Jase

That I believe was from yesterday, right?

Valencia agreed fee for Mata on 21st August(Sunday). Medical took place on the 22nd and we officially announce the deal on the 24th, a Wednesday.

At the earliest, tomorrow. Such huge announcements are not normally done on a Sunday or weekend for that matter. And besides, the club would want coverage or publicity, if it still needs it, on the appointment but not now when basically half, if not all, of the English media are in Brazil at the moment.

Expecting him to be more a squad player next season where he will be used in games suitable to him, almost like what Benitez did with him, and still bang in his fair share amount of goals.

Best EVER GIF response.

Jose Mourinho: Premier League says Chelsea story 'a mistake'

The expectations for next season have gone into overdrive mode with Mourinho's impending return. Wonder how many will turn against him if things don't go well...

And that did happen! A shame for Valencia that they missed out on the Top 4. The referee was awful with some of the decisions made!

Merged with Spike's thread. Don't need two that serve the same purpose. Maybe. Maybe not. 2nd June back then in 2004 was on a weekday, Wednesday while 2nd June now is on a Sunday, a weekend. Such announcements are usually made on a weekday and you'll only have to look at all our past manager appointments - all announced on a weekday.

Born winner Mourinho won't care about upsetting people, Arjen Robben says

Post it in English please. And guys if you are gonna post any news/stories/rumours, please post it with a source for goodness sake!

Would really love for us to turn Stamford Bridge into a fortress once again. Too long we have played at home without that fear factor, though it's not necessarily a bad thing without it either.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/8745128/pellegerini:-no-deal-with-man-city Pellegrini speaking in English. Pretty good and smooth with the language too.

Yes! 1 vs Sporting Gijon, 1 vs Barcelona and 1 vs Real Zaragoza. The other came in Portugal with Porto against Beira Mar when he joined Porto in 2002.

Thanks for plucking that stat from wherever you did when I (gathered and) posted it awhile ago(and on Twitter)...

Blimey. People seem to be getting carried away here because of one good performance against a bottom 5 team in La Liga. He's still decent but will be nothing more than a squad player, if anything.

No worries Jim. It's only for a short awhile, unlike Hazard's case last time. He should be apologizing for that!

http://www.marca.com/2013/05/31/en/football/international_football/1370026067.html

Some stats on Mourinho... 1. Mourinho ends 2012/13 season unbeaten at home with Real Madrid in La Liga - the 8th time he has achieved that in 10 full seasons at a club. 2. DID YOU KNOW: Jose Mourinho has only lost 4 of the 214 home league matches played across in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain! 3. Jose Mourinho's home league record as manager (with Benfica, Uniao de Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter & Real Madrid) - P214 W175 D35 L4. 4. Three of those home defeats came in Spain (1 vs Sporting Gijon, 1 vs Barca & 1 vs Real Zaragoza). The other came in Portugal with Porto (vs Beira Mar).

Just want a bit of a change I guess. After all, already using a Mourinho avatar on Twitter. And besides, Mata's name abbreviation is still JM anyway.

Daddy and his son...

Essien scored for his daddy...nice header too.

Pretty sure the board would have made this aim clear to Mourinho in their meetings. And if Mourinho is returning, then I'm sure he has agreed to bring these young players up.

Don't think the board will just ditch the plan that we have started to pursue in last few years. The squad needs to be rebuilded and FFP is coming in as well. If anything, the board will ditch Mourinho first.