Tag Archives: Roman Abramovich

Manchester City look set to be punished, finally. But it’s fair to wonder if it’s too little too late.

Posted on 30/10/2026 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

The 1st of July 2003. If you’re unsure of the significance of this date, it was the day that Ken Bates officially sold Chelsea football club to Roman Abramovich. On the 29th September 2026 Manchester City were found guilty of … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2026/27

Posted on 31/07/2026 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

There are three reasons why I’m doing this column a few weeks earlier this year. First, if you’re going to consistently make terrible predictions, as I do, you might as well be first and avoid accusations of imitation. Second, waiting … Continue reading →

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The Premier League Preview 2025/26

Posted on 14/08/2025 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Holy Jesus, Premier League football is back already and that means the summer is nearly over. I’ll confess I enjoyed the three-month break from organizing my schedule around live football. But now we’re back to normality – nine months of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Arne Slot, Arsène Wenger, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Big In Japan, Bournemouth, Brattish metrosexuals, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Champions League football, Chelsea, Club World Cup abomination, Crystal Palace, Deadwood, Derby County, Erling Haaland, Everton, Final Ibiza Boss, Fulham, I've had a tough fucking day, Instagram, Ipswich Town, Jürgen Klopp, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mikel Arteta, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola, Premier League Preview, PSG, RIP Diogo Jota, Rod Liddle, Roman Abramovich, Rupert Lowe is a stupid racist dickhead, Sky Sports, Sunderland, The Sadim Touch, Thursday Night Wankers, TikTok, Tony Pulis is a football genius, Tottenham Hotspur, Twitter, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 Comment

Are you one of those wankers who hates the Profit & Sustainability Rules? Don’t worry, they’re probably not here to stay

Posted on 31/01/2024 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Anal warts, finding out your mate’s a Tory cunt, MacOS, Tracey Emin talking about her own work, 24 hour news channels, Winter, James O’Brien and James O’Brien being condescending, any Disney movie since 1997, Bono on politics, listening to Israeli … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bono on politics, Bury, Derby County, Jack Walker, James O’Brien being condescending, Leeds United, Manchester City, Occam’s razor, Peter Risdale, Portsmouth, Profit & Sustainability Rules, PSR, Reading, Roman Abramovich, Sky Sports News, Stanislav Govorukhin, Stockholm Syndrome, Transfer Gimp, UEFA | Leave a comment

The sale of Chelsea FC – a referendum on what doesn’t matter

Posted on 31/03/2022 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Forest Gump winning the Best Picture Oscar in 1995 over Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption seemed scandalous at the time, and it becomes more perplexing as time passes. Despite being nauseatingly sentimental, it has moments, and lines that have attained … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Sports | Tagged "Honest" American billionaires, Abu Dhabi, Boris selling his arse for oil, Brexit, British millionaires in the 90's seems a world away, Cabbage Patch Kid faced despot, Chelsea, Forest Gump, Geopolitical hypocrisy, Gesture politics, Manchester City, Newcastle United, NFT’s are a con, Oligarch, Premier League, Pulp Fiction, Roman Abramovich, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Shawshank Redemption, Sportswashing, Vlad Putin's facelift | Leave a comment