In other news, Mourinho to Real Madrid is heating up according to Romano.

I just can't see him doing well with those prima donnas.

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

In other news, Mourinho to Real Madrid is heating up according to Romano.

I just can't see him doing well with those prima donnas.

8 hours ago, bisright1 said:

He's just a better looking version of Potter.

Blimey, it's a tough call but I'll take your word for it if you say so!

Eewww

Anyone remember what happened the last time Marco Silva took the step up at Everton?

1 hour ago, DarkMata said:

Anyone remember what happened the last time Marco Silva took the step up at Everton?

Or the last time we hired an ex-Hull City manager LOL

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39053766/chelsea-jose-mourinho-joe-cole-john-stones-transfer-news/

42 minutes ago, Ibby_786 said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39053766/chelsea-jose-mourinho-joe-cole-john-stones-transfer-news/

Button it, Joe.

Is Misha banned from coaching or just playing?

Put him in as interim until his ban is lifted… he’s as qualified as McFarlane is + we’d be saving money and if there’s one thing that really matters for BlueCo it’s not winning it’s making (not losing) money.

11 hours ago, Ibby_786 said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39053766/chelsea-jose-mourinho-joe-cole-john-stones-transfer-news/

As if the Blueco/Clearwater (out!) will say to anybody "rebuild the club, you're in charge of everything" 🙄

I went out to central London today and as I was waiting to cross in a Leicester Square traffic light, Glasner and his wife were waiting for the green man by me. I was tempted to ask him to come to Chelsea, but didn’t want to spoil his day out.

5 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Well done Blueco! they have made Iraola put Palace ahead of us because of their restrictive approach/model.

But he is at least thinking Palace over The Chels, surely not?

6 hours ago, OTL said:

Well done Blueco! they have made Iraola put Palace ahead of us because of their restrictive approach/model.

But he is at least thinking Palace over The Chels, surely not?

Palace a sideways move at best. Arguably a step down. They're losing Mateta and, quite likely, Wharton. Not sure why he'd quit the security of Bournemouth unless to step up.

Luis Enrique has one year left on his contract. Man United are allegedly after him. The bloke is a proper manager.

I think we end up with either Alonso or Felipe Luiz. We only get Alonso if we give him a lot more say in the run if of the club than previous managers and if Slot stays at Liverpool.

9 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

I think we end up with either Alonso or Felipe Luiz. We only get Alonso if we give him a lot more say in the run if of the club than previous managers and if Slot stays at Liverpool.

So that’s Alonso out of the equation.

I think this is the crossroads. The pivotal moment. If we "end up with" another young unproven manager then we are truly fcuckked. This is the time to get the best manager that we possibly can - dream BIG or we go down in flames.

22 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

I think this is the crossroads. The pivotal moment. If we "end up with" another young unproven manager then we are truly fcuckked. This is the time to get the best manager that we possibly can - dream BIG or we go down in flames.

I agree. One more young aspiring manager with little behind them as a player and a manager and this whole lot could well fall apart completely.

These people need to do whatever it takes to get Xabi Alonso. That gets immediate respect in this dressing room.

1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

I think this is the crossroads. The pivotal moment. If we "end up with" another young unproven manager then we are truly fcuckked. This is the time to get the best manager that we possibly can - dream BIG or we go down in flames.

Say hullo to Marco Silva.

Do we wait and take a punt on Eddie Howe when he inevitably becomes available this summer?

1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

I think this is the crossroads. The pivotal moment. If we "end up with" another young unproven manager then we are truly fcuckked. This is the time to get the best manager that we possibly can - dream BIG or we go down in flames.

Well we'd have to start by convincing the board that there is, in fact, a correlation between who's managing the team and results.

I think they won't get this through their thick skulls before we're in league one.

They won't do it as they don't possess perception, how to read the situation and galvanise the whole club. Appoint Xabi Alonso this week with him taking over as soon as the season ends and you immediately change our outlook going into the two biggest games of our season.

A serial Champions League winner, multiple domestic league and Cup champion, World Cup winner, two time Euro winner. As a manager manages an invincible season with a domestic treble. This immediately gets the teams attention. This gets the Spanish and Portuguese speaking players buzzing. It galvanises the dressing room going into the Cup final with the new gaffer in the stands. We cannot be Spurs' salvation. If we can't relegate them we mustn't save them. Xabi watching from the stands maybe tells everyone around the club that this was the bottom and now we start to rebuild.

Will they do it, will they fck. Half arsed two Bob also ran incoming. Welcome Marco bloody Silva

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2 hours ago, timetowaste said:

I think we end up with either Alonso or Felipe Luiz. We only get Alonso if we give him a lot more say in the run if of the club than previous managers and if Slot stays at Liverpool.

Felipe Luiz seems most likely to me, given he was interviewed back when maresca left and is not put off by the project, as many are now rightfully so.

38 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Do we wait and take a punt on Eddie Howe when he inevitably becomes available this summer?

He’s a control freak.