The Board

[Term-X 7,891]

Long before Lampard gave that interview.

Regardless of circumstance, an 'apparent' club legend, shouldn't be acting/speaking like that.

[Kez 2,727]

I hope the fans react & show the board what we all think of their disgusting running & slowly destroying of our club.

[eldo 868]

When Villas-Boas spoke on the eve of the Napoli game, two senior club executives, chairman Bruce Buck and chief executive Ron Gourlay, stood at the back of the room passing wordless comment. Gourlay was spotted shaking his head at one of the statements.

Looks like Buck and Gourlay are running the club. No wonder nobody questiones their decisions.

[zolayes 14,489]

Funny how you quote me now. You quoted me in August when I wrote we may play Europa League next season under AVB, and you said something like " If we play Europa League we will have another manager".

No.I don't blame AVB. I said than, as now, that he didn't have chance from the beginning. He didn't have experience to deal with everything here without proper players. I blame the board for not giving him conditions from the start.

That is why he was sacked. Ttoo many bad results. Long before Lampard gave that interview. And even if he remained silent, it was just a matter of time before manager pay the price for bad decisions of the board.

If I was on that board year before, I would give AVB year to find new players without asking him CL football or any trophy. That would be appropriate thing to ask from such inexperienced manager with potential.

I should like to see that quote but I can show you where I said it was a Massive Gamble to appoint AVB

[Madmax 9,219]

Smoke bomb going off during a board meeting would be ... acceptable

[FranklyFrank 103]

Smoke bomb going off during a board meeting would be ... acceptable

Balotelli would be the man for the job... or Ashley Cole.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

In our next home game the abuse for Roman and Gourlay should not stop for the whole 90 mins.

Gourlay, not Roman.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

A lot of people misinterpret RA's role at Chelsea. He has virtually no say in matters, of course as owner he has the final word, but all these media stories about him being at the training ground actually only reflect something he has regularly done, which is evaluate his investment. Gormless Gourlay and Bruce MegaBucks make the decisions, and they are the two fucking the club over.

[Swedish House Mafia 508]

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Can't be ours. Looks rather clean.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

A lot of people misinterpret RA's role at Chelsea. He has virtually no say in matters, of course as owner he has the final word, but all these media stories about him being at the training ground actually only reflect something he has regularly done, which is evaluate his investment. Gormless Gourlay and Bruce MegaBucks make the decisions, and they are the two fucking the club over.

No one really knows what input Abramovich has in transfers and managers. He has never spoken in public. But the buck stops with him literally, as he has the money and is the owner. Buck says he is a football fan first and foremost, but that doesnt make him an authority on who should come and go.

Abramovich and the board should remember they are 'custodians; of the club and the fans were there well before them and will be afterwards