A reply by a friend of mine, its a goodun!
That has to be one of the most bizarre explanations as to why Roman hasn't been a good thing because he hasn't actually stated a specific reason thats true.
Syed just seemed to attack Roman on how he got his money, which all sense, is irrelevant. That could be said of hundreds of companies, big and small. Why do Starbucks and Amazon make mass profits? Alleged to not be paying correct tax..behind most rich successful people there is rarely a story of pure hard work. One way down the line, there has been an element of fortune or a bend in rules. So really, that argument is pointless.
He talked about the inflation of player transfers/wages being down to Roman...If I'm not mistaken, Man United, Madrid, Munich, Barcelona, Ajax and even Newcastle well before Roman were hiking up transfer, wage and bonus costs. Madrid were spending 30mil on the likes of Anelka back in the late 90's...Barcelona spent 15mil on Romario in 1993! The more football became a global business, the more expenditure and prices increase. Nothing to do with 1 man rich man.
He also referred to why Roman bought the club...One thing is that nobody actually really knows because nobody talks to him. Secondly, he speaks of that as its a bad thing. Look at the likes of Palace under Simon Jordan...bought them to make money off (and a fan) and practically bankrupt them...same as Rangers, Cardiff, Notts County. Didn't bother mentioning them.
People can moan as much as they like about Roman. Facts are that it comes purely down to jealousy. He spent money on us and helped take us to the next level when we needed it. We're lucky to have him and to an extent, any club that faces Chelsea, especially lower league teams in cups. Roman put the cat amongst the pigeons and broke up a 2 horse race...it made the PL more interesting. TV money has soared since so when little teams play Chelsea or United now, they get more than gate receipts for a season.
Roman has been great for Chelsea and great for football in a business sense....the only downside we can look at is how it affects the fans pockets. But Roman can't take the blame all for that...the PL, UEFA and Sky have much to answer for.