i can’t see us signing a replacement for Virgil soon but when we do I expect us to sign someone tall
Chelsea Fucked?
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i can’t see us signing a replacement for Virgil soon but when we do I expect us to sign someone tall
…. Who’s good at footie
How would that be sporting integrity?
Because it's not fair they can't have their fans there boo hoo
So will they play their home games behind closed doors too?
If the FA grant it, then this needs to be the price
This is such a cunts move by Chelsea.
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BBC sports editor Dan Roan
Within government I am told by one senior source that there is "exasperation" at what was described to me as a "tin-eared request" by Chelsea to play the match behind closed doors.
Officials feel they are bending over backwards to allow Chelsea to play with a special license when other businesses in similar circumstances would not have received such assistance, and that they have been listening to the club's concerns.
But the feeling within Whitehall is that Chelsea are now trying to penalise other clubs for the predicament that they are in, and are mystified they are prioritising tickets and travel arrangements.
I am told Chelsea wanted 4,000 fans at Middlesbrough rather than the 500 they were due to have, and that this is seen as "throwing their toys out of the pram" at the first opportunity.
Doesn't sound like there will be much sympathy for Chelsea here, the fucking chancers. This will not have other clubs regarding them kindly going forward.
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
Within government I am told by one senior source that there is "exasperation" at what was described to me as a "tin-eared request" by Chelsea to play the match behind closed doors.
Officials feel they are bending over backwards to allow Chelsea to play with a special license when other businesses in similar circumstances would not have received such assistance, and that they have been listening to the club's concerns.
But the feeling within Whitehall is that Chelsea are now trying to penalise other clubs for the predicament that they are in, and are mystified they are prioritising tickets and travel arrangements.
I am told Chelsea wanted 4,000 fans at Middlesbrough rather than the 500 they were due to have, and that this is seen as "throwing their toys out of the pram" at the first opportunity.
Doesn't sound like there will be much sympathy for Chelsea here, the fucking chancers. This will not have other clubs regarding them kindly going forward.
Take the fucking licence away. Let them rot.
They’re risking the government telling them to fuck off over what might have been considered reasonable requests. I hope they do.
Dunno what the issue is, City haven't had fans showing up for years.
Chelsea warship, go fuck yourself
They are banned from making money right? So they can have their 4000 fans, but all the ticket proceeds go to Boro, or a Ukrainian appeal
Fact is none of those fans will turn up anyway as they are not allowed to buy plastic flags, nor are Chelsea allowed to give them away.
Fact is none of those fans will turn up anyway as they are not allowed to buy plastic flags, nor are Chelsea allowed to give them away.
Worth pointing out that the gate money for an FA Cup game is shared so Chelsea would get half of the total ticket sales anyway (I don’t think the licence cuts across that). In that light, it’s interesting that they want a behind closed doors game - they’d be worse off financially (which is obviously a problem right now) so they must be genuinely worried about losing the game. The sporting integrity thing is clearly PR bullshit and good for Boro for calling it out as such.
I read about in the Guardian before I saw it on here :
They are also annoyed that their request to give away tickets for the Middlesbrough game for free did not receive a response from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-cup-tie-behind-closed-doors-roman-abramovich
And in no uncertain terms - he totally rimmed them !
Championship club Middlesbrough said they would challenge the "bizarre" and "ironic" request - which was set to be discussed at an FA meeting on Wednesday - "in the strongest possible terms".
Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson told the Athletic: "Chelsea and sporting integrity do not belong in the same sentence.
"Where is the intellect of Bruce Buck, the chairman of Chelsea, who has been an apologist for his owner, where the trophies won over 19 years have come from the corrupt money provided by Abramovich?" Gibson added.
"Where is the intellect of the chairman of Chelsea when it comes to playing his games at home in front of his season-ticket holders? Does he want to play all his away games at empty stadiums?
"Abramovich has been kicked out of football and Bruce Buck should be kicked out of football too."
Chelsea Supporters' Trust had earlier asked the club to withdraw the request, saying it "does not benefit" any fans.
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