Chelsea part with yet another Manager

[Gromit]

Surely this is why they have not been as successful as they should be.

[penelope2]

Thought they were pretty successful last year.

[bibblebub]

Would Chelsea be better off without Abraham ovich

[bibblebub]

... and his hire then fire policy? (thanks phone for submitting the reply before I'd finished)

[redman41]

Chelsea have sacked a very good Manager, Abramovich is a law unto himself and I find his attitude despicable. Where is the Club's credibility ??
Any decent Manager should steer well clear of this Club unless they need a quick 'buck' in severance pay.
All the best Roberto, you are a decent guy and deserve better than this.

[piggynose]

hands off steve clarke!!

[tonyav]

Has Abramovich got his next victim lined up ?.

[redman41]

According to Sky Sports Rafa Benitez is being lined up as a possible replacement. Dear oh dear whoever next :-)

[tonyav]

Mmmmm, Rafa possibly then, red. I'd think long and hard about that if I were him.

[Ric.ror]

I would love it if they got Rafa as I hate Chavski
Talk of Pep and Jose is wishful thinking by any Chelsea fan

[joeluke]

Di Matteo was a dead man walking anyway, he only got the job full time because Abramovich felt compelled to give him it due to media/fan pressure after he fluked them to win the Champions League.

Abramovich was always going to bin him at the first suitable opportunity and hey presto here it is.

Talk of Benitez is cr@p, his name is mentioned every time a top job becomes available but he never gets them because he simply ain't up to it.

Surely Guardiola is nailed on for the job.........although if they really want they can have AVB back because we don't want him!

[bibblebub]

wot about 'appy 'arry for the job?

[Sqad]

\\\Surely Guardiola is nailed on for the job\\

Maybe joe......maybe.

but does Guardiola want it? He is a quiet fellow, a family man and i would have thought that london would not be an ideal family spot for him.

The important factor to me is "how good a manager IS Guardiola?" OK, he managed Barcelona, but that team was one of the best teams that i have seen in a lifetime of soccer viewing........I could have managed Barcelona and been equally successful.

I don't think Guardiola is in the frame for Chelsea.

[joeluke]

Can't see them wanting Redknapp, we'll gladly have him back though

[joeluke]

Sqad........'The important factor to me is "how good a manager IS Guardiola?" OK, he managed Barcelona, but that team was one of the best teams that i have seen in a lifetime of soccer viewing........I could have managed Barcelona and been equally successful.'

Maybe you should apply for the Chelski job then?

[aelmpvw]

He can give me the job and then sack me if a few million quid are involved

[Ric.ror]

Lets be honest who would want it - they know they will get the sack once the russian gets a bit fed up
I remember Gary Nevilles rant about this last time they were picking a new manager - hey theres a thought.......

[sidkid]

I don't think these people worry about the sack. Whilst they're in the job they are paid an enormous amount, then when they are sacked they presumably are paid loads more as they have a contract. The amount of money involved is more than most of us mere mortals can dream of earning...

[ichkeria]

Chelsea would be best advised trying to get back the only one of their many recent managers they didn't sack: Hiddink. Anzhi will never be successful in Europe in the current set up and if Hiddibk still has footballing ambition then he might be tempted back. Guardiola was a success at Barcelona but that may say as much about the club and the set-up there as it does about him

[Sqad]

joe

\\\Maybe you should apply for the Chelski job then?\\\

Not bloody likely, i am waiting for the Peterborough United manager job to come up...that is the one for me.