16 Jan 2026 05:18:39
Was out with some fellow ST holders for a lunch. Of course it didn't take long for the Chelsea debate to begin.
Most of us didn't want EM to leave mid season but one of the guys mentioned the longevity of our managers over the last twenty years ish. He said that the longest tenure was Jose at about three and a half years with a few around two years but the majority under two years.
It guess that means even if a manager is considered "elite" they don't last long at Chelsea. Good luck LR.
16 Jan 2026 08:34:06
I saw somewhere that the average tenure of CFC managers in Premier League period is 18 months.
16 Jan 2026 09:11:35
The difference is under Roman we brought in experienced Managers, under this crowd we raid the inexperienced box of tricks.
16 Jan 2026 09:13:56
Tom, the average tenure for a premier league manager is just 473 days if you exclude those never to be seen again reigns of Wenger and Fergie!
16 Jan 2026 12:05:08
Bill, we didn’t always bring in experienced managers when under the RA ownership. That just isn’t true and when we did, winning trophies gave them no security.
My mate said over the last “twenty” years our two longest serving managers are Jose and Jose. The next two so called “elite” managers, King Carlo and Conte just about managed two years each.
It’s also obvious from the other posts that it’s not just a Chelsea thing.
16 Jan 2026 13:18:12
But we still brought them in Tom, they might not have lasted long but they were elite and we did win major trophies.
Just out of curiosity Tom, what is obvious?
16 Jan 2026 14:19:16
It’s “obvious” that generally managers at other clubs don’t last long either.
I repeat under RA not every manager was experienced and not every manager won trophies.
Also, being experienced and winning trophies didn’t seem to help with their time in office.
16 Jan 2026 15:10:32
I agrre Tom but I repeat we won major trophies under them.
16 Jan 2026 15:36:24
Of course we did and we won a Champions league with a rookie!
16 Jan 2026 16:15:29
Anyone remember the latest shiny toy at the time, Big Phil Scolari? so called elite manager, what happened? Robbie a stand in novice manager wins us the champions league.
16 Jan 2026 16:20:52
We did Tom but the vast majority of the major trophies won under Roman were experienced.
16 Jan 2026 16:31:20
And only one of them lasted longe that two years and that was my original point. Success or experience doesn’t guarantee a long tenure at Chelsea.
16 Jan 2026 17:27:07
Tbh tom you can't even compare the 'inexperience' we had under Roman as those managers were walking into a squad full of stars and know how. rn we're putting novices in charge of kids in the hope we can sell the lot one day . the approach and ambition are very different from the previous era.
16 Jan 2026 18:52:24
I agree the approach is different but my guess is they are ambitious.
16 Jan 2026 21:44:58
What do you think the owners ambition is Tom, to be successful or just sell players to make money?
16 Jan 2026 22:30:11
Unlike some, I see there BP plan as both player trading (probably to comply with ffp) and to win trophies.
They are successful businessmen and I would be shocked if they didn’t want to see the value of their investment increase. Playing success at all levels would almost certainly achieve that increase in value.
I do not see it as one or the other.