LDN Blue 7,903 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 AVB kicks long serving pundit Langley out of Chelsea TVChelsea's super-sensitive manager Andre Villas-Boas has had lead pundit Tommy Langley removed from his own club’s TV channel for criticising the Portuguese’s hardline treatment of disenchanted players.Former club favourite Langley was told he was no longer required at Chelsea TV after he described AVB as ‘vindictive’ for allegedly not allowing Nicolas Anelka and Alex to park their vehicles in the first-team car park after they had been banished from the squad for handing in transfer requests.Langley, who was the club’s player of the year in 1979, has been an admired analyst on Chelsea TV for a decade and does co-commentary as well as co-hosting discussions before and after matches. Friends of Langley say he is extremely upset but does not want to say anything that would jeopardise a return to his TV role if AVB has a change of mind.The Chelsea boss has proved to be remarkably thin-skinned when it comes to negative media comment, and notably labelled Gary Neville’s description of David Luiz playing like he was controlled by a 10-year-old on PlayStation as ‘ridiculous’.Villas-Boas believes Neville and other pundits such as Alan Hansen have a ‘likely biased position in their opinion-making because of a direct past related to a single club, which is their favourite’.Yet his dumping of committed Chelsea supporter Langley points to him not accepting strong adverse comments on the home front, either.A Chelsea spokesman said: ‘For a number of reasons we are reviewing the structure and output of Chelsea TV.'We are waiting for these reviews to be completed before we make a final decision regarding staffing and content.’http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2076785/Andre-Villas-Boas-Tommy-Langley-removed-Chelsea-TV.htmlAnyone heard anything on this? Sounds rather odd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Daily Fail! But who knows really.Can't say I mind too much lol - I dislike Langley both as a pundit and a commentator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 A weird positive we could say from this as it must mean AVB has full control over things now and Roman does back him long term (if this story is true).If Grant, Scolari or Carlo tried to do something like this then Roman would have surely over-ruled them.Strange way to look at it but if AVB was on borrowed time then i doubt Roman would have let him do something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 So AVB is in charge of Chelsea tv now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,477 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Saw this article a while back..don't know what to make of it..I don't really see what our manager has to do with Chelsea TV which has nothing to do with the team... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Bloody hell are we going back to the third reich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 So AVB is in charge of Chelsea tv now?Exactly, that's why I find it odd :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Don't mess with AVB. :wag_finger: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 If he could give the boot to Gourlay, now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 If he could give the boot to Gourlay, now..YOU WILL NEVER GET RID OF ME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 He is so Touchy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manco 38 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Reminds me of Wilkins :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 So AVB is in charge of Chelsea tv now?must be taking a lesson from SAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Ridiculous imo. He probably had a fight with someone in Chelsea TV and the dailyfail thought "How can we use this make AVB look bad?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,367 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Bloody hell are we going back to the third reich?Almost. -all the Yid stewards tomorrow are apparently wearing 'head cams'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hd123 5 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 FFS, the more I hear about AVB in the media the more he sounds like a 10 year old. Oh no he called me nasty names, grow a pair you twat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lentherussian 86 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 What avb is getting criticised for over his criticism of journalism or punditry brian clough was hailed a genius for. Not completely the same but very similar ideas and one i agree with. I want to watch games and discuss it with friends or at least have debates on forums about styles,goals tactics etc. What i dont want are bitter ex pros or journos with agendas telling me what they think. I dont agree with what gary neville said, quite frankly its disrespectful and just a man utd fan slagging a chelsea player off. If iwas getting paid to analyse games i would try and do it as unbiased as i could and certainly not angle childish slander towards individuals who are far more educated then myself. AVB is a man who manged a quadrouple winning side. Alan hansen talks like he was baresi or moore, someone should tell him that unlike in there great liverpool days defenders cant spend 20mins passing the ball back to a keeper in order to waste time. The icing on the cake is the sort of comments i read in papers on twitter and hear on sky sports by so called respected journalists saying avb is making a rod for his own back and needs to get press on side. Why does he? Who are they, the mafia? Be nice to me and ill be nice to u. Fuck em, stay strong in what u believe, do your job and if it doesnt work u have been honest to yourself. If he is getting disrespected by no marks and all hes trying to do is hes job why shdnt he tell them to do one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGuerreiro 252 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 FFS, the more I hear about AVB in the media the more he sounds like a 10 year old. Oh no he called me nasty names, grow a pair you twat.Are you kidding? Are you honestly calling AVB a twat because of an article in dailymail? He is a master when it comes to interviews, and he always says that media has it wrong, which it does. Just like the thing about the bench and staff cheering with goals. You have no idea what went on there. And I can't remember how many times Mourinho has actually acted like a ten year old, but he's still one of the top3 gaffers in the world. Why? Because he is the boss. If AVB is anything like that, then that's nothing but good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I seriously doubt he has any control over CTV... they (the yellow press) have been wrong on majority of cases concerning us, I don't see why we should trust this story all of a sudden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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