Roman Abramovich Thread

[Parky 739]

"Michael I can't bear to watch our crap football. Where is the beautiful attacking football I wanted?"

[El P. 1,354]

Sacking Mourinho could prove to be a good thing, even to some hardcore Mou admirers who didn't want him gone. To me too, as I was skeptical about his sacking. What's done is done, no need to analyze rights or wrongs anymore. Future is coming.

Appointing Hiddink as interim is IMO great first step. Giving him freedom and instructions to make changes, play some youth and neglected players as rumored. Maybe even giving some money to buy in January. He'll make things a lot easier to a new manager when he's gone.

We will see what second step will bring us or in other words, what will happen in summer.

It was really heartbreaking last couple of weeks, but things could stabilize now. So far so good.

[GodZola 630]

Or he's won trophies IN SPITE of changing managers many times?

Maybe Roman just has the level of success you'd expect of anyone spending the amount of money he did regardless of their footballing acumen.

After 13 seasons he's got a club who have no idea what they want to be on the pitch and he's surrounded himself with yes-men who will keep it that way whilst alienating the hardcore support on two separate occasions.

And in Manchester you have another team in blue who know exactly what they want to be, exactly who they want in charge, have two great footballing people actually running the club and an owner who spent THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS US NET in the summer.

We're a husk of a club at the moment.

Roman hasn't done halved bad though has he? 15 trophies in 12 seasons - the most successful club in England during that period tells you he must be doing something right! This in an era when ole bacon face was around for a decade, City won't have a manager of that calibre to deal with....

Think you're forgetting the club decided to go down a different route financially a few seasons back with the abject FFP frightening the shit out of the hierachy, hence the reason why we have so many players on loan to eventually sell to make a profit, I also think the success we enjoyed last season whilst making a profit in the transfer market (the first team in 10 seasons to do so) goes very much under the radar, Jose & the club should get more credit for that achievement.

However having said all that I concur with most of the message you are trying to get across, before you returned I've quoted a few members outlining where it started to go wrong this season - not kin Evagate but the lack of ambition the board showed in investing in the squad! Jose gave them a list in kin April, yes kin April & they ignored him, he then made it clear that if anybody wanted Cech he would take one of theirs to weaken their squad, he was pointing the finger at Oxlade-Chamberlain I do believe. So in the space of less than couple of months the board undermined him & left him with scraps that incidently some of the gutbucket players threw at him after feasting all summer!

City have got one thing over us & that I very much agree with you in that they have knowledgeable experienced people in their set up.

My friends & I have been discussing this experienced football link for a while, it was patently obvious the squad needed investment, someone with half of a football brain in a position of TD would be explaining this to Roman & I'm pretty sure Cech would not of gone to a rival either!

Yes the club have been very successful in the Roman era but my biggest worry now is that a whole generation of talented young players (arguably the best in Europe) could be lost if we don't appoint someone as manager that puts his faith in those young players, think this is partly why it is imperative that someone with bollocks who can tell Roman how it is who can also be that link & shoulder for the manager & provide a platform for our youth to make that next step.

[El P. 1,354]

Bunch of comedians is what we have!

[Ossie the King 634]

This whole period of trouble has made me realise just how distant Roman actually is. He's insulated from any scrutiny or questioning by his cadre of confidantes, a group who have increasingly looked inept and out of their depth.

As fans, we have no lines of dialogue with the man,no way of holding him to account or even expressing our displeasure beyond what we chant at matches. We're absolutely beholden to a dictatorial owner. Don't know if this is a question or a topic starter, just an expression of my fear and sense of utter ineffectiveness as a supporter of this club.

I think there's a good chance we get relegated and I'm starting to think that might be the only thing that forces him to change his ways.

We're a joke of a club right now.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

He really fucked it up this season didn't he??

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

He also almost fucked up that 1st Chelsea team as well with the irrational and irresponsible sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo gave him the entertaining Chelsea he wanted. He made us well liked. Instead of simply just backing the man in the window to breath life to an ageing squad.

He should thank god Didier , Petr and the other lads saved his ass and won him the Champions league.

The decision making process at this club is so elementary and backwards. It's sad, really. And what makes it sad is that it be so much better.

But, hey, it's not my money. Though it's my fucking club, and that's what pisses me right off!

I love the guy, but seriously, something has to change at boardroom level. Those who voted for Mourinho to come back and manage this "new Chelsea" , all of them need to be fired, and I mean that. Including that Russian woman he got from god knows fuck where.

[Ossie the King 634]

On 12/28/2015 at 7:50 PM, MrExcalibur100 said:

 

I love the guy, but seriously, something has to change at boardroom level. Those who voted for Mourinho to come back and manage this "new Chelsea" , all of them need to be fired, and I mean that. Including that Russian woman he got from god knows fuck where.

I very much agree and I do wonder what's actually going on at the club now. Football economics are by no means simple but both United and City have spent more money (NET) in just one season (City last summer and United the summer before) than we've spent over the last three seasons put together. This last summer we spent just £8 million (NET) more than Crystal Palace did.

I honestly don't know what to think of the guy anymore. Yes there's the great work with the new stadium and maybe he's been distracted but there's still a sour taste from when he tried to rig the CPO vote last time. I don't know if I trust the man or his vision going forward.

[MefiX19 1,092]

39 minutes ago, Ossie the King said:

I very much agree and I do wonder what's actually going on at the club now. Football economics are by no means simple but both United and City have spent more money (NET) in just one season (City last summer and United the summer before) than we've spent over the last three seasons put together. This last summer we spent just £8 million (NET) more than Crystal Palace did.

I honestly don't know what to think of the guy anymore. Yes there's the great work with the new stadium and maybe he's been distracted but there's still a sour taste from when he tried to rig the CPO vote last time. I don't know if I trust the man or his vision going forward.

We spend 8 mill less that CP because we sold allot, but we spend like 450 millions in 5 years time, only city spend more. We get money from loans and tons of players sold, thats why we have good +--/. Comparing net and money spend is bad idea, because some clubs spens alot (MU, City) but doesn't sell.

Roman got his vision which is Chelsea playing some attacking football, and youth comming through. He destroyed everything when he hired Mourinho, he did because he failed with Pep who is his manager. Roman always wanted Chelsea to play some attacking football, club brought sooooooo many youn, attacking player wich few of them are Lukaku, KDB, Hazard, Oscar, Bertrand and so on.But when he hired Mou he destroyed every Roman dream, we just payed for title with our future.

I hope that our new manager gonna be Pep, he always plays some crazy looking football, plays tons of youth, and is every football player dream to play for him. Just look at Douglas Costa who went to Bayern only to play for Pep.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Pep says he has several offers from England and no decision has been made. Us utd and City itll be.

[Fernando 6,585]

United, he will go to United if they want him. Which more then likely it will be with van Gaal leaving at the end of the season or so. 

[Toli 977]

2 minutes ago, Fernando said:

United, he will go to United if they want him. Which more then likely it will be with van Gaal leaving at the end of the season or so. 

I think he'll rather go to City. Will work with his ex-compatriots and will have tons of funds available. Futhermore the City team is more suited to his playstyle with Silva, Aguero etc. Utd will be more of a challenge though. Would have to rehaul nearly the complete squad.

[lucio 5,418]

needs to win the CL this season, before im convinced, he's been a failure so far at bayern imo

[Fernando 6,585]

1 hour ago, Toli said:

I think he'll rather go to City. Will work with his ex-compatriots and will have tons of funds available. Futhermore the City team is more suited to his playstyle with Silva, Aguero etc. Utd will be more of a challenge though. Would have to rehaul nearly the complete squad.

Over United?

I don't think so. United has the biggest money coming in then any other club, he will have all the funds he wants at United.

But his ex-compatriots might be a good reason as you mentioned.