Chelsea Thread - 2021/22

[halfcenturyup]

i think that what seems wrong in all this on the surface ,is that Chelsea have had the use of a 1.5 billion "loan" for x amount of years and that money is now deemed as written off, no paying back just a sum of cash they owed an owner/company that seems to be doing its best to be forgotten about in the rush to get a new owner. Now i am sure more high finance guys than myself will be able to explain the ins and outs of this 1.5 billion and how it will be accounted for or not , but it just seems to the laymen out here that Chelski have been given a hell of a lot of money as a loan and now dont have to pay it back.

It may seem that way, but it isn't the case. Well actually, it is. But not in the way you mean. Hope that clears it up.

 

[NZBlue]

It may seem that way, but it isn't the case. Well actually, it is. But not in the way you mean. Hope that clears it up.

Crystal- cheers mate

 

[Bluesince1979]

In the same way that Sheikh Mansour gave us loads of money. It was all done years ago before FFP.

Difference is , SM has sold a percentage of his stake to china and USA. Not sure if he got his money back or not?

 

[lonestay]

It may seem that way, but it isn't the case. Well actually, it is. But not in the way you mean. Hope that clears it up.

Of course that clears it up, was hoping someone with real knowledge would explain it in laymen terms and you certainly didnt !!!

 

[cleavers]

Difference is , SM has sold a percentage of his stake to china and USA. Not sure if he got his money back or not?

He did, and still owns ~75% of the club, good business that.

 

[Blue Mist]

Why exactly has Abrahovitch been sanctioned?
His steel company in Russia sell metal to the government to make Russian tanks is the reason given.
They have done it for years and it was never seen as a problem by the UK government, not even after they invaded Ukraine by going into the Crimea.
So what changed everything ? Presumably A.B. could say he was powerless to stop Putin and sue the British Govt.
Before everyone piles on, in 2009 we sanctioned an Iranian bank. In 2019 the Supreme Court ruled that was illegal and the govt. had to pay out 1.3 billion of taxpayers money.
If the govt sell CFC for less than 3 billion, the figure AB wants, could we end up forking out again ?
I just hope we have thought this through.

 

[carlosthejackal]

Why exactly has Abrahovitch been sanctioned?
His steel company in Russia sell metal to the government to make Russian tanks is the reason given.
They have done it for years and it was never seen as a problem by the UK government, not even after they invaded Ukraine by going into the Crimea.
So what changed everything ? Presumably A.B. could say he was powerless to stop Putin and sue the British Govt.
Before everyone piles on, in 2009 we sanctioned an Iranian bank. In 2019 the Supreme Court ruled that was illegal and the govt. had to pay out 1.3 billion of taxpayers money.
If the govt sell CFC for less than 3 billion, the figure AB wants, could we end up forking out again ?
I just hope we have thought this through.

Research Bill Browder and you will soon see why he’s been sanctioned

 

[Blue Mist]

Research Bill Browder and you will soon see why he’s been sanctioned

No offence but you missed my point. AB has been a Putin stooge for years and his money is not legit. My concern is about how legally watertight are the sanctions.
If the highest court in the land can overrule the government re an Iranian bank, who by the way wanted 3.5 billion !!!! they will again if the ruling is not legal.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

No offence but you missed my point. AB has been a Putin stooge for years and his money is not legit. My concern is about how legally watertight are the sanctions.
If the highest court in the land can overrule the government re an Iranian bank, who by the way wanted 3.5 billion !!!! they will again if the ruling is not legal.

Who is AB?

 

[Blue Mist]

Who is AB?

Abramovic (it's too hard to type it all out !)

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Abramovic (it's too hard to type it all out !)

AB, JJ, I can’t keep up.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Saudi Arabia executed 81 people yesterday. Perhaps a few questions should be asked about that? But hold on wait a minute!!!

USA and UAE also use the death penalty.

There’ll be no owners left at this rate!

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

AB, JJ, I can’t keep up.

Somebody was using RB the other day, it gets too confusing. Surely RA is what we should be using.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Somebody was using RB the other day, it gets too confusing. Surely RA is what we should be using.

I’ve no idea

BJC

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Somebody was using RB the other day, it gets too confusing. Surely RA is what we should be using.

What have Leipzig got to do with it?

-Tina Turner 1984

 

[paulchapo]

The perfect game yesterday for the hypocritical self righteous press to pretend disgust while sat in the press box dining on the free food and drink

IAN HERBERT: Chelsea and Newcastle delivered one of English football's darkest days EVER as shameless fans revelled in blood money - for them, the horrors of Kharkiv and Riyadh don't matter​

 

[bennyboy]

Somebody was using RB the other day, it gets too confusing. Surely RA is what we should be using.

Ryan Adams.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

IAN HERBERT: Chelsea and Newcastle delivered one of English football's darkest days EVER as shameless fans revelled in blood money - for them, the horrors of Kharkiv and Riyadh don't matter

Ryan Adams.

Rowan Atkinson.

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

The perfect game yesterday for the hypocritical self righteous press to pretend disgust while sat in the press box dining on the free food and drink

IAN HERBERT: Chelsea and Newcastle delivered one of English football's darkest days EVER as shameless fans revelled in blood money - for them, the horrors of Kharkiv and Riyadh don't matter​

Mahrez is having a decent season

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The perfect game yesterday for the hypocritical self righteous press to pretend disgust while sat in the press box dining on the free food and drink

IAN HERBERT: Chelsea and Newcastle delivered one of English football's darkest days EVER as shameless fans revelled in blood money - for them, the horrors of Kharkiv and Riyadh don't matter​

Yeah, but the Geordies chanted “Mike Ashley, he’s coming for you” to the chavs.

It wasn’t all dark.