Mourinho leaves Chelsea

[Beefy]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has stunned the world of football by leaving Stamford Bridge by mutual consent.
The decision comes after the club held a crisis meeting to discuss the indifferent start to the new season.

Mourinho, 44, joined Chelsea in June 2004 and led them to the Premiership title in each of his first two seasons.

But his relationship with Blues owner Roman Abramovich grew increasingly troubled and he quit despite having three years left on his contract.

[Beefy]

Quite a shock, the Special One has gone. I've been on nights and the radio has been full of this story, some say he's left by mutual consent but many say he was sacked. Gus Hiddink and Didier Deschamps are favourites for the job now.

[RedRedRobinSTFC]

Very sad really . I liked Mourinho. Thought he made a very dull Premiership light up at times with his quotes and kidology. Hope he finds another top job soon ...

[lfc junkie]

Lucky lucky United.
Slur Alex wont shake Maureens hand on sunday, who's training them now?

[Beefy]

Avram Grant and Steve Clarke have been placed in charge of the Chelsea first team, starting with Sunday's trip to Premier League champions Manchester United.


Jose Mourinho's sudden departure has left The Blues searching for a new manager, with director of football having Grant been tipped for the role on a permanent basis.

The Israeli, along with Mourinho's former assistant Clarke, will pick the team for Sunday's match at Old Trafford,

[Jibbers]

Just hope he stays in Premiership My money is on Spurs landing.

[bigp180]

Sad loss for the Premier league if he goes from that as well.

[devonbee]

Mourinho's on his way to Brentford

[shortfuse0_1]

It seems more and more popular nowadays for chairmen to interfere with team selection, which leads to the departure of the manager! If they hire a manager they should let him get on with the job!

[mariners]

Not too supprising really.