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From its formation in 1905, Chelsea have been regarded as the most
glamorous of clubs. Visitors to the Bridge have included Hollywood
actresses, Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and even an American
Secretary of State complete with Secret Service entourage. But
while famous names seem attracted to Chelsea's proximity to
London's West End, the team has often disappointed. More recently
Chelsea have become one of the most successful of the new breed of
Premiership clubs. Under Bates, Stamford Bridge has become home to
39 businesses ranging from travel agencies to banks, restaurants
and hotels to insurance companies, with the express aim of insuring
his football club against the inconsistencies and dangerous
internal feuding that have hamstrung previous chairmen. Over the
past 6 years Chelsea has undergone a revolution, but along with
progress' has come rampant commercialism -- as one Chelsea fan
noted, loyalty is measured by how much you can spend rather than
how much you care. The life-long emotional bond that forms between
a football club and its supporters is now almost a weakness, there
to be exploited by the money-drunk millionaires that have taken
over our sacred game'. Life-long Chelsea fan Mark Meehan discovers
a club in a hurry: an ageing chairman frantic to win the
championship before he retires, a club facing mounting debts, an
expensively assembled playing staff and a new manager brought in
because the old one could only deliver five trophies in three
seasons. Clearly, nearly 20 years after assuming control, Ken Bates
is still chasing his elusive "Blue Tomorrow" -- but, as Meehan
discovers, he is in danger of losing control of his own club with
potentially disastrous consequences.
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