Official - AVB confirmed as Chelsea boss

[Endrit 39]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2379963,00.html

[Duppy Conqueror 1,557]

What if we paid Villas-Boas to pay the buy-out fee, but he ends up signing with Inter after being freed

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

[Waterfall 893]

VILLAS-BOAS INTEREST CONFIRMED

Posted on: Tue 21 Jun 2011Chelsea Football Club released the following statement on Tuesday evening:

'We note that the release clause of Andre Villas-Boas has been activated. We can at this time confirm our interest in him and hope to reach agreement with him on personal terms and make a further announcement in the near future.'

[xPetrCechx 13,578]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2379963,00.html

[Styles 9,790]

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

[dave30 728]

http://www.skysports...6999411,00.html

I agree though , nobody in the media has a clue what Roman is thinking or what is being decided in the boardroom . The ones who do know as his closest advisors , don't talk to the media.

Cheers for the video link

[Milan 17,963]

Officially confirmed we are interested. Now it is about time only. Tomorrow seems to be the day.

[ruggedknot 105]

VILLAS-BOAS INTEREST CONFIRMED

C

helsea Football Club released the following statement on Tuesday evening:

'We note that the release clause of Andre Villas-Boas has been activated. We can at this time confirm our interest in him and hope to reach agreement with him on personal terms and make a further announcement in the near future.'

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2379963,00.html

[Kieran. 6,317]

Do we really need five links to the same article? Come on now.

Welcome AVB.

[ruggedknot 105]

Everybody is on their toes today haha, the excitement is fever pitch , just like transfer deadline day :541:

[Kostas 1,468]

Confirming interest?

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

[xPetrCechx 13,578]

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" .