Beyond the pitch and the results there are still lots of reasons Graham Potter is still the manager at Chelsea. Fans will, rightly or wrongly, question how much of the off-field stuff should matter when it is, after all, a results business.
This in itself raises questions which can veer into moral and ethical codes. Ultimately it is in the eyes of the beholder. Sport can be for different people very different things and that is exactly how Chelsea are right now.
To the club's new owners it is the start of their journey, one they have had success with in America and MLB. The issue is that this is simply a long way from the attitude of most fans. Not only have they been on a diet of winning, success, chaos and trophies for nearly two decades, supporter groups will be at different places within themselves.
