Bloody hell..
That the consensus down at the pub.. as we watch our national sport being taken over by outside interests..
First Manchester United sells David Beckham to Real Madrid.. he'll get a better tan mind..
But now.. in the biggest deal in footballing history..Chelsea FC has been sold to a Russian businessman for £140 million..
The new owner, Roman Abramovich, made his money in Russian oil.. owns most of Sibneft.. one of the largest oil companies in Russia.. at least that's where his money is, now..
Well.. some of it's now en route to the coffers of Chelsea FC.. money which by the bye.. is very welcome indeed..
There was a time it was Britain being bought by the oil rich OPEC Sheiks.. will these middle-european entrepreneurs be the next wave..?
One can be sure.. France and Germany will be watch very carefully how much, and where European capital flows into Britain.. and the sector they fear the most, is that of the emerging Balkan states..