Chelsea fans were left aghast today as the club announced that the previously untested Russell Grant would be taking charge of first team affairs in time for this weekend's game at Manchester United.
The rotund astrologer found himself appointed Chelsea's Director of Football during the summer after a successful spell as Roman Abramovich's personal diviner and advisor. While critics of recent changes at the club had claimed that Grant's initial appointment was simply a case of the chairman taking too great a hand in footballing matters, developments today indicate a distinct lack of direction.
While the outgoing Jose Mourinho's supporters have remained tight-lipped about the appointment, insiders at Chelsea sympathetic to the Special One have suggested off the record that Russell Grant's appointment is less about football, and more about divining exactly when foreign imports Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack are going to start earning their wages.
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