The compensation would be ridic if they sacked Carlo... so, on that logic, Roy.
How long a contract is he on, and has Abramovich not learned yet and signed them up to easier to fire manager contracts? Wasn't for instance Benitez on a long contract but it was still designed so he only got one years compensation if he gets fired, rather than like 5 years worth, or something along those lines.
After several ridiculous high payouts for managers in recent years I think a lot of clubs are adding limits to compensation for being fired.
I really don't know who'd be out first, I don't know whose responsible at Chelsea, I said in the other thread, who bought Ramires, Abramovich, or Ancelloti, is it Ancelloti's fault the team is getting worse and he brought in a truly awful player or is that Roman's fault, if its Roman's fault, will he accept that or blame the manager, I really don't know and no one really knows whats going on behind the scenes there.
Houllier is doing badly but when you look at the starting 11 this season vs last, they've a LOT of injuries and you've got games with 4-5 youth players starting this season over established players last year. Any manager would be doing a lot worse than last year at Villa.
I really wouldn't be surprised to wake up tomorrow to news that Hodgson, Houllier and Ancelloti have gone.