Football 2015/16 December | Memphis and Wayne and the dying Gaal

By Wedward Go To PostHow would you feel if your father told you that you can't come home and instead you had to go live with a man you have hated for your entire life.

By Perfect Blue Go To PostChelsTransfer ‏@ChelsTransfer 3m3 minutes ago
Mourinho soon left with his belongings, including a life-size cardboard cut-out and Special One mug. #CFC (Mail)

okay, I laughed

By Perfect Blue Go To PostI'm sure Fabregas doesn't mind, he did win a title after all.

By Esch Go To Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onr90cyGtMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSk01SazrDE

By Xpike Go To Postdo you think he's good enough for mls in current form

By Xpike Go To Postdo you think he's good enough for mls in current form

By Wedward Go To PostHope he enjoys the memory when he is strolling around the pitch in Kansas City next year.

By Woodenpapangus Go To PostChelsTransfer ‏@ChelsTransfer 4s4 seconds ago
Florentino Perez: I have very good memories of Mourinho, but now he will not come; I just think of Benitez" #CFC #RMCF (CadenaSER)

ChelsTransfer ‏@ChelsTransfer 36s36 seconds ago
Florentino Perez: "Jose Mourinho elevated the competitive level of Real Madrid" (CadenaSER) #CFC #RMCF

By GQman2121 Go To PostSo I posted this 48 hours ago and we've already initiated phase 1. The players have to be next after we appoint a caretaker.

By Elchele Go To PostWho's going to replace Mou?
Magath is available innit

By Cleff Go To PostDidn't know Diego Costa, Willian and Oscar looked for moves away from Chelsea as soon as they won the league in May.

By Wedward Go To Postsource?

By GQman2121 Go To PostWhich is so strange because Mourinho has always been known as a players coach. Most of his players have nothing but praise for him during and after working with him. Could Eva have been banging the entire squad?!

By GQman2121 Go To PostThink Holland will be around for longer than a few games. How's Paul Clement been doing at Derby?

By L1NETT Go To Post

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By hixx Go To PostWent to grab the last season of Peep Show and noticed that a lot of screeners were popping up. Bit early, innit? These leaks usually come in the weeks after Christmas iirc?

By Yaya Scabrogo Go To Postchelsea with simeone could be scary

atletico with the ability to keep their best players and buy whoever they want

By Yaya Scabrogo Go To Postchelsea with simeone could be scary

atletico with the ability to keep their best players and buy whoever they want

By FlutterPuffs Go To PostI would take Pellegrini at United.

By Slizz Go To PostSurely you jest.

By Wedward Go To PostBetter than Gaal.

By Slizz Go To PostBut is he better than Giggs?

I jus don't see a switch from Manchester to Manchester like that.

Top Gossip
After the sacking of Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, 69, is set for a second short-term stint in charge of Chelsea, but Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is the Blues' long-term target. (Telegraph)
Simeone, 45, is yet to be convinced a move to Stamford Bridge is right for him. (Mail)
Dutchman Hiddink has been lined up as Mourinho's replacement until the end of the season. (GetWestLondon)
A deal for Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 44, to become Chelsea boss in the summer is 90% done. (Express)
Former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos, 61, is being considered as a potential interim manager after Mourinho's departure. (Times - subscription required)
Harry Redknapp who replaced Ramos as Spurs manager when they had only two points from eight games in 2008, joked the Spaniard would be a "fantastic candidate" for the Chelsea job. (BBC Radio 5 live clip)
Mourinho was sacked soon after eating Christmas lunch at the club's training ground. (Sun)
His penultimate day as Blues boss was marred by a shoving match after a tackle from Cesc Fabregas during a training session involving players from both the first team and academy. (Times - subscription required)
BBC reporter Garry Richardson claims Mourinho said he had a "couple of bad apples" in his team who were causing him "lots of problems". (BBC Radio 5 live clip)
Mourinho could return to Real Madrid to replace Rafael Benitez, another former Chelsea coach. (Ramon Calderon via the Sun)
Chelsea may come to regret sacking Mourinho, according to their former Scotland winger Pat Nevin. (BBC Radio 5 live clip)
Bookmakers make Manchester United the favourites to employ the Portuguese next. (Star)
Broadcaster Piers Morgan says Mourinho's dismissal is "the worst decision in football history". (Mail)
Former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness believes Mourinho's problems stemmed from falling out with some of the "main men" in the dressing room. (Sky Sports)

Other gossip
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says new manager Jurgen Klopp "has lifted the whole place" and wishes he could play for the German. (London Evening Standard)
Klopp is close to signing his first major transfer target at Anfield - 19-year-old Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic. (Mirror)
Bournemouth are preparing to bid for Hull defender Curtis Davies in January. The 30-year-old centre-back's contract expires at the end of the season, and the Championship club may be willing to let him go to avoid losing him on a free transfer in the summer. (Mirror)
Manchester United are monitoring Servette's 15-year-old striker Lorenzo Gonzalez, who is nicknamed 'Speedy' after Mexican cartoon mouse 'Speedy Gonzales'. (Bild via Metro)
Brighton's fear that Manchester United striker James Wilson, 20, will be recalled from his loan spell have been played down by United reserve-team coach Warren Joyce. (The Argus)
Former Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa, 60, is the favourite to replace Garry Monk at Swansea, but the club's players and staff have not been told of any developments in the build-up to Sunday's match with West Ham. (South Wales Evening Post)
On-loan Hull striker Chuba Akpom, 20, has apologised after throwing his gloves at the bench when he was substituted against Reading. (Hull Daily Mail)

Best of social media
Arsenal's former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech made no mention of a certain former manager of his, instead commenting on what he did on Wednesday night.
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas wrote a tribute to Mourinho: "Thank you for all you have done for me. I owe you a lot and we will all miss you. Good luck in the future."
Stoke playmaker Bojan Krkic on Twitter: "Today we visited the kids at the Royal Stoke Children's ward. It's always a very levelling experience."
Tottenham midfielder Andros Townsend writes: "Finally the darts is back! Way too tough to call a winner this year though!"

And finally
Manchester United teenager Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has broken a club record, by having the longest name of any player to appear for the Red Devils. (Metro)

His penultimate day as Blues boss was marred by a shoving match after a tackle from Cesc Fabregas during a training session involving players from both the first team and academy. (Times - subscription required)

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