*Official* English Football Season 2008-2009

[The Sean]

Wow - 4th in the League, still in the FA Cup, still in the Champions League and they sack the manager. I know recent performances haven't been great, but geez Chelsea - spoilt much?

 

[Tom Halsey]

Jesus Christ.

 

[GIMH]

Let's do a sweep on the first paper to feature a "Mourinho for Chelsea" story

I'm gonna take the Star

 

[The Sean]

Avram Grant pissing himself laughing right now.

 

[roseboy64]

Grant and Hiddink on the Chelsea shortlist.

 

[Precambrian]

Anyway hopefully Avram gets back

 

[GIMH]

If Grant returns then Chelsea are a bigger joke than Newcastle, it's official, I checked the rulebook

 

[Pothas]

Yeah and more so than Spurs, at least that havn't tried to get Martin Jol back (yet).
Can't see it happening though, Gus Hiddink would be good but he doesn't seem to be interested. Problem is who will they be satisfied with? Expectations are extremely high and whoever is bought in will be living in the shadow of Mourhino, what's more even the money isn't really there. Chelsea have brought all this all upon themselves and they now find themselves in a right mess.

 

[grecian]

Guus Hiddink 5/2
Roberto Mancini 7/2
Frank Rijkaard 9/2
Gianfranco Zola 5/1
Jose Mourinho 6/1
Avram Grant 10/1
Carlo Ancelotti 10/1
Sven Goran Eriksson 10/1
Steve Clarke 14/1
Didier Deschamps 16/1
Jurgen Klinsmann 16/1
Mark Hughes 16/1
Martin O'Neill 16/1
Louis van Gaal 20/1
Roberto Di Matteo 20/1
Bernd Schuster 25/1
Gustavo Poyet 25/1
Harry Redknapp 33/1
Marco van Basten 33/1

There's the betting from Laddies.

Not as funny as Betfair,tThey've got Mclaren, Hoddle and Souness prominently mentioned

O'Neill at sixteens would be where my money would be going, if I hadn't spunked it spectacularly this weekend

 

[cpr]

My money is on Mancini. Reason being he's an ex player, and as a rule its not the most intelligent species, and you'd have to be a regular passenger on the sunshine bus to take that job.


Either that or in need of a 7 figure severance package before August.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Mancini for mine as well.

Mark Hughes at 16's

 

[Pothas]

Very popular figure at Chelsea so it isn't quite as stupid as it sounds, if he was still at Blackburn I think he would be one of the leading candidates.

 

[Johnners]

Would be gutted if either one of O'Neill or Zola were to take on the Job.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Very popular figure at Chelsea so it isn't quite as stupid as it sounds, if he was still at Blackburn I think he would be one of the leading candidates.

I know this, but with his middle of the road management of a big money squad so far this season and Chelsea's fondness for overseas coaches I just can't see it happening.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah obviously not going to happen now, I just hope he is given time at City, he earned his right to it with the excellent job he did at Blackburn.

 

[Craig]

Avram Grant pissing himself laughing right now.

I wonder if Mr Mourinho is having a chuckle himself?

 

[Tom Halsey]

Avram and Hiddink are the only names on the shortlist according to Sky.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

People may be laughing at Grant but he has a better record %-wise than any Chelsea coach since Abramovich came in. He's nowhere near as bad as people seem to think, wouldn't mind him at Citeh at all.

 

[Uppercut]

People may be laughing at Grant but he has a better record %-wise than any Chelsea coach since Abramovich came in. He's nowhere near as bad as people seem to think, wouldn't mind him at Citeh at all.

Aye, he lost the league by two points after having to give the others a pretty big head-start.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Yeah he had a massive comeback in the league and it took penalties for the all-counquering United side to get past his Chelsea in the CL Final.