yes i think he would.
chelsea are working towards the club being self sufficient by 2010 (i think thats the year) and from then its planned that mr abramovich will not be dipping into his pockets anymore.
how that is progressing im not 100% sure but the aim being that with the investment they have made in youth facilities and raising the profile of the club overseas will make this possible. we will see.
When you say 'self-sufficient', you mean off the millions Abramovich has ploughed into the club?
i mean he wont be ploughing anymore. the plan is to have enough income to counter outgoings including wages and transfers
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I know, I get that. But he's having to invest millions to get you to a 'self-sufficient' stage, isn't he?
As an analogy, it's like a parent giving a child £200,000 and telling them to invest it and become 'self-sufficient'.
yep and that happens plenty of times to (though not me im afraid)
i never said it was right boshi did i ? just said what i know the plan to be. its obvious that he cant go on and on ploughing money in year after year and to a certain extent he has slowed down already.
what people dont realise is the amount he has already ploughed into the training and scouting facilities at chelsea, at least he sees the long term plan.
without mr abramovich there probably wouldnt be a chelsea now and without a ken bates there definetly wouldnt be.
as much as people critisize what mr abramovich has put into chelsea most would love it to be at there club.
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