Welcome to the big thing on total soccer show, the podcast where we take a deeper dive into the meatiest topic of the week.

And this week we had little choice but head to Stamford Bridge to figure out how and why a manager who has given around £280 million to spend this summer was relieved of his duties this week.

The morning after Chelsea's unexpected loss at Dynamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuckl, was given his marching orders.

And two days later, on Thursday, Graham Potter was appointed as the next Chelsea manager.

My name's Ryan Bailey.

Joining me to discuss Tucklesuckles rise and fall at Chelsea,

plus the future under Mr. Potter is Taylor Rockwell. Hello, Taylor. Hello, I look forward to

never having to do a silent plane ride and then silent bus trip with people who want to fire me.

Okay, Graham Robben, hello. Hi, Ryan Bailey. I'm Joe Lowry. Hello, sir.

Ahoy.

Taylor, I sent some first person perspective you were giving from someone else's perspective there.

Yeah, the reports about the flight back from after that Zagreb loss where a lot of unnamed sources, definitely players and staff,

we're talking about how the front of the plane and the front of the boss where Tuchel and the Chelsea ownership group were sat was silent and not friendly. That feels like a very awkward trip. I'm guessing the firing the next morning was equally, if not more awkward. Wow. Silent and not friendly is my brand. I can't believe they're taking it as well. That's crazy. The good news for the listener is I have not seen any of the Harry Potter films, so I will not be making any bad Potter puns in this podcast, but you guys have at it. One thing that did catch our attention to Graham put on our on our Slack chat was Jean's Cunde, his IG story, with a picture of him face palming with the caption,

I almost joined them. Hashtag Fossa Barca, obviously referring to Chelsea. I think there's something

wrong, Graham, when the stability and sensible ownership of Barcelona is a preferable option

to go to Stafford Bridge. Yeah, not quite sure that Mr. Cunday has got the stability that he was looking for in a new club,

but he might be justified in thinking that Barcelona at this point are slightly more stable than Chelsea,

which, as you say, is some statement.

It is indeed.

All right, Taita, let's outline the facts here.

What got us to Tuchel's sacking, sacking a man who can you know win a few pretty

high profile trophies with this club and not that long afterwards be sent on his marching way

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