eff all that. someone let me borrow a few billion so i can just buy the club and save us all
primoshevek on
So what? These lot are not selling anytime soon.
petrescu on
I made a comment earlier today that I’d be open to Todd attempting some kind of takeover, and someone replied saying he’s just as culpable. I put this together in response to that, and after seeing this post thought it was worth sharing here as well. I don’t think Todd is blameless, but I’m not convinced he should be lumped in with everything that’s gone wrong, especially when in reality there may be very little he can actually control.
Although this diagram is listing his stake at 38.15% and not the 12% I’ve seen reported over and over.
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If we’re going to judge Todd Boehly’s tenure at Chelsea, it’s important to separate the period where he had direct influence from the structure that exists today.
Boehly stepped in as a de facto sporting director for rough six months, I think? During a time where we had no established recruitment teams, a delayed takeover and key defenders leaving. This wasn’t a normal window, it was about plugging immediate gaps. So let’s look at that summer:
With hindsight, you can pick holes in most of those. But at the time? Fofana and Cucurella were two of the most in-demand players in the league, Koulibaly was seen as an elite defender finally arriving in England, Sterling was a proven winner, and Carney was one of the best young prospects in the country. Aubameyang was clearly a Tuchel-driven signing. For someone stepping into a role he wasn’t hired for, under those conditions, that window is easily a B+. In fact, I think the only players we didn’t get were Raphina, who had his heart set on Barca, and Kounde who we messed about.
Where things get blurred is what’s happened since. Boehly is a minority shareholder, roughly 12 percent, compared to Clearlake’s controlling stake of 60 plus. The current recruitment model, long contracts, heavy investment in youth, high volume of signings, feels far more aligned with Clearlake’s approach than the short-term, experience-driven window Boehly oversaw in 2022.
It’s also worth noting that Boehly’s track record elsewhere isn’t one of chaos. At the Dodgers, he’s been part of building a consistently successful, well-run winning machine that top players actively want to join. That suggests he understands how to structure a sports operation when the right setup is in place.
However, that’s not to say he’s above criticism. Stepping into the sporting director role was always going to be a risk, and some of the decision-making and communication during that period was messy. The “4-4-3” comment and others like it are easy to mock but I’d argue those moments also reflect someone willing to front up publicly during a turbulent period, rather than hide behind silence, like the Clearlake Clowns. It felt less like arrogance and more like someone out of their depth trying to steady the ship. And when you factor in the reported tension at board level between Boehly and Clearlake, it raises a bigger question about how much of what we’re seeing now is actually his vision.
So if you isolate Boehly’s actual period of influence and judge it in context, it’s far from the disaster it’s often made out to be. The real question is whether the current direction of the club reflects him at all.
Realistic-Ad7322 on
Honest question from an American: If not BlueCo, then who?
I remember when they were up for sale and there is such a limited amount of people who can buy something like this. I thought they stepped in late and the government actually gave them a 2 month extension to get it done? Weren’t they being threatened with administration?
I understand that English fans will never be happy with foreign people or companies owning the club, but who else is chomping at the bit?
elDeadache on
*derangement. Fixed that for ya.
yoericfc on
This is why protesting would be our only way of getting them to sell up. We need to seed doubt in the minds of the Clearlake investors. That’s our only way out of this mess.
We need to make their investors unsure of a “healthy return” if they stay in this for much longer. It’s a long shot, it’s unlikely it will happen, but we need to try.
Unfortunately we have probably lost some of the things that used to belong to the club along the way, like the hotels, but the main thing is that we get our club out of their grubby little hands.
alka77200 on
What the actual f…
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OkCommunication339 on
“They can’t sell” argument has FINALLY been destroyed once and for all, and not a single fan can defend these lot anymore!
BIG SALUTE to Minerals Fc and big up Younes Talks Chelsea, doing this proper service to our club and not pushing false narratives to manipulate the fanbase.
BE AS RELENTLESS AND INSUFFERABLE AS POSSIBLE! THEIR POWER OVER US IS CRUMBLING🔵🔵🔵
BLUECO OUT🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
NeroEP on
Why there’s no thread about JT in this sub? We need to talk about it. As a CFC supporter since 2006, I can’t support him anymore.
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eff all that. someone let me borrow a few billion so i can just buy the club and save us all
So what? These lot are not selling anytime soon.
I made a comment earlier today that I’d be open to Todd attempting some kind of takeover, and someone replied saying he’s just as culpable. I put this together in response to that, and after seeing this post thought it was worth sharing here as well. I don’t think Todd is blameless, but I’m not convinced he should be lumped in with everything that’s gone wrong, especially when in reality there may be very little he can actually control.
Although this diagram is listing his stake at 38.15% and not the 12% I’ve seen reported over and over.
—
If we’re going to judge Todd Boehly’s tenure at Chelsea, it’s important to separate the period where he had direct influence from the structure that exists today.
Boehly stepped in as a de facto sporting director for rough six months, I think? During a time where we had no established recruitment teams, a delayed takeover and key defenders leaving. This wasn’t a normal window, it was about plugging immediate gaps. So let’s look at that summer:
* **Raheem Sterling** (Manchester City, £47.5m)
* **Kalidou Koulibaly** (Napoli, £33m)
* **Wesley Fofana** (Leicester City, £75m)
* **Marc Cucurella** (Brighton, £62m)
* **Carney Chukwuemeka** (Aston Villa, £20m)
* **Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang** (Barcelona, £10m)
* **Gabriel Slonina** (Chicago Fire, £12m)
* **Cesare Casadei** (Inter Milan, £12.6m)
* **Denis Zakaria** (Juventus, Loan)
* **Omari Hutchinson** (Arsenal, Free)
With hindsight, you can pick holes in most of those. But at the time? Fofana and Cucurella were two of the most in-demand players in the league, Koulibaly was seen as an elite defender finally arriving in England, Sterling was a proven winner, and Carney was one of the best young prospects in the country. Aubameyang was clearly a Tuchel-driven signing. For someone stepping into a role he wasn’t hired for, under those conditions, that window is easily a B+. In fact, I think the only players we didn’t get were Raphina, who had his heart set on Barca, and Kounde who we messed about.
Where things get blurred is what’s happened since. Boehly is a minority shareholder, roughly 12 percent, compared to Clearlake’s controlling stake of 60 plus. The current recruitment model, long contracts, heavy investment in youth, high volume of signings, feels far more aligned with Clearlake’s approach than the short-term, experience-driven window Boehly oversaw in 2022.
It’s also worth noting that Boehly’s track record elsewhere isn’t one of chaos. At the Dodgers, he’s been part of building a consistently successful, well-run winning machine that top players actively want to join. That suggests he understands how to structure a sports operation when the right setup is in place.
However, that’s not to say he’s above criticism. Stepping into the sporting director role was always going to be a risk, and some of the decision-making and communication during that period was messy. The “4-4-3” comment and others like it are easy to mock but I’d argue those moments also reflect someone willing to front up publicly during a turbulent period, rather than hide behind silence, like the Clearlake Clowns. It felt less like arrogance and more like someone out of their depth trying to steady the ship. And when you factor in the reported tension at board level between Boehly and Clearlake, it raises a bigger question about how much of what we’re seeing now is actually his vision.
So if you isolate Boehly’s actual period of influence and judge it in context, it’s far from the disaster it’s often made out to be. The real question is whether the current direction of the club reflects him at all.
Honest question from an American: If not BlueCo, then who?
I remember when they were up for sale and there is such a limited amount of people who can buy something like this. I thought they stepped in late and the government actually gave them a 2 month extension to get it done? Weren’t they being threatened with administration?
I understand that English fans will never be happy with foreign people or companies owning the club, but who else is chomping at the bit?
*derangement. Fixed that for ya.
This is why protesting would be our only way of getting them to sell up. We need to seed doubt in the minds of the Clearlake investors. That’s our only way out of this mess.
We need to make their investors unsure of a “healthy return” if they stay in this for much longer. It’s a long shot, it’s unlikely it will happen, but we need to try.
Unfortunately we have probably lost some of the things that used to belong to the club along the way, like the hotels, but the main thing is that we get our club out of their grubby little hands.
What the actual f…
bluecum
“They can’t sell” argument has FINALLY been destroyed once and for all, and not a single fan can defend these lot anymore!
BIG SALUTE to Minerals Fc and big up Younes Talks Chelsea, doing this proper service to our club and not pushing false narratives to manipulate the fanbase.
BE AS RELENTLESS AND INSUFFERABLE AS POSSIBLE! THEIR POWER OVER US IS CRUMBLING🔵🔵🔵
BLUECO OUT🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
Why there’s no thread about JT in this sub? We need to talk about it. As a CFC supporter since 2006, I can’t support him anymore.