Chelsea's decision to sack Liam Rosenior after only 106 days in charge is the latest example of the monument to dysfunction and chaos owners BlueCo have built at Stamford Bridge.
Rosenior was supposedly a symbol of the multi-club model BlueCo has created, effectively promoted from within as he moved from Strasbourg to Chelsea in January to succeed the sacked Enzo Maresca.
This flawed strategy, led by co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly, resulted in Chelsea appointing a promising 41-year-old manager, inevitably out of his depth at this unwieldy football beast.
It was a move akin to asking a learner to take his driving test at the wheel of a Ferrari.
More experienced managers than relative rookie Rosenior have struggled to survive the mayhem and unique pressures that life at Chelsea inflicts. He has time to come again, but this experience will leave scars.
Rosenior actually deserves of a measure of sympathy after what has been a harrowing few months before being put out of his misery.
The end result is another BlueCo-created crisis that has resulted in a revolving door of managers, a toxic relationship between the owners and Chelsea's fanbase, as well as the biggest pre-tax losses in Premier League history, announced as £262m at the start of April.
When the group took control of Chelsea in a £4.25bn deal in succession to Roman Abramovich in May 2022, Chelsea had just finished third in the Premier League under current England head coach Thomas Tuchel and had not been outside the top five in seven years. They had won the Champions League one year previously.
Now, they face a fight to secure any kind of European football next season, with the heavy financial hit that would bring.
In sacking Rosenior, Chelsea's statement said: "We will undertake a process of self-reflection" - those fans who have taken to the streets in protest will suggest it is not before time.
Rosenior's final act as Chelsea manager was to launch a fierce public attack on Chelsea's players after Tuesday's 3-0 loss at Brighton, which made it five defeats without a league goal for the first time since 1912.
The obvious connection with the sinking of the Titanic was made - and every shred of evidence suggests Chelsea, under BlueCo, are holed below the waterline.
Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after three months in charge
Rosenior's dismissal may solve one problem, but those in Chelsea's boardroom must take the major share of the blame for a club that looks increasingly out of control.
Chelsea's recent losses eclipsed Manchester City's £197.5m deficit in 2011, despite bringing in £490.9m in revenue, which the club says is the second highest total in its history.
Since the current ownership took control in 2022, Chelsea have spent around £1.5bn on players, focusing on securing a raft of younger players on long-term contracts.
In this time, they have sacked Champions League winner Tuchel at the end of their first 100 days at the helm, then his successor Graham Potter seven months later.
Frank Lampard had a short second spell in charge as interim boss before former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino took charge, leaving by mutual consent after one season.
Enzo Maresca took over, but was sacked in January, less than six months after winning the Club World Cup to add to the Uefa Conference League.
If the final straw for Rosenior was criticism of his players, Maresca's departure came amid friction with Chelsea's hierarchy, stunning key figures at the club after a 2-0 win against Everton in December by stating "many people" had made it his "worst 48 hours" since joining the club.