Abramovich and Mourinho talking AGAIN.....
LINK: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1202378.ece
LINK: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1202378.ece
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Saturday's sacking of former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has seen a host of names already be linked with the Stamford Bridge hot seat.
Grant's eight-month tenure in West London was always viewed as a stop-gap measure, even though the club consistently denied he would be leaving.
But attention now switches to those men most likely to replace the 52-year-old Israeli and the first name in the frame is Frank Rijkaard.
The Dutchman was linked with the job as soon as previous boss Jose Mourinho was axed last September and Rijkaard has just been released by Barcelona after failing to win a trophy for the Spaniards in the last two seasons.
He is a friend of Frank Arnesen, who controls the Chelsea's scouting network, and has worked with assistant coach Henk ten Cate at the Camp Nou.
Hiddink interest
Russia manager Guus Hiddink is another favoured contender. Like Grant, he is a close friend of the club's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and regarded as the world's best tactician.
Hiddink has consistently denied being interested in the Chelsea job but has, as yet, not signed a new deal with the Russian Federation.
Sven Goran Eriksson is understood to have rejected the job on two previous occasions and was infamously caught out secretly meeting the club's chief executive Peter Kenyon in the past.
The Swede's future at Manchester City is unclear and, like Hiddink, he boasts a fine record at club and international level.
Special One
Then, of course, there is the most unlikely prospect of the return of fan's favourite Mourinho.
The 'Special One', who is reportedly favourite to join Internazionale, was axed last September and replaced by the luckless Grant, but he has been out of a job ever since.
Other contenders include Getafe's departing boss Michael Laudrup, while Portugal chief Luis Phillipe Scolari will also be mentioned alongside Inter manager Roberto Mancini.
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newbie original;2528861 said:So ambition = firing your manager when the going gets tough? If that were the case, Alan Curbishley would not have stayed at Charlton for 15 years, Wenger would not have been at Arsenal and neither would Ferguson at Old Trafford.
pede54;2528864 said:In fact after the Carling Cup final, Roman bought Jose a limited edition Ferrarri for 1 million quid as a present.
pede54;2528869 said:Newbie, Liverpools managerial record hasn't been that good in the past either mate......
pede54;2528892 said:Back to the old routine of winning stuff I would hope.