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(17 Dec 2015, 3:06 pm)Michael wrote Reports suggest Roman is turning to another former Chelsea manager to replace the last one...
Is it me or does Chelsea like to recycle past managers?
(17 Dec 2015, 6:23 pm)MrFozz wrote Which Former manager?
Carlo Ancelotti
Claudio Ranieri
Luis Felipe Scolari
Roberto Di Matteo
Avram Grant...
They should choose me instead, I would drum out any overpaid ponces
Jimmy Hill, one of English football's most influential figures, has died aged 87.
As chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, he led the campaign for the scrapping of maximum wages for professional footballers.
The former Match of the Day presenter made more than 600 appearances on the programme.
His other numerous roles in football included player, manager, chairman and analyst.
Did one man change modern football worldwide?
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2008.
In a statement, his agent, Jane Morgan, said: "It is with great sadness that Bryony Hill and the children of Jimmy Hill have announced that Jimmy passed away peacefully aged 87 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bryony was beside him."
Tony Hall, the BBC's director general, said: "For generations of fans Jimmy Hill was an authoritative voice as both a presenter and analyst.
"He was committed to innovation in every aspect of the game, including broadcasting and always believed supporters came first. His influence lives on in the programmes we enjoy today."
Some of the other ideas Hill helped make a reality included establishing a player's right to freedom of movement at the end of his contract and the introduction of three points for a win.
He also commissioned the first English all-seater stadium, lifted a ban on media interviews, introduced the first electronic scoreboard in 1964 and the first colour match-day programme.
The former Brentford and Fulham forward was appointed Coventry manager in November 1961, leading the Sky Blues to the Division Three and Division Two titles.
Hill, who has a statue of him at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, went on to enjoy spells as chairman at Coventry, Fulham and Charlton.
He became a broadcaster and head of sport for ITV in 1967, before moving to the BBC six years later where he became presenter of Match of the Day until he handed over the reins to Des Lynam in 1989.
(17 Dec 2015, 6:27 pm)Michael wrote Carlo Ancelotti is said not be to on the list.
Guus Hiddink is rumoured to come in and be temp manager.
(19 Dec 2015, 1:55 pm)S813 FVK wrote That is what has happened:Looks like Chelshit will be pursuing Diego Simeone in the Summer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35130191
(19 Dec 2015, 1:48 pm)MrFozz wrote Former MOTD Presenter Jimmy Hill dies aged 87
RIP...
But I suspect there wont be many tears in Sunderland today
(21 Dec 2015, 12:04 pm)Michael wrote Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini banned from football for eight years
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/1...ight-years
(21 Dec 2015, 12:17 pm)MrFozz wrote UEFA aren't happy with Platinis ban...from what I have read they will back Platini in any appeal he makes...
The whole organisation is corrupt and stinks like a runny shit...
FIFA needs me to run World Football
P.S. Gotta love ol' Michael
NEB Sports Correspondent
BBC Sport wroteFormer El Salvador national team footballer Alfredo Pacheco has been shot dead, officials say.RIP...Despite being a cheat and the subject of a lifetime ban...nobody deserves to die like that
A man approached Pacheco, 33, and fired several shots at a petrol station in the city of Santa Ana, 76km (47 miles) west of the capital San Salvador.
Police say two other people were injured in the attack, the motive of which is being investigated.
The defender, who was El Salvador's most-capped player, was banned for life in 2013 for match-fixing.
Pacheco and another 13 members of the national team were found guilty of receiving bribes to lose several matches between 2010-13.
For years, El Salvador - a small nation in Central America - has had one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Earlier this month, Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta, 26, was shot dead while on holiday in his hometown.
(28 Dec 2015, 4:55 am)MrFozz wrote Former El Salvador Footballer Murdered
RIP...Despite being a cheat and the subject of a lifetime ban...nobody deserves to die like that
BBC Sport wroteLeeds officials have prevented Sky TV from entering Elland Road in a bid to stop them screening Tuesday night's Championship game against Derby.
It is the ninth time a Leeds league match has been picked for live coverage and it is set to kick off at 19:45 GMT.
Leeds owner Massimo Cellino told staff to ban the cameras as he feels the team feature on TV too often, causing a negative effect on attendances.
Football League officials are trying to resolve the situation.
"The League has been made aware that Sky personnel have been unable to access Elland Road as previously arranged," a Football League spokesman said in a statement.
"We have contacted Leeds United to remind the club of its obligations to our broadcast partner and to ask them for their observations."
Leeds have been contacted by the BBC but are yet to respond.
Derby have already featured in eight live televised games this season, the same number as Leeds.
Nottingham Forest have appeared in nine, the most for any Championship club, while Preston, Brentford, Charlton, Rotherham and MK Dons have featured in two each.
Cellino, the former owner of Italian side Cagliari, is waiting for an appeal date to contest a second Football League ban for breaching its Owners' and Directors' test following a tax evasion conviction in Italy.
He will not be present at Elland Road on Tuesday and has left the enforcement of his ban with other staff.
(29 Dec 2015, 11:08 am)MrFozz wrote Leeds Utd owner Massimo Cellino bans Sky Sports from Elland Rd
I have no love for Leeds...We all hate Leeds scum...But I think they have a point here, it is about time somebody stood up to Rupert Stupid...
Leeds are sick of games being re-arranged, upcoming games like Ipswich and Brighton have been moved to a weekday night.
What will come of this I aint sure, we have definatwly not heard the last of this, I wonder what the ramifications for Leeds could be, as after all it is in the League rules, and every club basically has there hands tied and are bound to Sky for the billions they pay to screen games.
Interesting times ahead me thinks
