More Chelsea Mayhem
According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea had interesting plans for Joe Cole when he signed from West Ham in the Summer. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as Joe signed his contract...
Trevor Birch (Chelsea managing director at the time) "Welcome to the Chelsea Revolution Joe"
Joe Cole "Thanks Mr Birch, I can't wait to pull on the famous blue jersey"
TB "Mnnn..."
JC "I want to score goals and win cups!"
TB "Do you have a passport son?"
JC "Of course, Mr Birch, I'm ready for our Champions League adventure"
TB "The thing is Joe, Mr Abramovich would like you to go to Moscow for a year on loan and play for Spartak Moscow"
JC "You're having a fuckin' giraffe!"
TB "We really feel that playing for a top Russian side is going to enhance your chances of making Sven's England starting line for the European Championships next summer"
JC "Where's my brief?"
TB "You can take Mario Stanic, Emmanuel Petit and Frank Lampard..."