"Can we have your manager?" Jeremy Clarkson wants Grant McCann at Chelsea

Doncaster television star Jeremy Clarkson wants to poach Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann – for Premier League side Chelsea.
By Darren Burke
Published 15th Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
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Writing ahead of Rovers’ 4-0 demolition of Accrington Stanley on Saturday, which made it eight consecutive wins for McCann’s men, The Grand Tour and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host wrote in his weekly column for The Sun: “So, Doncaster Rovers have won seven games on the trot.

“The first time they’ve done this for 77 years.

“So, speaking now as a Chelsea fan, can we have your manager?”

Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann is wanted by Jeremy Clarkson at Chelsea.Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann is wanted by Jeremy Clarkson at Chelsea.
Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann is wanted by Jeremy Clarkson at Chelsea.
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Rovers have been on a sparkling run of form, going from the brink of the League Two relegation sports to the verge of the play-offs in just a matter of months.

It is the club’s best winning streak since the 1946-47 season.

Clarkson, who hails from Doncaster, has been a long term supporter of the London-based side who have endured another frustrating season under Mauricio Pochettino and currently sit ninth in the Premier League.

Related topics:Jeremy ClarksonGrant McCannChelseaDoncasterDoncaster RoversPremier League

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