The Board

[zolayes 14,489]

A lot of praise for the suits so far. However, which ever way you cut it, they would have had the ultimate yay or nay over Lampard staying or going.

They made a major wrong decision imo.

We also need a 55000 + stadium

[Nike 373]

Chelsea is lucky to have a good board....

Look at the midtable team...

Llalana =31m

Lovren= 25m

Markovic=25m

Moreno=18m

Mario=20m

Can=12m

Origi= 12.6m

Lambert 5.5m

Midtable team with their midtable board....

let's not forget Sakho, Tiago, Aspas, luis alberto, mignolet

[Myself 793]

Chelsea is lucky to have a good board....

Look at the midtable team...

Llalana =31m

Lovren= 25m

Markovic=25m

Moreno=18m

Mario=20m

Can=12m

Origi= 12.6m

Lambert 5.5m

Midtable team with their midtable board....

let's not forget Sakho, Tiago, Aspas, luis alberto, mignolet

actually Can, Moreno and Lallana could turn out to be very good transfers

[Tomo 21,681]

As much as the board deserve credit for pulling the recent deals off, it's clear Jose really pushed them into making it happen.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Chelsea become first Premier League club to adopt living wage

Chelsea have become the first Premier League club to adopt the living wage.

The Premier League leaders on Thursday announced they had been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation and, from January, will pay all directly employed members of staff the living wage as a minimum - currently £9.15 an hour in London or £7.85 an hour outside of the capital.

The national minimum wage is £6.50 an hour, but the living wage is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK.

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said on chelseafc.com: "As a responsible employer we are proud of this significant achievement for the club.

"We believe the move to the living wage underlines our commitment to ensuring that all our employees receive a fair rate of pay for their hard work and dedication. Quite simply it is the right thing to do."

http://www.itv.com/news/2014-12-11/chelsea-become-first-premier-league-club-to-adopt-living-wage/

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Rumours Bruce Buck is on the way out.

Started off spouting hes ''one of us'', but became apparent just Romans Yes man.

I will never forget the Fat sack of Shit unveiling and him saying he was the ''next level''

[We Hate Scouse 10,260]

Rumours Bruce Buck is on the way out.

Started off spouting hes ''one of us'', but became apparent just Romans Yes man.

I will never forget the Fat sack of Shit unveiling and him saying he was the ''next level''

Lawyers and football shouldn't mix. The guys an arsehole.

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Lawyers and football shouldn't mix. The guys an arsehole.

That said, he said he was a number 1 Chelsea fan so I am sure he will continue to be seen at the Bridge and away matches

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Rumours Bruce Buck is on the way out.

Started off spouting hes ''one of us'', but became apparent just Romans Yes man.

I will never forget the Fat sack of Shit unveiling and him saying he was the ''next level''

Ron Gourlay and now Bruce Buck..

Seems there's an aggressive revamp of the board going on and it does seem like the time to do it. Matters on the pitch have gone a drastic change of late, as have the balancing of the books. Just leaves the board now.

Perhaps something to do with the countless attempts for expanding SB - Finding an alternative to a bigger stadium?

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Ron Gourlay and now Bruce Buck..

Seems there's an aggressive revamp of the board going on and it does seem like the time to do it. Matters on the pitch have gone a drastic change of late, as have the balancing of the books. Just leaves the board now.

Perhaps something to do with the countless attempts for expanding SB - Finding an alternative to a bigger stadium?

Think youre right. Roman has lost patience with Dumb and Dumber.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Think youre right. Roman has lost patience with Dumb and Dumber.

Seems the influence of Marina Granovskaia seems to be increasing swiftly through the board. She was apparently key in bringing José Mourinho & Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge

Her style is perhaps best described as polite but firm, although there are stories that it went a little further than that during John Terry’s contract talks.

Over recent years, any agents turning up to meetings at the Bridge or Chelsea’s training ground in Surrey would find Granovskaia driving the meetings, increasingly active and influential at the heart of the club with a good relationship with technical director Michael Emenalo.

Last year, her rise to power was made official when she was confirmed on the board of both the football club and the PLC. In the short term, Gourlay’s responsibilities will be shared between Granovskaia and chairman Bruce Buck, and in the longer term, the club may consider employing a commercial specialist to replace Gourlay, rather than a traditional CEO.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2804018/Marina-Granovskaia-snapped-Diego-Costa-brought-Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-s-set-powerful-woman-football.html

Perhaps Abramovich may try to incorporate his son into the club's hierarchy now..

[We Hate Scouse 10,260]

Perhaps Abramovich may try to incorporate his son into the club's hierarchy now..

I hope not, we need professionals. People that know what they're doing like Christian Purslow, they might not love the club but they'll work hard for it. Not some kid that's still learning, hire someone new and have his son be his assistant for 3-4 years then give him more responsibility.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I hope not, we need professionals. People that know what they're doing like Christian Purslow, they might not love the club but they'll work hard for it. Not some kid that's still learning, hire someone new and have his son be his assistant for 3-4 years then give him more responsibility.

Yeah I agree entirely.

Family and business should be kept separate. I'd imagine his son would 'inherit' the club as to being appointed a senior position so soon, hopefully he'll have a similar hands off approach Roman has and not try to be too radical.

David Dein would be nice..

[obiwan92 217]

​So if the board is changing, what does that mean to the stadium approach?

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​What I mean is: was the board leaning towards redevelopment or building a new stadium?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

​So if the board is changing, what does that mean to the stadium approach?

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​What I mean is: was the board leaning towards redevelopment or building a new stadium?

That remains to be seen with personnel.

What we can only go on is the facts. They're clearly looking at both avenues, the failed bid on Battersea Park and also the announcement of working with the council to redevelop Stamford Bridge.

[Magic Lamps 11,449]

The new richest club in football list is out

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30896253

we are 7th after both, ManShitty and PSG have overtaken us. As for PSG it is no wonder after the crazy sums they invested and the fact that they are the only commercially competitive French side, but City's marketing value has increased drastically over the years. Apart from sponsorship deals there is not really an area we can further grow because our world wide popularity has already peaked. Finding financial support for a new stadium which inevitably has to come is a must and a great challenge for the board. Also IMO we should expand our loan system even more. Here we can still grow and dominate world football. Our target has to be to get into a situation where we are the first go-to option for every upcoming talent. They should not see us as a developers.

Here is where the growing disparity between big clubs and small clubs becomes our advantage. Clubs with excellent youth development like Gladbach, Mainz, Ajax, Lyon could be forced to agree partneships with us and develop our loan players.

[Madmax 9,219]

The new richest club in football list is out

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30896253

we are 7th after both, ManShitty and PSG have overtaken us. As for PSG it is no wonder after the crazy sums they invested and the fact that they are the only commercially competitive French side, but City's marketing value has increased drastically over the years.

City's and PSG's numbers have little to do with marketing or bring competitive and more to do with getting your bro in law to give you some cash that shouldn't be yours. City have banked a ridiculous £40m (set to be increased to £50m a season) a season sponsorship deal with the owner Mansour's family while PSG announced (presumably with a straight face) that Qatar Tourism Authority (their owners are Qatar Investment Authority - both arms of the Qatari state) will hand them £570m over 4 seasons.

[obiwan92 217]

I think looking at the amounts is not as useful as looking at the growth rates, as it is more likely to predict future revenues.

If you look at that, we're second. This is phenomenal considering we haven't yet worked on the stadium and still have a growing fanbase.

Manchester City - 31%

Chelsea - 28%

Liverpool - 27%

Arsenal - 26%

Manchester United - 22%

PSG - 19%

Bayern Munich - 13%

Real Madrid - 6%

Barcelona - 0.41%

Juventus - 0.03%