Ranieris future to be decided on Wednesday

[Clan]

Following on from what Dr I said in the game thread - he's the link.

Some interesting news there, the academy talk and, perhaps, the official confirmation that a new coach will indeed be on the sidelines next season.
A man picked by Ranieri?

"Compromise" being the interesting word used i thought.

http://itv-football.co.uk/Teams/Chelsea/story_106470.shtml

[Dr_Intoxicated]

Clan,

Well it is easy to see how things get published that are not quite what was said, I listened to the original radio interview that was quoted in the above link and got the opposite impression. I thought that Claudio was saying that if he had to take responsibility for the Acadamy he wanted to choose who was running it, not that he would take over there!

That makes more sense, if you are going to have to carry the can you want to make sure you have a big say in how it's set up.

Well you pays your money and makes your choices, I would be interested in hearing from anyone else who heard the original interview and what they thought.

[Clan]

Yes, as is ever the case, hearing it first hand is the best thing.

Seems to be a case of Ranieri taking advantage of the moment to push for some finality to the situation, much like the FA finally came right up to Eriksson and told him to make up his mind here and now.
Good tactical move by Ranieri.

[the101er]

I agree that the reporting on this has seemed disjointed and somewhat out of character for what we've seen of Ranieri so far this season. I would expect him to carry on doing the job and if he gets replaced in the summer so be it. He will be getting a pretty good severance package.

Was the original interview on Chelsea TV? :confused:

[the101er]

The following is from Soccernet:

'By the same token, Claudio has a way of doing things which he has done over the last few years, and he want to make sure his position is managed in that way. They are footballing issues, it is nothing to do with football at all.'

A confusing quote from Ranieri's agent.

[Dr_Intoxicated]

The ineterview was on BBC radio 5 Live, and they had seperate interviews with Claudio and then his agent. I think what he meant it was not to do with how the team played on the pitch, it was more about how the club is run as a whole. Seems to be a fairly basic review of the direction the club is going to head off in.

[mother_goose]

The interview is still on the BBC's website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/

and its on the right column under Listen Again.

[Clan]

Much ado (no, not that one) about nothing then?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/articles/10204250?source=Evening

[the101er]

Much ado (no, not that one) about nothing then?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/articles/10204250?source=Evening

As usual with the tabloid press. What hasn't been made much of:

A. John Smith's (Ranieri's agent) statement that Chelsea need to have a plan in place if Abramovich is put in tax jail in Russia. Incredible that someone that close to the club would admit that this is an important planning issue.

B. Again, John Smith not really denying that Real Madrid are interested in Ranieri. Of course, he'll want his man linked with big clubs around Europe.

C. Ranieri's not going anywhere unless he's fired, as he has a contract that was worth 6 million pounds last week, and is worth 8 million (somehow) this week.

D. The statement in the report posted by Clanblue that the row between Kenyon and Ranieri has to do with Ranieri's lassez faire management style of the youth team. That seems farfetched, especially from a club that has enough money to make a youth setup seem ridiculously redundant. Abramovich could buy MLS and make it his youth setup.

Unless Ranieri gets a vote of support from the club today, then this meeting will have no significant outcome on his longterm tenure. He might iron out details of club management with Kenyon, which might help his position. But isn't that what they do on a day-to-day basis?

[mother_goose]

Claudio resigned to his fate?

Ranieri: 'Roman wanted new boss in July' (http://www.football365.com/news/premiership_news/story_106935.shtml)

[canzano55]

We'll see what happens once Ranieri gets his guys to leave Monaco in the dust ;)

[sinner78]

I reckon jose mourinho would be brilliant at chelsea.

[the101er]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=297718&cc=5901

A final press ploy to distract Chelsea in the build up to the biggest game of the season. Now Ranieri will be forced to confirm/deny these reports, rather than focusing on football.

[mother_goose]

Do they just make these things up? Very iffy, doesnt sound like Ranieri at all...

[Motterman]

I can understand many of you being in favor of a managerial change - if only to get the right manager, whomever that might be.

However; from the outside looking in, I feel that Ranieri has been harshly treated, it's almost criminal. He's always been one of the better characters in the game, I'd be sorry to see him run out like this.

I'm sure the day he goes, he'll have 3 or 4 job offers straight away though....

[nicephoras]

Actually, Motterman, I think most of us agree with you. I don't want Ranieri to go, and I can't think of too many people that do.
If he does go, the chances of him coaching Real next year are very good.

[AjaxGunner]

If he does go, the chances of him coaching Real next year are very good.

Where he'll have to deal with even more unreasonable bosses.