I certainly didn't anticipate writing this. Not this year at least. Perhaps down the line. One day. Maybe. Yet what the past seven days have strikingly highlighted is nothing can be taken for granted.
Not peace. Not compassion. Not contrition. It can all be snatched. Ultimately, this is why what happens to Chelsea Football Club post-Roman Abramovich feels a little trivial at this moment in time. Perhaps even completely unimportant.
Yet for you – yes, you – the next owner of Chelsea Football Club, it is important to appreciate what you're taking on, accept the emotional responsibility and moral obligation you have to supporters.
