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YOU’RE FIRED & SO ARE YOU

NOT since Donald Trump’s reality TV heyday has anyone seemed to relish saying “you’re fired!” as much as Roman Abramovich.

After the 53-year-old Russian bought Chelsea in 2003, a procession of managers have come and gone – and Frank Lampard recently became the latest victim of the oligarch’s brutal boot.

The London glamour club has had no fewer than 13 managers in 18 years and only three – Ray Wilkins, Guus Hiddink and Rafael Benítez – weren’t given the sack. They were interim managers, filling the gap until a full-time appointment was made.

Those who were sent packing however, left

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