So, farewell then Jose Mourinho.

The Special One has walked out on Chelsea and Spurs fans are already lining the gates of White Hart Lane in the forlorn hope that the board will throw half a billion quid at Jose to replace Martin Jol.

Nobody really knows what happened that's caused Mourinho to up sticks at quite such a surprising moment, but the consensus seems to be that he and his Russian chairman had a bit of a barney and this is the end result.

On the BBC's 606 message board, contributor Eduardo_rules came up with this - probably entirely accurate - rendition of those final moments:

Roman: Jose, we're not happy about the start to the season. And we want to play better football.
Jose: Let me run the team and do it my way. I have won two Premiership titles, a Carling Cup and an FA Cup, not to mention the UEFA and European Cups with Porto.
Roman: No, we want it done differently.
Jose: Okay. Maybe I'll just leave then.
Roman: Maybe you should.
Jose: Maybe I will then.
Roman: Fine.
Jose: Okay I'm leaving. Someone get my dog for me 'cos I'm off.
Roman: You go then.
Jose: Right I'm off, last chance, 'cos I'm really going.
Roman: Bye then.
Jose: Bye.

(Jose leaves)

Roman: B*$%*^$! What are we gonna do now? (Much swearing in Russian) Avram, do you have any ideas?

Avram: Well funny you should say that...