Roberto Di Matteo is probably not surprised at his dismissal, as Chelsea seem to have a revolving door installed when it comes to the manager's entrance/exit at the club. From winning the European Champions League and the FA Cup last season, to facing an early exit from this season's Champions League competition is tantamount to failure in the fickle world of football in West London. Although leaving the competition via the Champions League trapdoor will find Chelsea land in the money-making safety net of the Europa League, this is obviously not good enough for Roman Abramovich and so Di Matteo's head must roll. However, Roberto will do okay as severance pay in the surreal world that is modern day football is akin to a lottery win to the poor souls who fork out their hard-earned cash to follow their team each week. Joe Bloggs does his bit by handing over a hefty percentage of their weekly pay, keeping the "top" players in the comfort that they believe they deserve for kicking a bag of air around a park for 90 minutes...nice work if you can get it! The question arises as to who in the football managerial world is likely to want to take on the poisoned chalice that is the Chelsea FC's manager's job?
Swindon Town Footnote
Well, I gave the Swindon Town boys the kiss of death yesterday. A dire game with Swindon going down to a 0 - 1 defeat at home to a more hungry, stronger Brentford side. In the local newspaper, the Swindon Advertiser, Paolo Di Canio apparently predicted that at least 3 of his players would under perform: Paolo is a Prophet
This beggars the question as to why they started the match rather than warm the sub's bench? Paolo Di Canio is undoubtedly the best thing to happen to Swindon Town management-wise for a long time, but he must go with his gut feeling at times and play those who are going to do the job on the field for the club.
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