[Sky] Gary Neville on Chelsea: "These six-year, eight-year agreements, it's almost laughable from the start. Whether it's for a manager or a player. The owners don't have a clue what they're doing."

This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/soccer by /u/Sparky-moon on 2026-04-23 07:14:31+00:00.

---

"The owners have got it badly wrong. I said at the time, they’ve got a group of talented players, young sporting directors in respect of the experience relating to Europe, you’ve got an ownership that’s young in respect that it’s only two or three years in. You need some experience somewhere in the club.

"These six-year, eight-year agreements, it’s almost laughable from the start. Whether it’s for a manager or a player. The owners don’t have a clue what they’re doing.

"I’ve made massive mistakes as an owner but sometimes you’ve got to accept that. I’ve spoken publicly about the challenges we’ve had.

"But they’re all over the place. I just don’t get it, really. You deserve what you get in football and it’s a reflection on them, it’s not a reflection on a coach who, to be fair, probably shouldn’t have been advanced as soon as he was into the role.

“You don’t turn down the Chelsea job. I can see why it was appealing but he just has to get on with his coaching career now and put it behind him as quickly as he can. It’s a club that is a little bit crazy in its decision-making.”