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Hiddink set for Chelsea after Australian FA announce news on Twitter & then delete it

The Dutchman was manager of the Socceroos at the 2006 World Cup.

IT SEEMS GUUS HIDDINK will step in as interim Chelsea manager sooner rather than later after his former employers, the Australian FA, posted their congratulations to social media before later deleting the tweet.

There has been no official word from Stamford Bridge regarding who Jose Mourinho’s replacement will be but it seems increasingly likely that the Dutchman, who led the Blues to FA Cup success while in temporary charge in 2009, will return to the club.

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But the 69-year-old has had some difficulties in going back over old ground recently.

In 2014, he returned as manager of the Dutch international side but oversaw a humiliating qualification campaign before his assistant Danny Blind was parachuted in to try and rescue things.

Ultimately he couldn’t and the Netherlands failed to qualify.

Hiddink has found his last number of managerial roles tough – failing to qualify Turkey for Euro 2012 after losing in the play-offs while his stint in Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala was underwhelming too.

Former Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman has also maintained Hiddink will be given the Chelsea job, telling a Croatian tabloid:

“I don’t know if it’s confirmed, if the club has announced it, but Guus told me earlier,”

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    Mute phil
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    Feb 5th 2017, 1:46 PM

    Serious atmosphere here in Cavan. This is exactly where you want to be playing the All Ireland Champions. Whatever the result these games against the top 4 will stand to us in the summer months

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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:01 PM

    It’s exactly the gate the county board needed as well

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:24 PM

    Mind blowing that people would actually travel to watch that rubbish sport.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 4:10 PM

    @Ordinary lad: the much “hyped” Irish Rugby team lost yesterday. How much money do those lads earn?

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    Feb 5th 2017, 5:42 PM

    Mind blowing that someone would take the time to open an article about a sport they consider to be ‘rubbish’ and then take the time to comment on it.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 1:40 PM

    How can a team that receives €120k in funding compete against a team that receives €1.4million

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    Feb 5th 2017, 1:46 PM

    Hahaha give over Al . Deep down you love the gaa

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Feb 5th 2017, 1:48 PM

    @Alan b..: Sure all the money we’ll be spending here we’ll double that funding for you pal ;)

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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:58 PM

    a decent workout so far get rid of the Jamaican rum and redstripe against another nordie team who’s sole intention is to pull drag and hit off the ball.

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    Mute Lorcán Coyle
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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:00 PM

    Don’t know what game your watching. The hits off the ball have been 50:50.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:32 PM

    Eh cavan is in the south of Ireland Einstein

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:35 PM

    fergal reilly should count himself lucky to share a pitch with these wonderful dublin footballers instead of going around like a drunk at a wedding looking for a fight.

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    Mute Lorcán Coyle
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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:38 PM

    That was stared by the Dublin man on the ground. You’re incredibly anti ulster football

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:40 PM

    And then mdma was the first man to get involved.

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    Mute Lorcán Coyle
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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:40 PM

    And who look for a figth at a wedding

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:54 PM

    ah lorcan stop it now.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:59 PM

    fergal reilly would.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 4:13 PM

    it’s north of me ya tit

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    Feb 5th 2017, 5:14 PM

    @Alan b..: that explains why the dubs were late they looked at a map and headed north. When did this geographical transplant take place.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 5:26 PM

    don’t be a tit like alan cavan play in ulster which is up north so they are nordies.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 5:36 PM

    Cavan is not in Northern Ireland you don’t cross the border or use sterling

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    Feb 5th 2017, 5:47 PM

    I didn’t say it was in Northern Ireland .

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    Feb 5th 2017, 6:20 PM

    What do you mean by nordie then?if you are calling them that cos they’re north of you does that mean someone from cork would class Dublin as a nordie team

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    Feb 5th 2017, 7:15 PM

    if they wanted to yes beacuse they would be northern to a Cork person now cavan is in ulster and part of the Republic of Ireland beacuse the brits didn’t want the kip so yes you are nordies which we where stuck with.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 7:22 PM

    Stop you’re just embarrassing yourself

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    Feb 5th 2017, 8:06 PM

    What part of Dublin are you from?

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    Feb 5th 2017, 10:05 PM

    what difference does it make?

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    Feb 5th 2017, 10:09 PM

    cavan play in the ulster champions with the other 8 nordie counties it’s no big deal just accept it is the way it is don’t be embarrassed alan.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:38 PM

    All the complaints about dublins fans. Have any other county brought a few thousand fans with them today ?

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    Mute phil
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    Feb 5th 2017, 4:00 PM

    @Gavin Byrne: In comparison Dublin have a fan base of about 10 times what other counties have. So of course they will bring large numbers with them.

    Fair play today they really brought a fantastic atmosphere and plenty of money to Cavan town today

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    Feb 5th 2017, 1:53 PM

    That a few time in the last three years the cavan has been delayed because of the fans.

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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:05 PM

    If the dubs can’t make it to croke park on time how do you expect them to make it to cavan on time

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    Mute Chris Kirk
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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:14 PM

    @Lorcán Coyle: Should know by now that nothing in Cavan ever starts on time, nearest fifteen minutes, sure that’ll do.!!!

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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:29 PM

    Ref jersey looks too like Dubs

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    Mute Lorcán Coyle
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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:33 PM

    We’ll save that excuse for later

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    Feb 5th 2017, 2:00 PM

    Massive achievement if Roscommon can some how stay up in Division 1.

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    Mute Gavin Byrne
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    Feb 5th 2017, 3:52 PM

    Lorcan are u watching the match

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