Franco returns as "an assistant to new manager Maurizio Sarri". Good move by the club, and elated to have my favourite ever blue come home! Welcome back Franco, I look forward to seeing your smile again!

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/7/18/welcome-home-gianfranco

Love it. Z-O-L-A ZOLA!!

 

6 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Franco returns as "an assistant to new manager Maurizio Sarri". Good move by the club, and elated to have my favourite ever blue come home! Welcome back Franco, I look forward to seeing your smile again!

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/7/18/welcome-home-gianfranco

Was just asking about this on another thread. Glad to have his infectious positive energy back, maybe the press might lighten up on the negatives. Good luck Zola.

This is getting exciting!! Welcome home! 

Welcome back little genius 

Might as well register him as a player, his shirt number is still free!

Happy HAPPY Days!!!!! 

Welcome back Gianfranco!!!! 

Amazing news welcome home Gianfranco 

Magnificent news, the little genius is back where he belongs. 

Welcome home my childhood hero.

That is honestly as good as a new player signing, what the players are going to learn from the maestro, hopefully Hazard is here to benefit from his undoubted talent and wisdom

No idea why they waited until 10pm on a Wednesday evening to make the announcement, apparently he’s been at Cobham since Monday.

Anywho, welcome home Franco! 

GIAN FRAN CO ZOOOOLA

LA LA LA LA LA LA

ZOOOOLA

I think a lot of us has wanted Gianfranco to have an attachment in some way to Chelsea for a decade or more and at last it’s happened, I have a big smile on my face today, my footie hero is back! Happy days roll on the Premiership. Welcome home Zoooooolaaaa!

Welcome home Franco! 

This gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.  Welcome home!

Francoo! Great news! Welcome back. 

Great news. The genius is back home

Not bad eh. Just into a new job and you are off to Australia !

Edited July 19, 20187 yr by erskblue

8 hours ago, Munkworth said:

Might as well register him as a player, his shirt number is still free!

I'd imagine he'll still be 'first pick' for the small sided games at training

Just been thinking ! 

Yes, I know, I know...

Zola and Eden better be on opposite teams in those small training games, as nobody else will ever get a kick of the ball !!

3 hours ago, Michael said:

This gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.  Welcome home!

I was very close to that when it happened. Scintillating stuff.

He was one of the very few players that was universally liked. Away fans used to clap him.

Ps Dennis Wise nicknamed him Red Rum owing to his large knashers.

All is well now, Franco is back!

Have been waiting for this to be announced, and I am over the moon!!

It seems like the prefect move to have him alongside Sarri, and it really does feel like we are putting something together that could be very exciting. 

Loved by everyone, he seems like the prefect link between Sarri and the club/fans/media, and his extensive knowledge of the English game should be a useful asset for Sarri to have at his disposal.