Chelsea Palace Semi.
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
How was the Burnley game ?
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Boring. On top then Westwood got an awful injury and that seemed to mess us up more than them weirdly. Second half all over them but Pope pulled off a couple of great saves and Antonio cannot buy a goal at the minute.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
This game is missing several goals to palace
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Got better commentary over here 'What a shot'"he cuts it back.. Oh, its deflected.. And then Loftus cheek has the capabili.. Oh that's deflected too".
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Might crack open the Sagres
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
He's not really crying but he's stopped bellowing memes at me from 6 inches away, which is a bit concerning.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Well, repeat of the League Cup Final. Be nice to finish the season and celebrate the Abramovitch era with a trophy.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
What's going on with the buyout thing? Was expecting you to be bankrupt by now.
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I think its down to three now . The Ricketts pulled out due to bad publicity and disagreements with other funders. Think it's two Yank bids and British based bid . Funnily enough, I think Crystal Palace shareholders are connected to a couple of the bids
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Really? Didnt think that was allowed. Sure it'll be sorted out soon enough.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Theres also some bloke who owns a fair size chunk of Atalanta in one of the bids. If any of them are successful they'll have to sell the shares in the other clubs
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Are any of them preferable to the others? Or do you not care?
fuck seals
Well-Known Member
When you're dealing with billionaire financing none of them are perfect tbh
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Consortium 1: Todd Boehly, Hansjörg Wyss and Jonathan Goldstein. Boehly owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks, Cloud9, and DraftKings. As of March 2022, Todd Boehly’s net worth is estimated to be $4.72 billion. Hansjörg Wyss The 86-year-old Swiss American co-founded a medical device manufacturer called Synthes USA in 1977. In 2012 he sold it to Johnson & Johnson for $19.7 billion.Jonathan Goldstein He is co-founder and CEO of the investment firm Cain International, who have assets under management worth $10.8 billion. The property investor is also a Spurs fan He is also a long-time business partner of Todd Boehly in various ventures
Consortium 2: Stephen Pagliuca and Larry Tanenbaum Pagliuca co-owns the NBA franchise the Boston Celtics and a stake in Italian side Atalanta. He is a private equity executive who co-chairs Bain Capital, a firm which has $155 billion capital under management.Larry Tanenbaum is a member of the NHL Board of Governors and chairman of the NBA Board of Governors. He is chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) and that company owns the Toronto Raptors, the Maple Leafs, Toronto FC and the Argonauts.
Consortium 3: Sir Martin Broughton, Josh Harris, & David Blitzer Martin Broughton is deputy chairman of British Airways parent company International Airways Group. Broughton was briefly chairman of Liverpool in 2010 but is a life-long Chelsea fan. Josh Harris is co-founder of Apollo Global Management and is worth $7.8 billion according to Bloomberg. He has stakes in multiple sports teams, such as NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, NHL's New Jersey Devils, NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Crystal Palace. David Blitzer is co-managing partner and minority owner of the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers, Crystal Palace, Augsburg, ADO Den Haag, Waasland-Beveren, Real Salt Lake, Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders and a senior executive at firm Blackstone Group.Blitzer has built up his wealth through a holding company co-owned with billionaire Josh Harris. Blitzer's net worth is reportedly around $1.3 billion currently. Blitzer serves as the Global Head of Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities group.
Personally, I think the Boehly one has the best experience but as long as they sell Lukaku any of them will do.
AverageJoe
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Makes Abramovich look like a pauper
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
no, please, no.Could be, or it could be shit. MOTD showed a montage of the teams' various Cup wins down the years last night, including Chelsea's 2007 victory over Man Utd. That was the first official game in the new Wembley, and it was utter shite.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Yeah, i was being sarcastic.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
A lot of us wanted a West Ham Burnley final but as that's out of the windows I'll settle with Chelsea Liverpool
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
I'm not sure what us and Burnley have go to do with it but as a neutral it's boring watching the same game over and over again. Haven't you been in the last 3 fa cup finals? Plus the champs league, league cup etc. Liverpool are the same. It'd be good to watch a game which is actually an occasion for at least one of the teams, like a Palace, or Everton, Southampton. Whatever. A game that their fans are genuinely excited about in a "we might not get this again" kind of way, rather than "same time next year?" kind of way.
I get that it's not the same for you but there we are.
If you're saying that a Liverpool Chelsea game is intrinsically better in some way than us vs Burnley or Leicester vs Everton or Southampton vs Palace then i would respectfully disagree with that.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
maybe they should have trialled three way football this season and had palace v burnley v southamptonI'm not sure what us and Burnley have go to do with it but as a neutral it's boring watching the same game over and over again. Haven't you been in the last 3 fa cup finals? Plus the champs league, league cup etc. Liverpool are the same. It'd be good to watch a game which is actually an occasion for at least one of the teams, like a Palace, or Everton, Southampton. Whatever. A game that their fans are genuinely excited about in a "we might not get this again" kind of way, rather than "same time next year?" kind of way.
I get that it's not the same for you but there we are.
If you're saying that a Liverpool Chelsea game is intrinsically better in some way than us vs Burnley or Leicester vs Everton or Southampton vs Palace then i would respectfully disagree with that.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Last two finals and this one. The one before those was a 'we might not get this again' final; Man City 6 Watford 0I'm not sure what us and Burnley have go to do with it but as a neutral it's boring watching the same game over and over again. Haven't you been in the last 3 fa cup finals? Plus the champs league, league cup etc. Liverpool are the same. It'd be good to watch a game which is actually an occasion for at least one of the teams, like a Palace, or Everton, Southampton. Whatever. A game that their fans are genuinely excited about in a "we might not get this again" kind of way, rather than "same time next year?" kind of way.
I get that it's not the same for you but there we are.
If you're saying that a Liverpool Chelsea game is intrinsically better in some way than us vs Burnley or Leicester vs Everton or Southampton vs Palace then i would respectfully disagree with that.
