Comments on: Chelsea welcome their new Special One

By: oscar

oscar — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:04:31 +0000

can we all give avram a break.he hasnt even been in charge of chelsea for half a season and people r already comparing him to jose.some are even calling him roman’s puppet.wel i dont think any of us is in any position to lambast him like this.we shud all give him a chance-a break is the right word-at the end of his first full season we can then arraign him in front of all the judges we can think of.afterall he is managing an inherited squad.

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:37:52 +0000

Chelsea is currently the 2nd (or 3rd) most popular club in football according to recent stats. That is MOSTLY due to Jose (in part also Roman’s millions). Jose managed to achieve what he was contracted to achieve – make Chelsea global. How do you even dare compare Grant to Jose? (and I’m not even a Chelsea supporter).

I don’t think it’s a matter of Grant’s deliberate silence that got the media to focus on the other teams. I believe it is more a matter of Arsenal’s ’suprise’ form this season (with ‘youngsters’) that got the media to focus on the title race between them, United and Liverpool. Chelsea have already been written off to some degree after Jose’s departure. Liverpool’s in-house problems made this more of a ‘2-horse media frenzy race’. Not Grant’s personality.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:02:50 +0000

Avram Grant is nothing more than Romans puppet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: DBeech

DBeech — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:18:59 +0000

I agree with your comments that Grant is making a deliberate attempt to reduce the amount of spotlight on Chelsea and that this can only be a good thing for the team. But the reduced spotlight also has a lot to do with the fact that Chelsea just haven’t been that good this year. Morever, I think we should hold back on giving Grant a ticker-tape parade given that his side were beaten by Arsenal just a short while ago.

By: I cum from Ipanema for Brazilans

I cum from Ipanema for Brazilans — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:12:48 +0000

True, true, fds! Fleet Street arsebandits would love it, just love it, if Grant bent over and let them have a free hit. They’ve been missing the stuff from dear old Jose and want that sexy, sexy man to cum back to London so they can gaze once more upon his sneering, jeering, arrogant visage and furiously jack off under their lapels as they think of all the stupid, sheep-like punters who swallow their ill-conceived and lazily written words like so much ill-produced jism.

And for what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s a metaphor, either. Look at the way he hides himself in his saggy trackie daks. There’s a guy who knows when his once firm, plump arsecheeks have yielded to the ravages of age and are now pointing gracefully to the ground to which he will soon return.

But I don’t think it’s a metaphor to say that Grant licked Abramovich’s arsehole to get the job.

By: fds

fds — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:19:37 +0000

Del Bosque was never considered a tactical brain, but he won 2 Champions Leagues in 3 years. JT wants a clause in his contract to manage Chelsea when he retires; he’ll get plenty of chances with Grant in charge. I agree with MT – Chelsea needs a negotiator to settle the dressing room and to make sweet love to the media.

Let’s hope Grant’s got a tight rectal sphincter, because the Fleet Street boys are really demanding on new flesh… And that’s a metaphor, folks. I don’t really think Grant’s got a tight anus.

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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:01:32 +0000

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By: More true

More true — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:50:24 +0000

Have to agree that this is rubbish. Grant is reaping the rewards of JosÃ©’s work but has in his own work proved to be truly unimaginative and un-special. He has not a clue about what to do when the games don’t go the way he wants them. He will never be a great manager, but maybe Chelsea only needs a somewhat competent. Grant’s talent is an ability to get along with people, especially the ones that matter. The talent in the team is great enough to win the Champion’s League – after all what you need most is luck to win that cup. JosÃ© was fired as the club had no room for two gigantic egos. But to compare the work of Grant to what JosÃ© did is unfair to all parties. Maybe if Grant can come up with some interesting players he can start playing his own game, Chelsea now is playing exactly as JosÃ© had them playing to survive last season. Evry word about us being more attacking and attractive if that is the word is purely lies.

By: Chief Gunner

Chief Gunner — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:42:19 +0000

Grant can never hold a candel to the special one, Jose wasnt fired cause of bad results he was sacked because Roman couldnt control him. Roman knew Jose had the fans and players on his side, and as soon as Jose made the smallest slip Roman pounced and installed a man he could manipulate

By: OJO ADEMOLA

OJO ADEMOLA — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:12:35 +0000

I’ve never read such a rubbish. If this was Grant’s website, he couldn’t have done better. Jose wasn’t fired for poor result, if so, Wenger would have even been sued by Arsenal! Grant is the stark evidence of a parochial appointment, by an owner who cared less what we fans think.Lets see how the fan base increase under Grant. The publicity Jose brought to the Chelsea name worldwide, even Abramovich could not have afforded. Barca, Madrid, Milan etc., must be cursing themselves for not appointing Grant! Give us a break.