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Interview

This is the entire interview that the quote about running a lot came from. You must hit translate on each tweet. It paints a rather grim picture of the coaching going on with Poch.

He was not finished in that game.

If this is accurate, he is not taking time off that is afforded to him. Straight back to the club.

Neil Bath's statement on leaving Chelsea: "After 30 years working at Chelsea, I feel it is the right time for me to have some time off and take a break from a job that I have put so much time into. I intend to rest and have some time away from the game, however I will continue working over the coming weeks to ensure a smooth transition for the organisation." "As an Academy, we have enjoyed fantastic backing from the Club throughout my time here, without which none of our success would have been possible." "I would like to thank every single person - player, parent, colleague, supporter - who has been on this journey with us. We achieved everything we could possibly have dreamed of - five Youth Cups in a row, countless debuts, homegrown players helping the team win the Champions League - and we did it together." "In particular, I have to mention Jim Fraser, who has assisted me for the past 20 years and played such an important role in everything we have achieved." "As a boy from Battersea who grew up on the Shed watching our teams of the 80s, it has been my greatest privilege playing a part in the club's success over the past two decades. I have made memories and friends that will last a lifetime. I hope we have made people proud and left the club in a better place to move forward." ChelseaFC

If they did not get favorable feedback from his people, I doubt we put in a bid.

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The Dodgers comparison comes up because Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Dodgers and Boehly is his day to day guy at Chelsea. Eghbali and Clearlake own 61% of the BlueCo shares. From the beginning of the partnership it was decided that Mark Walter and Boehly would set the club in motion for the first five years and then it would shift to Clearlake. Boehly came in and just blew through money with little to show may have changed the plan. They are still following the model that Guggenheim Sports and Mark Walter did at the Dodgers. It seems like the only one that got off script was Boehly and his massive purchases. From their partnership plan in buying Chelsea —————— The group has an agreement to rotate management every five years, so Boehly may not remain the club's main administrator after the 2026/27 season. ————-

What is coming out now, it makes sense. These guys could have got on board with aligning to the first team.

I don’t think the added player as to get him on the cheap. Calafiori has a 50% sell on fee from his previous club. The player is just to sweeten the deal so Bologna has both cash and a replacement