Football Daily | Liam Rosenior, Chelsea and proclamations ageing faster than milk

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So. Farewell then, Liam Rosenior. After 106 days and a run of five consecutive league defeats without scoring a goal, Chelsea suits reactivated the revolving door marked Do One at Stamford Bridge and bundled him into oblivion. Rosenior lasted for 3.6% of his contract, which runs until 2032, by which time Chelsea’s coaching staff genuinely might be an army of analytical AI models in tracksuits. Rosenior’s reign began, if not with huge promise then at least a certain intrigue. Recruited from within the BlueCo matrix, the 41-year-old was flown to London for talks. An unassuming figure in spectacles and scarf, Rosenior resembled the “tech guy” in a boilerplate heist movie. Then he started talking. “The potential for this club, and for this group is limitless. And I won’t limit it,” Rosenior mused after watching a 2-1 defeat at Fulham, before adding he hoped his appointment would go down as “the best decision this club’s ever made”. Oof, this one actually aged faster than milk.

I started supporting Chelsea in 1970 because everyone else was supporting Leeds United and Leeds was a long way away. I enjoyed the Osgood, Hutchinson and Hudson years, endured the 1980s, got hopeful in the 1990s and smugly bathed in Russian money thereafter. In the meantime, I moved to Leeds, raised two Leeds fans and felt sorry as they grew more reliant to the minor horrors football support can inflict. Today, I nearly hope Leeds destroy Chelsea on Sunday. I am considering a transfer request, which is absurd so late in this narrative arc. Thanks Todd, you are the second worst American on the planet” – Jon Fogden.

So, Marc Cucurella’s barber leaked Chelsea’s lineup for their game against Brighton in a deleted social media disgrace post? Marc Cucurella has a barber?” – Leslie Hand.

I note with interest that in your piece on Leicester’s plummet to the third tier (yesterday’s Football Daily), you suggest they might have a trip to play the not-so-mighty Grecians next season. As any Exeter City supporter will tell you, not to mention having a quick glance at the table, that particular fixture is highly unlikely, given that we are two points adrift in the relegation zone. It seems Football Daily has more faith in us escaping the drop than we do. I’ll have a tin of what you’re drinking” – Jim Hughes (and others).

I have good and bad news for Leicester fans: the good news is you’re only two years from returning to the Promised Land. The bad is you’re only two years from non-league” – JJ Zucal.

In 2023-24, Luton finished 18th in the Premier League and were relegated from the Championship the next season. In 2024-25, Leicester finished 18th in the Premier League and were relegated from the Championship the next season. In 2025-26, remind me who’s 18th in the Premier League?” – Jim Hearson.

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