Your revenue grew 1.2% in a year. Hardly breaking boundaries. The only good thing for your accounts this year will be the culling of big wages like Ballack, Cole etc.
But thats why i said year after year ChelseaFC as a brand is growing and is making more and more money every year.
It does, actually. The rules stipulate you can only spend what you earn (in its essence, anyway) and as such where it comes from is extremely important. You can't just get Uncle Roman to pour 200 mil into the kitty: you need to have made that money through whatever means, merchandise or otherwise. That's why Arsenal will be fine (they're well run), United will be fine (their merchandising machine is massive and their popularity global) and Chelsea will be ******.
Bad performances happen like how Maicon was ripped to bits by the one-dimensional Gareth Bale and he is considering one of the best RBs in the world... one bad day at the office does not mean you brand someone as incompetent particularly if he is a proven player who gives world-class performances on his day like Cole has
Point is, those good days are getting less frequent and the bad ones more so. Cole wasn't only beaten by Valencia; Downing, Jarvis, Richardson, Lennon, even Aiden McGeady against Spartak away all gave him major trouble. The good performances were excellent: Wigan, West Ham, Spurs, Sunderland, Arsenal and WBA were all on the receiving end of the Cole of old, but in my eyes he's getting less and less consistent, something which is pivotal for a full-back.
but we already have a good enough squad to compete for the title, we were just ****** last season by injuries to key players and yet we finished second... we did buy Torres and Luiz but both of them were hardly in sparkling form and it was our original team that led us to nearly piping United to the title
and which is to be expected when u reach 30 years of age, does not take away the fact that on his day he is capable of stopping any winger in the world
Sure, but you certainly won't in the future. You need to rejuvenate your squad, and if you can't generate the funds to buy excellent players to replace your ageing ones then you'll be forced to either change your strategy or just stop buying top players.
Sure, but you certainly won't in the future. You need to rejuvenate your squad, and if you can't generate the funds to buy excellent players to replace your ageing ones then you'll be forced to either change your strategy or just stop buying top players.
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But is 'on his day' going to be good enough? Particularly when it's only going to get worse...
30 is not the end of football career. Its his peak years..
its very objective based on player to player when they peak, it is very unfair to put a nominal number on when a player peaks tbh
Players get better with experience and its in late 20s they will perform better than ever.. There are few cases where Players faded away quickly but ideally 30 is considered peak years not past his best age..
then by your reasoning, Cole should be at his peak right now however as GC mentioned he has had many more bad days at the office than last season so against poor teams too so basically that makes him a very average player at his peak ... yet before this supposed peak he has played and been sold by a top Club Like Arsenal and Real Madrid are also not interested in him even tho he is at his peak
Get real Sunil, different bodies have different requirements, we all peak at different ages and its unfair to put a nominal numbers on when a person will peak as a footie player
d Real Madrid are also not interested in him even tho he is at his peak
Marcelo is ridiculously underrated. It's only now that he's beginning to get recognition from the wider press.
Your revenue grew 1.2% in a year. Hardly breaking boundaries. The only good thing for your accounts this year will be the culling of big wages like Ballack, Cole etc.
Sure, but you certainly won't in the future. You need to rejuvenate your squad, and if you can't generate the funds to buy excellent players to replace your ageing ones then you'll be forced to either change your strategy or just stop buying top players.
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But is 'on his day' going to be good enough? Particularly when it's only going to get worse...
I dont know where you got this story that Madrid are interested in him.
One bad season dont make him past his best player. And i dont know what you meant by this
Well If you think Cole is done as a player and declining just because he is 30, then well I wont argue against it as He is not.
I'm done with this, when he plays better next season I wont be surprised to see you lot saying Best LB in the world..
Still a growth is it not??
Not when inflation is usually 2+% and currently 5%.
He may be underrated but he is not as good as Cole.
Still a growth is it not??
Bottom line is the club is still growing worldwide simple as that.
He may be underrated but he is not as good as Cole.
But whats your future?? People are speaking as if Chelsea's players will be old in 3 years time?? Which teams players wont be older?? All teams will lose players in 3 years time not just Chelsea's
It's beyond me how you've grown if your revenue rises 1.2% while your costs rise by double or triple that.
Because im talking about numbers. i.e fanbase numbers in terms of growth which inevitably will bring in more revinue in the future. Our costs are mainly down to wages which somthing can be done about that.