avb gone

[Swales4ever]

Complete joke of an owner.

Not good timing for us though.

Not sure the timing is good RE our up coming game, new manager syndrome and all that

Slightly disagree. I certainly would have preferred to take on Chelsky with the rioting still running but, as it was just a matter of time, I do prefer the sacking to happen now than in the immediate before of our fixture.
I mean, I rate Di Matteo, but he's certainly the same kind of not finished article who cannot handle and shape that bunch of twattish primadonnas. Imo they will perform against Napoli (most problably going out anyway), they shall win the next EPL, then back to usual selfish shite.

[DoomMerchant]

The man was clueless.

A very expensive error by Abramovic. In meeting his Porto release clause and paying up contract this has cost over £30Mil.

Who next? Mourinho, Benitez, Klopp, Guariola, Hiddink?

he's waiting to see if Mancini wins the league and then he'll try and lure him in.

not a joke.

cheers

[branny]

Mick McCarthy's available. ;)

[DoomMerchant]

Complete joke of an owner.

Not good timing for us though.

Not sure the timing is good RE our up coming game, new manager syndrome and all that

Slightly disagree. I certainly would have preferred to take on Chelsky with the rioting still running but, as it was just a matter of time, I do prefer the sacking to happen now than in the immediate before of our fixture.
I mean, I rate Di Matteo, but he's certainly the same kind of not finished article who cannot handle and shape that bunch of twattish primadonnas. Imo they will perform against Napoli (most problably going out anyway), they shall win the next EPL, then back to usual selfish shite.

that ticker in your sig is giving me epileptic fits. even when it's not the words you write, and it is the words you write, you find interesting ways to be all that Mancio4Ever can be. Cheers for that.

[phips]

what a waste of 13.3 pounds....
AVB off to Inter I think.

[King Kev]

Some interesting odds available for next permanent Chelsea manager;

'arry 16/1 (Ladbrokes)
Mancini 25/1 (BetFred)
Capello 7/1 (Ladbrokes)
'Sparky' 25/1 (Coral)
Ray ''my word' Wilkins 20/1 (BetFred)
Sven 40/1 (Stan James)
John Terry 20/1 (Ladbrokes)

[DoomMerchant]

Some interesting odds available for next permanent Chelsea manager;

'arry 16/1 (Ladbrokes)
Mancini 25/1 (BetFred)
Capello 7/1 (Ladbrokes)
'Sparky' 25/1 (Coral)
Ray ''my word' Wilkins 20/1 (BetFred)
Sven 40/1 (Stan James)
John Terry 20/1 (Ladbrokes)

that john terry line is funny.

i hadn't actually thought about Capello. I just can't see him getting along with Roman tbh.

[Green & Blue]

Patient chap that Abrahamovic.how many managers is that now? I quite like Di Matteo so hope he steady the ship a bit as long as we get 3 points against them this time around

[phips]

what are the odds on DiMatteo/Benitez taking over until the end of the season and Guardiola taking over for next season?

[Mark (Blue Army)]

what are the odds on DiMatteo/Benitez taking over until the end of the season and Guardiola taking over for next season?

Not a fucking chance

[Terry Cookes nose]

Alan Curbishley will get it!

[DoomMerchant]

Alan Curbishley will get it!

elephant man is still in the mix looking for a gig...

[King Kev]

Mike Newell is the best manager going, they should get him.

[Chinners]

What about Maureen? I reckon thats a surprise punt personally.

[halnone]

They need somebody with experience at the top level.
That was AVB's main problem.

[Dunnylad]

Is it me or with FFP aren't they fucked in the short term? Abramovich can't just throw money at it & the whole side needs a complete overhaul

[BlueinBosnia]

Is it me or with FFP aren't they fucked in the short term? Abramovich can't just throw money at it & the whole side needs a complete overhaul

Question on that front- are backroom staff's wages and/or compensation included for FFP purposes?

[DoomMerchant]

Is it me or with FFP aren't they fucked in the short term? Abramovich can't just throw money at it & the whole side needs a complete overhaul

Question on that front- are backroom staff's wages and/or compensation included for FFP purposes?

it's all about costs, revenue and profit so...it would have to include all the costs of your staff i'd presume.

Soccs?

cheers

[john@staustell]

Is it me or with FFP aren't they fucked in the short term? Abramovich can't just throw money at it & the whole side needs a complete overhaul

FFP wont matter soon to Chelsea. It only applies to European competition.

Seriously though it matters not a fig in domestics, and I think the future tactic of the likes of Inter, Anzi, PSG, Malaga, Liverpool and maybe Chelsea will just be to spend their way into the CL positions as normal, then worry about 'creating a plan' to break even once they are in Europe.

Cant see an alternative, it's either that or stay down there!

[Goaters 103]

He's been a goner for at least a fortnight now, since that Napoli game which sealed his fate when he left Lampard, Essien and Cashley on the bench. Any chance he had of winning back that dressing room evaporated there, and the old guard had quit on him.

AVB's "Im the smartest guy in the room" routine also wore thin back in September, so I can imagine how it didnt sit well with an established group that he took over, though he didnt assemble himself.

Chelsea need an overhaul as its a squad with several aging members who need shifting. Good luck to whoever takes it, they will need it.