Fop 1 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Breath of fresh air when he first came here, had turned into a paranoid whinging prick by last season. It's what happens when you earn £5m a year and have to guarantee success. That kind of environmemt wears everybody down. That's it, pretty much Premiership title and/or CL title every year is what was expected. Although I think he is more than a bit of a whiner when things don't go his way, pressure or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Chelsea have confirmed Grant as their new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Avram Grant is going to be as welcome as Camilla at Diana's memorial Former Chelsea player Pat Nevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16467 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Gutted he's gone, I did like him as a manager and was quite a funny guy. Well done Roman, youre about to ruin the EPL with your style mate, but glad Jose didnt stand for your shit. Jose & Lampard = Barca bound IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 He's on his way to manage Portugal - FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 (edited) Avram Grant is going to be as welcome as Camilla at Diana's memorial Former Chelsea player Pat Nevin Getting a bit like Tel aviv - Stamford Bridge. Avram, Pini Zhavi, Roman himself, the other advisor Tenenbaum...Roman seems happiest surrounded by people of similar culture it seems. I really think him and Kenyon have been getting too involved for a year or so. Edited September 20, 2007 by Parky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Gutted he's gone, I did like him as a manager and was quite a funny guy. Well done Roman, youre about to ruin the EPL with your style mate, but glad Jose didnt stand for your shit. Jose & Lampard = Barca bound IMO. Jose is hated in Barca now after his performance when he played them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16467 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Gutted he's gone, I did like him as a manager and was quite a funny guy. Well done Roman, youre about to ruin the EPL with your style mate, but glad Jose didnt stand for your shit. Jose & Lampard = Barca bound IMO. Jose is hated in Barca now after his performance when he played them. Football is a funny thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 He's on his way to manage Portugal - FACT Would be gutted if he did as I'm begining to really despise the Portugese national side. Always loved Jose. Would have him here in a flash. I think he could get the best out of Ameobi lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 From the Guardian..On Avram.. "He's certainly highly intelligent, knows the right people and is very media friendly," said one source. "He only met Roman Abramovich in June 2005 when Israel played Ireland, yet he immediately set about cultivating him, becoming his friend and confident. Grant's friendship with Pini Zahavi, who works closely with Abramovich, certainly has done him no harm." How many intrigues is this Zhavi behind? The mind boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3176 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Is Grant caretaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Is Grant caretaker? Looks a bit like a longer term one until they can get who they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thu, 20th Sep 2007Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant and Steve Clarke will be in charge of the first team from today (Thursday). The club is delighted that in Avram we have an experienced man who can come in immediately at this difficult time to help deliver our objectives. In Steve we have a Chelsea man and he will be a crucial part of the management team going forward. Avram and Steve have our full confidence and support. Looks full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thu, 20th Sep 2007Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant and Steve Clarke will be in charge of the first team from today (Thursday). The club is delighted that in Avram we have an experienced man who can come in immediately at this difficult time to help deliver our objectives. In Steve we have a Chelsea man and he will be a crucial part of the management team going forward. Avram and Steve have our full confidence and support. Looks full time Sounds part time to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3176 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I know I am just being bitter but I hope they crash and burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thu, 20th Sep 2007Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant and Steve Clarke will be in charge of the first team from today (Thursday). The club is delighted that in Avram we have an experienced man who can come in immediately at this difficult time to help deliver our objectives. In Steve we have a Chelsea man and he will be a crucial part of the management team going forward. Avram and Steve have our full confidence and support. Looks full time Sounds part time to me Till summer 2008 would be a reasonable bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 (edited) Thu, 20th Sep 2007Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant and Steve Clarke will be in charge of the first team from today (Thursday). The club is delighted that in Avram we have an experienced man who can come in immediately at this difficult time to help deliver our objectives. In Steve we have a Chelsea man and he will be a crucial part of the management team going forward. Avram and Steve have our full confidence and support. Looks full time Sounds part time to me Till summer 2008 would be a reasonable bet. Yup like the BBC article says, should be some managers going spare after euro 2008.... Edited September 20, 2007 by khay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 The backroom staff (other than Steve Clarke) have gone now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1053 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Lets hope they see nothing better than mid table mediocrity this season. I would love it if that was the case.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Got to love it, this is getting to fat Freddy proportions! Where's Roeder when you need him? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...sea/7007930.stm Doubts raised over Grant's future Avram Grant's long-term future as Jose Mourinho's successor at Chelsea could be in doubt because he lacks the required coaching licence. Uefa and Premier League rules require anyone wishing to manage in the top flight to hold the Uefa pro licence. But Chelsea have confirmed that Grant does not have one, and he now requires special dispensation to manage the club for more than 12 weeks. The pro licence requires 240 hours of study and usually takes a year to gain. In the past the Premier League has granted extensions beyond the 12-week period of grace in a couple of exceptional cases. Glenn Roeder received an extension on health grounds while Gareth Southgate was deemed to have had restricted opportunities to gain a licence because of his international career. Martin O'Neill was also granted an exemption after undergoing a five-day refresher course. Grant has not held a manager's position for five years but won league titles when coaching in Israel. Story from BBC SPORT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi...sea/7007930.stm Published: 2007/09/22 07:17:58 GMT © BBC MMVII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Grant is working on a day to day basis - he has no contract. Looks to me that he's only there until they get the man they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I'm interested to see what Jose ends up doing, can't be many jobs out there that are equal or better than Chelsea. I wonder how he will spin a step down to say, Lyon, for purely an example, that will be a press conference not to be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Noticed Van Basten in the stand at Old Trafford one row behing Abramovitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Noticed Van Basten in the stand at Old Trafford one row behing Abramovitch. More likely to have been watching Van der Sar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16467 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm interested to see what Jose ends up doing, can't be many jobs out there that are equal or better than Chelsea. I wonder how he will spin a step down to say, Lyon, for purely an example, that will be a press conference not to be missed. He said he wants to try a new language, German and Italian at the top of his list. He can already speak Spanish, French, English and Portugese. Not a bad set of languages them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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