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Date:Tuesday January 8 2013
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Why Chelsea will dominate for years to come...
In the first part of this series we discussed about the future of English top flight and who the new power centers would be
In the comments section I came across interesting notes on City and Arsenal and why they will continue to be a dominant force. This has encouraged me to do a detailed analysis of why they won`t make it in the long run. In today`s chapter we shall talk about Chelsea Football Club and her destiny to succeed. There is no single reason in my belief but various pointers than indicate this. For the convenience of the reader we shall sub-divide this into smaller topics such as;-
1. Ownership
2. Ambition
3. The power of investment v spending
4. Soft power
5. Current situation
6. The setup structure
Today we will deal with the first topic...
The Ownership, the Roman Empire and its Emperor.
Roman Abramovich is not just any man, but the man. In club football one could argue he is the best owner around. Two and a half decades back he was no more than a plastic toys seller in the Soviet Union. He is an example of capitalism in a communist environment. With nothing but wits and political shrewdness he cut himself a slice of Russia`s large oil cake. Putin and Roman are the biggest buddies these days. A self made billionaire, changed his world and the Chelsea world one day.
A footballing newbie, he was as curious as a teenage boy when he sat at the Santiago Bernabeu watching footballing giants Real Madrid play against a smaller team called Chelsea. Something happened to roman that day. Roman Abramovich had fallen in love.
Since then there has been no looking back as he pumped more than a billion into the club. But that`s not why he`s the best owner in club football. It never was. Yes the money is important, but there is more to being a great owner than just splashing the cash. Of late the man has come under heavy criticism for firing a club legend Champions League winning manager in Di Matteo and replacing him with a man who everyone loves to hate. So what makes Roman special?
1. Unquenchable desire - minutes after Chelsea`s Champions League success Roman tells his players, now I want you to have 3 stars on your shirt like Bayern.
2. He`s nuts- in a good way for us. His quest to be the best may have in the past led to panic decisions in the past (and I believe it`s a thing of the past - I`ll explain this in the chapter talking about organizational structure). But drive and determination and the top levels of management are required to make any organization competitive!
3. Foresight -as I write this article Roman Abramovich has just bought his daughter a horse worth millions as a gift (you`d think what a waste of money) and at the same time invests £3.4 billion in Oxford Catalysts, an energy company dedicated to renewable energy and energy production from house waste. This shows a man who is both willing to spend on what he loves but also a man who knows how to plan for the future.
4. Learning football - one of his biggest criticism is that the man does not understand his footie but according to Mourinho a typical Abramovich weekend includes watching man, many matches in the Premier League and La Liga. Whether he learns a thing or not he definitely is not as out of touch with the game as people want you to believe.
5. Change in attitude - there has been a change in Roman over the years. His backing of Andre Villas-Boas till he had no choice, his appointment of Michael Emenalo as Technical Director
(to be explored in subsequent chapters) and his general will to move towards the perfection of a club.
6. The man who wont walk away - his desire to build Chelsea a bigger stadium and his will (upon Roman`s death £50 million will be made available to Chelsea per year for ten years to ensure the club continues to do well even when he`s not around to see it). Hardly what rival fans want you to believe! That Chelsea is just the toy of a rich man.
7. Iron will - the treatment of senior players like Frank Lampard by refusing to renew their contracts definitely looks cold. I love Frank and Cole. But I do feel this is not just the FFP. It`s Roman breaking player power. It`s going to be painful. But in medicine, some procedures need to be done for long term benefit of the patient.
Before the comments section is full of the 'manager instability thing' I`d like to say that it will be discussed in subsequent chapters. So will other sub headings.
We will next talk about ambition in the next chapter. For now goodbye
'I want 3 stars on the Chelsea shirt' - Roman Abramovich (minutes after the first star was won)
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Your Comments
Well said Dr Wombat, I honestly don't see an owner as passionate (in financial support) and with great desire to succeed than Roman. He, imo, is the best football owner a team can ever have
@Mq
Nice article Saber. As usual you writing is persuasive, well thought out and laced with rationale thought and logic. I honestly expect no less from our our resident physician and scholar. Could you kindly provide the source/reference for bullet no 6. I am particularly interested in what you wrote regarding Roman's will. You know what the CIA says; "trust but verify". Thanks for a stimulating read.
GabeU
A good owner but a bit too trigger happy in my opinion. Breaking player power is one thing but there has to be method to this madness. If chelsea fails to win any trophy this season, i am afraid we will turn to arsenal 2.0 in no time and it is all down to ra and his 3 jokers.
Blue India
@GabeU Its true mate. Around 2006/07 RA for a period of atleast 10 years chelsea fc is allowed to get 50M each year. Its not widely reported. Bcz who wants to report good things about RA. If i am correct its in the people magazine. I will try to get the link mate. If RA is dead by some unfortunate incident(god forbid) chelsea fc is entitled to draw 50M a season from his personal wealth for atleast 10 years.
BlueAndWhiteArmy
Blue India and ITS DOWN to RA that we won all our 10 trophies since he took charge of the club! I do not see us being the new arsenal look if arsenal spent some money on the squad like we do they would have won many trophies by now. With the good comes some bad moments and but the good way outweighs the bad. Trust me i have been a blue since late 80's ( dark days)
MrDax
there is no doubt that roman have a great impact on our club...roman money has bought a lot of success but its all due all the player staff and managers work without their hardwork and team effort we wont have been what today what we are....but then also.we need a stability in our club and that also in the board...we cant keep hiring and firing managers the way we do...it had to stop some day or other...our club need a stability now we have exited young talents but we need a manager who is there for a long term futjre if we gets that then there wont be no.one stopping us in future..
shlok27
@GabeU Here is the link for that 10 year plan mate.
http://www.people.co.uk/archive/other/2006/12/10/big-legacy-of-roman-102039-18239427/
Its reported in other sites also but not widely reported like the negatives of RA. How cold and ruthless he is blah blah blah. Pathetic newspapers.
BlueAndWhiteArmy
how sure are u guys dat he's gonna be around for d next 10 years?
chokoz_cfs
Now I am enjoying VC more, that link blueandwhitearmy posted will make many fans who are ignorant of this see roman in a new light and understand more about the club's future, I guess no one is perfect, but I'll reserve my comment till saber post the 3rd article where I can air my views about his weaknesses, roman I think is a perfect match for chelsea
Desmondadonis
is point 6 true saber? i didnt know that. damn now i feel bad for getting mad at him lol
Clingy
Its a good start of your series Saber, I like the enthusiasm and positivity in your writing. We all know RA is a great owner and has brought nothing but trophies and glory to the club and is definitely one of the best owners in my eyes. However, CFC should be well on our way to have a good structure (or something planned) with in the club going forward to cement all the improvements that were made including eventually expanding the stadium and/or moving to a new location and its a piece that I'll look forward to reading most! Thanks
Tiraspol
@blueandwhitearmy,thank you for that post.i have come to appreciate roman more...in roman i trust
Ken4CFC
No man city will dominate english football if they get Mourinho.
Lakupiippu
This is turning out to be a soap opera-just a joke.plz saber keep them coming.so much am learng about roman and his love for the club.God bless u as u prepare the next piece of info
blue5
And citys owner is more wiser then Abramovich. If Abramovich was citys owner he would have sacked mancini last year
Lakupiippu
interesting read saber, keep it coming, can't wait 2 read d nxt edition.
Bunmiemich
BlueandWhitearmy..thanks for the link but as you know anything printed or quoted by tabloid mags online or otherwise has to be taken with healthy skepticism. It is interesting and if true would be an incredible demonstration of good will towards Chelsea FC..what i would like to see however is an official source such as the Chelsea official newsletters, board of trustees meeting minutes or even the official Chelsea website confirm or reference this. Anyone who knows me knows i am an incurable skeptic and my experiences in my professional life particularly over the years have shown me time and again that the wise are always skeptical and reasonably critical. Dont believe everything you read or hear...again the motto of one of the world's most successful clandenstine organizations is apt; "trust but verify."
GabeU
wow. great reading saber
Gaban
Gabeu? Clandestine? Covert ops? Are u CIA?
Desmondadonis
good read saber...without doubt, chelsea football club has the best owner in the world, who is passionate about the sport and is very much demanding in terms of results...his desire and thirst is what is required...maybe the new players in the team learns the much needed fightiing spirit, determination, desire, passion from the owner,
Blu_run
Great to know regarding his Will !! Massive Personality for a massive club.
ksitiz
messihas won 4th baloon d award...but i feel the whole system of selecting the players is bias one...how can inesta xavi messi ronaldo are the one who gets slcted year after year....spanish league is one of the worst league dominated by only two clubs only...the others re just for name sake only...there is no competition at all...the title decider is between real and barelona match who wins gets he upper hand...i dont understand how can you select player on that basis when there is no competion at all...messi inesta ronaldo scores lots of goals there because the rest of the teams are not good enough at all...i dont think messi will score that much of goals here...im not questoning messi talent but im questioning the way this award selection happens...how can there is not a player from english or german league where the compettion is much tougher from those....messi ronldo xavi inesta will continue to rule the awards nomination because they re gonna enoy thje way spanish league is going through...completly bias and wrong system of selecting players...
shlok27
@Shlok27...although you do have a point with the selection process..but truth is Messi is probably the best player on the planet as at today!!!...so in the end its fair...you can't mention any other player who will feel cheated he dint win it...why?..bcos the concensus seem to be that messi is the best around at this time...i have gone through the entire votes from all the countries of the world and Messi clearly stood out...winning votes upon votes from different countries across the world...great talent!!
layorh12
layor12...im not questioning messi he is the best i the world at present...but look at the league he his playing...barcelon and real are the one who are ruling there the rest are nowhere...you can score lots o goals there because the leaue is not competeive enough at all...look at epl and german league they are much more competitive than laliga...my question is that you smply cnt select player from spanish leage just because they scores goals you have see the other side also that how good the league is and how much competiion they are facing...
shlok27
The fact that QPR could beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge during a period when Chelsea have been banging in goals against other teams shows how much more competitive the EPL is compared to La Liga and other leagues.
Blue Day
Can't believe that both Lampard AND Ashley Cole may be playing for United next season!
Blue Day
Very convincing and persuasive piece. Waiting for the next!
Ohans
@shlok27...i understand your point...but the key issue is the selection process is more objective if its quantitative than qualitative...there has a system to determine who the best is at any particular time...and i just think trying to evaluate how a competitive a league is relative to to others will introduce a high level of subjectivity into the entire selection process...except you have an idea of how this can be done without gross subjectivity...a footballer is only as good as the quality of opponent put before him...sad but true!!
layorh12
I didn't have the chance to comment on part 1 of your series, but for the first time in a while, I actually do not agree with you. Man City will find the loopholes and will comply with it. Deals such as the 400mm pounds football and entertainment center and contracts from the BIG Abu Dhabi and Dubai based companies will see their commercial income skyrocket. Roman isn't the only one who has a will to win, but Sheikh Mansoor as well. People usually think dumb money when they think Arab money, but boy - no results and you'll be sacked too. As someone mentioned already, a lot of City's players are still medium age so they will still be a force for the next 4 seasons at least. They've also hired Txiki who will assist in adding younger talents to complement some of their players. So I don't think this is a bubble that will burst. Liverpool won't do skint. The problem they have is the big clubs are buying up all the expensive talents as starters and bargains as squad players. Securing Sturridge and Suarez is one thing, but that is still far far from even being better than Everton and West Brom. As far as Wenger is there, they will be a force. Man U is in the same position as well. They are an institution and depending on who succeeds Ferguson, they will either be a trophy winning team or the new Arsenal (top 4). They have a culture being imbibed into new players and young players. Chelsea will be a force as far as we can use money every January to correct the mistakes Roman and Emenalo make every summer or when they fire a coach that sets us back. If Roman was worth say 1bn pounds, we definitely won't be a force because he would have spent 1/10th of his wealth on sacking managers; the other 1/10th on buying flops; and another 1/10th on overpaying for salaries and being stuck with players we can't move.
KAKUfrank
As far as RA is concerned, I don’t question the man’s passion and desire to be successful or desire to take it as far as possible. But we really need to differentiate his passion for the club, will to succeed and financial prowess to back that will and passion, FROM his decision making. Like I wrote up there, if Roman was worth 1bn pounds, his mistakes would have gotten us to mid-table because he won’t have the financial MUSCLES to sustain such mistakes compared to now. In such a case, it would make sense to judge our owner from the perspective of say – his decision making. United has demonstrated they can spend and so can Man City SO having money or the ability doesn’t guarantee Chelsea success anymore. I will ask you to ask yourself these questions – which club in the last 10 years has had a successful spine, spent close to 200mm pounds on player acquisitions in 2 seasons and are still far from 1st and 2nd? When I say 1st and 2nd, I mean in the PL. When you then measure us up in European football, we are still behind Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man U, Juventus, Shakthar, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund. Before some blame it on RDM, Benitez lost to Corinthians as well. I am a Chelsea fan, but we’ve been the most embarrassing European champion ever which proves we won our CL based on not our footballing ability, but the will and desire of a few individuals who have departed and are being chased out of the club currently. To become a European juggernaut, our decision making in all department has to improve significantly. Not only are the worst European champions ever; we’ve got most inexperienced, worst and most hated CEO and Chairman of all the big clubs. We then have the most inexperienced Director of Football ever. If you think I am joking, please compare their resumes to the other big clubs for yourself and see. It will also tell you why we’ve bought Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Davila, Kakuta, KDB, Moses and Marko Marin and we still claim we’ve got no depth in the winger positions; got weaker in CM positions and refused to bolster up in CF in the summer. If Newcastle didn’t stupidly have Demba’s release clause so low, who would we have added? Which club buys 8 players capable of playing AM/winger and are still looking to add a Taison to the team????? When you do that, you’ll realize why we haven’t built a dynasty like Del Bosque’s Real Madrid; Pep’s Barca; Ajax in the 90s; Fergie’s Man U from mid to late 2000s or even Arsene’s Arsenal. Will Chelsea be mentioned in the same breadth in 20 years time or we’ll just be the best of the money spenders like Spurs were; Blackburn were etc.....We don’t have a culture; we aren’t self sustaining; our scouting/recruiting is still not impressive and the bigger stadium which is the next step for Chelsea in becoming self sustaining doesn’t look like it will happen anytime soon given the tension between management/board and CPO holders who are mostly local.
KAKUfrank
Off top... It seems like AVB still hasn't moved on. Takes a swipe at Chelsea at every given opportunity
blueblood92
Good stuff Saber...Thank you God for bringing RA to chelsea
JohnnyOz
@layor look at the world xi team which was selected....its a joke all the players are from spanish league and except falcoa its real and barca players only....marcelo pique ramos xavi none of them had a great seson but got selected...big joke its is...
shlok27
Kakufrank you're so correct, and that effing scares me. I just dont get all these crap about getting in more wingers and AMFs when there're other areas seriously lacking. I think we need a capable DOF, lets move emenalo back to cheif scout.
LeyemovicH
KAKUfrank, good post. Only a couple of points. I don't think we are the most embarrassing European Champions ever, I'm pretty sure Liverpool once got knocked out in the 1st round by Nottingham Forest, although that was long before it became the Champions League. We have definitely slipped off the pace but there were a few years 04 -06 when Utd were well off the pace in the Premier League and in Europe - although they admittedly never finished outside the top 3. This match tonight is critical because like the Chelsea team in 05 they need to win something (even if the Final is against Bradford!) we have flopped in so many finals this season. Players like Hazard, Moses, Oscar, Ba and to a lesser extent Mata, Luiz & Cahill (who obviously won last year, but as you say that was more to do with Drogba, Cech, Lampard, Cole, Mikel & Terry, all of whom have won many honours and are mostly on their way out) have got to prove they can not only play pretty football but win when it matters, something they have so far failed to do. On another point, I heard Fellaini would be a Chelsea player within a week, don't know if it's true, but if it is, could mean Frank leaving a lot sooner than we thought.
CobhamBlue
Nice piece Saber. This Roman piece just confirm my feeling about his love for CFC. He Is not the kind of owner to take the back seat. he goes to training when he free, discuss players, tactics with the coach, joined the players in the dressing dancing after we won the 2004/2005 league trophy. Everybody make mistake. Even the special one bought some players that was sold for less after 1 or 2 seasons. The good RA has done for CFC far eclipses the bad moments or decision made in the same period.
jollyheart Torres
All our Board have been doing for the last 10 years or so is effectively playing FIFA Player Manager on Roman's money. Yes it has been successful in terms of silverware, but it will not be sustainable if the Club does not sort out the hierarchy on the administration side of things. We desperately need a renowned DoF who has higher influence in terms of having Roman's ear than Buck & Gourlay. Someone here for the long term. The current bunch do not have that experience and that includes Roman himself. Emenalo's recommended purchases have been on the whole excellent, but it has been somewhat unstructured. Between the members of the Board, they seem to have an aim in the way we want to play, we seem to be generally acquiring the right sort of players but it's all a bit unintegrated, witness the number of players on loan. Leyemovich is right, Emenalo should stick to scouting, he hasn't done a bad job, but we need the long term Manager & DoF to stabilise the Club. People who can properly advise the Board and implement their vision without Buck & Gourlay administering Roman's knee-jerk reactions when things go awry. People who can properly handle the dressing room and the players, there's no doubt we have the quality of player (mostly) but what I see at the moment is a lack of nurturing the next leaders in the team, the motivators, the heart beat of the team (Mata, maybe Cahill or Luiz stand out) but without a constant Manager, players look around for that lead. We have seen it on the pitch when things go pear-shaped in certain games. Lamps and JT days are numbered, maybe they attained too much power by way of Mourinho's warrior elevation (Drogba included), but we were new to success at that time and it worked a treat. The wrong thing would be to try to repeat it, nevertheless, every club needs talismen, Mata is doing it by proxy at the moment, but affirmation of who those players are will only come with settled management and administration. Then we will have something sustainable for the next decade.
BlueABS
great read. All hail Cesar!
zosBlue
BlueABS, Mata has been a great purchase but he hasn't really proved he can lead the team by the scruff of the neck through a crisis. Drogba, Lampard, JT & Cech have all done that. If we win the Capital One Cup it will be a start - if we fail it will be a disastrous set back! - but it would have been better if we had to beat a top team in the final rather than Villa or Bradford. At the moment I can't see any obvious leaders emerging. Maybe Luiz and Cahill. It really should be Mikel but he doesn't really look like he'll take on that role.
CobhamBlue
The period in which United fell off the place; Fergie used it to groom Ceistiano Ronaldo, Tevez, and Rooney. His cheap acquisitions. It is the same way he has tried to groom Cleverly, Chichi, Phil Jones, Smalling, and Welbeck. Mantra being cheap acquisitions being groomed alongside world class leaders like RVP. If Fergie was at Chelsea, he would have clashed with Roman by now because he would refuse to loan out Lukaku or sell Drogba. He will banish Torres to he farm. He won't loan Josh out an wont sell Lampard. He won't be basing Taison either. And Roman won't be happy and would have sacked him.
KAKUfrank
KAKUfrank, again I agree, although I reckon at the moment the Chelsea team is better than Utd in every department but one. Unfortunately it is a very BIG BUT - but for the striking department! They have RVP, Rooney & Hernandez and we have (had up until last week) Torres! Imagine if we had signed RVP & Ba last summer. We'd probably be top of the league and still in Europe and RDM would still be in charge. Ifs & buts!!
CobhamBlue
Just when I type this whole list of points,Kaku flaws it....Lol. Great write mate,and I hope people understand there's basically a lot involved in running a club.
nelyvanile
Fergie is the master at promoting talismen in his teams, the one thing he ensures is he, or they never rise above him in terms of calling the shots (Beckham anyone?). Same with Mourinho. Mata could become a talisman with the appropriate manager behind him. He has been very important in making the team tick and scoring very important goals on regular occasions when all hope of a goal from the usual (striker) source seems hopeless. Trouble is when he doesn't click, it's very noticeable. Nevertheless, I couldn't think of a better leader, but it's clear, the guy is too unassuming to take the role on himself, but with a manager promoting him, he would make a great captain. Not ruling out other candidates, my point was more about finding the next leaders in the team to take us on into the next 10 years, the new captain & vice-captain. I think the writing is on the wall for JT, same as it is for FL, they won't be here past their current contracts. We need to be nurturing the new leaders & talismen now.
BlueABS
@cobhamblue. If and buts and this is another example of where Roman's decision making is poor. I am not picking on Roman, but painting examples. First, Ancelotti didn't want Torres. Second, the 3 amigos advised him not to hire AVB, but he decided to hire him. Third, RDM's first player he requested was Falcao. Roman didn't listen. Even AVB wanted Falcao. He refused to heed the advice of 3 coaches and even his stooges. If he heeded the advice of many, he would have saved millions and won more trophies by now with less sackings.
KAKUfrank
Man U today is just was chelsea was last season. We were absolutely nothing without Drogba. Drogba departs an we haven't won skint and sit 4th.
KAKUfrank
@KAKUfrank, u are right on some point and wrong on most. When RA took, he recruited Peter K from Man utd CEO and Frank Arsenen from spurs as chief scouts. These guys was supposed to be football men, but believe me we bought more sub standard players under their time, in the 03/04 seaosn we spent more than 50m on Players like Juan Sebastian Man U reject, Adrian Mutu, even Scot Parker for 10m, 04 another close to 20m on Jiří Jarošík, Tiago and kezman, 05 another 33m on Shaun Wright-Phillips and Asier del Horno. since the duo of Mike and Gourlay came in we spend wisely. So Mike and Gourlay are not the problem as most of the people are saying. My new year wish for CFC is for us to get a coach for longer period, events from last summer (letting the old guards go) shows the board is preparing a soft landing for the new coach.
jollyheart Torres
You lot know ur stuffs, but the problem is beyond RA, the problem stems first from the people at the helm of affairs apart from RA, if we have a director of football like hiddink who RA values his opinion, he'll be able to keep a restraining hand on roman most times, emenalo bought fantastic players that can do the job, but the problem is that we don't have a good coach that can maximize this talent, if we have a coach in the mould of wenger,fergie,klopp,pep,martinez,rodgers who takes pleasure in developing youngsters we'll be better off by now, we won't be looking to buy as much as we are doing now, but we'll be giving youngsters a chance to thrive, but the downside is that we might not be as succesful as we are (because developing youngsters requires patience) but we'll be more solid and we won't be spending roman's money as we are doing now, when emenalo takes back his job as chief scout, to get bargain buys as he does, when we have someone like hiddink as DOF, and we leave gourlay to balance up the books, with the talent we have in all tiers of our academy, if we have that elusive coach, we'll be mentioned in the same breath as the likes of barca,madrid, man utd etcetal, these are juggernauts of football and we should take a leaf from their books
NB: ROMAN can ease the pressure with achieve top 3 and a trophy per season, with that managers might find the work less pressurable
Desmondadonis
I noticed that the premier league is changing, take a look at teams and compare the way they play 2-3 seasons ago to how they play now, you'll see a change, premier league teams now pass the ball more often and have stopped lobbing the ball tactics to an extent, liverpool,wigan,aston villa, chelsea,arsenal,swansea,norwich, tottenham, this teams play more on the ground, I sense a hybrid of the spanish passing game and the premier league counter attack, which would be devastating when it is mastered, english/german teams will dominate the UCL again soon, perhaps starting from next year or two.
Desmondadonis
If Chelsea don't continue to spend big money they won't win the league again. That's not the end of the world, but it's a fact. Man Utd & Man City will spend untold millions to try and remain at the top and only a complete fluke of 5 or 6 youth team players all coming through at once would see Chelsea win the league. In the last 20 years only Man Utd in the mid 90's (never been repeated since) and Barcelona in recent years, have achieved this and even then they have supplemented the home grown players with big money signings.
CobhamBlue
@jollyhearttorres, I am not wrong on any points. You are wrong. Peter Kenyon is job is to get deal done and Arnesen is to get scout the talents. Mourinho's was opposed to his appointment. What was Arnesen's resume before chelsea that roman decided to appoint him??????
KAKUfrank
Before you say someone is wrong on many points. State all the points as well. Don't mention one point which you are wrong in please.
KAKUfrank
Roman will never ease the pressure. Sacking a manager 220+ days free he won he UCL or sacking another 365 days after winning it proves it is not sustainable. The pressure for Pep to win also made it difficult for him stay at Barcelona past the time he did
KAKUfrank
365 days after winning the double.
KAKUfrank
@shlok27,players simply need a spanish passport to break into the fifa11
Ken4CFC
Losses against QPR and Swansea at home, should make us all realize that Roman Abramovich has not got a clue about running a football club. If you honestly believe that Chelsea will dominate football in this country for the next 15 years, you are as deluded as Abramovich and his incompetent advisors.
Blueheart9
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