Just reading and interview from Alex Ferguson about Redknapp and the England job and this particular quote stood out to me.
Chelsea has this problem. The players seem to run the club.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/03/sir-alex-ferguson-harry-redknapp-england
I think this has been known about Chelsea for a good number of years already. Doesn't help that Abramovich seems to encourage it as well.