Chelsea and Arsenal billionaires to use the credit crunch to their advantage

The news is full of how the financial crisis / credit crunch / economic recession / clusterfuck is putting pressure on football clubs with debts and / or billionaire owners.

But there are positives to be found for a few (prospective) owners, provided they play the situation to their advantage.

Chelsea and Roman Abramovich

If one accepts that Roman is at Chelsea for the long run then Chelsea are best placed to ride out the current financial crisis and even come out at the other end as a profitable club. They have the resources and commitment to be leader