Chelsea can more easily remain a top team that what Parma and Lazio were.

The reason is that there are 4 CL spots, and currently, there are 4 teams that dominate the EPL. Therefore, the top 4 team can subsist nearly indefinitely.

Back in Serie A, there 7 top teams that dominated, and it wasn't until 1999 that you could send 4 teams in the CL. Therefore, even with 4 CL spots, it was inevitable that at least 3 of the "top 7" would fail... and that's only after 1999 when the CL even had 4 spots.

If Lazio had that money input today like they did 10 years back, they could become a persistent top club, because there are 4 CL spots, so they would just need to beat off Roma for a couple of seasons.

 

Agreed and to add to it, Lazio and Parma never had the financial backing of a man like Roman.

 

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yeah, they didn't...but the teams they assembled back in the nineties were as good, if not better, than Chelsea's team of today...plus, they had the 8 + 3 foreign rule that restricted buying more foreigners..
what if Roman suddenly loses his interest on the team?

 

yeah, they didn't...but the teams they assembled back in the nineties were as good, if not better, than Chelsea's team of today...

Right, so just assembling the team isn't good enough. You have the money to maintain it.

what if Roman suddenly loses his interest on the team?

Chelsea has the 2nd highest revenue of any team in England, so even if Roman leaves, it looks like they'd be ok. If Roman leaves, Chelsea will just be bought by some other foreigner.

So another difference is foreign vs. domestic ownership. When it comes to that, foreign ownership has a larger supply of money than any Italian can supply - which is why Lazio wasn't anywhere near Chelsea today in terms of financial resources.

 

oh and, i find it wierd that people don't include Sampdoria among the 7 sisters...well, that would make it 8 sisters..but Sampdoria, just for their success in early 90s, were better than Roma during that decade

 

They were called as such because for a stage these 7 clubs were all quite strong at the same time.

Sampdoria was on a downward slope at that time, culminating in relegation to Serie B in 1999.

 

Also, back to the CL spots idea, I think that Man City's current owners made a mistake. A league cannot support more top teams than the number of CL spots, and the EPL already has 4 solid top teams and dislodging one of them will be very difficult. In contrast, Spain only has 2 top teams, so a new super wealthy club there would very easily establish themselves.

 

They would have been much better off buying Valencia or Atletico then... They are already big names in Europe and with financial backing would have had no problems attracting big names like Kaka that Man City have right now.

As for Chelsea, barring a catastrophe, they will be good for the next 10 seasons at least, even if Roman does lose interest.

 

when Abramovich bought Chelsea, not many of us thought they would get to the summit of European football like they are today..but now, there is no denying that Chelsea is one of the "big teams" in Europe and well, rightfully so...
but, when you look at their long-term future, what do you see?
Chelsea of today is exactly like the Lazio or more specifically, Parma of the 90s..Parma won many UEFA Cups (when it was more competitive than the CL) and was a major force in European football...same can be said about Lazio, but their European successes weren't as big as their domestic ones...Parma had the likes of Brolin, Asprilla, Zola, Stoichtkov, Cannavaro, Thuram, Crespo, Veron, Buffon and many others..players that are more or less the same calibre of Chelsea's Terry, Lampard, Ballack, Drogba, Deco, Essien, Carvalho and others
but now, we know what has happened to the 2 Italian teams

will Chelsea too have a bad ending or will they be able to stay on top for awhile (by this, i mean atleast 10 or 15 more years)

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Stupid thread. Chelsea is and will be a big team because we fight for all the titles every season.

 

Isn't that what all clubs do?

 

it's no good if you don't win any of these titles, and you've not beat Everton yet

 

when Abramovich bought Chelsea, not many of us thought they would get to the summit of European football like they are today

Really? Seriously?

How about quite the opposite, Abramovich came in spending and spending and even more spending. We knew that the team was going amongst the top clubs. And I think we all knew that all he wants is to win a CL and if in the process, he wins an EPL championship, the better.

I think the real question is what happens if Abramovich gets tired or worse, bored, and stops spending his own petro euros.

 

I think the real question is what happens if Abramovich gets tired or worse, bored, and stops spending his own petro euros.

What if he never does? Then what are you gonna do with your life?

 

I don't think Chelsea is dependent on Roman as much as they were.

If a team that makes the second highest revenue in the league can't sustain without their owner bankrolling them, then I don't know what can.

 

No team-not even Manu will always remain a 'big' team, least of all a flash in the pan club with ageing players like Chelsea. We all know when the money is washed away Chelscum will be heading for the fourth tier football league.


:howler: Chelscum wish they had the second highest revenue in the league. You know nothing

 

nindra u need 2 cum out of da 90z and da italian domination thang.its dun.its gone.and u need 2 stop drawin parallelz b/w da epl of nw and da serie a of yesteryear mate

 

before all that, you first need to learn English

 

Before Ken Bates they weren't even a big team.

 

Alot of this Chelsea hate reaks of Old Boys club mentality, especially from supporters of clubs who have seen there day and are languishing in mediocraty, clinging to history to soothe their embarrassment of a football team.

 

100% bang on, the biggest haters of Chelsea normally support the other establishment clubs, not that it would have anything to do with them being a threat or anything.

Expect the same thing to happen with Man City.

 

I think it was well said earlier. Roman built them into a team which, if he leaves, will be bought by another foreigner with similarly deep pockets. They are a name brand and will always be someone's toy.

 

To say Chelsea are hated because of their money, is pure ignorance.

With most clubs you may hate them, but you can always find something about them to like/respect even with Real Madrid. Can someone name anything likable/respectable about Chelsea? because i find everything about them disgusting. From the colour of their kit, to their players. Just a vile club that stands for everything that is wrong with football.

 

:howler:

 

Like i said, there are plenty of things i can think of to like about other clubs, not so with Chelsea.

So again what is there to like about Chelsea? who knows, i may even start liking them if someone can give a reasonable answer.

 

Like i said, there are plenty of things i can think of to like about other clubs, not so with Chelsea.

Subjectivity defined.

So again what is there to like about Chelsea? who knows, i may even start liking them if someone can give a reasonable answer.

What is there to like about Liverpool? I haven't found anything.

 

He will say fa cup

 

You should go to see your medic. You have a problem with us. And your reason about the blue color make me laugh...

 

I like Man City, they are home to some of my favourite players (sadly most of them wont be in the side next year) and I'll like them even more when they take Arsenals place in the top 4. :thumbsup:

 

I would prefer them to take Chelsea's place.

 

Yeah i like City as well. As long as they don't touch our players

 

Abramovic's Chelsea is the best thing that has happened to the Premiership for years. It forced everyone, especially UTD, to raise their level. We have assembled the best squad in English league history imo. It also brought alot of attention to the league, and made helped catapult the league beyond La Liga and Serie A.

 

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I would rather Man Utd. win the league any time of the day than Liverpoo with their arrogant manager. Benitez is the biggest moaner, comparable to Mourinho. At least Mourinho makes it interesting while Rafa is so dull. :rollani: