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This is what reporters and journos do Henrique, they speculate. You said that so long as there are not even rumours in these papers, you would consider it bullshit which implies that you give some kind of credence to these reports, hence I was providing you with one. Odds = A lot more than some fantasized bollocks coming from a journo.

Here you go, quotes from Bale and everything. Mirror

Overwhelming 1. Ruud Gullit - Couldn't believe it when he signed, a true legend of the game and someone who I thought we'd have no chance of getting. 2. Gianluca Vialli - See above, I remember watching him playing for Juve in the CL final (which they won) and thinking, 'I can't believe he's coming to Chelsea.' 3. Gianfranco Zola - I think Zola joined around the same time as Vialli and while I had no idea of the level of success he'd have here I just couldn't believe these type of players were signing for us. I can understand the people who are saying Torres or Sheva but, as soon as Roman came in, I always knew that those types of signings were inevitable and therefore less exciting. Those three that I mentioned came after years of Stein and Spencer up front ffs so it meant more to me when a name like Gullit signed back then. Underwhelming 1. De Lucas - For exactly the reasons that Tomo gave. 2. Ben Haim - Seems like Jose wasn't going to get any money that year, Ben Haim was the result. 3. Benayoun - Decent player on his day but as Kez said, I expected we'd have someone better lined up to replace Joe Cole.

From the Daily Fail so obviously bollocks but I thought he'd already signed a new contract?

Wow, have a good one Steve. That sounds epic, jammy bastard.

What a farce. They have to change these to match bans to avoid this.

Only positive to me is that he'll be gone in a year to take the England job anyway. But then again, if he's a stop gap, why didn't we just keep Carlo for another year?

Wow. Little did he know, the PSN was gonna go down in a couple of months anyway.

Harry now 5/6 with paddy power. Someone must know something.

Oh ffs don't say that.

Exactly. Jose would've demanded autonomy before he went there imo so the Madrid board are classless for interfering last season if anything.

Yeah, Ray also said a while ago that Lukaku's name came up at the beginning of last season when discussing possible targets.

@Sol_CampbellSulzeer Campbell Odds on Harry Redknapp being next Chelsea manager slashed? It's a chance for him to finally manage a big club , good luck #CFC #THFC Lmao, way to endear yourself to spuds fans even more Sol.

Oh ffs, Redknapp? Only if he takes Bale and Modric with him.

Reading some of the posts in the transfer talk forum I think you'll have some competition for the role.

Happy Birthday mate, have a good one!

True, didn't realise it was only 3. For some reason I thought that Scolari went before February of that season. Still think Hiddink would be the best choice though, did very well in the time he was here and seems to have a good relationship with Roman (which is important).

Has to be Hiddink, with Jose to take over in a couple of years when he's finished in Madrid. Van Basten is a ridiculous idea and it's too soon to judge Villas Boas atm. But yeah, Hiddink for me. Stats speak for themselves. MANAGERIAL RECORDS UNDER ROMAN ABRAMOVICH • Guus Hiddink 2.43 pts/match • Avram Grant 2.24 • Jose Mourinho 2.23 • Carlo Ancelotti 2.03 • Claudio Ranieri 1.98 • Luiz Felipe Scolari 1.97 Source: Infostrada Sports

No, Marca just present a RM bias. The company that owns Marca owns loads of papers in Italy as well.

Might not even be in this division if the finances at the time were to be believed.

Don't agree with the headline as I think that Carlo's hands were tied, but this signifies the beginning of the end for me.

Inevitable.

JT = Legend.

Oh ffs, a 3 match ban? Today gets worse...

The Sunday Herald's front page today.