And the ‘Classless Cronies of the Year award’ goes to...

AND who said that Chelsea didn’t win anything this season? Our board have once again collected the ‘Classless Cronies of the Year award’ — even with stiff opposition from Sullivan, Gold and Brady.

Couldn’t they have waited until the day after the end of the season and told Carlo Ancelotti privately at a time and place where he could have prepared a statement himself.

Didn’t we owe him just that respect? Whether you were an Ancelotti fan or not, one thing we can all agree on is that he was an honourable man who won praise for the way he conducted himself even during the prolonged periods of conjecture over his position.