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[edit] Pluralism of 'club'
I can understand saying things such as "they play at Stamford..." etc., but sentences like "The club were..." or "the club have" are wrong. 'Club' is singular, is it not? I understand that saying 'they play' is much better than saying 'it plays' which - although potentially correct - sounds ridiculous, but those mentioned previously need to be changed. Any thoughts? Even saying "Chelsea were founded" - shouldn't this be "Chelsea WAS founded"??? If there is a legitimate reason for referring to the club as a plural by all means put it forward. 124.182.101.102 13:01, 20 March 2007 (UTC)rusty8.
- In British English, collective nouns, such as "Chelsea", are treated as plurals. --J.L.W.S. The Special One 14:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
- Further to what Hildanknight has said, the Manual of Style recommends that the article should stick to the norms used in the subject's country. In British English the name of a football team is a discretionary plural. As such, it is perfectly acceptable to refer to a club as 'they are', 'we were' etc. Such usage is predominant in British publications. SteveO 18:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Non-playing Staff
There is a distinct lack of information about the non-playing staff at Chelsea F.C. here. If anyone knows any information about the backroom structure at the club, please put it on the page PeeJay 19:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
- Such information is unnecessary, in my opinion. Positions such as kit manager, under 19s coach and the like are non-notable, and it makes the article look horribly listy. SteveO 19:43, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
- Surely such information is interesting and useful for people who require it. PeeJay 07:27, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- It depends which non-playing staff you have in mind. Knowing who the masseur isn't particularly useful and doesn't tell you anything about the club. SteveO 13:37, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- I was mainly talking about the coaching staff and the board. I had to dig very deep to find out that Bruce Buck was the actual chairman at Chelsea FC :( PeeJay 19:35, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- Well as club chairman Bruce Buck should be in the infobox anyway, but for some reason Peter Kenyon is there instead. SteveO 23:54, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- Tbh, I only ask because I'm trying to make my Football Manager 2007 database as accurate as possible, and to know about all the board members and coaching staff, and even the scouting team, would be very useful PeeJay 14:39, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- In that case, the management section on the official Chelsea FC website may be of some use. SteveO 19:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Main page request
I've made a request for this article to appear on the main page. see it here —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bole2 (talk • contribs) 21:24, 15 February 2007.
- If I had read this comment a week ago, I would have suggested that it be featured on the main page on Chelsea's "birthday": 14 March (which is also pi day). --J.L.W.S. The Special One 14:27, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Why isn't veron listed as one of the players on loan?
- Because he is not on loan, he has permenately left the club after his contract expired in the summer of 2006.
