Villas Boas (EX) Chelsea manager

[Lee]

It's amazing the job Sly Sports et al have managed to do to the reputation of Rafas managerial career.

1 CL win
1 Final
2 La Ligua
1 UEFA cup
I UEFA super Cup
1 FA cup
I charity shield
1 Super Cup (Italy)
1 World Club

****ing ****e manager!!

Champions League qualification year after year.
Working with ****e owners.
Signings like Reina, Johnson, Arbeloa, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio, Lucas, Alonso, Mascherano, Garcia, Torres, Ngog, Riera, Kuyt, Benayoun.

Yup, absolute rubbish that Benitez.

Anyway, **** 'em. Shows how little Chelsea fans actually know.

They listen to Sky Sports, watch Sunday Supplement, read The Sun and worship the words of Barclay & Samuel etc.

This is also a club that put the Shankly Gates on their Torres banner.

They can **** off.

:bird:

[Darkon]

I'm not sure Rafa and Chelsea are the best fit tbh. Roman want's instant succes with no patience, and Rafa is really a type of manager that works in the long term. I know he had instant succes in Europe with us, but I still think the long term approach is not what Roman is looking for, and the conflict would quickly come to the surface. The same reason why Arnesen never worked out there.

I'm slightly split on whether I wanted Rafa to get this job or not. Seing him as manager for one of our rivals, with the history there is, would be though, but on the other hand I really hope Rafa get's a job of that caliber and not say Wolves, Villa or some other midtable team.

He deserves another chance with another big club, not to sink away with a midtable team.

[RichC]

Amid a whole host of "Please God noooooooooo" type comments:

It's amazing the job Sly Sports et al have managed to do to the reputation of Rafas managerial career.

1 CL win
1 Final
2 La Ligua
1 UEFA cup
I UEFA super Cup
1 FA cup
I charity shield
1 Super Cup (Italy)
1 World Club

****ing ****e manager!!

[Alex]

Chelsea fans cant see past Mourhinio. Fact is though Rafa has achieved the thing they all want.

[Shaggy]

One Chelsea forum response to Rafa being linked:

http://www.theshedend.com/topic/19136-avb-whos-behind-him-merged/page__st__1960

I can see him holding out for the Real Madrid job to be honest if Mourinho leaves.

Mourinho would then come back to Chelsea and build a dynasty (should do that at Real Madrid with those players).

Amid a whole host of "Please God noooooooooo" type comments:

I've long thought that Roman, for all he has done with his money, knows next to feck all about football. If he ever gave the job to Rafa it would confirm it.

As Rafa himself would say.................... Fact.

[Shaggy]

I reckon he's a goner if they lose tonight.

[-V-]

Pep Guardiola would not go to Chelsea. It would be far too much work for him to bring the Barca style to Chelsea, it would take years of development and he would know that he would only be given a matter of months to make an impact

[cream]

I hope there are no manager changes until the summer. Rafa as interim Chelsea manager would be bad for us.

[Craig_H]

This Rafa story is plainly bollocks. The day of their game against Napoli and this conveniently comes out The press have made it their quest to get at AVB in any way they can and this is just the latest attack.

[Fivex]

What did the other Chelsea fan say?

[Phoenix07]

One Chelsea forum response to Rafa being linked:

http://www.theshedend.com/topic/19136-avb-whos-behind-him-merged/page__st__1960

I can see him holding out for the Real Madrid job to be honest if Mourinho leaves.

Mourinho would then come back to Chelsea and build a dynasty (should do that at Real Madrid with those players).

[McDermotX]

It'd be bad news for us if he were to get the job.

I can see why he'd go there and why Abramovich would want him. But, urgh, the thought of it makes me feel sick.

Very bad news for anyone hanging onto the coat-tails if he was there.

I guess Rafa can't wait forever for the job he would love to have again, and it wouldn't cost any of the respect I have for the man.....................but I'd still feel sick everytime I saw him (and even more so, if he was successful there).

[Exiled_red]

It'd be bad news for us if he were to get the job.

I can see why he'd go there and why Abramovich would want him. But, urgh, the thought of it makes me feel sick.

[Chris]

As long as them or Arsenal dont get Mourinho or sexy Pep it's all good.

[destinydude]

Take the job and get under Fergie's nerves. This time Kenny and co will gang up and support you against Fergie