MARTIN SAMUEL: You can’t blame Todd Boehly for giving Chelsea’s board the boot.

It used to be said that the easiest job in football was being a director at Arsenal. ‘Just do what the French lad wants. Meeting adjourned.’

Later, when Arsene Wenger’s judgments became less reliable, we were able to see how smart Arsenal’s board members were.And then that mantle passed to Chelsea. Imagine being front of house for Roman Abramovich. Whatever you did, right or wrong, he picked up the bill. Fall out with a manager, and Abramovich paid him off and financed the next one. A costly transfer misstep? Abramovich authorised plan B.

So, as he prepares to enter the bidding for Raheem Sterling in his interim role as sporting director, Todd Boehly must wonder what all the fuss is about…