AmandaJR
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That's the bit I would question as it could indeed just be to Russian casualties.
That's the bit I would question as it could indeed just be to Russian casualties.
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I wonder if Saudi and UAE owners will be next due to the ongoing issues with Yemen ?
Not sure I believe a word of Roman’s statement.
He’s only selling now as when he gets sanctioned (which should’ve happened by now) all his assets are frozen
He’s only selling now as when he gets sanctioned (which should’ve happened by now) all his assets are frozen
Golfnut1957
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It may appear odd, and pedantic, but it's Boro. Oddly there is only one O in Middlesbrough.
And, what makes Coburns goal even sweeter is Sunderland binned him as a kid and Boro picked him up
greenone
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Definitely to reduce the world's oil consumption before that happens.
Jensen
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It’s also Teesside, not Teeside
Jensen
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Makes you wonder why he never got UK residency/citizenship ???
Rlburnside
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You might not want to criticize him as a owner but I would.
Some might look to how the money come to him in the first place and find that unpalatable.
He’s trying to offload some of his properties and football club before he looses them. Nothing heard from him until now when he’s forced into actions he didn’t want, no condemnation of Russia.
I don’t buy this love for a football club, just because you can buy a club especially a club in a foreign country.
No doubt if he puts in a appearance to say goodbye there will be thousands of Chelsea fans applauding him conveniently forgetting how their recent success was funded.
Pride of London what a joke.
A “charitable foundation” ??
They are all as dodgy as hell with the trustees creaming off most the money in “fees”
Tashyboy
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Back to football, hope tonight’s Chelsea game don’t go to penalties ?
Yorkhacker
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Another bitter and jealous Spurs fan!
greenone
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If it goes to penalties which keeper started and which is on the bench?
Tashyboy
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Opened me cakehole to soon ?
Jensen
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When Putin called all the Oligarchs to The Kremlin to explain that their Companies would become “owned” by The State, why wasn’t Abramovich one of them ?
What was he doing or gifting to excuse him from that meeting ?
Even now, why has Putin still not relieved him of Sibnef ?
What was he doing or gifting to excuse him from that meeting ?
Even now, why has Putin still not relieved him of Sibnef ?
Jensen
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?????
Rlburnside
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Not bitter or jealous, I’ve said similar about Man. City and Newcastle both clubs funded from countries that have terrible human rights records and where domestic violence is lawful, why would you want to support clubs like that.
HampshireHog
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And yet you haven’t criticised him for his behaviour as the owner which was the point of my post. There are clearly plenty things that can be levelled at him but not acting on Chelsea’s interests is not one of them in.
Foxholer
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Probably because Abramovic no longer has significant interest in Sibnef!
Blue in Munich
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Apparently because he sold Sibneft to Gazprom in 2005.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15154362
"The Chelsea Football Club owner sold Sibneft to Russia's state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom in a multibillion-dollar deal in 2005."
Rlburnside
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It depends what you believe i suppose, let’s remember he’s been forced to put out that statement. Just being the owner of Chelsea FC is not in the clubs best interest
In a few years and if the truth really comes out the ‘ glory’ years under Abramovich should be seen as tainted and a dark period in the history of Chelsea FC.
