LDN Blue

I'm still sad/angry. This isn't the club I grew up watching. Chelsea, even before Abramovich, have a long history of making stupid decisions. I stand by what I said on twitter, that I had equally ill-tempered feelings as I had the day I woke up and saw the breaking new "José Mourinho has left Chelsea Football Club." I don't even care that he hadn't got the results we wanted, everyone knows the problems at Chelsea. From the hierarchy of executive suits - who think they know about football - to our infamous old guard who've developed such a say in the club's political affairs that progression is virtually impossible. Every season we lose a manager, is a season I love a slight bit of passion for this club. I was absolutely gutted when Hiddink left us, I was very upset/proud of what he'd achieved and that guard of honour after the FA Cup final epitomised the effect he'd had on the club. I was optimistic with Ancelotti but that quickly wore off. A gentleman of football, the sport needs more characters like him, but not at this club where we needed someone to grab the old school attitude of this squad by the throat. In walks André. Delighted. Not just because of what he's achieved at Porto. He represented a change in ideology in our stupid board, a change that for once they weren't going with established, that they were prepared to start a while of transition with the final years of that paying dividends. Yesterday was an awful today. The stuff I was reading for the Daily Mail (Don't start..) was, literally, sad. From reading how much time he spent at Cobham, to reading how he learnt of his departure. 8 managers in 9 years. I repeat, 8 managers in 9 years. Ferguson, Wenger & Pardew all know what's wrong at this club. Scolari knows, Ancelotti knows, Hiddink probably knows too! I read Roman 'read the riot act' to the players, but I'm yet to see if that's true. If it is, I fully expect to hear we're going to cease contract renewal talks with Kalou, Drogba, Malouda and anyone else's who's contract is up this season. We're the club who made bold moves like make Gullit a player-manager & followed up with.. Making Vialli a player-manager too! That was how the club showed respect to the fans, they would take a club hero and take a risk. With both those guys we actually had more good moments than not. We went from that to sacking fellow heroes like Clarke & Wilkins.. Guys who the dressing room respected, but we let go because of stupidity from the board. They won't respect Di Matteo, they won't respect Zola (when/if he comes back) and they won't respect any manager who takes over next season. [/Rant]

Portsmouth and co. were one thing, but a club with the history of Rangers is simply shocking.

Predictable, slightly. I heard Dons liked this partnership, so hopefully they do well

I fear Di Matteo will drop him.

I think that Balotelli account is a parody, hilarious regardless

The thing you know about Mata is, he'll still play with him trying to do everything he can for the squad. He's a player who enjoys his football, enjoys fan interaction and just enjoys being at this club. Even if we're going through a bad spell now, he still seems very committed and he's been an absolute gem this season. I hope he's not demotivated, Di Matteo will need him now more than ever! I hope in June we sign at least one person to reduce the burden upon Juan.

Probably not what you meant in your OP, but I believe the media played an enormous part of the ridiculous shenanigans of this season. Who knows what's true and what's not about what took place, especially in the build up to the departures of Alex & Anelka. These were real catalysts in the negative feelings of the dressing room, and because poorly reputable sources like the Daily Mail & The Mirror reporting them we never know what's true. The media always has an agenda with our managers. They've been f'cking with us since Mourinho left, with stories that they conceive from 'dressing room sources' etc.

My philosophies in life are just to be a good humanitarian. I'm not one of religious belief, I won't accept media reports of stories etc. I'm always curious to understand the other side of the story of things. My main philosophy is to wake up people, to stimulate conversations that go beyond the normal gibberish of jersey shore & our MTV culture.

Oh my god. Are we seriously calling fans 'plastic' because Lampard's disrespected the management this season? Call a dog a dog. Lampard is a legend prior to this season, but the fact is, he's acted like a c'nt. To deny so, is putting the man above the club. I respect Lampard, I won't forget the great years he's given us.. But he absolutely deserves to be slated this season. We're not 'plastic', we're 'realistic'.

Are you forgetting who Rafa Benitez is? He's the man who tried to replace Xabi Alonso with Gareth Barry. David Moyes' man management is fantastic, he's very good at getting the best out of players because he won't take sh't from anyone. What he's done with Everton, a side with the smallest squad in he league, is unbelievable! He even got them CL qualification in 2005. He needs to be given his chance in the big leagues because he has the ability to lead a top side. Why not gamble? Moyes will be much cheaper too and he knows the league inside-out.

I keep reading it, I keep getting more angry. Unbelievable how they literally left him out to dry.

This article makes me want to cry.

Why?

What bullshit.

Ugh. No humour at Chelsea now..

Most definitely.

Yeah like WHS said, it's just a substandard suffix.. The point of the OP was saying creating a new club, with the old supporters of this club. If that makes sense.

Nope. I expect the club to hire something within the next 2-3weeks if I'm honest. We had this after Scolari, Butch took over for a game or 2, then came the mysterious Hiddink.

"Everton boss David Moyes has said that everyone in the Premier League should take a 20% pay cut to make football more affordable for supporters and to balance the game's finances." This guy.

They'll walk all over him. Welcome back Lampard, Malouda, Kalou.

Yup, I'll be most interested to see how he uses Sturridge. Will he keep him on the wing, or give him a chance as a CF. I'm inclined to think it's the former, but a welcomed surprise if it's the latter.

But in his fairness, he did drop that high-line. I admit his inexperience did show, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a good coach, he was learning more and more as he went on, he demonstrated he was willing to adapt. It gets said a lot, but it's true, how can he change our style of play, our formations etc. If he only has the limited resources that the club gave him? They failed to get players last June with silly negotiating and they failed in January to lure the wingers we were in contact with.

Nope. Because the board still believe the players are more than capable of being title contenders.

I think that's a bit harsh. Moyes has been consistent in getting the best out of the smallest squad in the league, his man management is good as well. He deserves the chance. He knows the English game, better than most, Ferguson once touted him as a person to replace him at United.

Gary Neville suggested David Moyes. I'm with him, big fan of Moyes! If he had a big budget, he may do wonders.