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Well no, it's probably got something to do with the club offering them £100 000+per week as well. It's nothing more than FIFA panicking about the EPL, and curtailing the money and dominance of the top 4. Platini and Blatter have dressed it up to appeal to Spanish, French, Italian clubs, because they have a tradition of having home grown players, and as a consequence their leagues are not as strong. If it comes in (very doubtful as it breaks European Employment legislation), Chelsea, the top 4, and the EPL will in no way be as strong. At the end of the day I support Chelsea, nationality doesn't come into it.

Glad to here it. Yup the club seem to know what they're doing on one hand, on the other it seems they're like Baldrick, about to announce a ''cunning plan''.

Yeah that bloody Zola and Vialli, Hasselbaink, Cech, Gudjohnsen - money grabbing bastards. Some of our best players have been English, some haven't. Nationality shouldn't come into it. It's great to have English players in the side, but they seem to get preference in things like voting , when players like Carvalho get ignored. I'd rather have a dedicated foreigner than an English scouse mercenary like Gerrard in the team.

I dont have much confidence in the club had some master plan as to who the next manager was going to be. Inter chasing our players is unlikely to be an immediatete thing, but contracts mean fuck all these days, its money that talks and agents pulling the strings. Certainly be an interesting next couple of months before the season starts....

Hes bound to sound a few out - not a good time seeing as we're manager less -could have been worse though, Grant could have clinched some leaving.

Depends what size of wad Inter have given him, my guess a sizeable warchest. Some players definitely had an affection for him -along with most supporters -there'll be a lot of rumours guaranteed, be interesting to see what players want to join him.....

Someone sort out the boy/man http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7431283.stm

A lot of footballers are like lost children mentally,..... dada Jose calling........ Guaranteed we get Inter in the CL draw now...and they knock us out....

Aye, him and Holloway dream ticket. Hows it going Steve ?

Wish I had your certainty. He paid Aulas at Lyon whatever it took to prise Essien away -depends now how much he wants him

Batten down the hatches, he's going to come knocking, like those things in The Fog, with a fucking great Inter wad in his hand..... -Drogba, Essien, Malouda, Riccy, Lampard, Clarke.......

Beckham has looked ok last two games,-although the opposition has been mediocre. Think what pisses most people off about him is the ''brand'' Beckham, rather than the player Beckham

Yeah but do they have a clue whats going on ? Kenyon and the last incumbent seems to point to NO they dont. It'll end up being Mancini or someone more mediocre, and the club will say they had him ''lined up all along , best man for the job, ..next level...''etc. as they unveil...Neil Warnock

Funny how this is announced when there are two EPL clubs in the CL final. This is allegedly designed to 'help the development of younger players from their respective countries'. Yeah right, so how's it going to help young Ivory Coast, Welsh or Senagalese players ? It's nothing more than a Eurovision mob ganging up to ensure there are more Spanish. Portuguese Italian clubs winning Euro trophies. Up Yer Arse Bladder.

OK back on topic-its getting to become a minefield. Man City seem to be getting Mark Hughes interest -does that mean we get the Ulrika shagger ? Then again with the Portuguese RB -are we waiting for Scolari -done deal, but not until after the Euros ? So many questions, so little answers

top choon BB. and another -manager can wait

The Premiership is the 'strongest' league in the world, in terms of players and generating revenue worldwide from TV rights. This is a clear plan to weaken the Premiership -and strengthen the leagues in Italy, Spain etc. A Platini Blatter cunning plan. It may create a more level playing field for European Leagues, but the restriction of 'foreigners' will have a detrimental effect on developing countries. FIFA will run into opposition, not just from the EU, but also from Sky and TV companies who will see their Premiership cash cow diminish.

new category in the TC awards ''Best Philosophical Poster''

He really will not realistcally ever be a Chelsea first teamer. Funny how it's Pompey -an Israeli owned club. Whats the betting Grant gets a 'position' where a there is jewish ownership. ? I dont think anyone else will employ him.

Wish it was more than a rumour. Not good enough in my eyes -prob end up at Charlton, Palace or Tel Aviv.

Much more democratic. The club have allegedly been refused permission to talk to Ancellotti. To me this shambles just highlights what a fuck up Romans ego caused by removing Mourinho. Abramovich knows he fucked up which is why he bought Mourinho a £2 million Ferrari last weekend.

It'll also restrict potentials from the sub saharan continent, Africa and South America in my eyes.

That was sweet -watched it in a pub full of ManUtd shirt wearing shirt lifters

Scolari will bring back Chelsea Agro http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kHadlDzFTrg&...feature=related

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