They were nowhere near the stages of Leeds. They would have had to sell off a couple of players but not even close to a leeds scenario.
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True, I am in my early 20's and true I wasn't a follower of Chelsea before Mourinho's team.
Football is based on results... and the records show that you are wrong regardless of how attractive you found their football or how many magicians they had in their team.
Fact: UTD and Arsenal easily and consistently finished above Chelsea until the money came in.
Fact: Chelsea was never a CL concern for big European teams until the money came in.
Fact: Chelsea does not have a History of a Top team.
Fact: Winning the FA cup does not make you a top team unless you give Pompey the same status.
Fact: You ran out of replies so you started Ad Hominem attacks on me rather than on my Arguments.
Get off your High Horse, its a discussion not a competition. I can be wrong and so can you. There is no Winning or Losing here.
Football is based on results... and the records show that you are wrong regardless of how attractive you found their football or how many magicians they had in their team.
Fact: UTD and Arsenal easily and consistently finished above Chelsea until the money came in.
Fact: Chelsea was never a CL concern for big European teams until the money came in.
Fact: Chelsea does not have a History of a Top team.
Fact: Winning the FA cup does not make you a top team unless you give Pompey the same status.
Fact: You ran out of replies so you started Ad Hominem attacks on me rather than on my Arguments.
Get off your High Horse, its a discussion not a competition. I can be wrong and so can you. There is no Winning or Losing here.
Not far off at all, in fact the Abramovich takeover disguised most of it, but Leeds was over £100m, Chelsea were £80m in debt according to this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3526961.stm
They actually had a £97m debt, of which that £80m was a bond that needed to be repaid imminently. Even as recently as 2004 that was a lot of money.
They actually had a £97m debt, of which that £80m was a bond that needed to be repaid imminently. Even as recently as 2004 that was a lot of money.
Tell that to Barcelona or Milan during 1999-2000 CL, Chelsea topped the 1st group (in which Milan finished 4th btw). And Barcelona lost 3-1 at the Bridge in the Quarter Finals, sure they won the return leg but they needed extra time.
You can't really say that it was a team that could be brushed aside easily.
What's up with the Pompey comparisons? Pompey never won an european cup winner's cup or an european super cup, did they?
Sure we weren't at united's or arsenal's level, but we were top 4 material. Comparing Chelsea to pompey is insulting, just as you said comparing Chelsea to United or Arsenal is.
Oh and SAF can go fuck himself.
You can't really say that it was a team that could be brushed aside easily.
What's up with the Pompey comparisons? Pompey never won an european cup winner's cup or an european super cup, did they?
Sure we weren't at united's or arsenal's level, but we were top 4 material. Comparing Chelsea to pompey is insulting, just as you said comparing Chelsea to United or Arsenal is.
Oh and SAF can go fuck himself.
