Tim Spiers

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2,293 appearances 13 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 6 Sep

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The Athletic FC Podcast · What If... Abramovich bought Spurs instead of Chelsea? · 6 Sep 2026 podcast

Um yeah, you know, you you kind of you look at what's happened to sort of teams that were around the size of Chelsea around that time, like Newcastle or Villa or West Ham or Leeds, well they've all been relegated in that time and gone through really, you know, drought periods.

So you you you'd imagine that

Chelsea.

It's not in considerable that Chelsea would have got relegated at some point, you know, without Abramovich.

Yeah, it's hard to imagine Mourinho going to any other English club.

Like that summer, you know, Liverpool was still sort of set with Gerald Houlier, Newcastle had Sir Bobby Robson was still in charge, uh Arsenal with Enger, obviously, and Fergie United.

I mean he was like I said, he was pondering retirement at that time, but it's hard to envisage Mourinho sort of taking over from him.

So yeah, maybe Mourinho goes to what Syria or one of the big Spanish clubs would probably be the sort of logical

Well, I mean the Chelsea was certainly would have been better off.

in the sort of four years we've seen since if Ibrahimovic stays, you know, the four years before he left, they finished third, fourth, fourth, and third, and of course won the Champions League.

And in the four since it well, they dropped down to twelfth immediately, you know, when he's when he's when he left the club, and then sixth, fourth and tenth.

So yeah, Tuco probably does stay on.

Which means that Graham Potter stays at

Uh yeah, I guess maybe maybe Potter like maybe Potter wins an EFL Cup with Brighton and then like and gets the England job when Southgate leaves in twenty twenty four.

But yeah, it's hard to imagine Tuchel would have got would have probably wouldn't have got the England job, his career would have taken on a completely different trajectory.

What if he'd stayed at Chelsea for longer?

I just I love the round the knock on effects of the stuff.

I know, this is this is what it's all about.

Potter doesn't leave for Chelsea, which means the Zerby never goes to to Brighton.

Right.

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