Having walked out on the club in little over a week, Jose Mourinho has revered in the adulation he has recieved from fans and managers alike. Amro Hassan isnt so convinced and in a damning assesment of the self proclaimed "Special One" he fails to see what all the fuss is about.

Since the sudden and sensational departure of Jose Mourinho as Chelsea Manager, …

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While the footballing world drool over Arsene Wenger's latest crop of foreign youngsters, Lewis Doe asseses the impact it has made on the modern game and fears the days of homegrown talent coming through the ranks could be a thing of the past. 

What has happened to the days of top flight clubs going to local parks and playing fields and scouting out the top talent from various grass root league …

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With Martin Jol holding onto his Spurs job by the merest of threads and mounting speculation about who his successor will be; Jurgen Klinsmann last night gave the broadest hint yet that he may be on the verge of quitting the sun of LA for the daily rigours of club management.

The German legend enjoyed two successful spells as a player at the North London club …

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After smashing their club record in order to secure his services; Yakubu was unceremoniously dropped at Villa Park on Sunday.

It is clear David Moyes after only three games will not tolerate the half hearted performances given by Yakubu and has ordered the big Nigerian to pull his finger out if he wants to be a part of his starting line up.

"We are a hard-working team, and we need …

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Championship PodJockey Isaac Chenery looks at the spiralling wage bills and fears that the Championship could be in danger of meltdown. 

While outside the Hawthorns at the weekend, I managed to grab a word with Ipswich Town chairman David Sheepshanks and was staggered to learn that the Tractor Boys are in the top ten for wage bills. 
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In a turbulent week at the Bridge with Jose leaving, Avram Grant's appointment followed by defeat at Man Utd; you could forgive blue fans for claiming this is a week they would rather forget.

While Chelsea look to move on from the upheaval their rivals have been quick to stick the knife in with Arsenal's chairman Peter Hill-Wood laughing off suggestions …

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Simon Hardwick is unconvinced with Tottenham's start to the season and despite pre season talk of a CL place; maybe a UEFA Cup spot is now no longer a certainty. 

I'm sure that after all the much publicised hype surrounding Spurs prior to the season commencing proper and the much talked about leap into champions league heaven ( Noted for Mr Levy) we …

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Lewis Doe takes a look at the worrying trait of sacked managers and feels it now time for Chairman's to show some patience. 

There is no doubt that the level of pressure associated with football management has risen dramatically in recent years, to some extent it can even be considered a dangerous profession. Big clubs have statures that they wish to conform to on a regular basis. A couple of defeats while appearing a mere …

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Amro Hassan has come to the conclusion that their could be life at Chelsea post Mourinho and calls for all  fans to be patient.

Just few days after Jose Mourinho’s sensational departure from Chelsea, and rather than speculating the real motives behind his resignation, the Blues fans are already wondering about the club’s future following Roman Abramovic’s decision to appoint the club’s former football director Avram …

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There comes a time in your life when you have to accept that your dreams of becoming a professional footballer are over. The waist got bigger, cheeks become chubbier and your once great talent is now confined to the back drop of Sunday Leagues and 5 aside pitches across the land.

For all the blood, sweat and occasional leg breaks, I wouldn’t have changed my Sunday League footy for anything …

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