Isn't this a case of two plus two equals six here?? Surely the press have something better to do than to carry on with the ridiculous articles about Roman turning up the heat on AVB by attending training every day this week!
The next ridiculous rumour is that AVB is to be replaced by Fabio Capello "sooner rather than later"!

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With matters outside of football keeping Roman Abramovich busy, it was great to hear that he was at Cobham to see the players train on Saturday, to see AVB for a chat about things and to attend the game on Sunday. Roman even popped in to chat with the players for 30 minutes after the 3-3 draw with United.

Andy Carroll who has come under intense fire from the Liverpool faithful the past few weeks for his inconsistent performances, responded to his critics by scoring in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Wolves yesterday.

The £35 million signing from Newcastle opened the scoring for the Reds, to take his tally for the club to 7.

Out of the blue this story came to light over the weekend. There are reports all over the place that Chelsea have made a bid that has been rejected, have been told that the player is not for sale at any price and that seems that.
In addition to all this, AVB has said at the weekend that "he is an interesting player" but wanted to sign players who are not cup-tied for European competition this season.

Let's be honest here, and I have said it before, the whole situation with the transfer saga of Gary Cahill has us all wondering what the hold up could be. I cannot remember Chelsea agreeing a fee with a club and then literally taking weeks to conclude the terms with the player. It's a sign that times are a changing at Chelsea, or have they already?

By Chris Wright

As I understand it, the salient bullet points are as follows: Chelsea want to buy Gary Cahill for £7 million; Bolton want to sell Gary Cahill for £7 million, Gary Cahill wants to join Chelsea; Gary Cahill's agent asked for £120,000-a-week wages (presumably on the basis he scores more often than Fernando Torres); Chelsea aren't stupid.

New year celebrations for Chelsea fans were cancelled after the Blues suffered a humiliating 3-1 home loss to Aston Villa yesterday. Not only has this loss pushed Chelsea down to 5th position in the league, but coach AVB has also conceded that his primary target now is to ensure Chelsea challenge for a top 4 finish.

The little Russian maestro Andrei Arshavin has not looked very happy playing for Arsenal every time he has appeared on the pitch this season, even though Arsene Wenger has given him numerous chances to make an impact off the bench, and according to the Metro he has dropped behind Yossi Benayoun and Thomas Rosicky in [.

On You Tube people are creating better and better videos all the time bearing in mind the copyright constraints imposed by the Premier League and clubs in general.
TheSpinFire on YouTube has created some of the best of them. I have posted up some of these videos on here before but yesterday the final part of The Roman Abramovich Era 2003-2011 was uploaded and I am featuring today.

I think we all agree that the Chelsea job isn't exactly a bed of roses based on the levels of expectation put on you as manager. You would imagine that only the most confident, determined and focused managers would even entertain the idea of taking the hot seat here and a task of taking the club out of the shadows of the Jose Mourinho era at the club.

• Kop That: Andre Marriner and Mike Jones to pay the penalty: Graham Poll http://t.co/IGhKBRn0 23:51:17, 2011-11-20
• Kop That: Liverpool are much sharper than a Kenny Dalglish one-liner http://t.co/Kfauj81D 23:51:14, 2011-11-20
• Kop That: Oliver Holt's Big Match Verdict: Young Reds step up as Chelsea's aging stars fade http://t.

'Abramovich didn't pay £13m to lose another fortune by sacking me' Chelsea boss Andre-Villas Boas confident he won't be axed

The Portuguese boss insists he will not hide from responsibility to overhaul ageing team & is still confident of winning trophies this season

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A news article on 2011-11-20 20:05:00 from: Goal

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'Abramovich didn't pay £13m to lose another fortune by sacking me' Chelsea boss Andre-Villas Boas confident he won't be axed

The Portuguese boss insists he will not hide from responsibility to overhaul ageing team & is still confident of winning trophies this season

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2011-11-20 20:05:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

'Abramovich didn't pay £13m to lose another fortune by sacking me' Chelsea boss Andre-Villas Boas confident he won't be axed

The Portuguese boss insists he will not hide from responsibility to overhaul ageing team & is still confident of winning trophies this season

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2011-11-20 20:05:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

'Abramovich didn't pay £13m to lose another fortune by sacking me' Chelsea boss Andre-Villas Boas confident he won't be axed

The Portuguese boss insists he will not hide from responsibility to overhaul ageing team & is still confident of winning trophies this season

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2011-11-20 20:05:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

After a few weeks off due to international breaks and facing sides nobody really cares about—or ones we simply find too distasteful to bother talking to—Tea and Crumpets decided it was about time to shake off the rust, so we headed out for a bite and a chat with Graham MacAree of We Ain't Got No History, one of the more approachable Chelsea sorts out there and also our boss.

Today wasn't exactly the end-all day of days for Chelsea to buy back Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, it will be seen as a roadblock in the club's attempt to move forward with a new stadium. For those unaware, the club did receive the required 75 percent of votes from shareholders at Thursday's general meeting of Chelsea Pitch Owners that would have allowed the club to purchase back the freehold and thus move it to a new stadium in the very near future.

By Alan Duffy

Bruce Buck gives poor old John Terry a big hug

According to the Guardian, Blues bigwig Bruce Buck, in speaking about the club's failure in their bid to buy back the freehold of Stamford Bridge, went slightly off script in relation to the weekend's big London derby.

TheSpinFire has put together the 4th in their series of videos of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea. I have already posted the Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 on here which were all fantastic. Here is the 4th of the videos which focuses on the greatest games of his era at the club we love.
So as I say, full credit to TheSpinFire on YouTube.

TheSpinFire has put together the 4th in their series of videos of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea. I have already posted the Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 on here which were all fantastic. Here is the 4th of the videos which focuses on the greatest games of his era at the club we love.
So as I say, full credit to TheSpinFire on YouTube.

The man who always finds a job: Claudio Ranieri (By Dominic Vieira)

Whether you think he's world class or not, it's clear Claudio Ranieri is a lucky manager. Since the Italian retired as a player in 1986, he has rarely experienced unemployment.

For Fernando Torres, it will be a long way back to media approval. His move to Chelsea, for a record £50m, will lead to him always being highly scrutinised and criticised for each game where he doesn't score.

His performance against Manchester United, which included a fine goal, a number of feats of fleeting footwork and concluded a great week for him, which included two assists against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, will be remembered for one other incident.

Well that's what we are to believe if you read this headline from the article posted here which caught my attention last night.
I do not believe for one second that Roman Abramovich has "ordered" AVB to play the kids or has told him to do it in a way the press are making out at all.
For me it would be in his remit for when he took the job.

Well that's what we are to believe if you read this headline from the article posted here which caught my attention last night.
I do not believe for one second that Roman Abramovich has "ordered" AVB to play the kids or has told him to do it in a way the press are making out at all.
For me it would be in his remit for when he took the job.

We couldn't let a game against Chelsea pass us by without having a quick chat with The Chelsea Blog...

Scott the Red: So, are Chelsea "old and slow"?

Chelsea Den: Ask Torres! Obviously, we have two or three in the squad who are a little older and slower than they may once have been, that's not exactly earth shattering news though is it?

We couldn't let a game against Chelsea pass us by without having a quick chat with The Chelsea Blog...

Scott the Red: So, are Chelsea "old and slow"?

Chelsea Den: Ask Torres! Obviously, we have two or three in the squad who are a little older and slower than they may once have been, that's not exactly earth shattering news though is it?

We couldn't let a game against Chelsea pass us by without having a quick chat with The Chelsea Blog...

Scott the Red: So, are Chelsea "old and slow"?

Chelsea Den: Ask Torres! Obviously, we have two or three in the squad who are a little older and slower than they may once have been, that's not exactly earth shattering news though is it?

By Darshan Joshi

Like Martin Luther King Jr., Roman Abramovich has a dream. Or, rather, he had a dream, which really was less a dream than a looming reality. Problem is, it was ever looming, and it now seems to have passed him by. The Champions League trophy was on Abramovich's horizon for years, yet it turned out to be no more than a mirage, a now long-lost memory of hope forgone.

*This is an interview that appeared on Danny Last's excellent European Football Weekends site on Saturday 20th August 2011.

PATRICK COLLINS INTERVIEW
by Adam Bate

Patrick Collins has been the chief sports writer of the Mail on Sunday since the newspaper's launch in 1982.

*This is an interview that appeared on Danny Last's excellent European Football Weekends site on Saturday 20th August 2011.

PATRICK COLLINS INTERVIEW
by Adam Bate

Patrick Collins has been the chief sports writer of the Mail on Sunday since the newspaper's launch in 1982.

There's something about Juan Mata which screams "Spanish Jack Wilshere!" but apart from looking a tad bit like each other (here we go with the Twin Spotting again...) there are some key differences. Mata primarily operates in the left wing while Wilshere is an attacking midfielder but those are forward positions nonetheless so perhaps they should meet and have a cuppa!

Let's be honest, apart from the four signings we have made this summer in Piazon, Romeu, Courtious and Lukaku, we have all been pretty much sitting here waiting for some big names to come and join our squad.
We have seen the likes of City, United and Liverpool splashing silly money on rebuilding and strengthening their squad and have yet to see Chelsea do the same.

How Do Promoted Teams Fare In The English Premier League? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

How well do promoted teams fare in the English Premier League? What can fans of Swansea, QPR and Norwich City expect from the upcoming season? The graphic below plots the survival rates of teams promoted to the Premiership across the past decade and tells a stark tale.

Let me start this post by saying – what an epic win. So, it took obscene amounts of money, and a tad tasteless (if somewhat understandable) sacking of a perfectly honest man, but Chelsea now have the kind of manager they most need for the next phase of papa Abramovich's grand project – rebuilding.

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It's seems that with the appointment of Andres Villas-Boas at Chelsea and the continued press and media coverage that follows there seems to be two important points that have pretty much gone un-noticed as far as I am concerned. A battle that looks like being won already by AVB that formed part and parcel of his negotiations with Chelsea.

Bookies have slashed the odds on Andre Villas-Boas becoming the new Chelsea manager over the weekend and this morning from 8/1 - 11/10 and have reportedly suspended the betting!.
After weeks of speculation about who the main man was going to be at Chelsea, it seems there could be two arriving at Stamford Bridge with Guus Hiddink coming in as Director of Football and Andre Villas-Boas as the new First Team Coach.

Chelsea and Manchester United will engage in an auction for the services of Luka Modric. Not ITK, just obvious, and something I've mentioned a couple of times since the season finished. He's one of the top midfielders in Europe and certainly the best outside the top four, with the possible exception of Gerrard who is welded to his club.

I was reading this article by Jason Burt in The Telegraph and it really got me thinking. The article talks about the deal for Romelu Lukaku and others but moves onto to discuss the situation regarding the new manager at the club.
It's believed that Guus Hiddink is he preferred choice to come back to the club, but Abramovich is keeping two other options open to him in Jose Mourinho and Mark Hughes BUT, with a different strategy altogether as far as a contract offer goes.