Yeah too many non-football people making footballing decisions, from where I stand. Wasn't a problem when Abramovich was more hands on and Emelano was around but the former has taken a step back and the latter is gone.I've also realised that the root cause of what ails Chelsea is actually the board and as much as pains me to say, the owner.
Yeah too many non-football people making footballing decisions, from where I stand. Wasn't a problem when Abramovich was more hands on and Emelano was around but the former has taken a step back and the latter is gone.
Pretty much mate. The club has lacked direction for a long time, and it has been a steady decline since about 2012. We're now effectively a Europa League club with a Europa League squad. Chelsea could do with a fresh injection of energy and perspective that a new owner would bring. Abramovich and his people have taken the club as far as they can, imo. It had been a wonderful 16 years, filled with amazing achievements and successes, but we've hit a ceiling and we're now slowly fading into mediocrity.
I'm not that old mate :) The worst Chelsea have been in my lifetime were the mid-to-late 90's (I was 10-11 years old) and that team was pretty good, so I've had it good thankfully.
I was more on about the toxic atmosphere amongst Chelsea fans - we've been embroiled in a civil war since just before Mourinho was sacked in 2015, and it has exploded into outright abuse and daily racist, xenophobic arguments etc this season. Fans were chanting "f*** Sarriball" in the United game, and last night Jorginho was booed as he came off the bench, his only crime being associated with Sarri.
I've also realised that the root cause of what ails Chelsea is actually the board and as much as pains me to say, the owner. At this point, close to 100% of Chelsea fans want Sarri out. They're done with him, but firing him would just be, imo, the club abdicating on their own responsibilities and refusing to acknowledge and address their own shortcomings. If you're hiring/firing managers with none of them able to achieve any sustained success, the problem isn't whoever happens to be the manager, it's how the club is run we need to take a close look at. I can guarantee you that if we fire Sarri, we'll be back here at some point next season mulling over the fate of the next Chelsea coach. Rinse, repeat.
Apologies, that turned into a bit of a rant, but the club is a mess and firing/not firing the coach is the least of our problems.
They're quite easily in the top 2 in London without RA.Chelsea are what they are. They were the 4 biggest club in London and they got lucky. I wish that they had gone to wall instead of John Terry and the Russians taking over. But suddenly they were the biggest club in London maybe in England. Now thankfully their owner has been chased out of town and they will go back to competing with West Ham
They're quite easily in the top 2 in London without RA.
Chelsea are what they are. They were the 4 biggest club in London and they got lucky. I wish that they had gone to wall instead of John Terry and the Russians taking over. But suddenly they were the biggest club in London maybe in England. Now thankfully their owner has been chased out of town and they will go back to competing with West Ham. I, for one, am absolutely delighted that the hateful and racist club and fans are suffering this fate. Ideally they will collapse completely, sell their ground and move in with Wycombe.
We can all dream
It depends on how long your view is.
Moving forward I can not see them being more successful on or off the pitch than Arsenal, Spurs, or West Ham.
Stamford Bridge is falling down, as the song goes. They wont be planning nor can they finance a new stadium. They are doomed. Their best bet is to build expensive houses on that site. It would be an improvement.
They're in the top 2 now and moving forward, they've a far bigger global profile than either Spurs or West Ham.It depends on how long your view is.
Moving forward I can not see them being more successful on or off the pitch than Arsenal, Spurs, or West Ham.
Stamford Bridge is falling down, as the song goes. They wont be planning nor can they finance a new stadium. They are doomed. Their best bet is to build expensive houses on that site. It would be an improvement.
I'll bet you two would be best of friends in real life.We love you too mate :)