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, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – insisted clubs should be handled with “kid gloves” following a takeover rather than making “dramatic changes” immediately.
Chelsea will finish outside the top four in consecutive seasons after the Clearlake Capital takeover at Stamford Bridge in 2022. The Blues have sacked two managers in that time, and speculation persists over the future of current boss Mauricio Pochettino.Newcastle were purchased by a Saudi-backed consortium in 2021 and have enjoyed a meteoric rise since then as they vie to become an elite Premier League side.“There’s no doubt that it has been a learning curve for Boehly and his team.“I contrast their time with Newcastle, who have been an exemplary club.
“Amanda Staveley went in there and got a feel for the club over a year, before starting the spending.“The temptation, of course, is to come in and make major promises, dramatic changes – and show you are the great guy and the white knight. “The reality is that a football club is a delicate operation. You’ve got to handle it with kid gloves and understand it.“They have to stick with Pochettino, in my view, and try and get things moving and get the fanbase back on side.“There can be difficult periods, but if you work together you can get it done.”
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