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This will probably be the most 'generic' and least thought-out list thus far, but my 5 would be:- 1. Frank Sinatra 2. Miles Davis 3. Bruce Lee 4. Leonardo da Vinci 5. 'Lucky' Luciano

Hasn't Mata been rested for almost 2 weeks straight due to the international break? He's barely played 20 minutes for Spain, if even that. He's gonna be so good...

I actually feel honoured! Since you mention it, ever since I started eating a lot healthier and more diverse foods, my average poo seems to have dropped in weight oddly. I'd usually weigh 0.8lbs less after the average trip to the toilet, but now it's only 0.6lbs

I hate his music but the rapper/singer Drake just bought a Banksy picture off my mum's eBay... and now I have his email...

Another point as to why he'd come back - If he wins the CL with Real Madrid this season, we'll be the only major club he's managed (Benfica doesn't count) that he's not won the Champions League with. It'll probably have him feeling incomplete if he never wins the CL with us, and he knows that, so he's gotta come back and make us 2X Champions League winners. His longest time spent at one club as manager is with US. He chose to leave Porto after the CL win. Chose to leave Inter after the CL win. And would likely choose to leave Madrid after a potential CL win this season. Him leaving us when he did wasn't as simple as him just 'choosing' to leave due to thinking his work here was done - because it certainly wasn't. It looks like if the board & Roman had just been perfect and not interfered as much as they did that Jose could've been with us for 5 seasons or however long it would have taken before winning the CL IMO. It's not a case of "He just jumps from club to club" at all. It's just that he's so successful that there comes a point where the challenge is all gone. It was no longer a challenge managing Inter. He'd proven himself as a top Serie A manager. He'd proven himself as a top Portuguese league manager. He's even proven himself as a top La Liga manager, which'll be even more firmly set in stone if he guides Real Madrid to their long-awaited Champions League triumph this season. (And if he does so, he'll likely want to abandon ship at that point. He seems miserable in Spain.) But with us? Yeah, he's won the league with us - but he hasn't proven he can keep doing it. He hasn't proven that he can be a Sir Alex Ferguson who keeps winning the title, or an Arsene Wenger who through thick and thin stays around for over a decade and is also heavily involved with the academy. He hasn't proven that he can guide an English team to even a Champions League final, nevermind win it! Then a whole new challenge is the 'youth' set up, which, although we're monsters in the football world when that 'youth' word is used - is yet another challenge (nurturing them and creating first team players from the academy) which he's openly said to be enticed by in the past. Now, I want questions answered by those who believe Mourinho won't return. 1: If he wins the Champions League with Madrid, why wouldn't he leave like he did Inter? 2: If he were to leave Madrid at the end of this season, which other club would he join ahead of us? He's certainly not going back to Serie A with Inter confirming they'll be keeping their coach; his loyalty to Inter preventing him from managing AC Milan & Juventus looking set how they are for the future. Manchester United don't want/need him next season; PSG will likely still have Ancelotti filling their post; Bayern's seat is already taken, and although a semi-logical idea would be "He'll now want to prove himself in the Bundesliga", do you really see that happening with Klopp still in charge at Dortmund? Mourinho isn't their type of manager anyway! Where else would he manage in Germany? I can't think of a team personally! So that leaves Chelsea, who actually need a new manager next season - And then Manchester City who could entice him with their great youth set up and bags of money, plus that's also a new challenge - but who's to say Mancini won't still be there? And as mentioned above, their board contains the very guy who rejected Mourinho's approach to work at Barcelona! Now that is applying logic. We are his only option (IF he leaves Madrid and still wants to manage in the top 4/5 leagues) barring some sort of miracle at another club.

Hm. Still making my mind up about whether I want to comment on this or not. I guess I will. Being foreign, something might have been lost in translation or perhaps he misspoke due to not fully grasping the English language yet, but surely it wasn't proper depression? As anyone who's had or does have depression will attest to, depression is very complex and it's rare that you only have it for such a short time like Cabaye claims. I know plenty of people just throw the word around in such contexts as: "Argh, so much homework to do, I'm literally depressed :(" (these are usually 15 year old girls on Twitter) and the likes, so perhaps & even hopefully that's the sort of thing he meant.

We're all twats, but divided. Half of us are excited twats with slight delusion in certain areas due to our almost blind love for Jose; half of us are depressing pessimistic twats who want to dampen down the mood yet keep entering this thread knowing fully well what to expect. I know which I'd rather be. heh.

Let's just hope Ancelotti does the job with PSG and wins the title to really limit the chances of him getting sacked at the end of the season. I personally feel as if Mourinho will never test French waters unless PSG - Monaco (once promoted) becomes some huge money-fuelled rivalry in the future, but still, we really do need to hope there's no other possibilities which could entice him. Following this logic, hopefully Mancini finishes 2nd and has a good run for the rest of the season with Man City, we finish 4th or 3rd and everyone else remains as they are.

He says he'd love it if SaF were to be Manchester United manager for many more years. Jose doesn't sound interested in Man City whatsoever.

If there wasn't a purpose to these interviews why would Mourinho comply and give them? If he's "on holiday" or whatever in London, why would he just 'be a nice guy' and start giving out interviews?

He talks about the fact he has a house here and the fact his daughter is moving here and how this obviously causes rumours. He says he fuels speculation and he's aware of that. He knows Real Madrid's ambitions for the rest of the season. He says he's "Professional" and is only thinking about his current job. He never handles himself like that - does he? This is the calmest I think I've ever seen him, quite literally. Also the "professional" comments are the typical comments players/managers usually make before they move He didn't deny/confirm anything, and now Sky Sports say they've just got some more news come in which they'll get up within the next hour More than likely not relevant to what we want to hear.

Jose is smiling LOTS.

It's probably Jose talking about the Portugal National Team since both Ronaldo/Nani are out

Fuck Sky Sports News. Always do this. "Interview after the break" now yet another break and nothing.

If Bony does indeed sign for West Ham United I can't really see him fitting in. Yeah, he's strong, but he's not some amazing aerial threat like Carroll, is he? He's more like Lukaku; strong enough to try and win the ball in the air if needed, but you shouldn't rely on long-balls to him - which I presume W.H.United are planning.

Not at all.

Sky Sports say they'll have a Mourinho interview up within the hour. No idea if it's something we've already seen/read or something exclusive & new.

I must say I really dislike the whole "Stop getting excited, these are just rumours, I can't see him coming back" posts Really? You can't see him coming back? How is someone who works at Porto, someone who works at Chelsea, one of the top journalists in France and many more non-newspaper sources who are incredibly respected & only comment on deals and happenings when there's a sprinkling of truth not even the slightest bit convincing? Do you want Mourinho to tattoo "It looks like i'm coming back to Chelsea" on his cock and slap you all in the face with it while shouting "YOU SILLY BASTARD!! READ IT!!!!" to convince you more? Of course stories get made up every season - that's football. No one here (I believe) is 12 years old or younger. Everyone knows the possibility of him not coming is probably just as big as him actually coming. We're excited though because there's rarely this much solid info regarding a move. It's usually just some crap written in the Daily Mail, something written in The Sun, then the rumour is forgotten about. Lighten up. If you don't enjoy anticipation, "Maybe's" and "What if's", is this the sport for you? Maybe basketball or something along the lines where transfers & moves are more straightforward would be more suiting. Why not contemplate changes he could make if he signs? It'll be a let down if he doesn't arrive, but so what? We won't be sobbing into our hands 3-quarters of the way into the season wishing we never got our hopes up - because unlike the people refusing to enjoy these few days of excitement & anticipation - we'll have actually got some enjoyment out of all this; not just a "I refuse to believe any of this" followed by a potential "Told you so". When Henry was about to re-join Arsenal for a small while, at first, it was just paper talk. Do you think the "Henry" thread on Arsenal forums were empty? Or full, but full of "Guyz stop gettin excited, Henry would never return :/", or the C.Ronaldo thread on Man Utd forums since the idea of a potential Nike swoop for him was announced, etc etc etc? You have to at least try taking in these exciting times. Football is far more than just watching the game and reacting accordingly whether we lose/win.

THIS is why I constantly (seem to) 'slate' him (well, the main reason anyway.) Not because I have some personal vendetta against him, not because I'm just some mean guy, but because of this. This one act shows so much of his mentality when it comes to a higher level of football (higher than Chelsea Youth Level) and I just find it shocking.

Do typical greenhouses come with a thermostat so you can control the temperature inside?

Earlier, when I was taking a poo, I got really bored (i was constipated) so started imagining the sort of transfers he'd make and tactical changes he'd apply to the squad. It was fun. That is all.

Argentina would be leading 5-0 by now...

What even was that from Neymar..

Chalobah with a terrible dive oh no

Chalobah is doing well. Getting forward lots. Oh how I hope he doesn't become just a utility player.