Howay 12496 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 One of the people being linked is Hansjorg Wyss, who is 86 and apparently worth $5.6Bn so it would be somewhere around half his net worth. I assume the press are just googling billionaires if that’s the links they’re coming up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 724 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I think Wyss outright said he was offered the club, so that's not just lazy journos. He could still be lying but why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, acrossthepond said: I think Wyss outright said he was offered the club, so that's not just lazy journos. He could still be lying but why? Yeah in that case perhaps not. Maybe this ties in with it being a bit of a show from Abramovic? Offer the club to a bunch of billionaires who might publicly state they’ve been offered the club to legitimize that it’s really for sale. I am just not sure why anyone would buy for the price that’s doing the rounds, which is why I question Abramovic’s level of intent. Obviously football clubs don’t make the money for them to be worth that, so you’re left with the ‘sports washing’ types, but is it even great for them? I would assume taking a club and completely rebuilding/recreating it as a success e.g. PSG/Manchester City would be more in line with their aims. I guess that would leave the extremely wealthy that want a play thing? But that’s an insanely limited group as even for people like Wyss it’s a huge part of their net worth. Maybe a consortium could pay that, but then you’re back to why would they since it’s very unlikely you gain financially from it and don’t have the prestige that a sole owner does. It’s a fucking weird situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9556 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Howay said: I assume the press are just googling billionaires if that’s the links they’re coming up with? Henry Mauriss? © Luke Edwards 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9556 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 15 hours ago, Rayvin said: 16 years later Some people on this forum will probably qualify as resource of historical importance tbh. FYP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6323 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Chelsea sold to Trotters Independent Traders (newsthump.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20210 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Abramovich sanctioned. Chelsea FC frozen, sale unable to proceed. Does that mean Chelsea has been nationalised? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35807 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Fucking great this. I'm pleased they've actually moved ahead cos it looked an awful lot like they were trying to let him get away with a sale before belatedly sanctioning him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Should be a fun away end on Sunday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17164 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Apparently they have been granted a 'special license' to complete up and coming fixtures. If they get to the start of next season with him still in ownership, do they still play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Just now, wykikitoon said: Apparently they have been granted a 'special license' to complete up and coming fixtures. If they get to the start of next season with him still in ownership, do they still play? I bet TalkSPORT is in meltdown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6323 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 My Chelsea supporting ex-colleague who dished out untold amounts of abuse in my direction about how we were being bought by a morally corrupt owner is currently in absolute fucking meltdown trying to defend has wanky nationalised club 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14958 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6101 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Wow. Let's hope our government never falls out with the Saudi's! It's right that Abramovich won't be allowed to profit from a UK asset, but bad craic that the fans are the ones that will be affected by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6323 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Nah, I'm not feeling much sympathy. This lot were one of those blocking our takeover. How do you like those apples? Can't wait to hear what John Terry has to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Wow. Let's hope our government never falls out with the Saudi's! It's right that Abramovich won't be allowed to profit from a UK asset, but bad craic that the fans are the ones that will be affected by this. I think the sale will get resolved very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20210 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Wow. Let's hope our government never falls out with the Saudi's! It's right that Abramovich won't be allowed to profit from a UK asset, but bad craic that the fans are the ones that will be affected by this. if yemen mattered more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26928 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: but bad craic that the fans are the ones that will be affected by this. The same fans who interrupted the tribute to the Ukrainians with pro-Abramovich chants? Nah, fuck those guys. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4972 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 If the collective Western world decided it was moved to act over Yemen and bring pressure to stop Saudi Arabia in that context, I would be more than happy for them to do to NUFC what they're doing to Chelsea. Whatever saves lives. For now though, the problem lies with our government rather than our football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6101 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: if yemen mattered more... Aye, the hypocrisy is not lost on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6101 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, ewerk said: The same fans who interrupted the tribute to the Ukrainians with pro-Abramovich chants? Nah, fuck those guys. We've got divvies waving Saudi flags at St James Park tbf. It's a fools errand trying to find find a moral path through the PL, UK government, Russian Oligarchs and Saudi Sheikh's. They are all varying shades of corrupt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4972 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Chelsea's forum has locked and hidden their thread on this so that only members can see it, and I think we can all probably imagine why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6323 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, ewerk said: The same fans who interrupted the tribute to the Ukrainians with pro-Abramovich chants? Nah, fuck those guys. This entirely. Up there with the Mackems defending Adam Johnson pre-trial for me. Fucking appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14160 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Business as usual on their socials though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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