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15 minutes ago, BCFCGav said:

Just seeing them through to Summer - sensible imo. Steady the ship as they sort out Enrique or Nagelsmann.

May aswell have just keep Potter to be fair and seen if there was any signs at all of improvement , unless they honestly think Frank is the man to win the champions league 

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9 minutes ago, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

It's sensible after they insanely pulled the trigger on Potter.  He shouldn't have ever lost the job in my opinion. 

Agreed he spent a lot of money in January but to only give him 8 weeks to try and work with them seems very unfair

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4 minutes ago, Club and Country said:

May aswell have just keep Potter to be fair and seen if there was any signs at all of improvement , unless they honestly think Frank is the man to win the champions league 

I think doing it this way, all parties know the deal. Sounding out other managers behind Potter’s back is problematic - if they lock in an Enrique deal then Potter wins 12 on the spin it gets messy. Lampard will know he’s a 15 game firefighter and even if he does do well I think he’ll accept the club bringing in an Enrique in the summer despite his good work.

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35 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Why Frank bloody Lampard again? Why not give John Sparrow a go? Or Micky Droy? Or Ken Monkou? 

 

1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said:

bASkeT CaSE cHelSeA. 

To be fair I have heard from those in the know that he's just there until they can go after Graham Potter in the summer. 

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10 hours ago, Club and Country said:

May aswell have just keep Potter to be fair and seen if there was any signs at all of improvement , unless they honestly think Frank is the man to win the champions league 

Would be funny if Frank came in and won the Champions League a bit like Tuchal did when he came in for Frank!

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Unlike a lot of things Chelsea have done recently, this makes a lot of sense.

Chelsea fans would never have accepted a firefighter appointment like Allardyce and the established, higher class, firefighters wouldn’t touch the shitshow, so their options are limited. A club “legend” is the natural way to go so it’s Lampard or Terry, and the latter wants a longer term managerial job. 
 

Lampard was never getting another job in the prem as things stood. He’s a horrific manager, and this is a chance to (semi) rehab him to put him in the frame for another job. If he gets respectable performances against Madrid (they aren’t winning the CL) and sneaks Chelsea into top six, he’s got the currency to be able to get another job to fail at.

Longer term, I’m not sure I’d want the job if I was Nagelsmann or Enrique. The squad  is bloated and misshapen, the owner appears a moron and the fans are over entitled. They aren’t catching Man City and Arsenal any time soon, and probably not most of the others. Given the choice, and I never thought this’d be the case, I’d probably choose Tottenham!

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7 hours ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Mad really.

Lampard back at Chelsea, Hodgson back at Palace , Poch potentilly back at spurs, Ferguson back at Posh again........ maybe Barton back to jail again? ?

 

 ... or Tony Pulis back at City?

(Sorry).

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40 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Unlike a lot of things Chelsea have done recently, this makes a lot of sense.

Chelsea fans would never have accepted a firefighter appointment like Allardyce and the established, higher class, firefighters wouldn’t touch the shitshow, so their options are limited. A club “legend” is the natural way to go so it’s Lampard or Terry, and the latter wants a longer term managerial job. 
 

Lampard was never getting another job in the prem as things stood. He’s a horrific manager, and this is a chance to (semi) rehab him to put him in the frame for another job. If he gets respectable performances against Madrid (they aren’t winning the CL) and sneaks Chelsea into top six, he’s got the currency to be able to get another job to fail at.

Longer term, I’m not sure I’d want the job if I was Nagelsmann or Enrique. The squad  is bloated and misshapen, the owner appears a moron and the fans are over entitled. They aren’t catching Man City and Arsenal any time soon, and probably not most of the others. Given the choice, and I never thought this’d be the case, I’d probably choose Tottenham!

I totally agree.
It does give Chelsea time to mug off another Manager .
What top Manager will fall for the the bull next ? After seeing what Potter went through , having players forced on him with no plan and expected to (literally) manage , surely the next one will not only want assurances, but get them in writing.  
After spending over half a billion pounds , how the hell can you need to sign a striker ???

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2 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

Unlike a lot of things Chelsea have done recently, this makes a lot of sense.

Chelsea fans would never have accepted a firefighter appointment like Allardyce and the established, higher class, firefighters wouldn’t touch the shitshow, so their options are limited. A club “legend” is the natural way to go so it’s Lampard or Terry, and the latter wants a longer term managerial job. 
 

Lampard was never getting another job in the prem as things stood. He’s a horrific manager, and this is a chance to (semi) rehab him to put him in the frame for another job. If he gets respectable performances against Madrid (they aren’t winning the CL) and sneaks Chelsea into top six, he’s got the currency to be able to get another job to fail at.

Longer term, I’m not sure I’d want the job if I was Nagelsmann or Enrique. The squad  is bloated and misshapen, the owner appears a moron and the fans are over entitled. They aren’t catching Man City and Arsenal any time soon, and probably not most of the others. Given the choice, and I never thought this’d be the case, I’d probably choose Tottenham!

John Terry has actually retired from football management. 

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-john-terry-next-manager-b1071867.html

In related news. I've retired from my non-existent career as an astronaut. 

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I think this is actually a fairly astute decision from that mad Chelsea board.

This season is pretty much a write-off for them now, the CL is a free hit, but besides that their season is basically done. 

I feel sorry for Potter. I rate him, and can completely understand why he took the opportunity, but he just wasn't the right fit. Especially when you consider all the big-money players that may not have actually been his choices. A club with Chelsea comes with huge expectations too - Potter probably needed a season or two to get things as he wants and he was never going to get that at Chelsea.

This buys the Chelsea board time to actually get the permanent manager right. They could have rushed into it, but this gives them a couple of months to do the process properly and make sure they're getting the right person for the job.

Lampard is, obviously, popular with the fanbase. Lots of the players already know him from his previous tenure, and those that don't will respect him due to his playing career. It's a sticking-plaster solution but I think it's a pretty good one in the circumstances.

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2 hours ago, LondonBristolian said:

John Terry has actually retired from football management. 

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-john-terry-next-manager-b1071867.html

In related news. I've retired from my non-existent career as an astronaut. 

I've retired from my career as a sex stud.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least that's what Mrs Downend tells me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said:

I think this is actually a fairly astute decision from that mad Chelsea board.

This season is pretty much a write-off for them now, the CL is a free hit, but besides that their season is basically done. 

I feel sorry for Potter. I rate him, and can completely understand why he took the opportunity, but he just wasn't the right fit. Especially when you consider all the big-money players that may not have actually been his choices. A club with Chelsea comes with huge expectations too - Potter probably needed a season or two to get things as he wants and he was never going to get that at Chelsea.

This buys the Chelsea board time to actually get the permanent manager right. They could have rushed into it, but this gives them a couple of months to do the process properly and make sure they're getting the right person for the job.

Lampard is, obviously, popular with the fanbase. Lots of the players already know him from his previous tenure, and those that don't will respect him due to his playing career. It's a sticking-plaster solution but I think it's a pretty good one in the circumstances.

Whoever the 'right' man is he'll only be at Chelsea for 2 years max whether he wins the CL or not. No Chelsea manager is going to be pushing for the longest serving manager in the league. 

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3 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

I`m announcing my retirement from England test cricket and will not be available for selection in future.

Sorry Stokesey but it`s the right time.

Likewise, I was due to star in the Tour de France for Jumbo Visma, but, you know 

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41 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

I`m announcing my retirement from England test cricket and will not be available for selection in future.

Sorry Stokesey but it`s the right time.

That sounds remarkably similar to a recent statement from a certain Ms Sturgeon.

Surely you’re not hiding something from us.

Your garden need digging, per chance?

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