Abramovich is like a child with a shiny new train set and he certainly doesn't want to share

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The easiest way to understand Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea, is to appreciate that he is like a child with a new toy train set. The child knows his shiny new train set is better than anything possessed by the other kids, and while he wants to show off, he does not want to share his toys with anyone else. All he wants is to show how clever and superior he is in possessing this set.

Indeed, Abramovich's behaviour since he took over Chelsea has been quite extraordinary and this extends beyond getting rid of seven managers in his eight years in charge. So Abramovich has never accepted the convention that when Chelsea play away, he, as the owner, should accept the hospitality offered by the directors of the home team. This is a very old tradition in English football.