What does Chelsea still need to achieve in order to reach the status of teams such as Real or Barca

[Aria 19]

I think we would have to change the name of the club if we moved grounds and the bridge would be very difficult to expand so it looks as though we will be keeping things the way they are.

How about moving our stadium to actual Chelsea, leaving Fulham

[AlexRO 1]

Maybe is a stupid question but why if the Chelsea build a new stadium why can't we named "Stamford Bridge" ? And the old stadium to be destroyed and everyone is happy

[eldo 868]

Maybe is a stupid question but why if the Chelsea build a new stadium why can't we named "Stamford Bridge" ? And the old stadium to be destroyed and everyone is happy

You can read this for start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Pitch_Owners

[Peace. 4,352]

I think we would have to change the name of the club if we moved grounds and the bridge would be very difficult to expand so it looks as though we will be keeping things the way they are.

Man, why the fuck we would have to change our name ?!

[BRMC 12]

Man, why the fuck we would have to change our name ?!

I think when Ken Bates bought the club he didnt buy the stadium as it was owned by some property developers so when he eventually got it back Chelsea Pitch Owners was created. It was to stop us ever losing the stadium again, the guy above has posted a link to wiki explaining why we couldnt use the name in more detail.

[Peace. 4,352]

Okay, i didn't seen the link.

So, instead of buying a new stadium, can't we just buy the Bridge and our name (if it's possible) ?

[Henrique 9,133]

Just needs time. Chelsea start to winning big things like 6 years ago. Most part of professional players are 22, or older. In the future Chelse will be the same status as the football giants.

[zolayes 14,489]

with regards to fan base ,,,yes there 5 pl teams in london ,,,but london is far larger then pool or manchester ,,,in addition there are no other clubs south of the river

we own most of kent ,,should have Surrey and Sussex as well ...that is a massive crowd potential ,,,remember the number of rival clubs in Lancashire ..

we could fill a 60 000 stadium and this would ensure our growth

[Joe Cool 388]

we could fill a 60 000 stadium and this would ensure our growth

We'd have to move or knock down the hotel though, there simply isn't enough room, and if we moved, we'd no longer be Chelsea FC

[Aria 19]

We'd have to move or knock down the hotel though, there simply isn't enough room, and if we moved, we'd no longer be Chelsea FC

Why can't the club just buy the rights for the name and the stadium from the Pitch Owners? Probably a stupid question cause if it was possible they would've done it already, but I don't know exactly what's the problem?

[Joe Cool 388]

Why can't the club just buy the rights for the name and the stadium from the Pitch Owners? Probably a stupid question cause if it was possible they would've done it already, but I don't know exactly what's the problem?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Pitch_Owners

[Aria 19]

http://en.wikipedia....ea_Pitch_Owners

Oh ok that last paragraph explains it all...

[Term-X 7,891]

We'd have to move or knock down the hotel though, there simply isn't enough room, and if we moved, we'd no longer be Chelsea FC

The pitch owners can come to an agreement, if a proposal for a new stadium was made.

[BLionheart 516]

i think chelsea have already moved few steps forward towards that status . i mean few years back you would never find players like aguero , silva , ramires , neymar saying that they are honored just to be linked with chelsea or other like ribery saying we are one of the biggest clubs in the world .

also some players like lukaku seems to be a great fan of chelsea and Drogba so as long as we keep on doing what we are doing we will win more , attract more great players and then young players will want to play for us and we are there as one of the greatest teams in the world . i would give it another 4 or 5 years .

[BlueLion. 21,491]

As far as I'm concerned, it's simple:

• Win three Champions League titles in ten years
  
• Win the Premier League ten more times
  

Do that and we're a superpower

[Joe Cool 388]

I remember the days when we wouldn't have even thought about reaching the status levels of these clubs

Just goes to show that time does fly by doesn't it?