Bruce’s replacement will no doubt be given the full financial backing like he and his predecessor Roy Keane were given. The usual names have so far been banded about and the current bookies favourites are Irishman Martin O’Neill and former Fulham manager Mark Hughes and are no strangers to splashing the cash.

Whilst at Celtic, O’Neill took full advantage of the financial backing of chairman Dermot Desmond signing England internationalists Chris Sutton and Steve Guppy, Wales hotshot John Hartson and also had the likes of Magnus Hedman and Didier Agathe on his transfer signings. This brought nothing but success to Parkhead as he lead the Bhoys to the UEFA Cup final in Seville, being defeated by Jose Mourinho’s FC Porto. Moving onto Aston Villa, O’Neill was once again carefree signing the likes of Stilian Petrov and Martin Laursen for the Villa Park faithful before departing under rather random circumstances.

Mark Hughes himself is no stranger to splashing the cash having been at Manchester City under Thaksin Shinawatra when their first money boom occurred. He is a solid candidate for the Stadium of Light job after steadying the Fulham ship after Roy Hodgson’s departure for Liverpool last season. He also achieved a great reputation as a man manager after his first stint in club football at Blackburn Rovers. However, following the untimely passing of Gary Speed, Hughes is being touted as a potential favourite to return to Wales hot seat in the not too distant future. Saying that, he has as of today thrown his hat into the ring for the Sunderland job and wishes to be considered for the top job.

Other names doing the rounds included Rafa Benitez, Carlo Ancellotti and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, all most likely to be popular choices due to their unquestionable pedigree. Benitez and Ancellotti both winning domestic honours in England and former Champions League Winners. Solskjaer recently winning the Norwegian League with Molde and obviously has contacts and knows the English game inside out. More names being touted are Lee Clark who is achieving considerable success with Huddersfield on a limited budget but is well known as a die hard Newcastle United fan. Other lower league options include Gus Poyet at Brighton and Preston manager Phil Brown but they are generally regarded as having no chance.

One thing is for sure, whoever gets the top job at the Stadium of Light will have some hell of a job on their hands. The fans in the North are well known as having short fuses and a run of bad results will no doubt put considerable prssure on the new manager if he don’t get off to a good start.

A 5th minute own-goal by Jose Boswinga gave Wolves a huge three points and leaves Chelsea’s title bid in tatters.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti was quoted as saying he was lucky to still be in charge at Stamford Bridge (and that was before tonight’s defeat) and to tell you the truth, I reckon his days are numbered.

Is this the end of the line for Ancelotti or will he be given more time to turn things around? Comments below please.

You can buy yourself FA Cup tickets and Champions League tickets right now.

Chelsea’s 2-0 victory against Liverpool at Anfield this afternoon means that Carlo Ancelotti’s men are now 4 points ahead of Manchester United and barring a miracle, the title is heading to London for the first time in 4 years.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s men play Sunderland later today. However, even if United come away with all three points from the Stadium of Light, they would still be a point behind with just a game to play.

Unfortunately for United fans, Chelsea welcome Wigan to Stamford Bridge on the last day of the season and let’s be honest, there is not a chance Roberto Martinez’ side will take anything from that game. To tell you the truth, I could see Chelsea scoring 7 for the 4th time this season next Sunday.

All in all, Chelsea have deserved to win the Premier League title this season. They have been unplayable at times and over the course of the season, they were by far the best side. Congratulations to Ancelotti and his players for a superb season.

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It’s fair to say, the honeymoon period is well and truely over for Carlo Ancelotti now following his summer arrival from AC Milan.

Perhaps I’m overreacting, but Chelsea are beginning to look somewhat predictable, a bit like they did under Luis Filipe Scolari at the start of last season.

Poor defending handed Villa all three points today and if I am being honest, you would have to question Ancelotti. Under Guus Hiddink at the back end of last season, Chelsea never threw away a lead and I’m sure many Blues fans would love to have the Dutchman still at the helm.

As soon as Chelsea appointed Ancelotti, I had my doubts. Ok, he did have his fair share of success in Europe with Milan, however he won the Serie A title just once in eight years with the Italian giants.

Here’s a bold prediction (feel free to laugh at me). Ancelotti will have left or have been thrown out of Stamford Bridge before the end of the season. Comments below please.

The Premier League giants have been heavily linked with a moves for some of Europe’s top strikers, including Sergio Aguero and Alexandre Pato, however Ancelotti has told poured cold water on the rumours. Speaking today, the Italian had this to say :

“The book is closed. We have to wait one week for the end of the window, but the book is closed now. When I arrived in Chelsea we worked together and we took a decision together. We are not interested in players because we always thought we had a very good team.”

I would tend to agree with Ancelotti. Chelsea have a very good team and it would be a massive shock if they weren’t in the hunt for the title come the end of May. I must admit, before the season started, I really felt that Chelsea needed a new frontman, however the early season form of Didier Drogba has made me change my mind. What do you think? Are Chelsea ok as they are? Comments below please.

During the press conference, Ancelotti spoke in English. If you saw the press conference, how did you rate his English? Place your vote below.

Talk of a possible £40 million move to Manchester City has been all over the papers, however Carlo Ancelotti has today claimed that Terry will remain Chelsea’s captain forever (now come on Carlo, forever?).

So, Football Corner wants you to sum up the England defender in just three words. I personally love doing the ‘Three words to sum up’ feature because of the response we always get. Tell me your three words by leaving a comment below. As always, make them funny.

My three words : Going to City.