<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><font size="2">Mourinho made an emotional farewell to his players at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Thursday, an occasion that is understood to have left striker Didier Drogba in tears.</div></font></p> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...sea/7004780.stm</p> Reports say that this was in the making for a while. Was this reached during the season to prevent players from wanting to leave Chelsea? He's in the mold of Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson where players want to join their squads. Now that the 1st Champions League games have played, even if players want to move in January, they won't be able to play on another Champions League match this 'year'.</p> -Petey </p>
it was didn't you see all the contreverst about this it was all over the news about crisis talks because of his relastionship with Abramovich. Shame though
yea, all the interviews (after game etc) that he did, you could see it, he wasnt' interested anymore, talking in a different way. And then the controversy with ballack (he says he's healthy, so does the german national coach), mourinho says otherwise. add in shevchenko and other stuff. </p> This sucks for the players haha. can't move to another team, and like you said petey, even if they do, they won't be able to play in the champs. league. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'> yea, all the interviews (after game etc) that he did, you could see it, he wasnt' interested anymore, talking in a different way. And then the controversy with ballack (he says he's healthy, so does the german national coach), mourinho says otherwise. add in shevchenko and other stuff. </p> This sucks for the players haha. can't move to another team, and like you said petey, even if they do, they won't be able to play in the champs. league. </p></div> Right, is that why they waited to fire him? Because they knew some players would want to or consider leaving if there was big offers?</p> -Petey</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'> yea, all the interviews (after game etc) that he did, you could see it, he wasnt' interested anymore, talking in a different way. And then the controversy with ballack (he says he's healthy, so does the german national coach), mourinho says otherwise. add in shevchenko and other stuff. </p> This sucks for the players haha. can't move to another team, and like you said petey, even if they do, they won't be able to play in the champs. league. </p></div> Right, is that why they waited to fire him? Because they knew some players would want to or consider leaving if there was big offers?</p> -Petey </p> </div></p> It has to be. Drogba would ask to be sold right away. (probably has now)</p> So a good way to keep them for the season. But they could stop playing. (not sure if they could do that like in the nba, stars do, like demand a trade)</p> </p> </p>
one of the best things is, the player can leave but they wont get their wages matched anywhere else; that'll make them think twice before leaving.
they will at top clubs like barca milan madrid but not all of the payers will want to go ornot enough money to buy the player from the oposition
you know why mourinho wasnt fired during the pre season or even before that?</p> Because we had just won the FA cup and the fans would have been way more pissed off than they would after drawing to rosenborg and blackburn... </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wolf UK)</div><div class='quotemain'> you know why mourinho wasnt fired during the pre season or even before that?</p> Because we had just won the FA cup and the fans would have been way more pissed off than they would after drawing to rosenborg and blackburn... </p> </div></p> No coincidence to wait after a Champions League game where now where players who took part can't play for another team in the tourney? Why wasn't he fired before the draw to Blackburn? Lose to ManU in the C Shield? Just noting the funny timing.</p> -Petey</p> </p>
<font face="Comic Sans MS">yeh i know. </font></p> <font face="Comic Sans MS">i think we should just wait and see now...</font></p>
