Roman Abramovich Thread

[Blue Armour 4,436]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

just looking back at 2007-2008

insanely frustrating season!!!!!!!!!!!

almost Neverkusen level

5 absolutely massive cockups

(1) It was the only year we truly blew a close close chance late at the EPL title (lost by 2 points to Manure, our CURSE teams that year, its when I truly started to HATE them) (2013–14 when we finished 3rd, 4 points off Citeh was another bad finish season, we had 3 horrid losses down the stretch to Villa, Palace, and Sunderland, plus a shit draw v Norwich)

also

(2) we blew the CS on pens to Manure

(3) we blew the League Cup final to SPUDS on that fucking 94th minute Woodgate choke goal

(4) were shamefully upset by Barnsley in the 6th round of the FA Cup

(5) Moscow, CL, Terry slip on the pen  🤬

2008 was when I started creating a redemption arc story for Drogba and Chelsea in my head.

2009 was traumatized after that semi final against Barca, and Drogba was in front of the cameras. Was worried that he would leave the club on a bad note.

But then he re-signed. Carlo came.. Started the season with a bang. Finished the season with the golden boot and PL/FA double.

2012 Drogba and Co. with a swan-song. IN 2011 the Torres camp was strong, AVB had come in and Drogba/Lampard were out of favor. 2012 season ended in history, bringing the redemption arc to a close.

The epilogue of that story was in 2014/2015., with Mourinho, Drogba and Hazard winning the PL title together.

Almost like a culmination of two different era's of Roman's reign. 

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

 

It has been an honour for Chelsea to have such a good owner in Abramovich.

[Vesper 30,085]

3 hours ago, Blues Forever said:

 

Edited May 28, 2022 by Vesper

[Vesper 30,085]

2003 - 2022

[Blue Armour 4,436]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

2003 - 2022

Ended with the top prize in club football.

Can't get more poetic than that.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Big up to Abramovich  -recap....

Under his ownership we won every major trophy - two Champions Leagues, five Premier Leagues, five FA Cups, two Europa Leagues and three EFL Cups. In August 2021 we won the Uefa Super Cup and in February our first Club World Cup.

He appointed 13 managers and the club has spent more than £2bn in the transfer market under his ownership.

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

On 28/05/2022 at 20:14, Fulham Broadway said:

 

It has been an honour for Chelsea to have such a good owner in Abramovich.

we were blessed indeed, fuck the UK government

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

18 minutes ago, Johnnyeye said:

we were blessed indeed, fuck the UK government

Let's just be thankful for what he's done for us and where we go from here. No needs to bring politics into it. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

29 minutes ago, Johnnyeye said:

we were blessed indeed, fuck the UK government

Hypocrites - Johnson put an ex KGB man in the House of Lords because of 'donations' and the invited Johnson go to his mansion parties in Italy 'full of young Russian Beauties' where he ditched his security. (Johnson and the Russian Mountain youtube)

[Vesper 30,085]

12 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Hypocrites

cant spell hypocrites without

T-O-R-I-E-S

 

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

1 hour ago, Kong said:

Let's just be thankful for what he's done for us and where we go from here. No needs to bring politics into it. 

I agree that we should not politicise this. The way the government handled this was a self-serving, pointless, stupid, inconsistent piece of pathetic PR but in my view Labour would have done the same had they been in power. I'd like to think it would have been less stupid if Dorries wasn't involved but that might just be over optimistic thinking on my part.