Topic: Chelsea FC

[Scottymuser]

I did chuckle at your description of him as ‘gouty’ the other day.

The question though is - does he have room for a Wafer Thin Mint

[latortuga]

The assertion in the media that Chelsea have some kind of magic trick up their sleeve for increasing revenues is frankly absurd.

It's all going straight to the fans in higher ticket prices.

Boehly and Co. from the time they took over at LA Dodgers to today increased the average ticket price by 116%. 

By comparison we haven't increased our season ticket price in the last 4 seasons and before Boehly arrived neither had Chelsea.

Hard to believe other owners won't see this and follow suit, particularly if it brings Chelsea immediate success. 

Fans be warned.

[El Lobo]

Unless they're charging about £4k per ticket, pretty sure thats not remotely accurate.

[latortuga]

The team is preparing to significantly increase the price of season tickets in the upper west stand of Stamford Bridge stadium, according to the people. An earlier proposal to price the season tickets at as much as £3,900 ($4,895) -- equivalent to around £205 a game -- has been slightly tempered, though Chelsea plans to go ahead with the bulk of the planned increases, they said.

Taken from a Bloomberg article back in June 2022.  No idea if they followed through but regardless it's pretty clear what their intentions are going forward.

[El Lobo]

Increasing ticket costs isn't going to touch the sides of what they've spent

[MonsLibpool]

They are simply borrowing and it's obviously not sustainable.

[thaddeus]

The assertion in the media that Chelsea have some kind of magic trick up their sleeve for increasing revenues is frankly absurd.

It's all going straight to the fans in higher ticket prices.

Boehly and Co. from the time they took over at LA Dodgers to today increased the average ticket price by 116%. 

By comparison we haven't increased our season ticket price in the last 4 seasons and before Boehly arrived neither had Chelsea.

Hard to believe other owners won't see this and follow suit, particularly if it brings Chelsea immediate success. 

Fans be warned.

They currently take around £2m/home game in matchday income (I've seen figures closer to £3m quoted also but that seems to be including more than just ticket sales).  Let's say they play 25 home games in a season - 19 in the league and six in the cups - that equates to £50m/season.  They could double that to £100m and the extra still wouldn't even pay for half of Enzo Fernandez.

They're going to need to pull some more levers.

As others have pointed out they have a squad of great depth but they don't have a superstar.  If the idea is to tout Chelsea globally to people that aren't that much into football/soccer then they'll need more than Mudryk and Fernandez.

[RedSince86]

Chelsea fans laud the work Boehly's done in LA.

If anything they have been perennial failures, spent more than anybody in Baseball since they became owners in 2012.

And have one title during Covid that was a 2 month season of 40 games instead of 162 games plus playoffs, I read an article right after they got knocked out of the playoffs a few months ago questioning if that really was a World Series Championship and their expensive recruitment policy should have produced more.

[redgriffin73]

Increasing ticket costs isn't going to touch the sides of what they've spent

They'll make the rest back in shirt sales

[rafathegaffa83]

Their recruitment policy seems to be of two strands:

1) A big club wants him therefore he must be great and we should have him to prevent them from a signing said player

2) Players either suggested by agents or being culled from best of u-21 lists/players of the tournament etc

Now Chelsea have done both in the past signing Salah so we couldn't and hoovering up young players after strong tournaments only to neglect them on loan. What they are doing now seems to be this on steroids. Also why is Boehly still very much involved in recruitment when they have a DoF?

[The North Bank]

The way I see it is Boehly would’ve told Tuchel that he signs who he wants and Tuchel has to put up with it, so Tommy walked.

Potter is a hesitant yes man, he comes out saying I have no idea who is doing the recruitment then saying I’m involved in it all the way. Both him and Chelsea are hedging their bets. They want to say it’s him choosing the players so if it goes tits up they can blame him and get rid. He’s dropping hints that these aren’t his players so when the inevitable happens he can try and save some of his reputation.

[Kopenhagen]

Really is gluttonous isn't it. Reckon Boehly has had some minion compile a list of Europe and South America's top footballers under 25, and goes "I want him...no HIM...and what about him too? Heck, let's get all of them!!!" like some fat Pokemon-obsessed man-child.

Perfect description. The man is an ogre.

[jillcwhomever]

Klopp asked about Chelsea’s spending replies “I am saying nothing without my lawyer!”  Kind of says it all.

[tubby]

Klopp asked about Chelsea’s spending replies “I am saying nothing without my lawyer!”  Kind of says it all.

Isn't that just a joke about the bullshit Man City pulled last time he spoke about spending power?

[jillcwhomever]

Isn't that just a joke about the bullshit Man City pulled last time he spoke about spending power?

No idea, not watching the press conference it’s just what journalists are quoting.

[Terry de Niro]

Earlier today.   

[rossipersempre]

Isn't that just a joke about the bullshit Man City pulled last time he spoke about spending power?

Yep, they threatened to sue him I remember, because the nasty xenophobic German hurt their lickle feelings.

[Dim Glas]

Yep, they threatened to sue him I remember, because the nasty xenophobic German hurt their lickle feelings.

Did they? Suing people for telling the truth is always a tough one to go through with 

Klopp and LFC rightly threatened legal action against that gobshite abu dhabi shill journalist I think - cos they had to take down the article he wrote.

[elsewhere]

They left Aubameyang out of their CL squad. He probably doesn't care as he was there for the money I suppose but I'm not a fan of this treatment. Why the fuck they didn't let him go in the winter then?

[stjohns]

They left Aubameyang out of their CL squad. He probably doesn't care as he was there for the money I suppose but I'm not a fan of this treatment. Why the fuck they didn't let him go in the winter then?

Well, they must rate Brian Potter extremely highly to give him £300M quid’s worth of new cabaret?

[Kopenhagen]

They left Aubameyang out of their CL squad. He probably doesn't care as he was there for the money I suppose but I'm not a fan of this treatment. Why the fuck they didn't let him go in the winter then?

Who cares. He's a mercenary of the highest order and a clown to boot.

[rossipersempre]

Who cares. He's a mercenary of the highest order and a clown to boot.

That he is. Ever since Arsenal gave him that insane extension, reeking of desperation, he basically downed tools on and off the pitch. Doubt he'll be arsed, more time to devote to his hobby of buying Lambos every couple of months and wrapping them in ever so tasteful gold and fluoro colours.

[Nobby Reserve]

All that investment in transfers paying immediate dividends, as they don't lose to mighty Fulham.

[MonsLibpool]

Can't buy a win

[anandg_lfc]

Chelsea fans are already calling him Enzonzi. Great to see them having a complete meltdown

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Fucking hell they are absolutely shite, they will be ripe for the picking in 18 months, if anyone wants to take a chance on a half price faded prospect, much like we did with Sturridge, then Salah.

[kavah]

Earlier today.   

Ha ha 

[Garnier]

Potter: “Mudryk had a cold” #CFC


and yet you started him

[slaphead]

I was watching the game with my Chelsea supporting brother in law, we both got a laugh when the camera went to Bohely, him watching something on his phone then clearly someone said to him the camera was on him and quickly shoved the phone in his jacket.

[Kopenhagen]

Wait, this fella from Molde was actually bought to play?

They are one strange club.

[PeterTheRed ...]

That looked like a very randomly assembled group of players ...

[The North Bank]

Potter: “Mudryk had a cold” #CFC


and yet you started him

he had Arsenalitis. Its pretty serious, needs a change of scenary and relocation, or could be a long term illness. He looked more like Pepe than Pele.

[jckliew]

We are in deep shite and STILL 1 point behind with 2 games in hand!   LOL

[clinical]

Mount and Gallagher are so so shite.

[BoRed]

Potter: “Mudryk had a cold” #CFC


and yet you started him

Well, we all know they're short of players at the moment.

[Red-Soldier]

They're going to be shite as long as Potter is there.

[jillcwhomever]

That looked like a very randomly assembled group of players ...

Which is precisely what Chelsea are at the moment, there is so little common sense in how they are going about things.

[killer-heels]

Badiashile looks really good.

[MonsLibpool]

Badiashile looks really good.

Left out of their CL squad though.

[killer-heels]

Left out of their CL squad though.

Yep a bit mad that. But in the two games against Fulham and us I thought he looked really good.