oakiecokie
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Re: City & FFP (continued)
Wonder what that daft cnut from the Gunners Fans Forum will make of it all ?
Wonder what that daft cnut from the Gunners Fans Forum will make of it all ?
oakiecokie said:Wonder what that daft cnut from the Gunners Fans Forum will make of it all ?
oakiecokie said:Wonder what that daft cnut from the Gunners Fans Forum will make of it all ?
Chippy_boy said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Mourinho never says anything without cause or effect.
The most sobering reality for him and Chelsea is that City have continued to win trophies whilst effectively treading water these last couple of years.
We have gone about our business quietly and with a clear knowledge that our longer term business plans were falling into place.
Chelsea have never had that. They have been able to invest heavily due to sales and little else in the FFP climate.
We've not even been able to have that luxury.
They are just about to announce a big sponsor with Turkish airlines but the real hurdle to their development is no viable site for a new stadium.
The rules were put in place to stop us, what they didn't legislate for was we would also have the impetus to work within the rules better than anyone else.
United took a gamble to rebuild when Jose's first team won everything in sight, they just tried to remain competitive until they could compete again.
Our 'pinch' seems one of astuteness.
All good points.
Plus, FFP rules allow unlimited owner investment on club infrastructure and training etc (as we all know) and we are in the incredibly fortunate position of having an owner who's prepared to make enormous investment in these areas.
But Abramovic doesn't differentiate between £100m spent on infrastructure or £100m spent on players. To him its all money and money he'd rather have in his back pocket than elsewhere. Does anyone think Sheikh Mansour would stump up (say) £500m of his own money for a brand new stadium, if it was the the right thing needed at some point in the future? Yes, I am sure he would. Would Abramovic do the same? I am not so sure.
So Chelsea finding somewhere for a new stadium is one problem, finding the resources to pay for it might be quite another.
Ray78 said:oakiecokie said:Wonder what that daft cnut from the Gunners Fans Forum will make of it all ?
A mixture of vitriol and sobbing would be my guess.
moomba said:They better get a hurry on. I need to be out soon and don't want to miss the announcement.
IanBishopsHaircut said:I wouldn't celebrate just yet folks...Arsene Wenger has to go through the books first..
moomba said:They better get a hurry on. I need to be out soon and don't want to miss the announcement.