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Ron Gourlay keeping his feet on the ground as Chelsea shoot for the stars

Source: The Guardian

Nov 06, 2009

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Peter Kenyon's successor at Stamford Bridge wants to lead the club to new heights

On the face of it, Ron Gourlay has taken on one of the cushiest jobs in English football. Chelsea are top of the Premier League, having entranced with a scintillating style, sweeping all-comers aside. The new manager is winning allies, the club's ambitious owner is enthused, and on a summer tour of the United States games were played in crammed stadiums in a country apparently still sceptical of all things soccer.

Yet, as Peter Kenyon's successor settled into his new office this week, the clutter in the chief executive's in-tray will have served as a reminder that everything at Chelsea remains a work in progress. The perception of this as a flashy club, prone to "brashness", lingers. Neither of the two European Cups targeted for the first decade of the Roman Abramovich era have been secured, with Manchester City usurping the London club in the nouveaux riches of the modern era. Manchester United remain the trailblazers all pursue, while the potential of a 12-month transfer ban ov

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