the wes 7,212 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Adrian Mutu hasoffered to make a 'significant donation' to charity if Chelsea areprepared to waive his 17million euros (£14.6million) fine. The Romania international, who is now with Fiorentina, was sacked by the Blues after testing positive for cocaine in 2004.Mutu was subsequently handed the massive penalty by Fifa for breaching his contract with the Stamford Bridge club.Earlierthis year the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld Fifa'sruling, but the striker insists he cannot afford to pay thecompensation figure.He has now written to Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Chelsea suggesting an alternative solution.Mutu said: "I can't pay that kind of money and it's not a question of desire but one of understanding and rationale."Ipropose to make a significant donation to a charitable association inFlorence or elsewhere that looks after children with problems relatedto substance abuse and to make another donation to a charity chosen byChelsea in London or in England and the same in my country, Romania."SkySports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 has mutu and roman met yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 LAUGH OUT LOUD !:lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I have said before that this ban is harsh - we're all human and we all make mistakes. A doctor wouldn't be forced to pay millions in compensation for taking drugs, for example. Mutu knows he has done wrong and has gone about proving his doubters wrong with excellent performances for Fiorentina. I think we should drop the ban altogether, the man's got his life back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFC58 22 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 yea I say CFC accept Mutu's offer and put this behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Agreed, just let it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron 30 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 yea I say CFC accept Mutu's offer and put this behind them.Agreed, just let it go.Oh dear. You've both falled for it. Let £16 Million go? Ha. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron 30 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I have said before that this ban is harsh - we're all human and we all make mistakes. A doctor wouldn't be forced to pay millions in compensation for taking drugs, for example. Mutu knows he has done wrong and has gone about proving his doubters wrong with excellent performances for Fiorentina. I think we should drop the ban altogether, the man's got his life back on track.And those mistakes in life have consequences if you didn't realise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 bullshitwhy should he get special treatment, Chelsea fc give to many different charity's anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 He knows what he has done. Let him give to the charity and we'll have it behind us. Everyone makes mistakes, wouldn't want to see the guy go bankcrupt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 He knows what he has done. Let him give to the charity and we'll have it behind us. Everyone makes mistakes, wouldn't want to see the guy go bankcruptSo players can think they can screw us over and get away with it easy in the future? No. A big no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFear 23 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would not want Chelsea to completely accept his proposal... But say, if we told its ok, we are ready to reduce it to half of the current fine or sumthing it shud be fine.. 14m even for a footballer is huge amt of money and we would not want another bad name added to our club of bankrupting a pro-footballer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would not want Chelsea to completely accept his proposal... But say, if we told its ok, we are ready to reduce it to half of the current fine or sumthing it shud be fine.. 14m even for a footballer is huge amt of money and we would not want another bad name added to our club of bankrupting a pro-footballer.He won't go bankrupt as he's still 30 years old. At least 3 years left for him and off-the-field football career after that. Like pundits, commentator, etc. An athlete's career isn't as short as some people think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombayblue™ 55 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yes but what percentage of footballers do make a profession as a pundits or commentators..It's very small..There's no way Mutu is gonna pay the amount, so the two options available look like, he pays nothing and stops playing football..or donate a big amount to charity in 3 countries and carry on..The first helps us with nothing.. The second although only a tad better, is good enough for me.. We sacked the guy, rightfully, but then the compensation figure is just too irrational for a player..What the Court could have done is asked Juve to pay a certain part of it.. It's as much their fault as Mutu's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yes but what percentage of footballers do make a profession as a pundits or commentators..It's very small..There's no way Mutu is gonna pay the amount, so the two options available look like, he pays nothing and stops playing football..or donate a big amount to charity in 3 countries and carry on..The first helps us with nothing.. The second although only a tad better, is good enough for me.. We sacked the guy, rightfully, but then the compensation figure is just too irrational for a player..What the Court could have done is asked Juve to pay a certain part of it.. It's as much their fault as Mutu's..That's his choice. He'll still make at least a few millions each year, in the few years left as a striker. He could invest that money if he doesn't want to stay in a footballing career.If we choose to let him donate to charity, I'd want it to be the same amount of money. £14.87m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaChick 430 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I have said before that this ban is harsh - we're all human and we all make mistakes. A doctor wouldn't be forced to pay millions in compensation for taking drugs, for example. Mutu knows he has done wrong and has gone about proving his doubters wrong with excellent performances for Fiorentina. I think we should drop the ban altogether, the man's got his life back on track.Totally agree with you. Its too harsh. He made a mistake..shit happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Totally agree with you. Its too harsh. He made a mistake..shit happensYeah, and when shit happens, the person sh*tting should be punished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alee. 182 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Should have considered this when he was on crack shouldnt he ? Edited September 9, 2009 by ChelseaBoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaChick 430 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yeah, and when shit happens, the person sh*tting should be punished.The punishment was too harsh ..i know he only has himself to blame but i still dont think its right. The amount of money he was told to pay is ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The punishment was too harsh ..i know he only has himself to blame but i still dont think its right. The amount of money he was told to pay is ridiculousI don't think so. He's a professional football player and he wasn't some foolish teenager when this happened. On top of that, we offered him help when he failed the test but he refused and lied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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