Exactly, he didn't exactly grow the club organically. He just threw money at it until they were successful. Got through a shit ton of managers and players in the process. Also had had the benefit of being the first "disruptor" club so few clubs could compete with them financially at the time and they hoovered up talent. Now the taps been turned off it is hard to see how they move forward now all their chips are on the table
Whilst City are equally disgusting, they at least invested in infrastructure and their academy system with the idea that one day they wouldn't require the injections of capital.
The real BUT when it comes to the Gangster is encapsulated in just the Willian hi-jack:
1. In the press conf held at Stamford Bridge (which meant it was a "special one" so it was packed with more Journo's than usual) Jose had the media eating out of his hands (the ONLY thing I give this dinosaur credit for is his ability to gas light the media for decades).
2. He was gloating in his performative best, worthy of an Oscar performance. The Jonrno's were all in toe, laughing out loud with him. Dig after dig, with journos all caught up in the charade. Hi-jacks are not uncommon in football but you would have thought this was the first time it has ever happened and we will never see the like again.
3. Not one journalist questioned how they did it. How they could afford it? Where the money was coming from? They were all too caught up in the moment.
4. They could only complete this deal by a) offering him more money b) and most importantly they had to buy Eto as part of the deal, the world's highest paid footballer on the planet at the time. But still no questions from the press about where the money was coming from, how it was structured.
5. For years this has been used within the media as a demonstration of how great they are at doing business. Held up as a glowing reference for being the best. Year after year, article after article. pre-Match media build-up showing the differences between the two clubs and where Tottenham fall short.
6. Now fast forward to today: This deal alone should see them obtain one of the biggest points deductions ever handed out to any team as it breaches multiple FFP rules and is multiplied by x2 players (probably 6 breaches so based on Everton's points deductions we could be looking at SIXTY points).
(7. There are numerous others that have come to light following the Cyprus Confidential report which reveals a series of payments worth tens of millions of pounds over a decade, routed through offshore vehicles belonging to Abramovich. As with the Willian deal, it involves off-balance accounting, hiding payments made from offshore companies to other offshore companies and then not have them shown up on their financial reporting over a period for more than a decade!!)
So, if we had an owner whose actions meant that the Club would almost certainly mean they get one of the largest fines ever handed out in the history of the game, be given the largest points deduction ever in the game, with the net result of them being relegated as a consequence, and then subsequently sued by other clubs who as a consequence will have suffered a material loss of revenue (I bet when we sue their arse it would be in the hundreds of millions of pounds) it will all but finish them.
The ONLY man to be held responsible is the gangster, Todd Boehly's involvement is just a cherry on a mouldy stale old cake. There are always consequences of making a deal with the devil, but they still can't see it because the devil never spoke publicly, only his PR team who played the media, played their fans to paint him in a light as an exemplary man of substance.