don't quite get the pitch owners thing........
a man of Roman's wealth could surely build a completly new ground without having to sell the 'bridge ?
good, with a bit of luck it'll be the begining of the end for Abramovich at chelsea. Once he goes they'll be right up shit creek.
don't quite get the pitch owners thing........
a man of Roman's wealth could surely build a completly new ground without having to sell the 'bridge ?
knock down the stands and sell small plots of land
then the pitch owners are left with a share of a small london park.......
How did the pitch owners deal com about in the first place and was it pre or post the Goldstone demise ?
Somehow I think you are a little ill informed regarding Chelsea's worth without Abramovich, and the fact they would get another wealthy owner in. They are a highly sellable club.
[MENTION=2095]Commander[/MENTION], do you not think he would sell the club for the price of his input c.£800 million?
There are people here that think more about a club being ruined than looking at the overall picture. Anyone that thinks Chelsea would somehow struggle are seriously deluded.
Chelsea were effectively bankrupt when Roman came in, and are trading at a massive loss. They would need a similar character to the Russian should he move on as the club is not attractive as a trading entity in its own right.
And as for running on a loss, Arsenal excepted, tell me one Prem club that is running on a profit.
Wolves were the only Premier League team that made a profit last season (there was an article about this on NSC a few months back). This year, due to the building of a new stand, even Wolves will make a loss.
Out of interest, and I genuinely have no idea here, how important is a big stadium in the great scheme of things, when you ship merchandise all over the world, get Sky premiership money, have individual deals with foreign tv stations, and regularly make the late stages of the Champions League? Its not like Stamford Bridge is falling apart or is an embarrassment...
[MENTION=2095]Commander[/MENTION], do you not think he would sell the club for the price of his input c.£800 million?
There are people here that think more about a club being ruined than looking at the overall picture. Anyone that thinks Chelsea would somehow struggle are seriously deluded.
Out of interest, and I genuinely have no idea here, how important is a big stadium in the great scheme of things
another 20k seats at say £40 a pop is ~20m a year.
Surely it depends on who he sells it to. For every foreign owner who throws money into the pot, there have been a whole load who don't. A change of owner for a Premiership clubs looks like a roll of the dice to me these days, and with the "fit and proper" test being a complete shame, you could find yourself owned by some former political leader who finds his wealth frozen and being deported to stand trial within a few months of taking over.
another 20k seats at say £40 a pop is ~20m a year.