Now it will be "Robert to Barca" .....

From BBC Sport

"Ranieri has also been linked with Roma in recent weeks

Barcelona claim they have spoken to Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri with a view to the Italian taking the helm next season. The Spanish club are seeking a replacement for current manager Carles Rexach, with hopes of winning La Liga fading and their Champions League prospects hit by a 1-0 defeat in their quarter-final first leg tie with Panathinaikos.

According to a report in the Sunday Times, Barcelona have turned to Ranieri after original first choice Roma boss Fabio Capello signed a new contract with the Italian champions."

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Answers

Can he speak Spanish?

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Highly unlikely. BTW - you can apply this answer to any of the following:

Robert to Chelsea

Ranieri to Barca

Robert speaking Spanish

Robert to Barca

Ranieri speaking Spanish

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

.....oh yes, and Ranieri to Toon

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

What about Rexach to Toon? or Rexach to Chelsea?

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Obvious really. Highly unlikely.

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Highly unlikely, as well as not particularly wanted by me. (which is all that matters of course)

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

Robert takes over NUFC as player-manager and brings in Ranieri as his #2 in a deal that sees Bobby Robson and John CArver take over at Chelsea while Shearer takes over at Barca after leaving Newcastle in a snit when Robert leap-frogged him to the coveted Manager's job.

-- Anonymous, April 07, 2002

If Robert was manager he'd probably allow the players to smoke cigars on the pitch, and include a free pack of condoms with every season tickets.

He'd only buy French players, and he would have them train and live in the South of France, flying up for games.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2002