[igs00r]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/7003912.stm
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sensationally left Stamford Bridge, according to BBC Radio 5live football correspondent Jonathan Legard.

The news comes just 24 hours after the disappointing Champions League draw against Rosenborg.

Legard understands that Mourinho has texted senior players, including skipper John Terry, with the news of his departure from Stamford Bridge.

There has been no official word so far from the Premiership club.

More to follow. Nothing confirmed yet, but BBC have it on their front page, they must be pretty sure of the news.

Yowza.....[surrender]

[arindiruppyr]

Mental.

Although things didn't sound very peachy last night when he basically said his team were shite without Drogba and Lampard.

[Roxanjbra]

http://www.coral.co.uk/sb.go?page=gr...pid=138002&ms=

Must be true, i tried to bet it [rofl]

[igs00r]

Mental.

Although things didn't sound very peachy last night when he basically said his team were shite without Drogba and Lampard.

After his "Eggs/Players" analogy I think the men in white coats had been alerted. Drawing 1-1 against a team with a name reminiscent of a table you buy in Ikea probably sent him over the edge.

I'm no Chelsea fan, but I did like the guy, and you can't fault his credentials as a manager. Be interesting to see who they bring in as a replacement.... I'd like to put Graeme Souness's name forward.

[avaissema]

Eurgh - Im not a Chelsea fan..in fact far from it - im absolutely gutted that hes leaving. He made the Premiership so much more interesting, imo he played a big role in improving the image of our football to push it above the spanish and italian leagues.


Absolutely gutted. Though I do agree with Abromavich if he said he didnt like the way Chelsea play - zzZZz no beauty in their game at all.

[FelixQY]

oh noes!
//expects EPL to be a lil less interesting

[Wckcvhsg]

Bye, Bye Jose

[buyviagraonlineusatoday]

Sad to see him go, but bringing in Ballack and Sheva wasn't the best plan(and caused his downfall IMO).

[KimLinbert]

Sad to see him go, but bringing in Ballack and Sheva wasn't the best plan(and caused his downfall IMO).

I don't think bringing in Shevchenko was his idea, and Ballack is actually a great player too, I'm not sure why he doesn't act like it for Chelsea.

[Jueqelyl]

If the owner doesn't like you then you arn't gonna be hanging around for too long.

Going to have some fun today at work with the Chelsea fans [rofl]

[RG3rGWcA]

Wow, wasn't expecting that [shocked] I'd love to see Chelsea go downhill now, bored of them.

[PrareeLor]

bye, bye, Mourinho, bye, bye, Mourinho, bye, bye, Mourinho, chin up, Mourinho, chin up, Mourinho.

[arindiruppyr]

Sad to see him go, but bringing in Ballack and Sheva wasn't the best plan(and caused his downfall IMO).

That wasn't Mourinho's plan - they were bought in against his wishes. His downfall was probably caused partly by his reluctance to play Shevchenko. Afterall, Shevchenko cost over £30m and is Abramovich's mate, so putting him on the bench was probably not seen as a good use of the investment.

[igs00r]

That wasn't Mourinho's plan - they were bought in against his wishes. His downfall was probably caused partly by his reluctance to play Shevchenko. Afterall, Shevchenko cost over £30m and is Abramovich's mate, so putting him on the bench was probably not seen as a good use of the investment.

Having seen his performances on the pitch, I think the bench was the best use for him

Avram Grant is due to take over, Grant being a close friend of Abramovich. I can see Roman packing Stamford Bridge with lots of yes men.... I wonder if the Chelsea bubble is about to burst?

God knows how much they'll lose from Mourinho merchandise.

[RG3rGWcA]

Avram Grant looks like nothing more than Abramovich's lap dog so expect Schevchenko to start every game and score at least 5 goals this season.

[Wckcvhsg]

That wasn't Mourinho's plan - they were bought in against his wishes. His downfall was probably caused partly by his reluctance to play Shevchenko. Afterall, Shevchenko cost over £30m and is Abramovich's mate, so putting him on the bench was probably not seen as a good use of the investment.

well AC Milan would love to have Sheva back and Bernt Schuster, Real Madrid manager and Ballack's countryman hinted Ballack's transfer to Real so money shouldn't be much of an issue here.

The real issue is Chelsea isn't playing well actually they suck. 1-1 @ Home vs Rosenborg?

[BarBoss]

Although I dont like Chelsea, mainly due to the way they just throw money around etc ... I did like Jose. I thought he was a breath of fresh air for English football, he was quite funny too [yes]

[allmyflights]

Good, I knew it was coming just like I'm pretty sure Abramovich will get bored leave chelsea in disarray. The club will go bankrupt and end up like leeds but maybe worse. I mean leeds over spent and yes had a stint of near glory for a couple of years but nothing compared to chelsea. It will be the shinning example to my beloved Arsenal and why they shouldn't sell out. Hopefully they will just continue on there current path which looks bloody good from here [thumbup].

[st01en_lox]

I'm pretty gutted that he's left...and I'm a Man Utd fan!

Shame he won't be staying in the Prem, definetly bought entertainment value.

Makes Sunday a bit easier though[thumbup]

[Roxanjbra]

Shame he won't be staying in the Prem, definetly bought entertainment value.

Has he said he wont stay in the premiership then? Cause I bet there will be a few clubs who would have him as their manager..