Putin doesnt have friends. He has people who are useful to him.
comment by Half a Big Bite - Bobby Firms is gonna getcha (U7237)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Why is he being given the opportunity to sell? I thought the idea of the sanctions was to hit the oligarchs in the pocket, if they can simply sell their assets what’s the point?
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Call me a cynic, but the knockdown prices at which they'd be forced to sell assets worth billions and the people who can actually afford to buy might have something to do with it.
Labour MP Chris Bryant had questioned his (peace talks) claims as he has no diplomatic links to act in such a capacity, and it was an attempt to avoid being sanctioned. Which if true, has so far worked.
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He also claimed it was "Russian lies" about 10 minutes before the Ukrainian who reached out to him confirmed it.
Having looked a bit into this guy, he's also got a thing about dirty money specifically about it funding the Tories. He's playing politics.
comment by RB United (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
He's one of Putin's puppets. There's not a dodgy or shady deal he's not been involved with I bet.
Even in his statement he made no comments about the situation in Ukraine. He stepped aside and allowed the club to do it. Shows you where his true loyalty lies.
The amount of Chelsea fans who are defending him is a disgrace. Trophies above everything? Is that truly your stance?
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must be nice having so much insight into our owners situation, people higher up have no idea of his level of involvement for or against Putin but they just needed to ask you. Thanks for the heads up....fooey Roman bad boy.
How do so many idiots have an opinion on Abramovich im a Chelsea fan and have heard him utter max 20 words since he bought the club....can i get a tip for the lotto numbers.
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 23 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Rather than ad hominem, why not consider the questions Bryant and others have raised?
Many other MP's from across the house have raised the same question of the government. In that why has RA not faced UK sanctions.
Over a week ago (22 Feb) Johnson made a statement in the HoC's claiming RA was already facing UK sanctions, when in fact he was not.
Johnson was asked to correct the record and his spokesperson said he had simply "misspoke" and would correct the record asap.
This week Johnson dodged a raft of questions, (again from across the political divide) on why sanctions have not been raised against RA. And to my knowledge he has not corrected the record (as promised last week).
Given sanctions could have been implemented immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine, MP's asking questions why RA has not been sanctioned to date is hardly unusual. And unless/until questions are answered with transparency, they will continue to be asked. With increasing cynicism.
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Arsenal shat it on 16/01/22 (U18109)
posted 6 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Where would it end though? We are all sponsored by Nike and Adidas who have some of the most questionable ethics in the world.
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Arsenal shat it on 16/01/22 (U18109)
posted 18 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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That's the best comment from a Spurs fan I've seen on our board the last few days. Respect
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Bryant rightly asking questions, you Chelsea fans should be asking, if you had any decency. Backing Abramovich now, is backing Putin and his thugs
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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West London Life?
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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I think that’s why he has been so quiet on the matter, “he says it best when he says nothing at all”
comment by Fifty Years of Hurt (U12953)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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West London Life?
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If I let you go. You'll be flying without wins
Never mind you can always jump ship to Newcastle now.
Good that we’re getting rid of a Russian
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Bryant rightly asking questions, you Chelsea fans should be asking, if you had any decency. Backing Abramovich now, is backing Putin and his thugs
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Stop talking like a mug
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
comment by Rude Van Nist (U22799)
posted 2 minutes ago
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
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Yes, a very decent gesture
comment by Rude Van Nist (U22799)
posted 4 hours, 29 minutes ago
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
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This and the fact he’s writing off 1.5b he loaned the club shows he was in it for the sport not the balance sheet. Other owners were claiming furlough whilst Roman gave the club hotels to the NHS. The donation of sale money to Ukraine victims says plenty.
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posted on 2/3/22
Putin doesnt have friends. He has people who are useful to him.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Half a Big Bite - Bobby Firms is gonna getcha (U7237)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Why is he being given the opportunity to sell? I thought the idea of the sanctions was to hit the oligarchs in the pocket, if they can simply sell their assets what’s the point?
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Call me a cynic, but the knockdown prices at which they'd be forced to sell assets worth billions and the people who can actually afford to buy might have something to do with it.
posted on 2/3/22
Labour MP Chris Bryant had questioned his (peace talks) claims as he has no diplomatic links to act in such a capacity, and it was an attempt to avoid being sanctioned. Which if true, has so far worked.
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He also claimed it was "Russian lies" about 10 minutes before the Ukrainian who reached out to him confirmed it.
Having looked a bit into this guy, he's also got a thing about dirty money specifically about it funding the Tories. He's playing politics.
posted on 2/3/22
They always are.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by RB United (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
He's one of Putin's puppets. There's not a dodgy or shady deal he's not been involved with I bet.
Even in his statement he made no comments about the situation in Ukraine. He stepped aside and allowed the club to do it. Shows you where his true loyalty lies.
The amount of Chelsea fans who are defending him is a disgrace. Trophies above everything? Is that truly your stance?
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must be nice having so much insight into our owners situation, people higher up have no idea of his level of involvement for or against Putin but they just needed to ask you. Thanks for the heads up....fooey Roman bad boy.
How do so many idiots have an opinion on Abramovich im a Chelsea fan and have heard him utter max 20 words since he bought the club....can i get a tip for the lotto numbers.
posted on 2/3/22
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
posted on 2/3/22
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 23 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Rather than ad hominem, why not consider the questions Bryant and others have raised?
Many other MP's from across the house have raised the same question of the government. In that why has RA not faced UK sanctions.
Over a week ago (22 Feb) Johnson made a statement in the HoC's claiming RA was already facing UK sanctions, when in fact he was not.
Johnson was asked to correct the record and his spokesperson said he had simply "misspoke" and would correct the record asap.
This week Johnson dodged a raft of questions, (again from across the political divide) on why sanctions have not been raised against RA. And to my knowledge he has not corrected the record (as promised last week).
Given sanctions could have been implemented immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine, MP's asking questions why RA has not been sanctioned to date is hardly unusual. And unless/until questions are answered with transparency, they will continue to be asked. With increasing cynicism.
posted on 2/3/22
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Arsenal shat it on 16/01/22 (U18109)
posted 6 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Where would it end though? We are all sponsored by Nike and Adidas who have some of the most questionable ethics in the world.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Arsenal shat it on 16/01/22 (U18109)
posted 18 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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That's the best comment from a Spurs fan I've seen on our board the last few days. Respect
posted on 2/3/22
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Bryant rightly asking questions, you Chelsea fans should be asking, if you had any decency. Backing Abramovich now, is backing Putin and his thugs
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
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Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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West London Life?
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
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Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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I think that’s why he has been so quiet on the matter, “he says it best when he says nothing at all”
posted on 2/3/22
Alright ronan
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Fifty Years of Hurt (U12953)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Anthony The King Elanga (U10026)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - A... (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Roman from a purely sporting perspective has been a great owner for Chelsea and likely has overseen the most successful period the club will ever have.
As glad as I am at this development, I do wish the premier league would do the right thing and get rid of all the funny money in the game - and if Spurs are in anyway guilty of that then I 100% include them also.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ronan has not been a great owner. He has basically laundered dirty Russian money through Chelsea for the best part of 20 years. Nothing great about that.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Life’s certainly been a rollercoaster for Chelsea fans under Ronan’s ownership.
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West London Life?
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If I let you go. You'll be flying without wins
posted on 2/3/22
Never mind you can always jump ship to Newcastle now.
posted on 2/3/22
Good that we’re getting rid of a Russian
posted on 2/3/22
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
comment by vavarising (U21731)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Chris Bryant is a lowlevel self important weasel, feed him to Romans bodyguards, he´ll make a light snack before brunch
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Bryant rightly asking questions, you Chelsea fans should be asking, if you had any decency. Backing Abramovich now, is backing Putin and his thugs
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Stop talking like a mug
posted on 2/3/22
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Rude Van Nist (U22799)
posted 2 minutes ago
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
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Yes, a very decent gesture
posted on 2/3/22
comment by Rude Van Nist (U22799)
posted 4 hours, 29 minutes ago
Profits of the sale going to Ukrainian victims
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This and the fact he’s writing off 1.5b he loaned the club shows he was in it for the sport not the balance sheet. Other owners were claiming furlough whilst Roman gave the club hotels to the NHS. The donation of sale money to Ukraine victims says plenty.
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