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Seriously, Chelsea? It has always been the go to club for Yaxley Lennonists/NF/whatever nazi cunts. I've been incognito in your end as an away fan in the old days with siege heiling and all that going on. Standard.

Is that considered good value for money?

Sure, if you win the league. Just ask Liverpool fans.

Yes. It never happens anywhere else.

Not sure if serious or just sour grapes because the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge is on hold until your owner and bankroll can spend more than 90 days in the country.
Despite the reliance on tv money, the way to profitability is always going to be matchday revenue, bigger the stadium you can fill, the better off you’ll be...
Also means that when ENIC come to sell, the more money they can ask for.
Stadium is going to keep us in the black, for way longer than people will remember this transfer window.
Will be interesting to see how far we can go, and how we use the opinion pieces and received wisdom that we’ll fall on our faces because of the lack of summer spending.

WornCleat

I am not sure if any of you are old enought to remember but once upon a time, many years ago, Arsenal used to challenge for trophies every year. They won the Premier League a few times and at one time they and ManU seemed to have the Premier League sewn up.
And then they decided to move to a shiny new stadium.
Instead of buying the best players around from their rivals, they started to sell their star players. They brought in young untried players. Some succeeded; others didn't. They stopped winning trophies.
They stuck with their manager because he was a good manager who knew a thing or two about winning the league.
So Tottenham have had a great deal of success in recent years. They have won a league cup or two and have finished above Arsenal. They haven't won the league but they have challenged.
And now they are moving to a shiny new stadium albeit one that looks like a khazi.
And they are not participating in the transfer window.
And they are sticking with the same manager who has brought them such success.
Or looked at another way. Man Citeh walked it last year. Man Citeh have strengthened their squad. Tottenham keeping the same players and the same manager appear destined only to do worse than last year.
Has to be said, I'm happy with that and am pleased that Tottenham supporters are. At least they share the same lack of ambititon as their team.
Oh and they're going to get American football.

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WornCleat

Talking of Yaxley Lennon, a friend and fellow Chelsea supporter who happens to be a black woman, tells me that at Tuesday's friendly she was sitting near a twat who started a solo chant about Yaxley-Lennon. She was far from happy. Only one person but these things can spread.
Why don't they all go off and join their leader watching Luton (or has he received a banning order?)
The worst I have seen in recent times was a gammonesque person at the Community Shield last season singing loudly to the National Anthem while making a Nazi salute.
And, yes both of these stories involved Chelsea supporters but if you think that you club is immune, you have your head in the sand.

park life

and well done to jose trump for the win, table topping performance

all those mind games and he's still in charge of a winning team

Shite game to watch tho. You would want to be beating that Leicester side well at home irregardless of your £x spend on transfers.

I have Luke Shaw in the Fantasy however so I was well chuffed.

It's called trolling...

Of course it does but historically Chelsea are famous for all their oddball right wing factions which is why I thought it was odd you seemed surprised at your friend getting abuse. From the times I’ve been there I’d always assumed it was standard although admittedly I haven’t been for a while...

Every club has their right wing loonies... Back in the 70s/80s there were NF/BM factions within all the London firms, I remember them well, we had loads of them living on my council estate...

It probably doesn't help that Chelsea still play Screwdriver songs during the half time entertainment.

Nowadays even women come and watch football.

Newcastle deserved more out of that game they played well.

Nice to see us pick up an early season win, just need Kane to score in August so the stat police don’t get on here s back and we will be all good. Happy that moura got the start, and a chance to impress..

which he didn't really take. pretty anonymous. spurs were lucky. so were united last night.

this season this plastic is mainly going to be rooting for Palace

Newcastle threw that game away, shame...

No I won't.
It's all about Bournemouth.

Good start for us, you could see the players struggling with the manager's instructions in the first half but he seemed a bit happier in the second... Moving the ball much more quickly, who doesn't love one touch football?

According to a radio 5 it was an even match. We have an issue that we don’t seem to be able to score goals and for £71 million you would expect our keeper to save more than two shots.

While I am sure that you have been to more Chelsea games than me and stood on more away terraces, you miss my point. There are unacceptable elements at Chelsea; fewer than there were but still unacceptable. If, however, you think that this is an issue isolated to Chelsea, you have your eyes closed and ears blocked.

the way to profitability is always going to be matchday revenue.

That was so Everton it hurts

Is this peak Bielsa?

Let’s just look at your comments about Chelsea.

Abramovich has called off the stadium redevelopment. The timing of this appears to the tabloids and those that slavishly regurgitate their speculation (and thankfully you are a Guardian reader) to coincide with the curious incident of his failure to secure renewal of his visa and his taking of Israeli citizenship.

Of course, due to the latter, the former is of little relevance. He has not yet bored of football or of Chelsea. He turned down a sum greater than the valuation of Arsenal for Chelsea. He has spent significantly in this transfer window.

His decision to halt the stadium expansion is more likely to have been determined by macroeconomic issues. The stadium would require Abramovich to stump up somewhere in excess of £0.5 bn of his own money. Most of his assets are not held in Sterling. He would be converting dollar and euro assets into sterling at a time when sterling’s value is in question. A hard Brexit will cause significant damage to the price of the pound. Why use dollar and Euro backed assets to purchase sterling assets which might be worth only a fraction of what they are now? It would be very silly. Better to wait and see what happens to the pound. He could save 50% of the cost of the stadium build if he waits until March.

Even then, is a new stadium worth it? Ten years or more ago, Arsenal thought so. Seven years ago, Abramovich thought so. Match day income was a very important component of a club’s income. Today, with the ludicrous figures being paid for television rights, it is far less significant.

So, why waste money by buying sterling at a time of great uncertainty particularly when the importance of a big stadium is not what it was. More important today is success in the pitch and trophies in the cabinet.

To lose 4-1 at home is bad enough but to lose 4-1 at home to Leeds is just irresponsible.

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