James Ellis (our Technical Director) has been sacked with immediate effect.

[redgunamo]

That sort of thing is frowned upon in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur is the place to go.

The ladies (or individuals of similar appearance) stood at the traffic lights across from the Hotel. Most unsavoury.

Or you could go to the Concorde Hotel. Basically a huge brothel. Beer wasnt great, though

I'm a married man, I wouldn't know anything about that

[redgunamo]

Oh, of course. Wonderful creatures, women. But we must always have the ability to appoint the right man for the job, regardless of sex.

There must be a concern around how these changes might affect Arteta's position. A lot going on in the background.

Fair enough. The whole club is on a learning curve so there's bound to be changes as we fine-tune the operation.

[redgunamo]

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I keep telling you, H. Viktor has not got three legs. Otherwise he would still be playing Sunday League in Portugal.

[Peter]

I'm a married man, I wouldn't know anything about that

The married men were the worst!

The young gunslingers such as myself would never have dreamed of indulging in such tawdry behaviour.

And anyway, you couldn't put it on the corporate card

[Peter]

Fair enough. The whole club is on a learning curve so there's bound to be changes as we fine-tune the operation.

But this looks significant. A reorganisation. A real reshuffle.

I think the set piece coach could be next.

[redgunamo]

But this looks significant. A reorganisation. A real reshuffle.

I think the set piece coach could be next.

Certainly the throw in coach. He's barely been worth the cheerful the banter, thus far.

[Peter]

Certainly the throw in coach. He's barely been worth the cheerful the banter, thus far.

Can a set piece coach not also do the throw ins? Bloody hell, how complicated is it?

Grab a towel and sling the ball in. Heads!

[redgunamo]

Can a set piece coach not also do the throw ins? Bloody hell, how complicated is it?

Grab a towel and sling the ball in. Heads!

It's slightly more complicated than that apparently. Is a throw in actually a set piece?

Were you aware that Chelsea Football Club currently employ three sporting directors, a technical director and two directors of football.

No wonder we never win anything

[Peter]

It's slightly more complicated than that apparently. Is a throw in actually a set piece?

Were you aware that Chelsea Football Club currently employ three sporting directors, a technical director and two directors of football.

No wonder we never win anything

They will probably sell two of them at the end of the season to balance the books.

They do own around 150 players so I guess that keeps them busy.

[Rich]

"Sacked with immediate effect" sounds like misconduct, inappropriate speech or behaviour, rather than performance.

Like "terminate with extreme prejudice".

Whatever the reason (and it?s none of our business) it hardly screams ?victory through harmony?, does it?

[Peter]

Whatever the reason (and it?s none of our business) it hardly screams ?victory through harmony?, does it?

Sackings rarely do. But there's no point in having harmony without victory. This is a football club, not Woodstock.

He's gone. **** him.

[redgunamo]

They will probably sell two of them at the end of the season to balance the books.

They do own around 150 players so I guess that keeps them busy.

Yeah, football heritage and a' that.

The twitters are telling us this ex TD of ours did the academy review that ousted Per. I say ousted but the spin from our side has been that PM will join the Germany national team set-up. Haven't heard anything about that but he does pundit once in a while.

Perhaps Ellis' was privately a short-term appointment (six months is clearly ridiculous for the technical director of a long term project, even in the Premier League). Sounds like he was promoted to do the opposite of what a headhunter does; he being the Al Neri to Berta's Don Michael

[Peter]

Yeah, football heritage and a' that.

The twitters are telling us this ex TD of ours did the academy review that ousted Per. I say ousted but the spin from our side has been that PM will join the Germany national team set-up. Haven't heard anything about that but he does pundit once in a while.

Perhaps Ellis' was privately a short-term appointment (six months is clearly ridiculous for the technical director of a long term project, even in the Premier League). Sounds like he was promoted to do the opposite of what a headhunter does; he being the Al Neri to Berta's Don Michael

A Luca Brasi?

Does that mean Berta has just received a Sicilian message?

[redgunamo]

Whatever the reason (and it?s none of our business) it hardly screams ?victory through harmony?, does it?

That's probably for the best, as too much harmony and not enough victory is not good.

Just like in a marriage, as I'm sure I don't need to tell you; you have to have friction because it produces the sparks that make the magic happen.

[redgunamo]

A Luca Brasi?

Does that mean Berta has just received a Sicilian message?

Could be. Exciting either way.