In 40 years of reporting I cannot remember a more hostile media campaign against a manager than the one we are seeing with Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas.

To say Chelsea is a club in crisis is like saying Greece is short of a few bucks.

For the past few weeks AVB has been asked about his future, or lack of it, at every news conference. In fairness to the Portuguese, he has handled his interrogators with patience and politeness though there must come a point when you cannot keep asking the same question.