Chelsea Thread (2015-16)

[dickie davies]

Who????!!

Sounds far more exotic than Tony Marshall

 

[Blue Haze]

The Russian sanctions have affected Abramovitch. He doesn't seem to want to spend money like he used to.

(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Roman Abramovich’s White Gardens office complex in Moscow stands about two-thirds empty as a supply glut and the sinking Russian economy make it difficult for landlords to find new tenants.

The Russian owner of London’s Chelsea Football Club bought the business center near the central Tverskaya Street in November 2013. Since then, he’s secured new leases accounting for less than 10 percent of the property’s 63,000 square meters (678,000 square feet) of space, according to his spokesman, John Mann. About a third of the property, opened in 2013, is occupied, he said.

“We are taking a long-term view by making sure we have a good client base and by not diminishing its value,” Mann said by phone. “We have a class-A, top-notch asset.”


Office demand in Moscow slumped at the end of last year as a drop in oil prices, a tumbling ruble and economic sanctions leveled against Russia discouraged companies from expanding in the city. The average vacancy rate for the highest-quality office space in the city climbed to 29 percent at the end of 2014 from 18 percent a year earlier as new properties added to supply, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. said in a report.

Abramovich acquired White Gardens from VTB Capital, TPG Capital LLP and the sovereign-wealth fund China Investment Corporation. The complex, which consists of two buildings connected by an open-air arcade with terraces and rooftop gardens, has won design and environmental awards.

Bleak Outlook
Almost half of the retail space in the atrium remains closed. The Cheapside Josper Bistro, named after a street in the City of London financial district, was the busiest place at lunchtime on a Friday this month, with about half of the tables occupied by office workers enjoying burgers and beers. The adjoining Box....

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...cow-office-block-two-thirds-empty-in-downturn

 

[goalmole]

Absolutely. However, he is just one part of what Mourinho's teams do. They are very "strong" physically. They dominate teams with that physicality. They also have some decent players who can control a game, once that physical dominance is asserted, i.e. Hazard, Fabregas, etc, when they're on form.
Listening to 5live yesterday (might have been 606), a commentator said that the City game is the first time he thinks he had ever seen Chelsea physically dominated. I don't think that lesson has gone unnoticed. There is only one way to stand up to a bully.

He won't be trying to dominate Fernandinho too much when we go to the bridge later on in the season. In fact he'll remember him when he combs his hair every morning for a while.

 

[hertsblue]

Who????!!

Probably end up on loan somewhere like the other 30 or so players they have on loan:

Lucas Piazon's loan move to Reading takes the number of Chelsea players plying their trade elsewhere to a whopping 28. For now. Victor Moses's potential move to West Ham could increase the number before the day is out.

If you're interested, the loan list (via transfermarkt) in full is, deep breath,: Mohamed Salah (Roma), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus), Marko Marin (Trabzonspor), Marko van Ginkel (Stoke), Patrick Bamford (Crystal Palace), Nathaniel Chalobah (Napoli) Lucas Piazon (Reading), Jordan Houghton (Gillingham), Christian Atsu (Bournemouth), Wallace (Carpi), Danilo Pantic, Nathan, Dominic Solanke, Lewis Baker, Isaiah Brown (all Vitesse Arnhem), Nathan Ake (Watford), Mario Pasalic (Monaco), Alex Davey (Peterborough), Jeremie Boga (Rennes), Todd Kane (NEC), Tomas Kalas (Middlesbrough), Ulises Davila (Vitoria Setubal), Cristian Cueves and Victorien Angban (both Sint Truiden), Andreas Christensen (Borussia Mochengladbach), Cristian Manea (Mouscron), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa), Matej Delac (FK Sarajevo).

 

[The Count Of Monte Cristo]

So after chasing Stones all summer, then being linked with Garay, they have settled for....


Papy Djilobodji.


Yeah, I have no idea who he is either, but apparently he's a 27 year old who'll cost £2.5m, so I'm sure he'll fix their defensive problems

So potentially - they'll have a Baba, a Papy and a Granddad (Terry) in their back line.

 

[BigOscar]

Apparently they re buying some random Jamaican kid off Reading as well. A 23 year old who's spent his entire career playing on loan at league 2 sides. Utterly baffling

 

[Danish Blue]

thought you'd made him up, was trying to work out what his name subliminally referred to.

It's an anagram of

Did a joy plop job

obviously a made up name

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Getting an easier ride than they should at the moment Chelsea, the rags circus has taken the spot light off them.

Be interesting to see how they regroup after the international break, still only see this lot as the ones to challenge us 8 point gap or no 8 point gap.

 

[zeven]

 

[Tricky_Trev]

They've had two bids for Marquinhos rejected today according to SSN