By the way, Jonathan Liew in today's edition of the Guardian has an excellent piece on the proposed sale of Manchester United.
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If I remember rightly didn't rushing to be promoted from the Championship to the premiership cause Leeds a whole mountain of problems?
Jonathan Liew certainly got this part correct:-
The part in the article that interested me is where Jonathan mentions a couple of times that the man behind the Qatari bid refuses to give out his age. This obviously get's peoples mind going thinking why would the man be very secretive about his age? Does he have something to hide and if so, what else is he hiding or not telling the club about his bid and if being secretive about his age is something to do with stuff he has going on in his own country, does the club really want to be dealing with a man who is intentionally hiding his age because disclosing it could potentially have ramifications elsewhere, allegedly.
Also, as far as I know from the multiple news articles there has been about the sale, both bidders put in bids of £5 billion which is what the club is believed to be actually worth but according to financial critics, the Glazers want £6 billion so they can clear off the debt they landed the club with. They want the new owners to pay off their debt. I think the current level of debt stands approx. at £570 million, something the Glazers are not about to pay back out of their own money. Only a fool would pay off their debt in my opinion but it basically depends on what the bidders are buying the club for. Sponsorship and merchandising has been extremely profitable for United so therefore if the intention of buying the club is to make money then paying the Glazers what they want (including paying off their debt) would make business sense (but still idiotic in my opinion) because the new owner would make up that money in a couple of years.
If the Glazers do not get their original asking price for the club then I do not think they will sell in my opinion.
I always think it’s good if either Norwich or Ipswich are in the PL.
Otherwise it seems all the clubs come from the same few areas.
Otherwise it seems all the clubs come from the same few areas.
Ironically, my eldest nephew who is a Gillingham supporter ties in with this discussion very well because the club have been recently bought by a wealthy US family who are in the property business and have absolutely no idea about UK football (same as Qatari bidder) and with the club being bought out and the new owners spending money on new transfers my nephew has been singing 'Premiership here we come' lol. It would therefore seem to me that when club owners starts to spend money on their club, the fans start seeing Premiership league stars before their eyes lol.
Yes, sublime, agreed, but I wish I could relax after such a goal.
And, meanwhile, I beseech, entreat, nay, plead with, Arsenal not to fall asleep if they manage to extend their lead.
Come on. It’s only Chelsea. They are closer to relegation than they are winning anything!
Well, in recent weeks, it was "only" Southampton, and it was "only" West Ham......and it could not be said that we covered ourselves in glory on either occasion.
OK, your gonna lose 2-1 there happy now, can get the beer and crisps and go watch a movie instead 😁😂
No, losing two one to Chelsea was never really on the cards.
Ah, yes.
As it happens, in a surprisingly short space of time, we have now gone three nil ahead, so yes, I may well give consideration to opening a beer and serving some crisps.
Okay: Now, I can relax, - and slowly exhale - just a little.
My beer (Trappist Westmalle Dubbel) has been opened, and poured.
Crisps (yes, they are not healthy, but I don't care) sit in a bowl nearby.
Agreed. What a shame to see them struggling! 😀
Agreed.
According to the Guardian, Chelsea's starting XI cost all of £469 million.
Yes, one can make a case which asks whether they are actually worth this.
And some of the new signings are on 6 + year contracts. They are milking it.
And Lampard - not for the first time in his life - is clearly out of his depth as a manager.
Despite hailing from, and having been born into, the aristocracy of the game - and having been a highly regarded Chelsea player - and a popular appointment with the fans - all of this will only take you so far as a manager.
why oh why we didn't play like this against Hammers and Saints 😞.
I was about to put away my box of lindt chocies but after that thought i need one or more chocs to cheer me up.
I was about to put away my box of lindt chocies but after that thought i need one or more chocs to cheer me up.
Just like another well known top team who played very very badly and yet were 'milking it'.
My ‘milking it’ comment was for the players i.e not stepping up.
Fans are ok to Booo Lampard but players are equally or maybe more responsible for the current state of Chelsea.