Kicked into Touch?

So, the UK government has finally gotten around to sanctioning some more Russian oligarchs, (but not the ones who contribute to the Tory party, of course), including Roman Abramovich.  Which means that, at long last, Chelsea FC are going to have t face the consequences of having allowed themselves to be a front for their owner laundering his dubiously gained wealth, in return for winning trophies.  Frankly, I don't think that the measures against Chelsea - freezing their accounts, stopping them from trading or selling tickets and placing an effective transfer ban on them - have gone anywhere near far enough.  They should be kicked out of the Premier League altogether, (not to mention European competition) and be stripped of every title and trophy that have won since they came under Russian ownership.  They were all won as a result of tainted money.  (Rather as all those trophies Leeds United had won under Don Revie had, allegedly according to Brian Clough, been won as a result of 'cheating').  They need to prove that they can do it the 'proper' way, without huge injections of Russian cash with which to buy their way to success.  Which they can do by starting all over again at the bottom of League 2 or, even better, the Isthmian League.

As you can tell, I'm not a Chelsea fan.  Thank God. Despite everything going on in Ukraine, we still have those idiots chanting Abromovich's name from the stands.  Still, these are the same idiots who chant 'You are on your way to Auschwitz' at Spurs fans.  You know, they really should have had all the goals they scored against Norwich yesterday sanctioned and reallocated to their opponents.  See - there's another idea for punishing them.  Of course, long-time Putin fan Nigel Farage would doubtless scold me for indulging in indiscriminate and irrational Russophobia.  Which is nonsense - it isn't Russians I have an aversion to, just Chelsea FC.  Mind you, knowing how the luck of we Spurs supporters runs, Abramovich being forced to sell Chelsea will result in the club being bought by some obscenely wealthy and homicidal Saudi prince who not only buys every elite player in Europe, but also has anyone who scores a goal against them kidnapped, murdered and dismembered.  But until then, let's just hope that the blue bastards tumble into well deserved oblivion for the rest of this season, at least.