Will Jose leave Chelsea in the summer?

[Philby]

I said it a while back that I thought he'd be off if he doesn't secure the CL this season...Hiddink has been waiting in the green room as Russia boss for long enough. Think he'll be wheeled in over the summer & the premiership will wave goodbye to the special needs one.

[Lamps]

I said it myself also. I think he could leave if they win the title. If he leaves after they have lost it'll look like he's running away from the challenge of united and his ego probably won't let that happen

[Edmund Blackwater]

I, too, have heard murmurs of this.
Apparently, Jose is a bit pissed off that the summer signings were not the players he wanted and feels like they were forced upon him.
If he wins the CL this year, I think it's almost certain he will leave, if not, I don't think it's as likely.

[So_Fresh_It's_Famous]

I, too, have heard murmurs of this.
Apparently, Jose is a bit pissed off that the summer signings were not the players he wanted and feels like they were forced upon him.
If he wins the CL this year, I think it's almost certain he will leave, if not, I don't think it's as likely.

Gallas and Huth were also sold against his wishes which i believe he is not happy about.

He would be much better of leaving Chelsea for a top european team.

[Edmund Blackwater]

Kenyon denying that there's any truth in it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6243701.stm

[Rebelred]

no smoke without fire and these rumours have been going around over christmas. Apparently Jose feels he's been left to carry the can for any controversy surrounding the club and he's sick of the club politics etc, which presumably means being landed with an expensive striker he does not want

[RonnyB]

It seems that he was forced into the signing of Shevchenko who all in all was his 1st major capture of a proven world class player who everyone thought was at the peak of his career.

What I liked about Mourinho as a manager was that the team he put out was greater than the sum of its parts & had no relative star men (besides Terry & Lampard who although crucial to their success, were having their efforts overhyped by the English media). That all changed when Gallas & to a lesser extent Huth were allowed to go & bringing in players like Ballack who wer'nt badly needed in the way United needed a midfielder & Liverpool a goalscoring striker.

Now with Chelsea short of centre halfs & spoilt for midfielders & wingers Mourinho may be portraying the 'I told you so' story to Roman & that maggot Kenyon which is probably causing plenty of tension within the club. Added to that Hiddink being more than likely available to Roman's cash, Jose fucking off in the summer to Spain or Italy wouldnt surprise anyone I'd imagine.

[Rebelred]

It seems that he was forced into the signing of Shevchenko who all in all was his 1st major capture of a proven world class player who everyone thought was at the peak of his career.

What I liked about Mourinho as a manager was that the team he put out was greater than the sum of its parts & had no relative star men (besides Terry & Lampard who although crucial to their success, were having their efforts overhyped by the English media). That all changed when Gallas & to a lesser extent Huth were allowed to go & bringing in players like Ballack who wer'nt badly needed in the way United needed a midfielder & Liverpool a goalscoring striker.

Now with Chelsea short of centre halfs & spoilt for midfielders & wingers Mourinho may be portraying the 'I told you so' story to Roman & that maggot Kenyon which is probably causing plenty of tension within the club. Added to that Hiddink being more than likely available to Roman's cash, Jose fucking off in the summer to Spain or Italy wouldnt surprise anyone I'd imagine.
AC could well be looking for a manager come summer time

[ho chi feen]

I said it a while back that I thought he'd be off if he doesn't secure the CL this season...Hiddink has been waiting in the green room as Russia boss for long enough. Think he'll be wheeled in over the summer & the premiership will wave goodbye to the special needs one.

Where's the 'yes, if they DO win he champions league' option?

I could see that happening, 50/50 even.

Otherwise, I reckon he'll be sticking around for now.

Lots of talk of Hiddink replacing him, rumoured to be more than mere rumour, if ya get me.

[Rebelred]

jose, warnock, fergie, possibly even wenger will all be serious contenders not to be there next year.

what about Rafa?

[KolaKubes]

http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=99814 4&postcount=9

I'm so very good.

[Edmund Blackwater]

http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=99814 4&postcount=9 (http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/%7Epeoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=99814 4&postcount=9)

I'm so very good.
Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day.

[Lamps]

http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=99814 4&postcount=9

I'm so very good.

The dogs on the street have been saying that Kola. And from the start of the season too.

[KolaKubes]

The dogs on the street have been saying that Kola. And from the start of the season too.

Ya right.

And I wasn't looking for that post, was looking for one where I said Mourinho would be gone at the end of the season one way or the other.

[jungle]

Lots of talk of Hiddink replacing him, rumoured to be more than mere rumour, if ya get me.


Roman's already paying his salary, so I'd say he's available...

[ho chi feen]

Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day.



Nice line. :D

[Lamps]

Ya right.

And I wasn't looking for that post, was looking for one where I said Mourinho would be gone at the end of the season one way or the other.

Do you ever get tired of biggin yourself up?

You've called very little as far as i can see, except for Fergie's head.

[KolaKubes]

Do you ever get tired of biggin yourself up?


http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/oa048.jpg ;)

[Lamps]

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/oa048.jpg ;)

my main claim is non-rattlement, yours is some sort of soothsaying all-knowing wisdom with an appreciation of nil all draws that the supposed uncouth can't fathom

[KolaKubes]

my main claim is non-rattlement, yours is some sort of soothsaying all-knowing wisdom with an appreciation of nil all draws that the supposed uncouth can't fathom

All you have going for you is a selective memory and a tough hide.

[Lamps]

All you have going for you is a selective memory and a tough hide.

My memory is the bane of your proc existance

Fergie out.
Terry is shit
Bridge or whoever better than Cashley
Vidic best defender in the premiership
Keane the equal of O'Neill
etc etc etc

And to top it off the latest weeks disgusting offering

[STEVIEG]

jose, warnock, fergie, possibly even wenger will all be serious contenders not to be there next year.

What odds on Jose to Sheffield United?

[STEVIEG]

twouldnt surprise me if vialli managed them again.



On the subject of managers

Whereever did Jean Tigana end up?

I know he had a dispute with Fulham but i have to say he was a decent enough manager

[Forsberg]

On the subject of managers

Whereever did Jean Tigana end up?

I know he had a dispute with Fulham but i have to say he was a decent enough manager


Didn't eh go to Besiktas a few years ago?. Not sure if he's still there

[STEVIEG]

besiktas.....isnt he winnignt trophys for um?



He won the Turkish Cup according to Wikiwackypedia

[homer jay]

Mancini: Blues job would be fantastic

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has refused to rule out managing in England and admits it would be "fantastic" to take charge of Chelsea.



The San Siro chief, whose side are on course to win Serie A this year, has yet to sign a new deal with the Italian giants.

He told The Sun: "I'd really love to manage a Premiership side one day. Chelsea? It would be fantastic.

"Nothing has been decided about the contract but this is not a formality."

Meanwhile, Blues striker Didier Drogba has admitted there are "tensions" at the club but insists the playing squad are sticking together and concentrating on their football.

There have been suggestions that Jose Mourinho has a turbulent relationship with his Stamford Bridge employers and the poor form of Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has also been a cause of much speculation.

But although the Ivory Coast forward concedes it has not been a trouble-free season at the club, he is convinced there will be no repercussions on the field.

He told the Daily Express: "There are tensions, we cannot prevent them. That's football, it is not easy to live with.

"But the players are sticking together. That is the most important thing. Are we in crisis? In the league we are six points behind Manchester United and still on course for the title.

"We've qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League and for the final of the league cup and we are still on course for the FA Cup. Clearly it's a very difficult period."

Drogba also offered his full support for Mourinho.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, he said: "How could I not be behind someone who always supported me, who has helped me win trophies and put Chelsea at the top of English football. There were good players at Chelsea before his arrival but he brought a culture of winning."

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_1872309 ,00.html

[Rebelred]

not surprised about the Mancini rumours, until he signs that new deal at Inter, then the speculation won't go away linking him with Chelsea.

[ho chi feen]

Cole admits tension has shattered Chelsea's aura


Mourinho's conflicts have taken toll in dressing room
Manager was 'the reason I came here' says full-back

Matt Scott
Saturday January 27, 2007
The Guardian

Ashley Cole last night admitted the aura Chelsea exuded over the past two seasons has faded amid the rift that has opened between the manager and the club's owner.
The Chelsea striker Didier Drogba confirmed on Wednesday that the dispute between Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho had become a destabilising influence in the dressing room. Now the England full-back has added his voice to the saga, noting that the awe which previously struck opposition teams in the tunnel before matches has petered out.

"I think opponents read the papers and probably think we are vulnerable," said Cole. "It's down to us players to go into games fully focused and determined not to get bullied or beat up in the tunnel."
With only one win from the past five Premiership fixtures, Cole believes the cause and effect of Chelsea's relatively poor recent run are interchangeable. He senses that disappointing form has exacerbated disturbances behind the scenes, but feels that a strong run of results would end the intense scrutiny on the club.

"Results can draw a line under all this," he said before tomorrow's FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest that presents another opportunity to right Chelsea's listing ship. "If we start winning and collecting trophies I don't see how there can be any more problems. We try to keep it as positive as we can. We have a good spirit here.

"Everyone seems happy and together. Of course the bad results don't help but it's down to the players to change that, no one else. We're the ones who play on the pitch and we have to prove that we are strong and together as a unit."

Chelsea's unity in the dressing room, the intriguing subplot around Mourinho's treatment of Andriy Shevchenko notwithstanding, has never been in doubt. Instead the tensions, conceded by the chief executive, Peter Kenyon - he described them as "healthy" but they are apparently anything but - lie between the Portuguese and his Russian paymaster.

Mourinho has told the captain, John Terry, that he "thinks" he will remain in charge of Chelsea next season. However, this seems to be as much as he is prepared to divulge to his squad. When asked if the players would like to be apprised of the details, Cole responded: "Probably.

"But some things are kept behind closed doors and you have to let them sort it out. Maybe if we knew what was going on maybe it would affect us and start getting in our brains. Hopefully they can sort it out very quickly and we can get back to playing and everyone enjoying each other's company."

A forlorn hope; the current, uneasy truce between the two parties seems the best the players can expect, with Mourinho being courted overseas and Abramovich assessing possible successors. Cole would be dismayed to see Mourinho leave - "he was the main reason I came here" - but experience has taught him that football can spring surprises.

Indeed despite the seemingly damning assessment of life at Arsenal in his autobiography My Defence, Cole disarmingly admitted that he misses elements of what he left behind in north London. "I'll be honest, certain aspects I do, certain players and staff," said Cole. "But apart from that I'm really happy to be here, really enjoying it and I feel part of Chelsea now."

Cole notes with interest that his former club's 2-2 draw at Tottenham on Wednesday night could make the Gunners the opponents in his first final as a Chelsea player. "I didn't watch Spurs v Arsenal but I'll definitely watch the second leg," he said. Asked who he would be cheering, he said: "Neither. Whoever we play won't be cheering me." Some things in football, then, are predictable.

http://football.guardian.co .uk/News_Story/0,,1999740,00.html

[bananaman]

A bit of a hiccough if he's intended to be the replacement...

Hiddink Ten Months Prison

DEN HAAG — Guus Hiddink, currently employed as the Russian national football team coach, owned a house in Achel, Belgium in 2002-2003. By having a Belgian residence address, the Dutch football celebrity paid much less tax on his income from training the national team of South Korea, Het Algemeen Dagblad reports.

C.Loos representing the prosecution said on Tuesday that Hiddink had concealed an income of 3.5 million euros from the Dutch tax authorities during this “fraud period.”

The prosecution also mentioned Hiddink’s alleged attempt to have a hotel in Antwerp write out a fake receipt for him to make it appear as if he had been staying there.

”I wonder if Hiddink thinks he is above the law”, Loos said.

The brains behind the plot was Hiddink’s accountant. The prosecution demanded fourteen months in prison for him.

The verdict is expected on 27 February.

Russian fans have advised Hiddink to “ask for political asylum in Russia”.

[jungle]

He'll get a big fine. The prosecutor will always ask for the most severe sentence in Holland, but will almost never get it.

[STEVIEG]

Personally i think he will stay

Even if he wins the FA cup it will be seen as a failure but who better can they get?
Jose will be hungry as fuck next season

[Jim Comic]

he'll be given one more season to win the european cup, if he doesn't get it next year it'll be jose out on his ear

[xvis]

I think it's slightly more likely that he will stay, ..I'll give it a 55% chance on him staying, and it'll be a massive summer for Chelsea.
The core of the team would need rebuilding if Jose was pushed out and the whole coaching set-up would need re-arranging. I don't think Chelsea would want to start all that upheaval.

The spine of the team is very good and there will be 3 or 4 additions, Ballack or Shevchenko will have improved second seasons if they get a second chance.


..Capello looks to earned another year, there may be a few openings in Italy but I think Jose's stock has taken a little bit of a hammering in the last weeks and I think both sides, Jose and Chelsea, will give it another go.


I loved Jose quote yesterday...

"I always knew one day I would not be a champion."
heh heh

[xvis]

Ancelotti has turned things around sufficiently post New Year to get future backing.



MILAN, May 7 (Reuters) - Experienced AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta is set to become an assistant to coach Carlo Ancelotti when he hangs up his boots at the end of the season, the club said on Monday.

The 41-year-old Costacurta, who made his debut for Milan in 1986, will be joined in the backroom staff by former forward Leonardo.

'On Carlo's suggestion, Costacurta will become a second assistant coach to Ancelotti alongside Mauro Tassotti. Also from July 1, Leonardo will be back in the management team,' Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told the club website.

Among Milan's other ageing defenders, Brazilian Cafu has signed a deal until the end of next season while Paolo Maldini's future is less clear.

The 38-year-old hinted earlier in the season that this would be his last campaign but has since said he wants to continue next season. He is currently trying to shrug off a knee injury ahead of the Champions League final with Liverpool on May 23.

[lionelhutz]

Ya right.

And I wasn't looking for that post, was looking for one where I said Mourinho would be gone at the end of the season one way or the other.

pubes showing himself as a headline reader again. i never thought it was a cert that he would go. still not certain he will stay mind but a lot of soccermoms on here swallowing every bit of tabloid garbage thrown at them over the last few months while completely ignoring common sense. i think jose will spend disgustingly in the summer if he stays, which is now more likely

[Mr.Mister]

He'll be made leave

[KolaKubes]

pubes showing himself as a headline reader again. i never thought it was a cert that he would go. still not certain he will stay mind but a lot of soccermoms on here swallowing every bit of tabloid garbage thrown at them over the last few months while completely ignoring common sense. i think jose will spend disgustingly in the summer if he stays, which is now more likely

There is a reason all Utd fans would welcome Mourinho getting the sack.

However, the sensible thing for Mourinho to do would be to walk. If he stands by his summer signings, then he's fucked up royally this year. If they weren't his signings, any manager with the slightest guts would get the fuck out of dodge to somewhere he can call the shots on the minor matter of who the club buys.

I can't for the life of me imagine why Chelsea would want rid though.

[lionelhutz]

There is a reason all Utd fans would welcome Mourinho getting the sack.

However, the sensible thing for Mourinho to do would be to walk. If he stands by his summer signings, then he's fucked up royally this year. If they weren't his signings, any manager with the slightest guts would get the fuck out of dodge to somewhere he can call the shots on the minor matter of who the club buys.

I can't for the life of me imagine why Chelsea would want rid though.

like you wanted to see fergie get the sack?

[KolaKubes]

like you wanted to see fergie get the sack?

Oi, quotes please or jog on.

[lionelhutz]

Oi, quotes please or jog on.

good riposte pubes.