Official - AVB confirmed as Chelsea boss

[Kostas 1,468]

Confirming interest?

What the hell does that mean? That's insulting to our intelligence.

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

A matter of some hours....

[Kieran. 6,317]

Confirming interest?

What the hell does that mean? That's insulting to our intelligence.

Basically saying we're a signature away from signing him. I think.

[TomCFC 357]

Finally!

[Tortilla9 390]

Roman would send out the dogs and decades later they would still be looking for his body parts.

That made me laugh. Too bad I can't rep that more than once.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

AVB was lucky that BatMan couldn't afford the travel arrangements from Gotham City to London

I thought Alex nearly had the job also?

Pipped at the last herdle i guess

[termninja 5,290]

Gutted...I was hoping for Benitez, the master tactician or at least 'Arry...

[zolayes 14,489]

AVB was lucky that BatMan couldn't afford the travel arrangements from Gotham City to London

I thought Alex nearly had the job also?

Pipped at the last herdle i guess

Roman told me I would have got it but was too old for the length of contract he wanted...

[ruggedknot 105]

Surely we're not just bringing Villas-Boas alone to the club ? One of the reasons , possibly , that we still haven't announced AVB's contract is that the suits are also likely working on bringing some of his backroom staff along with him . Wouldn't put it past AVB to have rounded up his team over the 2 days from the time Roman allegedly spoke to him on the weekend , find out who's staying and who wants to continue with him , and then made the decision depending on the response he got . He's not a one man operation , there's a whole setup with people assigned with very specific tasks , like Jose had/has with his team . The meticulous planning with the opposition scouting still holds true for this day with Villas-Boas with his people . Its possible that we're still working behind the scenes to sign up his assistants as well.

All speculation of course , but the whole affair has gone about in a matter of days , very very quickly - even for Chelsea standards . Wouldn't surprise me if there are still a few loose ends to be tied up before putting the word out . If I remember correctly , Carlo's announcement also came with the footnote that Bruno Demechillis was coming with as well .

[Styles 9,790]

Confirming interest?

What the hell does that mean? That's insulting to our intelligence.

LOL. What's even funnier is "We note that the release clause of Andre Villas-Boas has been activated" .

[termninja 5,290]

Surely we're not just bringing Villas-Boas alone to the club ? One of the reasons , possibly , that we still haven't announced AVB's contract is that the suits are also likely working on bringing some of his backroom staff along with him . Wouldn't put it past AVB to have rounded up his team over the 2 days from the time Roman allegedly spoke to him on the weekend , find out who's staying and who wants to continue with him , and then made the decision depending on the response he got . He's not a one man operation , there's a whole operation with people assigned with very specific tasks , like Jose had/has with his team . The meticulous planning with the opposition scouting still holds true for this day with Villas-Boas with his people . Its possible that we're still working behind the scenes to sign up his assistants as well.

All speculation of course , but the whole affair has gone about in a matter of days , very very quickly - even for Chelsea standards . Wouldn't surprise me if there are still a few loose ends to be tied up before putting the word out . If I remember correctly , Carlo's announcement also came with the footnote that Bruno Demechillis was coming with as well .

I'm pretty sure he won't be coming alone.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Confirming interest?

What the hell does that mean? That's insulting to our intelligence.

LMAO so true.

Then again, this is the first time they've actually commented about a target. Something they've never done, no matter how much we plead

[termninja 5,290]

LMAO so true.

Then again, this is the first time they've actually commented about a target. Something they've never done, no matter how much we plead

They got me surprised with that statement. I was expecting them to bomb out an official announcement of his hiring. Oh well, some things change apparently :eyebrows:

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

LMAO so true.

Then again, this is the first time they've actually commented about a target. Something they've never done, no matter how much we plead

Gourlay trying to win over the fans by keeping them in the frame! GOURLAY OUT!!!!

[Kostas 1,468]

LOL. What's even funnier is "We note that the release clause of Andre Villas-Boas has been activated" .

Gourlay probably read on Twitter that some Russian chap paid it and thought he had a chance.

Then again, this is the first time they've actually commented about a target. Something they've never done, no matter how much we plead

The last target confirmed by the club was Robinho, can't blame them for their stance ever since. Once bitten twice shy.