Liverpool and Arsenal are not that great. It is only the "Big 4" because the chasing pack allow it to be that way. Spurs and Villa can certainly challenge those 2 if they would only become more consistent. Dropping points to the lower 1/2 of the table is always their downfall.

C Barbre, Jackson, MO, USA

getting their house in order? is this meant to mean be lucky enough to have an multi-billionaire takeover and throw money at the club, thereby ruining any level playing field? Yes many other clubs have increased finances, but Chelsea do not even attempt to be a business. Even Man Utd attempt it.

Matt, Sevenoaks, UK

Chelski just don't get it do they. They are owned by a dodgy billionaire, and run by an odious toad like Kenyon. So they give some of Abramovich's loose change to charity...so what?. Milan playing with style? - Kenyon needs to stick to flogging shirts and get himsel out of the public eye

Noel, London, uk

yep, fully agree we should all aim to land our clubs with £m's of debt in order to compete. what planet is he on? without the £620 "loan" from Roman where would Chelsea be? They lost £76m alone last year - level playing field???
You can't buy class or history

markg , York, uk

What I fail to understand is why the powers that be think that 6+5 would reduce the big 4's dominance. all it means is that english players would become yet more expensive and the big 4 would buy all the best. the clubs would be left with 6 english second raters, instead of worldwide second raters

JR, london,

Chelsea will never be a respected team as the other top teams are. Their success is down to the whim of one man and should he walk away, Chelsea will drift back into medicrity again. No tradition. Well not any worth talking about.

tony freeman, tampa , usa

"... rather us coming down to their level ....."?

If Chelsea achieved the lower level of debt of say Aston Villa that would be a higher level of performance for Chelsea to aspire to.

I find his comments crass and clearly self-centred.

Roger, Sheffield, England

They should scrap the pointless UEFA cup and include the top 8 into an expanded Champions League. This would improve the competitiveness within the top leagues in Europe.

Sam, Durham,

There is a top three of clubs that can support themselves in the upper level, and one club that will forever rely on a generous sugar daddy. A lecture from Kenyon on how to run a club is a bit rich - only he thinks that Chelsea is up there on by way of being a "well run club".

Steve, Altrincham,

Chelsea have made record losses in becoming one of the top 4 so Kenyon saying other clubs should get their houses in orders is rubbish.

The difference between England and other top countries in Europe is that the top 4 are the same every year, it is by far the most predicatable league.

luke neave, bristol, england

Kenyon has a point about other sides trying to catch up, rather than calling for the top 4 to come back down. Those 4 clubs at he top have no incenive to "come down" and it's churlish to expect them too. It's up to everyone else to either try and catch up or stay content with what they have.

harry boulton, manchester, uk

Chelsea are a bankrupt club that stays in business because of the unfathomably deep pockets of their owner. Utd & my Gooners have significant debts managed sensibly against the assets and revenue of the club. How Kenyon is regarded as shrewd expert is beyond me any fool could make money in his job

Simon, London,

Quite right too Peter! Tottenham and Villa should be looking for their own shady Russian billionaires, right?

Owen, London, UK

as a chelsea fan, kenyon's comments make me wince. three managers in less than a year, carvalho calling ownership cruel, two legal actions from dismissed employees, political factions and intrigue running amok, and we're telling others to get their houses in order?

barry, kansas city, usa

Not only has the foreign presence made every league better, including the NBA and Major League Baseball, but the quality that is now in the game is responsible for the massive televison revenue. FIFA needs new leadership.,period, the game and the culture around it has passed him by!

Marty Price, Oakland, United States

Chelsea cop a lot of flack due to Abramovich's wealth and its perceived negative impact on football. As a Chelsea fan I would defend them on many things but Kenyon is indefensible. He is a snake that represents the ugly commercial face of the modern game. As a spokesman for the club he is a disaster

Peter, Wellington, New Zealand