.

No, but see, UEFA is not making money from Chelsea spending a lot on players. However, they are making money from fixing the games and then they are making money from fining the teams that they fixed the games for. So, why try to take care of that, when it gives a double profit?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

The rules would revolutionise the European game by ruling that Abramovich’s funding of Chelsea was like a state subsidising its nationalised industry, which is currently illegal in the European Union.

HAHAHAHAH!!!! Yeah, it's exactly the same thing! I can see how UEFA could from from state sponsoring of national business to the owner of a company funding his own company with his own money. It's so clear!

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard and obviously Chelsea (or any other club) would win on appeal if this ridiculous rule ever got passed.

 

[dipset]

Its just said on BBC that Chelsea arent the only ones happy bout this, also Ac Milan, Real Madrid and all the other big clubs, so i dunno it can be passed , thses clubs prolly got a team of world class lawyer lookin at this, i dont thnk they can pull it off, u cant control an investments when its done legally, HOW THE HELL are CLUBS like states being subsidized, stupid UEFA

 

[jumbo]

Here's another, better solution.

Lets give Chelsea even more money coz even with all the money in the world, they still won't win the Champions League. :Bow:

 

[didy]

at least they won't spend the money to fix matches.

 

[Socrates]

Money didn't seem to stop Arsenal and Liverpool from making the final the proper way the last two years.

Chelsea, Madrid and their insane spending will be the only clubs hurt by this.

They're going to cap the clubs with caps tied to income. Arsenal make a profit (the debt is due to building a stadium), Man Utd make a profit, Chelsea don't.

That's "insane spending".

So I guess we are not insane spenders right? We actually make a profit, I believe last year it was 80 million euro profit. Not too shabby I think.

 

[pede54]

at least they won't spend the money to fix matches.

Whoo....Touche didy.....nice one mate

As ShiftyPowers said, an owner of a private company who puts his own money into that company is doing nothing wrong whatsoever. Chelsea Football Club belongs to Roman, it is his company and therefore is free to pump as much money into it as he wants.

I just love the way that so many gutted people are looking for a way to castrate Chelsea, its just too silly for words. UEFA like everyone else are just pissing in the wind.

 

[VanTheMin]

Money didn't seem to stop Arsenal and Liverpool from making the final the proper way the last two years.

Chelsea, Madrid and their insane spending will be the only clubs hurt by this.

i agree bobby
ur comments are rare but make sense

 

[pede54]

I think what you meant to say is, his comments RARELY make sense

 

[d3adly]

at least they won't spend the money to fix matches.

uefa wont be able to pull this one off.

 

[Bobby]

They are NOT NOT NOT....going to cap any club. It is far beyond even UEFA's control.....Thank God.

Who the fu<k cares if a club is run like a business. There are no rules to say a club HAS to be run like that. If your club decide to play like that then thats up to them. There aint a thing that UEFA can do about any of this crap.

As Virgo said, Arsenal leave his club in the shade as far as finance goes. So which club do we use as a yardstick for all the others?

Arsenal need to stop crying and start to spend all those millions that Dein and Hill Wood are collecting the interest from. Tight ass shysters.

How the hell?! I'd be banned for calling someone a shyster!

 

[panxoman]

Chelsea Football Club belongs to Roman

In my old fashined way of seeing football, that's the problem. When a club belongs to a rich guy and not to its supporters.

It's the american model and it applies to 99% of the clubs. I konw my point is very unrealistic and naive. This is what we have now and it has to be accepted like this, but I still don't like it.

It's like a kind of feudalism in sport.

is there any club in England who is owned by its supporters and not by a rich guy? any big club I mean

 

[Biebrich 02]

the national team.

 

[didy]

Clubs belong to the supporters because the club would struggle to survive without it's supporters. but the club has to be owned by someone who is willing to invests millions of dollars Roman Abromavich loves football and Chelsea FC that’s why you see him at all the home games and even many away games he doesn't have to, I m sure he has important things to do. but he loves the club and he is a supporter therefore Chelsea belongs to a :drevil: supporter :drevil: . i don't see Malcolm Glaser at the ManU games or Berlusconi at the AC Milan games.

 

[Biebrich 02]

i don't see Malcolm Glaser at the ManU games or Berlusconi at the AC Milan games.

maybe they wear sunglasses and fake beards.

 

[dipset]

Glazer hasnt been to one game only his son has, but it dont matter that guy is lik 150 yrs old , i dunno why UEFA are haters

 

[didy]

maybe they wear sunglasses and fake beards.

hahaha

 

[Help?]

What else is Abramovich gonna do? He is not the one 400 million pounds in debt running like 5 businesses.


If you don't remember oligarhs work at their own leisure, especially the ones that survived Putin.

 

[pefan]

At the end of the day As a United supporter. CHelsea aint ruining anything. IF a rich guy from Dubai bought United people might be saying the same thing but United supporters wouldnt complain. Other clubs like Liverpool had 500 opportunities to let a rich investor buy their club. So i dont see the problem.

At the end of the day its 11 vs 11 on the pitch. YOu dont see Drogba running around with his wallet slapping defenders out of the way. You want to buy players go buy Vander Vaart or some Brazilian whizkid. Theres so many excuses being made. Yes clubs do raise the prices where Chelsea are involved. To this day Chelsea have not spent more than the 32 million they paid for Shevchenko. Before that United paid 29 million pounds on Ferdinand no one complained then. Before that Real Madrid paid 45 pounds for Zidane. Clubs were already spending huge amounts. Lets face it the FIFA officials cant stand the fact that 5 british clubs are in the competition every year. Well guess what that tough t*ts. 11 vs 11 on the pitch if clubs cant compete with that then get stuffed. The rest of the world and the premiership have to try and match chelsea on the pitch. Look at Everton are they going to say Chelseas money won that game.

United failed to strengthen adequately in the summer. THe market was there players were available. So if our squad lacks depth we cant blame Chelsea or russian oil money. Its not an excuse anymore.