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Villa boas for me!! But would like carlo here ultimately, not a fan of mark hughes or rednapp. He's spent a lot of money on average players



Villa-Boas for me also. A slight risk, but they play good football & has learnt from the best. Wouldn't be too disapointed with Hiddink & Zola either.

What happens when hiddink fails to win a trophy??? we need some stability

Exactly, how long would Gus last the way Chelsea go through big name managers?

Question: knowing your head is ALWAYS two inches from the chopping board, who on earth would want to manage Chelsea. I know I wouldn't.

Question: knowing your head is ALWAYS two inches from the chopping board, who on earth would want to manage Chelsea. I know I wouldn't.

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Question: knowing your head is ALWAYS two inches from the chopping board, who on earth would want to manage Chelsea. I know I wouldn't.

I don't think there'll be an issue of managers not wanting to come. We're still a top club full of quality players and we're competing for trophies both domestically and in the CL every year. There aren't that many positions that could offer the kind of money and the kind of team that Chelsea FC has got and it will always be in high demand as long as we're one of the best and richest clubs around.

It's more of an issue of what's good for the club. The experience shows us that the clubs that give their managers time to develop teams in their own vision are more likely to reap the rewards in long term. Right now we have a stuation where any manager that takes the job is under the impression that unless he delivers the success right away he's facing the exit. Not only it's unrealistic and unhealthy to have these kind of expectations but it also prevents the club from developing its own young talent since the manager is more preoccupied with immediate success rather than developing Chelsea future since he's not likely to feature in that future anyway.

If we were to sack Ancelotti and approach Boas I really hope that he says that we wants stability and that Roman can promise that even if we fail to win a trophy in one season he wont be sacked immediately. Put in some demands so that we don't see a new manager every damn season.

Boas is still young as well so he would be a good choice for a long term manager if we want to try that route for once.

Give him time to build his team and see what happens. If that fails, then so be it.

As for Hiddink, I'm not sure if he would be good or bad as sporting director, but the mere thought of seeing Hiddink at Chelsea again - no matter if it's as sporting director or just as a mascot we can hug - makes me all warm inside.



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Another new managerial team , jesus were a laughing stock .

I know that's a common phrase often levelled at us by rival fans, and by some in the media too, but I do wonder how much actual truth there is behind it. After all , given our impressive trophy haul since Roman's arrival, it would be easy to make the case that his "manager rotation policy" has actually worked and indeed reaped rich rewards. The only trophyless years being Avram Grant's tenure, (he took over from Mourinho in September 2007), and this year's blank with Carlo. In fact I bet there are some in the club's administration heirachy who would argue that a new manager and the new ideas that come with him keeps things fresh and different for the playing staff. And Arsenal and Liverpool fans may ring up and tell radio phone-ins that they are laughing at the way our club is run, but I know for a fact they aren't laughing at all the silverware we have won compared to them since Abramovich appeared on the scene.

I know that's a common phrase often levelled at us by rival fans, and by some in the media too, but I do wonder how much actual truth there is behind it. After all , given our impressive trophy haul since Roman's arrival, it would be easy to make the case that his "manager rotation policy" has actually worked and indeed reaped rich rewards. The only trophyless years being Avram Grant's tenure, (he took over from Mourinho in September 2007), and this year's blank with Carlo. In fact I bet there are some in the club's administration heirachy who would argue that a new manager and the new ideas that come with him keeps things fresh and different for the playing staff. And Arsenal and Liverpool fans may ring up and tell radio phone-ins that they are laughing at the way our club is run, but I know for a fact they aren't laughing at all the silverware we have won compared to them since Abramovich appeared on the scene.

I would aree with you in certain aspects Just but its different when you sack a manaer whos been successful in his first season , then in his second season he had his righ hand man fired , his squad shortened ,injuries to key players and a signing he didnt ask for .

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Another new managerial team , jesus were a laughing stock .

As usual more media driven rubbish i`m afraid. If you look at the managers we have had under Roman it isnt quite the circus some say it is. We had Caludio, not Romans choice and was always ripe for the chop once Roman decided on his man. Jose went after taking on Roman, a clash of ego`s where only one person was ever gonna win. Avram came in as a caretaker, to be replaced by Scolari. Roman soon realised that was a massive mistake and soon got shot, for another caretaker in Hiddink. Then in comes Ancelotti, wins the double and is still here, though that might change. So only really 3 managers of his own choosing, one he fell out with, one was a massive mistake and one still here. How is that a laughing stock exactly?

Question: knowing your head is ALWAYS two inches from the chopping board, who on earth would want to manage Chelsea. I know I wouldn't.

Is that any different to any other team, apart from Arsenal and Utd?

I know that's a common phrase often levelled at us by rival fans, and by some in the media too, but I do wonder how much actual truth there is behind it. After all , given our impressive trophy haul since Roman's arrival, it would be easy to make the case that his "manager rotation policy" has actually worked and indeed reaped rich rewards. The only trophyless years being Avram Grant's tenure, (he took over from Mourinho in September 2007), and this year's blank with Carlo. In fact I bet there are some in the club's administration heirachy who would argue that a new manager and the new ideas that come with him keeps things fresh and different for the playing staff. And Arsenal and Liverpool fans may ring up and tell radio phone-ins that they are laughing at the way our club is run, but I know for a fact they aren't laughing at all the silverware we have won compared to them since Abramovich appeared on the scene.

I'm not really sure how many fresh ideas each of the managers brought to the club since Jose had left.

Avram pretty much kept it going till the end of the 007/08 season. Scolari did have his own ideas but his changes led to disaster and it took Hiddink's sure hand to steady things and finish the 08/09 on a high note. Carlo did quite well with what he inherited in his first season but ultimately, like all his predecessors, he had to adapt whatever vision he had to the core of the team that was already in place long before he'd arrived.

I believe the fact that we were able to remain relatively successful despite the managerial circus was more down to the experienced spine of the team that persevered no matter who was in charge rather than some fresh approach from yet another manager. It comes as no surprise that now when these key players are past their prime and can't carry the team anymore we struggle considerably.

That is not to say that we should deny the valuable input from the likes of Carlo and Hiddink but it's important to remember that since Morinho's time we haven't had a manager that was given sufficient time and money to build his own team and prove his worth.

villas boas manager, zola assistant manager.

Would be ideal, but I can't imagine Zola going for number 2 to a younger manager than himself. Boas is my age 33-34 I believe.



I guess changing managers with fresh ideas every 2 years or so can bring success,but old red nose Ferguson and the trophies Wenger won at the arse,(until he disappeared up his own chuff),proves different,and what about Guardola at Barcelona?.

I only hope if/when Gourlay calls Carlo into the office and tells the only League & cup double winning manager in our history, your not good enough,he gives the suited ars*wipe a good smack!,fantastic.

Cant see any of these happening , If ancelloti is being replaced were gonna be having better managers i think , Hiddink i wouldnt object too and i think would do a good job but i cant see him wanting the job

Another new managerial team , jesus were a laughing stock .

He was? Poor Jesus.

It's amazing how a missing ' can make such a difference ;)

I guess changing managers with fresh ideas every 2 years or so can bring success,but old red nose Ferguson and the trophies Wenger won at the arse,(until he disappeared up his own chuff),proves different,and what about Guardola at Barcelona?.

I only hope if/when Gourlay calls Carlo into the office and tells the only League & cup double winning manager in our history, your not good enough,he gives the suited ars*wipe a good smack!,fantastic.

I don't think he'd be out of order if thats how it played out.

Roman surely must see the problems this season were partly of his making and partley down to a natural aging process, I will be gutted if Carlo is sacked and I'm pretty much with Clubhappy on the laughing stock thing, I know we've had tropghies while playing musical chairs but if I was an opposition fan I'd be laughing knowing that if we dared to stay with one of the proven Managers we'd have had a far fuller trophy cabinet and UTD for one would have an emptier one.

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I'd love to see Franco back at the Bridge, but it won't be for anything other than as manager. He has already said that once you are a manager, you cannot go back to being coach. Anyway, I think he recently agreed to captain a Chelsea legends side didn't he? Could this be the root of all these rumors linking him with us?

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Butch

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