Honest Frank the Muppet and other Chavs sh!t

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwoEj8Sad08

[Cripps_orig]

:lol:

My word

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Durham is spot on today tbf.

Shame he'll fuck it up at 5:30.

[LDG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwoEj8Sad08

:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Durham is spot on today tbf.

Shame he'll fuck it up at 5:30.

:haha:

Daily Arsenal :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwoEj8Sad08

Wilkins, just a bald version of Del Boy tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

Wiklins, just a bald version of Del Boy tbh.
Wiklins :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Durham Calling scrote city a thug team :bow:

And saying Pubis is a hypocrite, for what he said about Luiz cheating. Yet saying Crouch doing it was ok.

[Cripps_orig]

Durham Calling stroke a pub team :bow:

And saying Pubis is a hypocriate for what he said about Luiz cheating but saying Crouch doing it was ok

stroke :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

stroke :bow:

Oh Grow up.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19693874

Grant :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

JOHN TERRY
The Chelsea captain has quit international football and the paper's chief writers have been giving their thoughts on his decision.

Former England captain John Terry has announced his retirement from international football

Henry Winter says in the Daily Telegraph: "John Terry claimed on Sunday night that the Football Association had made his position in the England squad 'untenable'. Nonsense. Terry was the author of his own downfall."

Oliver Holt writes in the Daily Mirror: "He had become seen not as an ambassador for our football but as someone of whom the FA was secretly embarrassed."

Matt Lawton suggests in the Daily Mail: "Before he complained of the FA making his position 'untenable', he perhaps should have reflected on how often he has made the situation untenable for the England management."

Daniel Taylor writes in the Guardian: "Terry's argument is a tenuous one, undeserving of sympathy."

Charlie Wyatt complains in the Sun : "It is still ridiculous that such a courageous, talented player, with at least one major tournament left in him, has decided to quit."

Tony Evans says in the Times (subscription required): "The end of his international career was looming but he will resent it being forced upon him."
The Sun :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Oh Grow up.

:gp:

Ach is a hypocriate because he makes loads of spelling mistakes himsefl.

[V-Pig]

oll

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:gp:

Ach is a hypocriate because he makes loads of spelling mistakes himsefl.

Oh Shut your face.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

4 game ban and a £220k fine.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

:blink:

suarez banned for 8 games for using the word negrito.

terry banned for 4 games for using the words 'fucking black c*nt'

:blink:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:blink:

suarez banned for 8 games for using the word negrito.

terry banned for 4 games for using the words 'fucking black c*nt'

:blink:

Ones English the other is not :coffee:

[GP]

Makes perfect sense.

Or not.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I can only assume they have proven there was abuse, just not the racist part since reference to race doubles any ban.

Have to wait for the report...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Better than I was expecting in truth.

[Marc Overmars]

Sooner this piece of shit retires the better.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

John Terry's representatives have released the following statement.

"Mr. Terry is disappointed that the FA Regulatory Commission has reached a different conclusion to the clear not guilty verdict of a court of law.

"He has asked for the detailed written reasons of the decision and will consider them carefully before deciding whether to lodge an appeal."

Why can't that thick idiot understand how this is different to the charges brought against him in court?

[Cripps_orig]

Does that mean he misses our game?

FFS

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Does that mean he misses our game?

FFS

No, think it can't take place till until the appeal. if he decides too.

[Cripps_orig]

If he appeals, he can play in our game but if he doesnt then the suspension starts straight away?

Appeal you ****

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Theo to tear him a new one :haha:

[PGFC]

Apparently his married teammates want him to appeal the ban.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

:blink:

suarez banned for 8 games for using the word negrito.

terry banned for 4 games for using the words 'fucking black c*nt'

:blink:

Is Suarez a Good Honest English Lad?

I don't think so.

If you don't understand the rules then don't comment.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

that is true.

its official, terry is half as racist as suarez.

so proud to be british

[Master Splinter]

Cahill and Big Man.

Cahill and Luiz.

I think there's just as much fuck-up potential in both. One is old and shit. The other is a bit mental.

As long as Lombe doesn't outdo his Citeh performance, we should cause them problems.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Cahill and Big Man.

Cahill and Luiz.

I think there's just as much fuck-up potential in both. One is old and shit. The other is a bit mental.

As long as Lombe doesn't outdo his Citeh performance, we should cause them problems.

didnt wanna say it myself but i agree on letters and maccy

[Olivier's xmas twist]

didnt wanna say it myself but i agree on letters and maccy

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well Letters is getting married so that must make him the mental one.

[Ollie the Optimist]

the independant have a brilliant front page tomorrow.


http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/663263875.jpg?key=12981642&Expires=1348784324&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=JuymCtesgIO~7OcXNfJnM3ykS~de6d6UyhZJpF7w 0a1uDw5Rf99EwWBvuDVhd7vJu8Xnxym7O0IsZDHGz4ZHDLHu3t LEF0T~xFut8dwzNjpM4bHNKXlxqD74UZB7H544MZQfseL3oPA2 4CcuFYIb7CNx7cwepVf-FI3xCPxhetk_http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/663263875.jpg?key=12981642&Expires=1348784324&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=JuymCtesgIO~7OcXNfJnM3ykS~de6d6UyhZJpF7w 0a1uDw5Rf99EwWBvuDVhd7vJu8Xnxym7O0IsZDHGz4ZHDLHu3t LEF0T~xFut8dwzNjpM4bHNKXlxqD74UZB7H544MZQfseL3oPA2 4CcuFYIb7CNx7cwepVf-FI3xCPxhetk_

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Can't see it.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Can't see it.

strange. on my laptop the picture has come up.

its a picture of john terry on the independents front page with this written next to him

JT
Captain
Leader
Legend
Racist

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cheers

[Xhaka Can’t]

If JT says "sorry", will he go to heaven?

[LDG]

“They were efficient. Some years before, they were closer to win it than last year, but accumulated experience, tenacity and a bit of luck as well, got them the trophy. You have to congratulate them for that,” he said.

Chelsea overcame the likes of Napoli and Barcelona to take the trophy - though they rode their luck on occasions. Wenger was impressed by the attitude and application of Di Matteo’s side.

“Last year they had that kind of luck and you must give them credit as well, for the consistency and attitude they showed in the games where they were dominated, and the mental strength to have shown in these games to finally win it,” said Wenger.



Efficient.

[GP]

If JT says "sorry", will he go to heaven?

All dogs go to heaven.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It is worth pointing out here that even though it is easy to demonise Terry, even though he will be rightly pilloried for his actions, he has many redeeming features.

He has made plenty of mistakes in his life, but he is not a monster. Far from it.

He is generous.

He is courageous and bold on the pitch.

He is a loving father to his children.

Guess which journalist wrote that. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is a loving father to many people.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If JT says "sorry", will he go to heaven?

No, even God has his limits.

[LDG]

Guess which journalist wrote that. :sick:

The same one as what wrote his biog?

OH?

What a twunt.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Question of the day: Roberto Di Matteo was asked, 'whether the club’s policy on life bans for fans who used racist language also applied to players.' Needless to say he didn't answer it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/9575130/John-Terry-faces-testing-time-on-and-off-the-pitch-as-Chelsea-close-ranks-ahead-of-Arsenal-showdown.html

[Cripps_orig]

FRANK LAMPARD has been told to get used to life on the Chelsea bench.
Boss Roberto Di Matteo warned the Blues ace, 34, he cannot expect to play every week.
Lamps has not started Chelsea’s last three games and is in the final year of his deal.
He was an unused sub in Saturday’s win at Arsenal but is set to return for tonight’s Champions League clash with Nordsjaelland.
Di Matteo said: “As much as no one likes to be on the bench, I hope Frank understands.
“I try to use the whole squad. It’s not just Frank who’s missed games.”


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4566972/Frank-Lampard-told-by-Roberto-Di-Matteo-to-expect-life-as-sub.html#ixzz285o7O5G3

RDM :wave:

[Marc Overmars]

The FA have published the written reasons for Big Man's ban. It says he used insulting language but is not a racist. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Ashley Cole ‏@TheRealAC3

Hahahahaa, well done #fa I lied did I, #BUNCHOFTWATS

:doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He probably did, actually.

All the talk of Chelsea acting with class is starting to fall apart now as well.

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea and class? :lol:

No chance. Rotten to the core.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I tend to believe Oliver Holt that Big Man is a magnificent humn being at heart, chilvarous and altruistic, kissing babies and hugging ethnic minorities.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cashley's tweet has made it on to SSN now. :haha:

That'll be another ban.

[Marc Overmars]

Hope he retires from England duty as well.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Wonder if it will end up with Cole's international retirement as well?


That's just weird.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hope so.

Gibbs. :bow:

[GP]

In light of recent developments, I'll choose my words very carefully.

But I hope Terry and Cole get violently raped.

[Marc Overmars]

:cold:

[Marc Overmars]

Cashley is in line to win his 100th cap next week. First player to ever get booed on such an occasion?

[GP]

Cashley is in line to win his 100th cap next week. First player to ever get booed on such an occasion?

First player to get booed on any occasion, tbh.

[Marc Overmars]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19847790

:violin:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

...unreservedly.

:lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cashley :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Over on a Calgary Flames forum a Spurs fan has posted a link to Eboue's twitter feed. It is safe to say Eboue does not think too much of 'Twatly'.


#AshleyCole is trying to be a gangsta to a bunch of people at d FA. Why don't u call @rioferdy5 a twat and see wat peckham boyz wud do 2 u

There are a load more too.

https://twitter.com/TheRealEboue

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Emmanuel Eboue ‏@TheRealEboue

That's all I hv 2 say for now #TwatlyCole. & I don't care if u report me 2 ur fellow member of the #TwatAssociation by d name of #Terrytwat


Emmanuel Eboue ‏@TheRealEboue

I used to look up to this guy, I never knew all he looked up to was Terry's Ass.

:haha:

[GP]

:lol:

That guy is funny as.

I wish it was really him.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:lol:

That guy is funny as.

I wish it was really him.

:gp:

[Kano]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19847790

:violin:


...in the heat of the moment.
bit of a problem in the club that.

[GP]

Ashley Cole has been charged with misconduct.

#bunchoftwats

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rant against the independent panel coming up.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Ashley Cole has been charged with misconduct.

#bunchoftwats

instead of tweeting his anger, he should have just elbowed them in the face. would have got away with it then

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man has accepted his ban. Also, Chelsea say they will give their own disicplinary measures but they will be kept private. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Big Man has accepted his ban. Also, Chelsea say they will give their own disicplinary measures but they will be kept private. :lol:

In other words, they'll all have a good chuckle about it.

http://www.stirringtroubleinternationally.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/johnterrykkk2-300x200.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How could a club open disciplinary proceedings against this honourable fellow?

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/people3/nov2011/0/2/john-terry-image-2-82824822.jpg

Is the woman on the right being handed a pregnancy test? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cashley fined £90,000 and warned over his future conduct.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cashley :haha: Probs crashed his car this time.

[Cripps_orig]

Defender John Terry, 31, has been told he will be sold by Chelsea if he is ever found guilty of racial abuse again. The former England skipper was given the news at a board meeting following his decision not to appeal against the Football Association's four-match ban for using racist language.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

There are rumours circulating that Big Man has been stripped of the captaincy. :popcorn:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Roberto Is refusing to say whether its true or not.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Talksport say they understand he will keep the captaincy. :lol:

That suggests to me people are just making things up and are hopeful they will be proven correct.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Big Man wil indeed keep the captaincy. :rolleyes:

SSN. Well, I think the interview was actually with TalkSport.

[Ollie the Optimist]

so if you take recreational drugs at chelsea, they sack you and then sue you until if some reports are true, until you are almost bankrupt (mutu) but if you racially abuse another player you get a slap on hte wrist.


which leads to another interesting question, is racially abusing a player not as bad as taking recreational drugs (not peformance enhacning ones), chelsea seem to think it is.

[Ollie the Optimist]

also this is a very strong chelsea statement about a fan who was racist to drogba in the fa cup semi final last year



A Chelsea spokesman said: "Chelsea Football Club and the overwhelming majority of our fans abhor all forms of discrimination and believe they have no place in our club or our communities."We will be taking the strongest possible action against this individual, who has received a football banning order along with a lifetime ban from Chelsea Football Club.
"We would like to thank Chelsea fans for reporting this incident and others which occurred during the semi-final, as a result of which a number of persons have been banned for using racial and abusive language."


so its one rule for fans, one for players. ****s

[Marc Overmars]

Big Man has been fined a club record but that's still probably not even a weeks wages. :rolleyes:

[Xhaka Can’t]

SKY SPORTS BREAKING NEWS

John Terry has just been named as the Serbia U21 coach

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:haha:

[Boss]

Terry probably moving to Valencia in January

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-gossip-john-terry-1398191

He will be missed :rose:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Lampards meant to be off to MLS in jan too.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

The two assistant referees and fourth official on duty in Sunday’s controversial clash at Stamford Bridge will give their full support to Mark Clattenburg in the Football Association’s investigation.

Last night, Chelsea lodged a formal complaint with the FA alleging the referee racially abused John Obi Mikel in the 3-2 loss to Manchester United.

Clattenburg denies the allegation and it is understood assistant referees Michael McDonough and Simon Long and fourth official Michael Jones did not hear anything untoward on their linked headsets and will say as much in any testimony to the FA. It is believed that other well-respected current and former referees will offer character references for Clattenburg’s defence if the County Durham official has to answer any charges from the FA or the police.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill insists the squad will not be distracted by the investigations into the allegations.

Mikel played against Manchester United in the Capital One Cup last night and Cahill is confident Chelsea will not take their eye off the ball.

They face Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday and the England defender (left) said: “It’s important that we don’t let anything affect us and we showed last night that won’t happen. Whatever is going on off the pitch, players relish playing football.

“I had never felt as angry and disappointed about a game two days later and we really wanted to put that right last night. Although we were very unfortunate on Sunday it was important that we got back to winning ways after two sticky results, especially against United.”

Chelsea beat United 5-4 thanks to extra-time goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires and will face Leeds in the quarter-finals.

Leeds manager Neil Warnock this week said he was disgusted with Chelsea’s conduct at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and accused them of trying to “kill” Clattenburg.

Chelsea’s involvement in the Club World Cup in Japan means the game at Elland Road will take place on December 19, adding to a hectic festive period that will see them play a minimum of eight games in 29 days.

Looking ahead to the tie at Leeds, Cahill said: “I know there is a bit of history and atmosphere between the two clubs so it set up nicely for a great game.

“The squad is maybe not as big as some others but we have got enough depth in there to cope with the number of games. It is going to be a busy period. We have only lost one game in nine [in the League] and if we can keep that form going, that would be great.”


http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/officials-will-stand-by-clattenburg-during-racism-probe-8274200.html


Oriol Romeu says Chelsea team-mate Juan Mata did not hear referee Mark Clattenburg's alleged racist comment during Sunday's defeat by Manchester United.

Chelsea have made a formal complaint after accusing Clattenburg of using 'inappropriate language' during the match at Stamford Bridge which saw the Blues have two men sent off.

Mata and John Obi Mikel are reported to have been the subjects of Clattenburg's alleged comments, and Romeu was told of the allegations by his team-mates.

"Neither Juan nor Fernando [Torres] told me they heard it because from what I have understood they didn't hear anything," Romeu, who was an unused substitute, told Spanish radio station Cope."It was someone else who heard it, but not directly at them. It was another player who heard it and that is what they told me.

"I didn't hear anything as I left quickly to go home but after talking to Juan he told me there was some problem and he had to stay.

"I only know Chelsea made a complaint and I think there could really be a problem if what Chelsea players say happened really happened.

"If there was really a racist comment or something said against a Spanish player this will be serious.

"We know in this country people are very vigilant about these issues."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8210497/Chelsea-s-Juan-Mata-didn-t-hear-Mark-Clattenburg-s-alleged-comment
:popcorn:

[Niall_Quinn]

Leeds manager Neil Warnock this week said he was disgusted with Chelsea’s conduct at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and accused them of trying to “kill” Clattenburg.

Forgot about this. Should be a great tie. Doubt the footie will be up to much though.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01398/didier_drogba-eyes_1398097i.jpg

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Di Santo :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Di Santo :lol:

He's been called up by Argentina, dafuq is happening?

[milla]

SKY SPORTS BREAKING NEWS

John Terry has just been named as the Serbia U21 coach

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

ANGRY referees are threatening to boycott Chelsea matches.
Fed-up officials have already held talks about not taking charge of Blues games — and even discussed all-out strike action.
Ex-Premier League ref Clive Wilkes says the men in the middle are disgusted by Chelsea’s pursuit of Mark Clattenburg for allegedly using “inappropriate language” to John Obi Mikel last Sunday — a claim the official denies.
And they feel let down by FA chiefs and the PFA in the race-row saga.
Wilkes said: “I keep in touch with a lot of the lads and there is such a strength of feeling about what is happening to Mark.
“I know a few referees who are even talking about boycotting Chelsea games because of all this.
“Remember, it’s not the first time Chelsea have targeted a referee — there’s been Anders Frisk and Graham Poll.
“And some refs are now saying enough is enough.”
Wilkes, 57, from Gloucester, added: “It’s no exaggeration to say the refs in this country have never felt lower.
“They are so disillusioned. They feel vulnerable, feel that they are being left isolated — that they are getting no backing, no support.
“They want to speak out themselves but are too frightened, they fear they will be sacked if they go public with their grievances.
“There have even been murmurings about strike action but that’s very much the last resort.
“They’d much prefer to get around the table with the FA, PFA, the clubs and players to sort this out as quickly as possible.”
Swedish ref Frisk was forced into retirement when he received death threats after he sent off Didier Drogba at Barcelona in 2005 and Poll had a run in with John Terry a year later.
In 2010, Scottish referees went on strike in protest at their treatment, forcing chiefs north of the border to bring in officials from abroad to prevent games being called off.
Kevin Friend, 41, is in charge of Chelsea’s match at Swansea today.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4624935/Referees-threaten-to-boycott-Chelsea-matches.html#ixzz2B76wlqBD

Maybe they should just do their jobs better?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

CHELSEA finally ended their ref war last night.

Some people will never believe it but, after the Mark Clattenburg row, Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo was full of praise for official Kevin Friend.

Despite seeing his side knocked off the top at Swansea, RDM said: “The officials were very good. Kevin kept the players calm and he let the game flow. He didn’t have any influence on the game or the result and I congratulated him on his performance at the end.

“I didn’t speak to my players before the game because our team is usually very good.

“We are generally a fair team. There has to be something really out of the ordinary for them to react.”

Di Matteo’s admiration was in stark contrast to the criticism he dished out to Clattenburg after losing to Manchester United last Sunday.

The ref sent off two Blues stars and allowed an offside winner before he was reported by the club to the FA for using ‘inappropriate language’ to John Obi Mikel.

Di Matteo refused to blame the race row for his team’s poor showing yesterday after Pablo Hernandez’s late leveller for Swansea.

RDM admitted: “It’s been a tough week after two games against United and it would have been nice to finish it off with a 1-0 win.

“It’s a bit of a concern that my players are starting to feel a bit jaded already.”

Swans boss Michael Laudrup said: “When Chelsea get 1-0 in front they usually stay in front. But we got closer and closer to an equaliser — and I never gave up believing it would come.”

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4625830/Roberto-Di-Matteo-praises-referee-Kevin-Friend.html#ixzz2BGltVZtZ

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Maybe they should just do their jobs better?

Good on the refs.

[Ollie the Optimist]

rumours from a couple of talksport journalists on twitter are saying that clattenburg said "i dont give a monkeys"

if that is true, someone needs to throw the book at chelsea

[Olivier's xmas twist]

rumours from a couple of talksport journalists on twitter are saying that clattenburg said "i dont give a monkeys"

if that is true, someone needs to throw the book at chelsea

Why, all Chavs will say they heard the word Monkey and it will be out down to confusion.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

rumours from a couple of talksport journalists on twitter are saying that clattenburg said "i dont give a monkeys"

if that is true, someone needs to throw the book at chelsea

You like your rumours don't ya?

That rumour is quite funny though :lol:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Why, all Chavs will say they heard the word Monkey and it will be out down to confusion.

It was said sarcastically.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Why, all Chavs will say they heard the word Monkey and it will be out down to confusion.


however they came out in a full blown attack and accused the ref of racism before facts were presented to them. thats the problem, it they kept quiet, went to authorites and said we think this then its fine. they didnt, they accused before had proof

[Olivier's xmas twist]

however they came out in a full blown attack and accused the ref of racism before facts were presented to them. thats the problem, it they kept quiet, went to authorites and said we think this then its fine. they didnt, they accused before had proof

True. However id not believe what is said on TS. If they have lied the should be punished as the ref has been.

[Cripps_orig]

How has the ref been punished?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

How has the ref been punished?

He's been branded a racist, His Career could be over.

[Cripps_orig]

Apparently he has a new job lined up teaching new ref the Manc way

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Apparently he has a new job lined up teaching new ref the Manc way

Its disguting how corrupt officials are treated on here :coffee:

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Its disguting how corrupt officials are treated on here :coffee:

It's disgusting how it's treated on here is treated on here.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some scapegoat will be picked from the chav executive, paid off and told to carry the can. That will be the end of it. But the chavs should already have been punished for the false Mata claims. Making those public and then failing to provide any evidence should have attracted significant penalties but it appears it's already forgotten. Significant for a club that buys everything and earns nothing should be a multi billion pound fine to ensure they are put out of business or being kicked out of football. That's what would have happended to the person they falsely accused of racism so they should suffer the same fate now it is confirmed they are liars.

[Kano]

there was an interesting piece in the independent (written by mihir bose so it does lose some credibility) talking about the Equality Act which dictates any complaints of racism made by an employee to their employer has to be reported to a third party, namely Clattenburg. if it had come out after that it was dealt with internally, it would look pretty dodgy given their recent history. they screwed up releasing a statement but i guess with the recent dramas they can't afford to be seen as anything but bullish and proactive. i think ramires truly believes he heard the word but with luiz translating a geordie accent to him, it is one hell of a mess.

[Niall_Quinn]

there was an interesting piece in the independent (written by mihir bose so it does lose some credibility) talking about the Equality Act which dictates any complaints of racism made by an employee to their employer has to be reported to a third party, namely Clattenburg. if it had come out after that it was dealt with internally, it would look pretty dodgy given their recent history. they screwed up releasing a statement but i guess with the recent dramas they can't afford to be seen as anything but bullish and proactive. i think ramires truly believes he heard the word but with luiz translating a geordie accent to him, it is one hell of a mess.

They should still be kicked out because that means we'll finish a place higher.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

They should still be kicked out because that means we'll finish a place higher.

Is there a trophy for 3rd?

[Niall_Quinn]

SunSport can reveal some Blues stars are sceptical about the shock allegations and pressure is mounting on the club to physically prove the remarks were made.
Significantly, the club have not yet officially complained to the police about the alleged incident — even though the Society of Black Lawyers has...
Even if Clattenburg, 37, is proved innocent, it may be many years before he is allowed to officiate at a Chelsea game again.
He is being ‘rested’ again this weekend while the FA investigates and a refs’ insider told SunSport: “There are concerns about the implications of him refereeing a Chelsea match.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4629103/Mark-Clattenburg-row-Chelsea-players-split-on-what-ref-said-in-John-Obi-Mikel-dispute.html#ixzz2BRfcdEId

Mission accomplished. Scum club.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea are going cold on Atletico Madrid hitman Radamel Falcao - because Roman Abramovich is no longer convinced the Colombian is worth his asking price.

Falcao has been the revelation of Atletico's impressive start to the season, including the outstanding hat-trick that sank Roberto Di Matteo's Blues in the UEFA SuperCup Final in Monaco in August.

But with Abramovich retaining faith in Fernando Torres despite his lack of goals, the Chelsea owner is now signalling he is less than keen on meeting Atletico's £46million price for the South American.

While a January swoop is not out of the question - there are still two months to go before the window opens and Chelsea have swapped targets at short notice before - the Blues are now looking at cheaper alternatives to add to their fire-power.

Marseilles' France striker Loic Remy, who was on the Chelsea radar at the close of the summer window, is now understood to be back on the agenda, with the £15m tag not seen as too onerous.And the other potential target is Falcao's fellow Colombian, Porto's Jackson Martinez, who has scored nine in as many league appearances - and 14 in all competitions - for the Portuguese side since his £8m arrival from Jaguares, beating the club records set by Falcao and Brazilian Hulk.

Porto President Pinta Da Costa, who forced Chelsea to pay £13m to land Andre Villas-Boas in 2011 and played hardball with Spurs over Joao Moutinho this summer, is likely to ask for nearer £20m for the 26-year-old but Chelsea are looking to give Torres back-up until the end of the season.http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-have-cooled-their-interest-in-atletico-madrid-1418522

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea announce profit of £1.4m for year ending June 30, 2012 - the first time club has made profit since Abramovich's arrival

:lol:

[gooners]

:lol:

Well they have started making profit -- which means they are getting to where they want to be after all that money pumped into the club. That's good. It has always been the way of most investments when starting afresh.

I for one am happy that there is more than arsenal and utd challenging for things these days. Thanks to yhe trickle down of 'petrodolars' fulham,everton,newcastle, etc can buy decent players that cost a good sum.

The fact that these days i am not really shocked when i hear fulham/everton/norwich/swansea etc have beaten utd is testament to how better the game is these days imho

[Niall_Quinn]

Well they have started making profit -- which means they are getting to where they want to be after all that money pumped into the club. That's good. It has always been the way of most investments when starting afresh.

I for one am happy that there is more than arsenal and utd challenging for things these days. Thanks to yhe trickle down of 'petrodolars' fulham,everton,newcastle, etc can buy decent players that cost a good sum.

The fact that these days i am not really shocked when i hear fulham/everton/norwich/swansea etc have beaten utd is testament to how better the game is these days imho

The millions murdered, robbed and plunged into poverty to generate those petrodollars probably don't approve of their lives being trashed so a grubby Russian gangster can play at being respectable. But yes, the spiralling wages, ludicrous transfer fees, mercenary attitudes, media hype and corresponding decline in genuine talent has certainly transformed the game.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Well they have started making profit -- which means they are getting to where they want to be after all that money pumped into the club. That's good. It has always been the way of most investments when starting afresh.

I for one am happy that there is more than arsenal and utd challenging for things these days. Thanks to yhe trickle down of 'petrodolars' fulham,everton,newcastle, etc can buy decent players that cost a good sum.

The fact that these days i am not really shocked when i hear fulham/everton/norwich/swansea etc have beaten utd is testament to how better the game is these days imho

I'm fairly sure this is the most wrong post I've read on GW. If it isn't the most wrong, it is almost certainly in the Top 1.

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[IBK]

I'd second that.

[GP]

I'm fairly sure this is the most wrong post I've read on GW. If it isn't the most wrong, it is almost certainly in the Top 1.

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lol yeah.

WUMing from an account created for the sole purpose of WUMing is no surprise though.

[Syn]

Couldn't stop laughing after the first paragraph.

[gooners]

The gw royalty gang has assembled have they?

And they they are going preach from their moral high ground.

Then again this convo has been had before. But carry on


Edit: there used to be fits of laughter on this board from the very same folks when chelsea announced some years back that the were looking to break even.

Some or most were looking forward to clubs like chelsea imploding -- but as it turns out, they are here to stay.

Now that clubs like chelsea - whom we all want to play within socalled financial rules - are showing signs ot doing just that, i see the halfbaked moral sentiments still persist and wont go away.

I can understand if this discourse was with a non-football fan; then i could comprehend their moral outrage.

Hypocrites, much?

[IBK]

The gw royalty gang has assembled have they?

And they they are going preach from their moral high ground.

Then again this convo has been had before. But carry on


Edit: there used to be fits of laughter on this board from the very same folks when chelsea announced some years back that the were looking to break even.

Some or most were looking forward to clubs like chelsea imploding -- but as it turns out, they are here to stay.

Now that clubs like chelsea - whom we all want to play within socalled financial rules - are showing signs ot doing just that, i see the halfbaked moral sentiments still persist and wont go away.

I can understand if this discourse was with a non-football fan; then i could comprehend their moral outrage.

Hypocrites, much?

I'll take the imploding bit - and unfortunately that hasn't happened. But applauding how new money has become legitimised is a bit shit.

[gooners]

In the scope of football, no it isn't.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The gw royalty gang has assembled have they?

And they they are going preach from their moral high ground.

Then again this convo has been had before. But carry on


Edit: there used to be fits of laughter on this board from the very same folks when chelsea announced some years back that the were looking to break even.

Some or most were looking forward to clubs like chelsea imploding -- but as it turns out, they are here to stay.

Now that clubs like chelsea - whom we all want to play within socalled financial rules - are showing signs ot doing just that, i see the halfbaked moral sentiments still persist and wont go away.

I can understand if this discourse was with a non-football fan; then i could comprehend their moral outrage.

Hypocrites, much?

This reminds me of 1984 when Frankie Goes to Hollywood were No. 1 and 2 in the charts.

I would regularly get drunk on lukewarm cider in a cold field.

Good times.

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[GP]

Good answer.

[Cripps_orig]

In the scope of football, no it isn't.

Not really football though is it?

Being successful through someones elses money

Its like me winning the lottery and saying i worked hard for it

[Letters]

In the scope of football, no it isn't.
In the scope of business, no it isn't.
But in football, which used to be a sport - maybe you're too young to remember that, it stinks.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Not really football though is it?

Being successful through someones elses money

Its like me winning the lottery and saying i worked hard for it

Pretty much.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I'm fairly sure this is the most wrong post I've read on GW. If it isn't the most wrong, it is almost certainly in the Top 1.

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Its disgusting now Non arsenal supporting wums are treated on here.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

lol yeah.

WUMing from an account created for the sole purpose of WUMing is no surprise though.

Pretty much, such a clear wum tbh.

[Keith]

These results only include Hazard and not the rest of the summer spending!

[GP]

These results only include Hazard and not the rest of the summer spending!

:haha:

Self-sustaining :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

they've spent a billion pounds in ten years and have only just now posted a profit of 1.4 million?

[Cripps_orig]

ASHLEY COLE will be off to Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season — says his mum!
Cole has failed to agree fresh Chelsea terms after being offered only a one-year deal and PSG are set to win the race to sign him.
Manchester United have also been interested in the England defender, who will be available on a FREE in the summer.
But the 31-year-old’s mum, Sue Cole, has told Facebook pals: “Well looks like his going somwhere better hear than the talk of man u. Not too far on the Euro star x”
She also posted a link to a report that PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti had already made contact.
Cole won the Double with the Italian at Chelsea in 2010 and has a strong relationship with his former coach, who has a huge budget at his new club.
PSG, bankrolled by Qatari owners, are in a position to offer Cole a lucrative deal to leave the Premier League and end his career in France.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4638088/Ashley-Cole-is-moving-to-PSG-says-his-Mum.html#ixzz2BsJK2m00

Worth a cheeky bid?

Next Invincible to come back home tbh and we need a LB

[Cripps_orig]

Terry could be out for the season :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Terry could be out for the season :lol:

Will give him more time to run his race hate charity.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

I hope his spleen ruptures. :popcorn:

Oh apparently fat frank is going to China in January.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It is a typo.

he's going to the Chinese on King's Road in January.

Yeah, I put very little effort into that one.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Terry could be out for the season :lol:

Big man :haha:

[Master Splinter]

It is a typo.

he's going to the Chinese on King's Road in January.

Yeah, I put very little effort into that one.

That was almost as funny as a bottle joke.

[Xhaka Can’t]

That was almost as funny as a bottle joke.

I was going to post one of those, then I realised I had no time.

[Master Splinter]

I was going to post one of those, then I realised I had no time.

So in essence, you were on your way to the bottle bank, but realised you had no bottle?

:haha:

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It won't stop Big Man from travelling to Japan for the Club World Cup.

Chelsea as World Champions.

Sickening.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea captain John Terry has suffered "no significant damage" to his right knee after being injured in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday .

The 31-year-old is expected to be out for "weeks rather than months", the club said on Twitter.

Terry had a scan on suspected ligament damage on Monday amid fears he faced a lengthy spell out of action. Terry scored on his return from a four-match ban but was carried off after an accidental collision with Luis Suarez.

Having experienced the joy of giving his side the lead in the 20th minute, Terry was soon in obvious agony following the collision and was carried off on 39 minutes. He left Stamford Bridge on crutches with his right knee in a brace.

"When a player like John reacts like that you know it is a painful one," said Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo.

"When he started the game he scored the goal and showed the qualities he has. He showed his experience and influence. It was a real shame he had to come off."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20291156

Such a Ghel :lol:

[GP]

Shame.

As a doctor, I prescribe one shotgun applied to the knee three times a day.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Just proves he's a pussy.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Just proves he's a pussy.




"When a player like John reacts like that you know it is a painful one," said Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo.


Roberto disagree's tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shame.

As a doctor, I prescribe one shotgun applied to the knee three times a day.

I used to be a racist like you, then I took a shotgun in the knee.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has hit back at the club's critics and defended their accusation of inappropriate language against referee Mark Clattenburg.

Buck is bemused by the reaction the club have received from some quarters following Chelsea's complaint that Clattenburg made an inappropriate comment to midfielder John Obi Mikel during the Premier League defeat to Manchester United last month.

The club has been criticised by some for pursuing the complaint following the defeat, in which Clattenburg made a couple of controversial decisions that went against Chelsea.

Buck insists the club were obliged to pursue the issue and it did not make them 'hypocrites' after their captain John Terry was found guilty by the Football Association of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

"The reaction has been very unfair," he told the Evening Standard. "We weren't interested in any confrontation with the referee or anybody else, had no thoughts of revenge on the referee.

"I felt we had the moral high ground, so I didn't really feel that bad about the defeat or have that feeling in my stomach. I thought we'd be treated very kindly in the newspapers next day.

"Suppose we had tried to sweep this under the rug and said to the various players, 'Look, it's not a big deal and the press are going to be all over us, maybe you want to reconsider.' If that had leaked out, we would've really been crucified.

"The press seem to juxtapose 'our support' of John Terry and what's going on here and looking at us as being a bit hypocritical.

"We have to divorce the John Terry situation from this. From our perspective, the latest situation was pretty straightforward.

"We have an obligation to report what may be misconduct. We did that, in good faith and not maliciously.

"We were guided by obligations that are imposed by the Football Association and also as an employer. FA rule E14 basically says a participant shall immediately report to the association any incident or matter which may be considered to be a misconduct."

He added: "Misconduct is a defined term under the FA regulations and includes such racial behaviour. We also had to consider the Equality Act 2010, which imposes an obligation on an employer to take certain actions if an employee is subject to discrimination by third parties."

Buck insists that Terry's influence at Stamford Bridge is overestimated but admits there have been numerous incidents involving the skipper.

He said: "We have a duty of care to John Terry in loco parentis. Not that, if he did something wrong, we weren't going to say he didn't do anything wrong. But we have to support him as a person. That's different from saying that, no matter what Terry does, we approve.

"I can't argue with the fact that, over the last 10 years, there have been a lot of public incidents in which Terry and Chelsea were involved. But I don't accept that we have something in our hearts that says we're going to chase the referees. It's just not like that at all, honest.

"Chelsea are not run by John Terry. I don't know how I can prove it to you but it's not true. My club is run by Roman Abramovich."


http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8245855/Chelsea-chairman-Bruce-Buck-baffled-by-reaction-to-accusation-against-Mark-Clattenburg

And there was me thinking it was Romans club, and Buck Runs it for him.

[Niall_Quinn]

Disingenuous is the best way to describe Buck. He knows very well it's not the complaint that's the problem but rather the way the club went about it, making it public first and then investigating afterwards. And it's laughable he feels the club can hold the moral high ground in any capacity given he then goes on to remind us Abramovich is at the helm. It stands to reason then that the chavs can never rise above the gutter, that's what you accept when selling to a mega criminal surely? No point bleating about it billions of bloodsoaked quid later.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea winger Marko Marin could be set for a return to former club Borussia Monchengladbach in January.

Marin joined the Blues in a £7million move from Werder Bremen in the summer but has yet to see Premier League action this season.

The 23-year-old may look to move in order to kickstart his international career with Germany and Gladbach coach Lucien Favre could be willing to offer Marin a route out of Stamford Bridge.

"A player like Marin could be a good fit for us," said Favre, quoted in the Sunday Mirror.

"We will have to see what happens in the winter break but we have got nine games to go until then, so I don't want to say more."

Marin started his career at Gladbach and won his first Germany cap as a teenager there before moving to Bremen in 2009.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8241797/Borussia-Monchengladbach-could-offer-Marko-Marin-route-out-of-Chelsea

:haha:

[Özim]

They won't sell him, they'll use him as they need him.

[Ollie the Optimist]

@ESPNFC BREAKING NEWS: The Metropolitan Police are no longer investigating a complaint against Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg

i suppose it is difficult to investigate bullshit

[Ollie the Optimist]

Police on dropping Clattenburg abuse probe: "Without a victim and/or any evidence ... the matter cannot currently be investigated

no evidence. what ****s

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Not a shock really. The whole thing stunk of chavs being bad losers.

[gooners]

I can imagine if this involved one of our players in similar circumstances what the reaction would be here. Even normal post-match reactions on this forum tend to malign refs re: arsenal (yeah, it is normal -- it's part of football; it's harmless -- until we don't agree with someone else's approach). I enjoy man's hypocrisy --- and for that matter this forum.

What chelsea has done encapsulates the utter madness the game generates. I actually agree with the buck guy; what he describes is the hypocritical shit every football fan and club pretend is beneath them.

I am glad i don't take this sport so seriously anymore (mainly due to a hectic life).

[Ollie the Optimist]

I can imagine if this involved one of our players in similar circumstances what the reaction would be here. Even normal post-match reactions on this forum tend to malign refs re: arsenal (yeah, it is normal -- it's part of football; it's harmless -- until we don't agree with someone else's approach). I enjoy man's hypocrisy --- and for that matter this forum.

What chelsea has done encapsulates the utter madness the game generates. I actually agree with the buck guy; what he describes is the hypocritical shit every football fan and club pretend is beneath them.

I am glad i don't take this sport so seriously anymore (mainly due to a hectic life).


you are completely wrong. people woudl have supported chelsea, if they had kept quiet, checked the facts and then announced they had a made a complaint to the FA and other bodies about an alleged incident with the referee and leave it in the hands of the FA.

however they came straight out at the end of the game with accusations of racism from the ref before checking the facts. they made the complaint to the media before the FA. they caused it to be a witchhunt in that case. they knew what they were doing.

[gooners]

you are completely wrong. people woudl have supported chelsea, if they had kept quiet, checked the facts and then announced they had a made a complaint to the FA and other bodies about an alleged incident with the referee and leave it in the hands of the FA.

however they came straight out at the end of the game with accusations of racism from the ref before checking the facts. they made the complaint to the media before the FA. they caused it to be a witchhunt in that case. they knew what they were doing.



What chelsea has done encapsulates the utter madness the game generates. :good:

[Kano]

I can imagine if this involved one of our players in similar circumstances what the reaction would be here. Even normal post-match reactions on this forum tend to malign refs re: arsenal (yeah, it is normal -- it's part of football; it's harmless -- until we don't agree with someone else's approach). I enjoy man's hypocrisy --- and for that matter this forum.

What chelsea has done encapsulates the utter madness the game generates. I actually agree with the buck guy; what he describes is the hypocritical shit every football fan and club pretend is beneath them.

I am glad i don't take this sport so seriously anymore (mainly due to a hectic life).
buck said today that chelsea had no choice but to report it and he's right. not only do they have a legal duty to follow through any racial complaint but imagine if it had come out later they had pushed it away, right after the terry thing.

ramires is probably the least hated of all their squad; works his nuts off on the pitch, nothing outside the club and we wouldn't mind him wearing a red shirt at all - in fact, he'd be one of those 'acceptable' transfers, like campbell to arsenal from spurs, because he never comes across as a knob - his heart and mind doesn't seem interwoven into chelsea like a lampard, terry etc.

i think he genuinely believes he heard it but whether he's right or not is a different thing.

[Niall_Quinn]

buck said today that chelsea had no choice but to report it and he's right. not only do they have a legal duty to follow through any racial complaint but imagine if it had come out later they had pushed it away, right after the terry thing.

ramires is probably the least hated of all their squad; works his nuts off on the pitch, nothing outside the club and we wouldn't mind him wearing a red shirt at all - in fact, he'd be one of those 'acceptable' transfers, like campbell to arsenal from spurs, because he never comes across as a knob - his heart and mind doesn't seem interwoven into chelsea like a lampard, terry etc.

i think he genuinely believes he heard it but whether he's right or not is a different thing.

Not sure I remember the Campbell transfer being acceptable in some quarters. The death threats were a bit of a giveaway.

The complaint has already been made by some busybody at the black lawyers posse. The chavs therefore had some time to get the facts straight. Depends on who blurted the story to the press before those investigations took place. I hope Clattenberg takes whoever it was to the cleaners. Fact is, only an insane ref is going to say what was alleged. The chav hierarchy must have known this was bullshit from the get-go. It was a crappy way for them to proceed and of course they are going to be criticised for vindictiveness because that's exactly what it looks like. And surprise, surprise, first the Mata incident turns out to be a fantasy and now even the stupidly overcompensating politically correct coppers can't find anything to wring their insincere hands over. Somebody at the chavs needs to go down for this and it might as well be Buck.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Yesterday the police announced that they would not be continuing with their investigation into whether the Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg racially abused Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel during his side's game against Manchester United last month. Clattenburg, it appears, has escaped on the basis of a legal technicality. Namely, that there was no complaint submitted by any victim, there were no witnesses to the alleged incident, and there was no evidence any offence was committed.
I’m not a legal expert. But in my layman’s view, the absence of a complainant or a single witness or a single shred of evidence would seem to make this a fairly clear-cut case. Or non-case.
But not, it would seem, in the eyes of the Society of Black Lawyers. "It sounds remarkably like a football cover-up," the society's chairman Peter Herbert told BBC Radio 5 Live. "It sounds remarkably like the football industry wanted to have this issue swept under the carpet.” Well yes, it could sound like that. Or, alternatively, it could sound like Mark Clattenburg is wholly innocent, the victim of a grotesque slur on his character, and the Society of Black Lawyers are trying to milk this issue for all it’s worth. And on balance, I’m with Clattenburg.
Let’s recall how this alleged incident came to light. The game was 2-2, Clattenburg had already sent off Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, and had also just dismissed Fernando Torres. Five minutes later Javier Hernandez scored a controversial winner. Mikel remonstrated with Clattenburg and was himself booked.
After the game a number of Chelsea players and officials confronted Clattenburg in his dressing room, and claimed he had made racially offensive comments to both Mikel and another Chelsea player, Juan Mata. Chelsea subsequently submitted a formal complaint to the FA over the alleged incident.
No one except those on the pitch – or charged with investigating what happened on it – knows what took place. That includes me, and the Society of Black Lawyers. But what we do know is this.
The police have dropped their investigation, for the reasons outlined. Chelsea submitted a formal complaint to the FA, supported by a statement supplied by Mikel. That does not strike me as the actions of an individual or organisation seeking to “have this issue swept under the carpet”. We also know that whatever evidence Chelsea and Mikel have in their possession, it was not significant enough for them to want to share it with the police.
Chelsea have also confirmed they would not be submitting evidence in relation to the comments supposedly made to Juan Mata, because, again, there was no evidence to support them. Mata himself has confirmed he did not hear any derogatory comments, nor did he refer to any such incident when he wrote a lengthy blog post on the match a few hours after returning home. He has also stated that he is happy to co-operate with any investigation into the supposed incident.
Mark Clattenburg had been officiating in football for nearly 20 years. He has been a Premier League referee since 2004, and on the FIFA list since 2006. The Premier League confirmed to me that he has never, to their knowledge, faced any accusations relating to race at any point in his career.
At the time of the supposed incident Clattenburg was standing in front of 41,644 spectators. He was also wearing a microphone audible to at least three other match officials. The game was being televised on live television. TV pictures indicate there were several players, from both sides, in the immediate vicinity when the comments were supposedly made. If Clattenburg did chose to use a racial slur against Mikel, he must have done so in the knowledge he would be unlikely to get away with it undetected.
There is also the context of the complaint. “The key decisions from the referee today influenced the result," Chelsea manager Robert Di Matteo told Sky Sports after the match, "He sent off Fernando Torres and the third goal is offside – those things have clearly decided the game in the favour of our opposition.” When specifically asked about the allegations, Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said this to the Evening Standard: "We weren't interested in any confrontation with the referee or anybody else, had no thoughts of revenge on the referee. He made two obvious mistakes [sending Fernando Torres off and allowing Javier Hernandez's offside winner] which changed the tide. I felt we had the moral high ground, so I didn't really feel that bad about the defeat or have that feeling in my stomach.” In one breath Chelsea’s chairman says his club wasn’t interested in confrontation with Mark Clattenburg. Yet in the next both he and his manager claim Clattenburg cost them the match.
Now here’s Buck’s reasoning for why Chelsea did submit the complaint, “We were guided by obligations that are imposed by the Football Association and also as an employer … Misconduct is a defined term under the FA regulations and includes such racial behaviour. We also had to consider the Equality Act 2010, which imposes an obligation on an employer to take certain actions if an employee is subject to discrimination by third parties”. That Bruce Buck quoting the Equalities Act is the same Bruce Buck who currently employs John Terry.
Obviously we’ll have to wait for the outcome of the FA inquiry. But this is what I think.
I think Mark Clattenburg is totally innocent. Perhaps John Obi Mikel misheard his comments. Perhaps he was encouraged by third parties in his belief Clattenburg had racially abused him. Either way I agree with Sir Alex Ferguson when he said “I don’t believe Mark Clattenburg would make any comments like that. I refuse to believe it. It’s unthinkable. In the modern climate, I just don’t believe it. Simple as that”.
I also think Chelsea are a football club totally out of control. Their internal management processes have clearly collapsed. They are being run by a combination of arrogance, self-pity and self-indulgence that starts with the owner, and cascades down.
If the FA find Mark Clattenburg did racially abuse John Obi Mikel, I’ll hold my hands up. But if they don’t, then Chelsea Football Club, and those individuals involved in propagating the allegation, should face their own investigation. And if they are shown to have acted maliciously the club should face relegation and those responsible for perpetrating the false allegation the same sanction Clattenburg would have faced if Clattenburg had been found guilty.
Sorry if that sounds a draconian sanction. But a man’s livelihood – no, his whole life – could have been destroyed by this.
If Mark Clattenburg is acquitted, Chelsea Football Club should find themselves in the dock. Perhaps they could get the Society of Black Lawyers to represent them.

from http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100189587/if-chelsea-have-slandered-mark-clattenburg-as-a-racist-the-club-should-be-relegated-immediately/

i find i agree completely with this blog

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Whole thing has been stupid from the beginning. Racism will always exist in football thats the sad reality. I do agree if the fa don't find evidence then Chavs should be punished for making that complaint to the fa.

Had they not, none of this would have gone to the police.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Fernando Torres is facing the embarrassment of being axed for Chelsea's crucial Champions League clash against Juventus as it emerges he wants to move back to Spain.

Sportsmail exclusively revealed last week how Blues owner Roman Abramovich has accepted his £50million gamble on the Spain international has failed and was ready to move the striker out of Stamford Bridge.

And Torres has his heart set on a return to Spain as he looks to recapture the form that made him one of the most feared strikers in the world.
The idea of having the Chelsea failure on his CV certainly irks the ex-Liverpool striker, but he has privately accepted he must leave west London, with Spain his preferred destination.

Potentially, Torres could return to Atletico Madrid as part of Chelsea's move to sign Radamel Falcao.

Torres' disastrous spell at Stamford Bridge plummeted further on Saturday after putting in another lacklustre display in the 2-1 defeat against West Bromwich.

And Roberto Di Matteo is today giving serious consideration to dropping the club's record signing for the trip to Turin.

Last week, Di Matteo admitted any manager would love to have Falcao in his team as Chelsea step up their interest in the Atletico striker.

Abramovich is ready to concede his £50m gamble on Torres has failed and the Blues owner will make funds available for Di Matteo.

Manchester City and Real Madrid are also interested in the 26-year-old Falcao, who scored a stunning hat-trick against Chelsea in the European Super Cup.

On Friday, Di Matteo said: 'Falcao is one of the best strikers, probably, in European and world football. His ratio of goals per game is quite impressive not just this season but over the last three years, at Porto and Atletico Madrid. If you ask any manager, he'd have him in his team.

'I know the window's nearing and there'll be a lot of speculation for our club, but whatever we do we'll keep it behind closed doors.'



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2235172/Fernando-Torres-wants-quit-Chelsea-return-Spain.html

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Roberto Di Matteo is fighting to save his job only six months after lifting the European Cup.

His Chelsea team have won just three of their last seven games, and defeat against Juventus in Turin on Tuesday would put their Champions League campaign in serious jeopardy.

After starting the season so well, Chelsea's campaign is in danger of falling apart, causing owner Roman Abramovich to lose his patience.
He is not alone. Goalkeeper Petr Cech was at the centre of a heated dressing-room row following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich.

After their game with Juve, Di Matteo's side face Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

These are vital matches for Di Matteo, with Abramovich aware that former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola wants to work at Chelsea when he returns to management next summer.

Cech was furious after Chelsea's poor defensive display left them four points behind Manchester City.

Amid a flurry of expletives, another voice screamed that the display was 'rubbish - and you all know it'.

Other comments that were overheard included the barb: 'Call yourself Champions League winners?' as passions spilled over.

Di Matteo was calmness personified in front of the media a few moments later but back in the dressing room, he too had stomped around in a fashion that was seldom witnessed when he was in charge of West Bromwich.

Chelsea defender David Luiz was surely among those chastised by his colleagues, particularly over the embarrassing lack of discipline in his game.

However, he at least had the good grace to admit what went on, saying: 'We were upset, it is normal. We are disappointed as we should have won this game.'
Asked whether the cacophony of raised voices was the standard reaction, he added: 'Of course it's normal. This is a big club and you cannot lose games.'

The failings in Chelsea's defence are now painfully apparent every time captain John Terry is absent.

They miss not just his quality but his organisational ability, and have conceded an average of two goals in every game without him this season.

'Of course we miss him,' said Di Matteo. 'He's an important player. He gives us confidence at the back - and to the team in general.'

Di Matteo has promised to wield the axe for the Juventus game. Judged on their performances on Saturday alone, defender Luiz and misfiring striker Fernando Torres must be in line for a very public chop. 'It's not just an individual issue,' said the manager.

'As a team we have to defend better. You don't defend with one, you defend with the whole team.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2234917/Roberto-Di-Matteo-fighting-Chelsea-job-Petr-Cech-involved-dressing-room-bust-up.html#ixzz2CffaWsTc

[Marc Overmars]

I wouldn't be surprised if he went back to Atleti but it would also suck as their chances of getting Falcao increase a lot.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Yep can see a swap deal plus cash for Falcao.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bulldozer. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Instant football revolutions :bow:.

Chelsea without Dids :lol:.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Roberto de matteo has been sacked!

Chelsea and roman are a fucking joke.

[GP]

:haha:

Fucking hell

[GP]

SSN are tipping Redknapp to take over...

:haha:

[Kano]

benetiz or 'arry :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

Every season is the same.

[GP]

Joke of a club.

I hope 'Arry takes over and buys Defoe instead of Falcao.

[-Xs-]

He'll claim 'ese always bin a chewlsea fan, since he woz a little boy on 'is daddys shouwldews, cheewing fwom the tewwaces

[Özim]

That's harsh, won the CL last season and gets the sack after a few mediocre games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Apart from Mourinho this is the earliest in to a new season Abramovich has sacked a manager. He was obviously itching to do it on this occasion and also yet again Chelsea are paying out on a manager's contract!

[GP]

Yeah but they made £1.89 profit you know!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I could do a lot with £1.89.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

that is a fucking disgrace.

i dont care if people dont rate him, he's chelsea through and through and completely saved their arses last season. he single handedly won them the trophy roman has been craving for since he arrived, it was all down to di matteo and his management skills. he should have been given more than 3 months to prove himself this season, i mean it's not even like it's the end of the season so they can get guardiola in.

talk about biting the hand that feeds you. 3 fucking months? they're 3rd in the bloody league, only 4 points behind city. one bad spell and he's gone.

for winning them the european cup he should have been given much longer to prove himself. what manager in their right mind would go to that poxy club.

stability is key but at chelsea they'll never ever ever get it.

i feel sorry for di shatteo. what a joke.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

benitez? :haha: :haha: :pray:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

That's harsh, won the CL last season and gets the sack after a few mediocre games.

Not harsh thats Chelsea life it was expected, Champions of Europe almost out of the cup in the 1st stages. Struggling in the league too. Plus he wants Pep.

Roman has ruined football, thats what a rich owner gets you.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Di Matteo well and truly found out.

Sacked in the morning :wave:


GP :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

that is a fucking disgrace.

i dont care if people dont rate him, he's chelsea through and through and completely saved their arses last season. he single handedly won them the trophy roman has been craving for since he arrived, it was all down to di matteo and his management skills. he should have been given more than 3 months to prove himself this season, i mean it's not even like it's the end of the season so they can get guardiola in.

talk about biting the hand that feeds you. 3 fucking months? they're 3rd in the bloody league, only 4 points behind city. one bad spell and he's gone.

for winning them the european cup he should have been given much longer to prove himself. what manager in their right mind would go to that poxy club. Now yhey have to play City on sunday. Good luck with that.

stability is key but at chelsea they'll never ever ever get it.

i feel sorry for di shatteo. what a joke.

Thats because Chelsea is a joke, is this a shock with all the managers he has sacked. He wants pep and wanted an excuse to get rid of this guy.

[GP]

he single handedly won them the trophy roman has been craving for since he arrived, it was all down to di matteo and his management skills.

:lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

:lol:

you can laugh but its true.

who else would have bum licked JT and the lads like he did?

Not even jose could have won it with the squad in that amount of turmoil.

granted it was luck too.

but his tactics suited chelsea.

his management skills were top draw i hear.

it worked.

[GP]

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

What an absolute shit club, rotten to the core.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Inevitable. Thread title should've been Di Matteo the Puppet anyway.

[Ralpheroo72]

Abramovic should bite the bullet and manage the team himself, save a fortune in compensation payments.

[GP]

It's over £80m just in compensation payments, apparently.

:rolleyes:

[Marc Overmars]

He was always keeping the seat warm for a bigger name but they didn't expect him to fluke the CL, otherwise there was no chance he would have been kept on in the summer. I bet Uncle Roman was itching to get rid with someone like Pep available.

[Ralpheroo72]

:lol:


Joke of a club.

I hope 'Arry takes over and buys Defoe instead of Falcao.

[Syn]

Shit manager.

I could win the league with Chelsea's starting XI and spending. You should see me on Championship Manager with the unlimited money cheat. I must tell you. I am fucking superb.

[GP]

Shit manager.

I could win the league with Chelsea's starting XI and spending. You should see me on Championship Manager with the unlimited money cheat. I must tell you. I am fucking superb.

I'd hire you, tbh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He was always keeping the seat warm for a bigger name but they didn't expect him to fluke the CL, otherwise there was no chance he would have been kept on in the summer. I bet Uncle Roman was itching to get rid with someone like Pep available.

Spot on, had they not they would have sacked him that night. Just lucky they got the rub of the green. Now he needed an excuse he got one.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

you can laugh but its true.

who else would have bum licked JT and the lads like he did?

Not even jose could have won it with the squad in that amount of turmoil.

granted it was luck too.

but his tactics suited chelsea.

his management skills were top draw i hear.

it worked.

No Bayern Missing Chances with Chavs getting luck in the shootout won them the CL. You could have put Arry there and you have got the same result.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Abramovic should bite the bullet and manage the team himself, save a fortune in compensation payments.

He does that anyway. His managers are just puppets.

[Marc Overmars]

Sounds like they've already got someone lined up, with Rafa as the favourite. :lol:

I'd give him 12 months tops.

[LDG]

I would love to see 'Arry bankrupt Abramovich.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Sounds like they've already got someone lined up, with Rafa as the favourite. :lol:

I'd give him 12 months tops.

As a great man once said
I really hope Pep doesn't taint his rep and go to Chelsea.

Although with Rafa he may get the best out of Torres tbh.

[Injury Time]

I would love to see 'Arry bankrupt Abramovich.
First signing Adebuyawhore?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

First signing Adebuyawhore?

Nah Monkey Bale and Defoe tbh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

It's over £80m just in compensation payments, apparently.

:rolleyes:

:haha:

Thats Over £100 Mill in 1 year on 2 managers.

[Injury Time]

Nah Monkey Bale and Defoe tbh.
Stop spoiling my dream :angry:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Stop spoiling my dream :angry:

He'll take Huddlestone too.

Not to mention Rosie has to get her cut tbh.

[LDG]

Hundredstone :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Remember when Arry 1st got there he was happy, cause Ramos put him on a diet. Soon as arry got there it was eat as much pie and chips as you like.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

8 managers in 5 years :haha::haha::haha::haha::haha:

[Kano]

Run by a madman

We know what you are

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So the usual names are in the frame to replace Di Matteo. Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benitez and Harry Redknapp are heading the bookies' lists. Roman Abramovich's old mate Andriy Shevchenko even features further down the long list. Anyone fancy Sheva? Doubt it. But who do you want?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20422680


Spanish football expert Guillem Balague on Twitter: "Pep [Guardiola] has told Roman he will continue his sabbatical and Rafa Benitez has not been approached. Would Avram Grant be a solution for now?"

[Syn]

Funny story about huddlestone - my mum used to work with this woman (i believe of Italian descent). And Tom Huddlestone was going out with her daughter. Apparently it'd been going for some time. They went on a couples' getaway and Huddlestone forgot she was with him and he came back mid-trip with someone else. Allegedly.

Footballers :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez responds to Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea exit, and tells Sport 360 website: "I have just found out (about Di Matteo). Obviously Chelsea is a top side and they can compete for trophies so it goes in this category."

The former Liverpool boss is currently in Abu Dhabi where he works as a pundit. The website says he is due to fly to the UK tonight.

Bentitez adds: "In football a lot of people are talking so we will see what happens in the next few days. I am looking for a club that can challenge for trophies and Chelsea is one of these clubs."



Chelsea Supporters Group Chair Trizia Fiorellina tells BBC Sport: "(Rafael) Benitez will just not be accepted by Chelsea supporters, neither will Avram Grant or Harry Redknapp.

"I simply don't think Benitez is a good manager. He's been out of work for two years now, if he was any good why hasn't any club snapped him up?"



Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp tells BBC Sport he is giving serious thought to becoming manager of the Ukraine national team. "It is interesting," he said.

"It is an exciting country with some good young players and some great teams and I am serious about it. " Redknapp also said he had not been contacted by Chelsea regarding their vacant manager's position.

:popcorn:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20422680

[Ollie the Optimist]

It's over £80m just in compensation payments, apparently.

:rolleyes:

saw this earlier, chelsea have spent more in paying out compensation to sacked managers then everton have spent on players in the whole of their time in the premier league

[Olivier's xmas twist]

saw this earlier, chelsea have spent more in paying out compensation to sacked managers then everton have spent on players in the whole of their time in the premier league

Stats :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Crooknapp at Chelsea would just be :sick: all around.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Nnaemeka Rufus Jr on Twitter: "I guess the bookmakers were wrong. Nigel Adkins and Mark Hughes outlasted Roberto Di Matteo. Didn't see it coming."

:haha:

Maybe Hughes might be the man they want in, former Chavs Legend and all.

[Injury Time]

Stop spoiling my dream :angry:


He'll take Huddlestone too.

Not to mention Rosie has to get her cut tbh.
Ah that's better :cloud9:

[Ollie the Optimist]

i reckon mancini will be out soon too, which could mean the managers who won all the trophies last year will be out before end of this season. maybe football isnt all about trophies then?

[Kano]

drogba wants to leave china on loan too.

get in 'arry. get lamps back. get drogba back. give cole 5 years. bang. 6th place guaranteed.

[Kano]

i reckon mancini will be out soon too, which could mean the managers who won all the trophies last year will be out before end of this season. maybe football isnt all about trophies then?
it is about the 'right' trophies for them.

[Marc Overmars]

i reckon mancini will be out soon too, which could mean the managers who won all the trophies last year will be out before end of this season. maybe football isnt all about trophies then?

Not quite, I doubt these owners care about what's happened in the past. They want success every year and the minute the team look unlikely to get that success, that's when they step in.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

i reckon mancini will be out soon too, which could mean the managers who won all the trophies last year will be out before end of this season. maybe football isnt all about trophies then?

Football i guess is about trophies, its just different when you become some rich guys play thing. Though i can understand why Roberto M, might get sacked, he is not a very good manager tbh. Roberto D should have been given more time, but thats the Chelsea way. Anyone who is stupid enough to go there deserves what they get.


BBC Sports Editor David Bond understands that Chelsea hope to make a statement later on Wednesday on a new manager to replace Roberto Di Matteo.

He adds: "The board are in talks now. The appointment is likely to be a "stop gap", not a long-term replacement. Compensation for Di Matteo is still being worked out but the guidance is that he is likely to continue to be paid until he finds a new post elsewhere.

"He had a two-year contract and while there was no break clause, there is an option in there for either party if things don't work out to walk away."

[Niall_Quinn]

The Chavs and FFP going well I see. Will they always use cashflow trickery to declare profits? Or are they expecting to make a whole 2.4 mill profit next year to cover the billion dollar manager transfer policy?

They should hire Arry until Pep finds a suitable house in London. I guess Rafa will buy a house anyway on the off chance, once he's stopped dancing on the last guy's grave.

It's a crazy thought, but I wonder if having a racist as a captain and spending so much energy trying to destroy refs that rule against them has been a distraction this season? Could the results have been better if the chavs had focused less on hating/ winding up black people and more on football? We'll never know. Ever I mean, because the next guy will get the same dose no doubt.

Is RDM black enough to have the society of lawyers take up his compensation case? He missed a trick by failing to declare 4th place a trophy and finishing there for the next 7 years, that could have given the chavs the stability they loathe.

What lessons can football learn from all this? Finally we can confirm CFC is not a joke club, not yet anyway, maybe the new puppet can drag them up to that status if he is given time. And a thieving gypo and his money are easily parted.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Don't do it Rafa!

Don't do it.

Stay away!

[StamfordBrdige]

I really don't get why Roman doesn't just appoint himself since he clearly wants to be the one running the show from the touchlines. The funny thing is that even if the fans don't like it, there's fuck all we can do about it. It's not like you can stop supporting your club.

Strangely enough i don't even care if we hire Pep or Rafa anymore even though a while ago i'd be dead against either of those 2 being the manager. I guess i'm numb to it all now. It is getting more and more difficult to give a fuck.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

'as 'arry done one of is infamous interviews from his car yet?

[Marc Overmars]

It sounds like they might be after another interim manager because they can't get Pep just yet.

[hobson's choice]

I wanna put my bid in to be a chelsea manager, great job. Work for a couple of months, gets fired, still gets paid, gets new job, and still gets paid by chelsea.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He missed a trick by failing to declare 4th place a trophy and finishing there for the next 7 years, that could have given the chavs the stability they loathe.


:lol:

[GP]

I really don't get why Roman doesn't just appoint himself since he clearly wants to be the one running the show from the touchlines.

Because then he won't have a scapegoat.

[Niall_Quinn]

I wanna put my bid in to be a chelsea manager, great job. Work for a couple of months, still gets paid, gets new job, and still gets paid by chelsea.

They'll get to you in good time, wait your turn patiently.

[hobson's choice]

They'll get to you in good time, wait your turn patiently.

That's my retirement sorted out then:jumpnana::jumpnana:

[StamfordBrdige]

So this is what some arsenal fans feel like.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I wanna put my bid in to be a chelsea manager, great job. Work for a couple of months, gets fired, still gets paid, gets new job, and still gets paid by chelsea.

Agent Hobs :bow: destroying chavs from the inside and still getting a good play off.

[hobson's choice]

We should all send a video application to Roman, detailing how Torres will get 50 goals this season, and telling him about our plan to play with no defenders.

One could get a job.

[Kano]

I really don't get why Roman doesn't just appoint himself since he clearly wants to be the one running the show from the touchlines. The funny thing is that even if the fans don't like it, there's fuck all we can do about it. It's not like you can stop supporting your club.

Strangely enough i don't even care if we hire Pep or Rafa anymore even though a while ago i'd be dead against either of those 2 being the manager. I guess i'm numb to it all now. It is getting more and more difficult to give a fuck.
how did you feel when you won the champs league?

[Özim]

I don't think Abrhamovic wanted him as manager, but having won the CL it was going to be difficult not to take him on.

[StamfordBrdige]

how did you feel when you won the champs league?

Honestly, i wasn't overjoyed. I was watching it with a Liverpool fan who pretty much called it from the go.

It was a horribly bone awful performance and I was extremely pissed off that by the time the match ended i was too pissed off to enjoy it. I mean i thought Liverpool's win in 2005 was Jammy but fucking hell we took that shit to another serious level. Plus i hated the way that we just gave up on the league with a substantial number of games to go.

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20427966

Rafa sounds likely.

[Kano]

Honestly, i wasn't overjoyed. I was watching it with a Liverpool who pretty much called it from the go.

It was a horribly bone awful performance and I was extremely pissed off that by the time the match ended i was too pissed off to enjoy it. I mean i thought Liverpool's win in 2005 was Jammy but fucking hell we took that shit to another serious level. Plus i hated the way that we just gave up on the league with a substantial number of games to go.
fair enough, it was worth asking. judging by the general reaction to you lifting the trophy, it won't take much to quieten the fans down. falcao. another cup or league in the next year or two and proceed as normal.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

No Bayern Missing Chances with Chavs getting luck in the shootout won them the CL. You could have put Arry there and you have got the same result.

no you couldn't because harry would have played an expansive brand of football and with that chelsea squad last year it would have replicated AVB's results.

di shatteo is a bad manager but played to his strengths last year. and his man management skills were superb to be able to lift that dressing room after the turmoil.

thats not enough for long term success though.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reading round some Chelsea forums, they really don't like Rafa :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Don't do it Rafa!

Don't do it.

Stay away!

rafa is a project type manager.

chelsea are not a project type team.

he'd need 2 years to make his mark. roman hasn't got that patience for that so he'd get sacked next summer.

he might get that lump of shit up front playing though.

i mean when he got the backing of liverpool owners he bought in mascherano, alonso, kuyt etc so with money he might be decent. when he has no money he brings in an awful amount of average players though.

[Boss]

Hope they get Rafa. Shocking manager :lol:

Pep would be good too as I'd like to see how he does without the best players in the world.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

rafa is a project type manager.

chelsea are not a project type team.

he'd need 2 years to make his mark. roman hasn't got that patience for that so he'd get sacked next summer.

he might get that lump of shit up front playing though.

i mean when he got the backing of liverpool owners he bought in mascherano, alonso, kuyt etc so with money he might be decent. when he has no money he brings in an awful amount of average players though.
Well Rafa is a control freak so I can't see why he'd want to go there. But he would be guaranteed a massive pay off whatever happens for just a few months work which will appeal to anyone. But he must realise he would only be a caretaker. And among most Chelsea fans, there isn't just "he's also fat", there is vociferous hate towards him.

I wouldn't even say Rafa's good and bad signings were based on how much he paid, but rather whether he wanted them in the first place. When he got the player he wanted they were usually a good buy; Reina, Alonso, Agger etc. It's when he couldn't and had to settle for second or third choice players - often therefore cheaper - he fell down so a lot of the medium priced duds like Dossena, or if he was forced into needing to buy someone (even if it was his own doing eg: Alonso) like spunking millions on Keane and Aqua.

And he obviously isn't a shocking manager else he wouldn't have won La Liga twice, the CL, the Uefa Cup and an FA Cup, numerous top 4 finishes as well as numerous small titles.

[V-Pig]

Benitez killed Torres.

[Kano]

And he obviously isn't a shocking manager else he wouldn't have won La Liga twice, the CL, the Uefa Cup and an FA Cup, numerous top 4 finishes as well as numerous small titles.
Of course he isn't, he's a very good manager who went to Inter at the worst possible time right at their tipping point after every last ounce was squeezed out of that squad.

He did say he wouldn't be interested in a one year contract in the summer just gone, so it would be an odd choice. Unless he see's it as a shop window to get other teams interested next summer.