Another Day, Another Chelsea Scandal, and Poor Old Sven!

I thought I'd got everything off my chest in my last English football article, but it appears that players and owners are just as bad as the fans.

I woke up to read Tal Ben Haim's amazing newspaper rant aimed at his current boss, Avram Grant.

The Chelsea center back claimed, "I knew that nothing good would come with Grant as Chelsea coach." He went on to lament his lack of opportunities under Grant, and basically said he's Mourinho's player!

So what? Shit happens Tal, and you're not contracted to a manager, but to Chelsea FC.

Have footballers also lost the plot?

In any normal profession such an outburst would undoubtedly get you the sack! What makes footballers so special?

I fully expect Ben Haim to pick up the maximum fine of two weeks wages for his outburst, and he 100 percent completely deserves it!

It all comes back to the issue of respect amongst footballers. Apparently, they have none!

Not for each other, not for the referee, and not even for their managers!

Having said that how do we expect players to respect their managers, when even the chairman doesn't?

I was just as appalled to hear that Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is refusing to publicly back Sven Goran Eriksson after City's recent run of results.

I'm quite honestly shocked and appalled by this!

He is reportedly lining up Portuguese boss Luiz Filipe Scolari as a replacement for Sven. What good is that ever going to do?

You can't just throw another high profile manager at the job every season when things don't go your way.

I believe Sven has done a fantastic job this season. His young squad held their own for a large part of the season near the top of the league, but sadly injuries and fatigue have led to a dip in form of late.

Everyone knows they will be a stronger side next season, with a few signings to boost the current squad. We are saying the same about Arsenal!

It's not rocket science!

It's funny how the clubs with foreign owners are the ones who seem to be constantly in the daily papers for the wrong reasons.

The beautiful game has been truly tainted!