Cheatski are still scum

[metalgear]

They seem to be signing everyone to 7+ year contracts to lower amortization costs. I just can't help but feel like there's some grander plan here, but can't figure out what it is

Read on the internet that boehly is also shifting to low basic high bonus compensation structure for all players, which is consistent with avoiding accumulating deadwood with new longer term contracts.

Maybe a repeat of their youth team development business strategy of loaning and developing players for profit?

 

[NaijaSpurs]

Seems they are at it again

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/noni-madueke-set-chelsea-ruud-28953198

 

[Gutter Boy]

They seem to be signing everyone to 7+ year contracts to lower amortization costs. I just can't help but feel like there's some grander plan here, but can't figure out what it is

Selling the ground for property development and moving to the old Plough Lane site.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Does Potter even want all these players, or are they just being bought because they can/someone else thinks it's a good idea?

 

[DubSpur]

Selling the ground for property development and moving to the old Plough Lane site.

They can't, they don't own the ground or the right to the Chelsea name if they move.

 

[DubSpur]

It's not how much you spend each window. It's amortisation + agents fees + 1st team wages. Compared to revenue. 90% this year, 80% next, 70% the year after.

And how much you spend directly contributes to all of those.

 

[DubSpur]

I think their plan is to own every player in football, then nobody else can field a team, so they win by default.

By 2030 only Chelsea and Forest will have players.

 

[Yiddo]

Does Potter even want all these players, or are they just being bought because they can/someone else thinks it's a good idea?

Of course he doesn’t, there doesn’t seem to be any structure to these signings. It’s seems a little like when the Russian first took over, signing players so others can’t.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Of course he doesn’t, there doesn’t seem to be any structure to these signings. It’s seems a little like when the Russian first took over, signing players so others can’t.

It just puts Potter under more pressure having to integrate and deal with players he doesn’t want. Which doesn’t bother me at all but doesn’t seem a particularly constructive way to work with a new coach.

 

[tw12yid]

8.5 year contracts are just ridiculous. I know why they have done it to spread the cost out. But if the player doesn’t work out will be hard to shift.

 

[Gazza]

Call it what you want but it's ambitious, may not work out but I've been impressed with the players that they have got in ... hopefully it goes tits up.

 

[Baleforce]

Call it what you want but it's ambitious, may not work out but I've been impressed with the players that they have got in ... hopefully it goes tits up.

it's not ambitious, its gluttony

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

8.5 year contracts are just ridiculous. I know why they have done it to spread the cost out. But if the player doesn’t work out will be hard to shift.

Bet Winston Bogarde wishes he was still around.

8.5 years, deary me.

 

[Raziel]

it's not ambitious, its gluttony

I'd argue it's just stupid

- A player on an 8 year contract flops, you not only have to eat the loss on the purchase price, but you have 8 years of salary commitment
- Having 30+ top level players isn't going to help team harmony

It seems Everton flushed £500M down the drain and got worse, Chelsea has just said "hold my beer", £400M so far

 

[Grays_1890]

Bet Winston Bogarde wishes he was still around.

8.5 years, deary me.

Gets round FFP, ridiculous but true

 

[Dicko]

Gets round FFP, ridiculous but true

Simon Jordan was also wondering how their accounts looked and did a quick 2min check while on the radio today and was actually surprised and said they were not looking too bad and could probably keep spending for another couple windows like this!!
He did say something like it was obviously risky and unsustainable though

 

[Grays_1890]

Simon Jordan was also wondering how their accounts looked and did a quick 2min check while on the radio today and was actually surprised and said they were not looking too bad and could probably keep spending for another couple windows like this!!
He did say something like it was obviously risky and unsustainable though

There is a video on another thread from a Chelse fan who is a finance expert who explained it all away, said that each deal basically broke down into small amounts per year so they are well under FFP

 

[Lilbaz]

Simon Jordan was also wondering how their accounts looked and did a quick 2min check while on the radio today and was actually surprised and said they were not looking too bad and could probably keep spending for another couple windows like this!!
He did say something like it was obviously risky and unsustainable though

He did get one thing wrong though. He forgot that the rules have changed.

https://www.skysports.com/football/...gulations-to-replace-ffp-all-you-need-to-know

 

[Bedfordspurs]

There is a video on another thread from a Chelse fan who is a finance expert who explained it all away, said that each deal basically broke down into small amounts per year so they are well under FFP

He ain’t a Chelsea fan but Kieran Maguire is a lecturer on finance at universities
I think he is a Brighton fan

 

[Grays_1890]

He ain’t a Chelsea fan but Kieran Maguire is a lecturer on finance at universities
I think he is a Brighton fan

My mistake, I thought he was referring to them as Us, not that it matters