Kepa showing his solidarity by refusing to save anything.

comment by 🇺🇦 Boris 'Inky' Gibson 🇺🇦 (U5901)
posted 6 minutes ago
Kepa showing his solidarity by refusing to save anything.
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Such an utter caaant

He left Russia on the verge of bankruptcy but hey don't let that stop you from your narrative!

Making a hero out of an opportunist thief!

Bankrolls Putin in one hand and gives to Ukraine charity.

Bullet in one hand and flowers in the other.

I'm kinda in awe of how Chelsea have gone from near bankrupt to finessing 1.5b from their owner 😅

I've no doubt he loved his club but I don't think he purchased Chelsea through his love of the club at all.
He had several teams he was interested in but Chelsea was the perfect opportunity to buy a club with good groundwork for success (they already had some before) and elevate himself to a safer, more public profile.

comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 4 minutes ago
I'm kinda in awe of how Chelsea have gone from near bankrupt to finessing 1.5b from their owner 😅

I've no doubt he loved his club but I don't think he purchased Chelsea through his love of the club at all.
He had several teams he was interested in but Chelsea was the perfect opportunity to buy a club with good groundwork for success (they already had some before) and elevate himself to a safer, more public profile.
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He bought the club through his love of football, not Chelsea. But it is clear once he financially invested in Chelsea he then emotionally invested in Chelsea and very quickly fell in love with the club. And still loves the club.

I’m still none the wiser on it (especially not as clued up as more spurs who has access to Romans private documents), but as a football owner he’s been phenomenal. I wonder if we will ever find out if he gets sanctioned and why and his links, if any to putin, but what a gesture for the money to go to people affected by the war

comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 2 minutes ago

I'm kinda in awe of how Chelsea have gone from near bankrupt to finessing 1.5b from their owner 😅

I've no doubt he loved his club but I don't think he purchased Chelsea through his love of the club at all.
He had several teams he was interested in but Chelsea was the perfect opportunity to buy a club with good groundwork for success (they already had some before) and elevate himself to a safer, more public profile.
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No doubt. He might not have even become a Chelsea fan along the way, but he treated the club with the care as if he was a fan.

Purely through the prospective of being a football owner we might not see someone like him again for a while tbh. 1.5b in without a string attached. That's incredible.

London is open to Russian oligarchs.

Buying Chelsea made him the most famous amongst his limted social circle.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 4 minutes ago
I'm kinda in awe of how Chelsea have gone from near bankrupt to finessing 1.5b from their owner 😅

I've no doubt he loved his club but I don't think he purchased Chelsea through his love of the club at all.
He had several teams he was interested in but Chelsea was the perfect opportunity to buy a club with good groundwork for success (they already had some before) and elevate himself to a safer, more public profile.
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He bought the club through his love of football, not Chelsea. But it is clear once he financially invested in Chelsea he then emotionally invested in Chelsea and very quickly fell in love with the club. And still loves the club.
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If I invested a billion in anything it'd be close to my heart 😂 I've no doubt what u say is true but the proximate cause of him buying a club was staying alive.

When Whelan talked about how he moved and his security u can see he lives a totally different life to everyone bar a handful of Russian billionaires.
He loves Chelsea now but it was always a means to make sure he couldn't just go missing.

Bottling it as he can’t compete with liverpool.

comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 17 seconds ago

Bottling it as he can’t compete with liverpool.
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Ok well done. I laughed

comment by 🇺🇦 Boris 'Inky' Gibson 🇺🇦 (U5901)
posted 1 minute ago
London is open to Russian oligarchs.

Buying Chelsea made him the most famous amongst his limted social circle.
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Bigger social circle than yours I imagine Boris

Having Putin as a best mate but then still 5hitting your pants everyday and looking over your shoulder... it's like he is reaping the consequence of basically doing a deal with the devil. He looks and acts exactly like a man who knows it too

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 2 minutes ago
I’m still none the wiser on it (especially not as clued up as more spurs who has access to Romans private documents), but as a football owner he’s been phenomenal. I wonder if we will ever find out if he gets sanctioned and why and his links, if any to putin, but what a gesture for the money to go to people affected by the war
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It’s not a war, it’s an invasion

When Whelan talked about how he moved and his security u can see he lives a totally different life to everyone bar a handful of Russian billionaires.
He loves Chelsea now but it was always a means to make sure he couldn't just go missing.
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That article was scary. The behaviour of a man who believes there's a target on his chest all the time.

Doesn't he spend £3m a year on personal security?

comment by 🇺🇦 Boris 'Inky' Gibson 🇺�... (U5901)
posted 1 minute ago
Doesn't he spend £3m a year on personal security?
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I'd imagine that's fairly standard for people with fortunes of 1000's of millions to their name.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 17 seconds ago

Bottling it as he can’t compete with liverpool.
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Ok well done. I laughed
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How many billions spent but well behind.

Jacked it in.

comment by Eric_the_red (U1122)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 2 minutes ago
I’m still none the wiser on it (especially not as clued up as more spurs who has access to Romans private documents), but as a football owner he’s been phenomenal. I wonder if we will ever find out if he gets sanctioned and why and his links, if any to putin, but what a gesture for the money to go to people affected by the war
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It’s not a war, it’s an invasion
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Gesture! Indeed.

Guilt.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 2 minutes ago

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He bought the club through his love of football, not Chelsea. But it is clear once he financially invested in Chelsea he then emotionally invested in Chelsea and very quickly fell in love with the club. And still loves the club.
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Obvious to any real CFC fan Biggish. His tenure and control of the club, has been nothing short of textbook and above board from a long term fans perspective. I will not comment or judge on his life outside of football, but from a Chelsea point of view, it is a sad day indeed. His statement struck me as heart-felt and honest.

comment by Eric_the_red (U1122)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 2 minutes ago
I’m still none the wiser on it (especially not as clued up as more spurs who has access to Romans private documents), but as a football owner he’s been phenomenal. I wonder if we will ever find out if he gets sanctioned and why and his links, if any to putin, but what a gesture for the money to go to people affected by the war
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It’s not a war, it’s an invasion
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Okay the invasion then. What an odd thing to be pedantic about

It's game over now folks welcome to the Chelsea of old scrapping for top 4 and winning the odd Fa Cup here and there the good old Jesper Gronjaer days

Obviously, Putin comes before Chelsea.

He is looking to cash in before his Tory buddies cave into the pressure and rightly apply sanctions against him.

comment by 2-4-5 Trioxin (U22016)
posted 5 minutes ago
It's game over now folks welcome to the Chelsea of old scrapping for top 4 and winning the odd Fa Cup here and there the good old Jesper Gronjaer days
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Depe da onshore buysus.