Fifteen of Chelsea’s 25-strong scouting staff were laid off on Friday, some of whom were earning up to £100,000 a year. Mind you, even this trimming down won’t put much of a dent in the club’s £74million annual loss, so it’s hardly surprising Frank Arnesen’s arse is twitching.
You see, after all the trouble Chelsea had [...]
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With everyone obsessed with the ‘credit crunch’, I guess it was inevitable it would eventually reach the footballing world and recent reports have suggested Luiz Felipe Scolari has been ‘told’ by Roman Abramovich he’ll have to sell in order to buy in January.
But is the Brazilian as panicked by this as the media would [...]
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I was watching highlights of Manchester United’s game against Hull on MOTD Saturday night, interesting game obviously, but it wasn’t the 4-3 scoreline that caught my attention really, it was all about a certain Bulgarian striker.
It’s a definite first for me to sing the praises of an opposition player on here, but seriously, how [...]
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Roy Keane was ‘advised’ to spend the second half of Sunderland’s game against Chelsea in the stands on Saturday. The Black Cat’s manager had questioned one or two decisions during the first 45 minutes and had no doubt politely asked the officials to explain the new offside rule that had allowed Nicolas Anelka to poach [...]
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