It is not the way you do things. I remember when we were all grown up and picked up the phone. Chelsea are not involved in the [Fifa] process. If all that gets sorted out, and he becomes available, he wants to come to us. |
It must be within the brains of all of us to find a solution. |
It was a pretty grueling course. It was long as far as the courses we've been racing go at 25 miles total for three laps. Plus, there was a lot of steep climbing, |
It was about giving exposure to Manchester United, and I think we've done that at every level. There's some [events] that you want to be mass, and some that you want to be intimate. I think people got a good balance of activities in just two weeks. |
It's a myth to suggest it's just a monetary issue, |
Our first priority all the time is to extend the contracts of our current players. Everyone is different but we are very confident that those whose contracts we want to extend we will and the squad by the start of next season will be what we want. We have great relationships with Duff, Cole and Gallas. They love playing for Chelsea and we love them playing for us. |
Our sponsorship program, which is really an important factor of that (record revenue), is critical to us going forward, |
Samsung Electronics has a key part to play in the future global development of Chelsea and we believe we can play a similar role for it in its strategic aims, |
Samsung Electronics has a key part to play in the future global development of Chelsea and we believe we can play a similar role for it in its strategic aims. |
The fact Chelsea has been appointed an ambassador to London was the perfect opportunity to cement our relationship. |
The Premier League is a great product, one of the best in the world, and gets fantastic exposure on TV, but we can't become complacent, |
The quality of our youth development was poor. United were the best. Arsenal became very successful. We couldn't afford to ignore it. We decided to go for it in our own inimitable style. There's an element of playing catch-up, and we have elbowed a few. We are doing what they have been doing forever. There is just another club breaking up that cartel. |
The winner of the Premier League will come from a small bunch of one. |
These figures reflect the continuing restructuring of the business which we began in 2003-4. |
These figures reflect the continuing restructuring of the business which we began in 2003-4. The rise is down to some exceptional items that were necessary to help us in our aim to break-even by 2009-10. |