Mourinho Out at Chelsea

Jose Mourinho, the self-proclaimed "Special One," has left Chelsea, apparently by mutual consent. Speculation about his departure had been rampant for months, but the move is still a bit of a shock, even when taking into account Chelsea's recent run of poor results. Despite the talk of "mutual consent" and Mourinho's huge payoff, TWG thinks Mourinho was simply fed up with all the outside meddling in the day-to-day affairs of his squad and decided enough was enough, he was leaving on his own terms before he was forced out. Regardless of what you thought about Mourinho, he knew how to get results and his coaching record speaks for itself. He'll have no shortage of offers for his services (Lions FC, losers of its past two games, may be in the market for a new manager). What effects will this have on Chelsea and its high-priced squad? Their first match without Mourinho is against Manchester United on Sunday, and the management team of Avram Grant and Steve Clarke have their work cut out for them....