6. Refusing To Renegotiate Frank Lampard Deal
Although Frank Lampard is still admittedly a Chelsea player, the breaking news toward the end of 2012 that the veteran midfielder would not be offered a new contract when his present deal expires this summer came as a massive surprise. Fourteen goals this season for Chelsea suggests that he still has plenty left in his locker and when you consider Ryan Giggs, five years his senior, is still playing at the very highest level in midfield, the situation really is put into context. There's still no sign that Abramovich is willing to perform a U-turn on Lampard, and it is looking increasingly likely that he is entering his final two months with the club, which is utterly ridiculous.
The MLS apparently beckons, the graveyard of which players move too in order to end their careers (very much like a euthanasia clinic), but he is better than that, surely?