Villas Boas (EX) Chelsea manager

[Arn]

How long do we give him then before a falling out with Roman?



62million FFS

and that is only the compensation bit. If you include the wages then he probably spent £100m+.

[Chazza]

How long do we give him then before a falling out with Roman?

WorldSoccerEd Gavin Hamilton
Chelsea confirm Andre Villas-Boas as new manager (3-year contract). Total compensation to managers hired/fired by Abramovich: £62m
2 minutes ago

62million FFS

[RichC]

well we'll get to see how special he really is now.

[Chazza]

Confirmed 3 year deal

bensmith_Times Ben Smith
#CFC statement: "Andre was the outstanding candidate for the job. He is one of the most talented young managers in football."
5 minutes ago

[Exiled_red]

[Norbs]

He reminds me a little of Gordon Brittas!

He's Chesney Hawkes reincarnated...

[Baracus]

Loving these Villas Boas comments. He will be a great journeyman manager. One of the reasons I did not want him at LFC.

I'd love to work in Argentina, Chile and Japan. I love Tokyo. But this is my dream job [being Porto's manager] and I want to be here for many years. I know it's not usual Porto's managers staying here more than two years, but I love my city and all this environment that surrounds the club.

It's true that players have individual ambitions, but they can't put them above the collective goal. I've lived experiences abroad, but my feeling for this club [Porto] is extremely strong. That doesn't mean everyone shares it. I would never leave this chair [his job at Porto].

I longed for this position [Porto's job] in an insane, blind way. It's the club I defend, where I grew up. Any fan of any club knows what he feels for his team. I do it with the same passion. This is the ultimate goal I always wanted.

[Arn]

**** the uefa rules. it'll never happen. when bosman came up we were told it's the end of transfers, really? no. then we had the freedom of movement act or whatever a few years ago and we were again told the big transfers would never be topped yet they've got bigger. whilst so many billionaires are involved the fees will be paid. A champions league without top clubs? no chance.

[RedAndWhite]

Has Harry Bid for Villas Boas?

Probably.

[Baracus]

Has Harry Bid for Villas Boas?

[Baracus]

He has apparently paid his own release fee. I wonder if he got tips from Harry when he was over here last. 'Oh 15m, here its is, in nice brown envelopes, no need to ask where I got the money from'

Would be funny if chesea did not end up with him.

[rodo]

if we didn't have kenny and went for him the mercenary brigade would be a bit quieter

[BobTheCharmer]

So this is another £13m odd quid on Chelsea's balance sheet iro UEFA fair play rules.

**** the uefa rules. it'll never happen. when bosman came up we were told it's the end of transfers, really? no. then we had the freedom of movement act or whatever a few years ago and we were again told the big transfers would never be topped yet they've got bigger. whilst so many billionaires are involved the fees will be paid. A champions league without top clubs? no chance.

[dom9]

Not sure why I'm watching it but SSN is going waaaay overboard on this.

[dom9]

So this is another £13m odd quid on Chelsea's balance sheet iro UEFA fair play rules.