Didn't Walker leave Balckburn a big trust fund so that he can help the club from the other side
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Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Hmmmm, is it really so different to the situation in Spain or Italy (circa 1993)? The big clubs there seemed to own all the players in the other teams.
Hopefully this should settle down and we'll have a more balanced squad. Obviously Mourinho needs a couple of seasons to shape the club.Comment
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My only point was that they still spent a lot of money to bring success. They would not have achieved it with those youth players alone.Originally posted by TonyEnglish
Where the money comes from is a seperate argument. I said this earlier - the Chelsea situation is a bit worrying because they seem to have a bottomless pit of money, which is unprecedented in world football.Comment
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He did leave a trust, but it doesn't provide funds on anything like the scale that he did personally when he was still alive. The money helps to pay for the running of the club, pays off some debt and if we're lucky there's some left over for transfers - hence Craig Bellamy. So we're not in the sort of financial jeopardy that others are, but we are unfortunately back in with the also-rans.Originally posted by TonyEnglishComment
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It's not a bottomless pit. Roman expects the club to be self-sufficient within 5 years. That's a good thing too; success built entirely on one man's generosity is like the house built on sand.Originally posted by wendigo100Comment
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"Roman expects the club to be self-sufficient within 5 years"
So in 5 years time they are self financing. Then by christmas they are in say 3rd in the table, a few points adrift of the top. Because they are self financing they have a budget, but it doesn't stretch to a player who the manager really wants when the mid season transfer window opens. Are you seriously suggesting that Roman would not give over the funds to do the deal?
Also, how many professionals do Chelsea have on thier book at the moment? (roughly)Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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No, I don't believe Roman will be directly funding player transfers in the future.
How many professional players? I have no idea. Obviously there is the first team, the reserve team.Comment
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the reserve reserve team. The youth team, reserve youth team, etc etc etc.Originally posted by voronSA says;
Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!
I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!
n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.(whatever these are)Comment
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Sunday League team! On loan Team....what is your point Mr EnglishComment
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The point is, when Man City went out of the prem league (or when they went into div 2 - can't remember) they had 53 professionals on their books and had to do a serious amount of work getting them off the payroll. If the ruskie stops bankrolling Chelsea and they have a huge number of very expensive players on their books, all tied to long contracts with very lucrative T&C's, then obviously it will be harder fo Chelsea to ever become self financing as their break even point would be very very high. It would also mean that the amount available for transfers would be reduced because of their high overheads.
So how many from the team which finished 3rd and the team which finished 2nd are still kicking around?Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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