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Steven Pienaar has chosen to end the speculation regarding where he's gonna end up by declaring on Twitter that he's off to Spurs. Spurs a more attractive proposition than Chelsea - who'd have thought that 18 months ago?

With their best players from their multi-trophy winning side either ageing, injury-prone or gone and Abramovich adamant that they must break even in net transfer expenditure, are Chelsea now in (semi)permanent decline à la Liverpool?

They have still got enough in the tank for a few more years.

As it goes i'd have liked us to sign Pienaar,i dont know where Harry is gonna play all his attacking midfielders.

lets all have a disco wrote:They have still got enough in the tank for a few more years.

As it goes i'd have liked us to sign Pienaar,i dont know where Harry is gonna play all his attacking midfielders.

I just feel as though Ballack and Carvalho haven't been replaced by anyone of even nearly the same quality, Essien is mega prone to getting injured and Lampard, Terry and Drogba look jaded. That's the heart of the team gone.

The young players just don't seem to have the necessary quality to step in yet and their bench looks proper shite every week, especially compared to the other sides in the top 5.

The fact that Steven Pienaar would've probably been guaranteed more game time at Chelsea says it all for me really.

I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

Fish111 wrote:I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. [highlight]He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio[/highlight]. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

Hope you've got your fingers crossed there Mr Fish....

Naa, I reckon Pienaar thinks he'll have a better chance of first team footy at Spurs. Many decent midfielders have been spit out of Chelsea never to really recover their form.

That and, of course, some really big brown envelopes to be shared around the usual suspects :-D

Dronny wrote:

Fish111 wrote:I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. [highlight]He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio[/highlight]. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

Hope you've got your fingers crossed there Mr Fish....

And my toes..

Fish111 wrote:I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

I would agree with this, isn't he tied quite heavily into the Russia WC bid/campaign?

bluej wrote:

Fish111 wrote:I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

I would agree with this, isn't he tied quite heavily into the Russia WC bid/campaign?

Was this his reason for getting involved in the club in the first place?

Fish111 wrote:I have a sneaky suspicion that Abramovich is reducing the wag bill and overall expenditure on Chelski with a view to selling it in the next couple of years. little rich boy is bored with his toy. He bought it as a play-thing unlike our owners who have bought to invest and to expand their business portfolio. Rumours have been knocking about for a while that the ruski wants out of football altogether.

Weird rumours. Roman is definitely football man. He has been involved one way or another with football all his life to my knowledge. I can understand that he might get tired with Chelsea, although I don't believe it, but football altogether? I don't think so.

Chelsea only wanted him as a squad player. Mind like someone else as pointed out where is Arry going to play him and in place of who as quite loaded in that position.

Just can not see Pienaar being a regular at spurs but will be a good squad player i doubt Chelsea will be too upset they missed out.

Hes got a good move due to his contract running down and the susequent cheap fee involved.I doubt either team would be moving for him if he was not available on the cheap.

Chelsea will be okay for the time being some very good players at the club but fans must be getting a little worried about Roman's reluctance to continue investing it's a while since they made a real impact in the market.