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CHELSEA legend Bobby Tambling has been taken to hospital after falling ill.Blues caretaker boss Frank Lampard confirmed that the club’s former all-time leading goalscorer had been hospitalised earlier this week.
Frank Lampard wished Chelsea legend Bobby Tambling wellCredit: Getty
Tambling scored 202 goals for the Blues between 1959 and 1970Credit: Getty
Chelsea’s caretaker boss wished Tambling well in his programme notes ahead of today’s Prem clash with Nottingham Forest.
He wrote: “I want to send my best wishes to Bobby Tambling, who has been unwell and went into hospital this week.
“I have always had a great relationship with Bobby and his family, and I have huge respect for his achievements.
“He is a gentleman and we had the opportunity to speak to him at Cobham when he visited last month, which was great for everyone here.
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“We’re thinking of you, Bobby – a true Chelsea legend.”
Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta also used his programme notes to wish Tambling well.
The Spaniard wrote: “We received the news this week that Bobby Tambling was unwell and in hospital and, on behalf of all the players who met him when he visited us last month, I wanted to offer all our strength and best wishes.
“He is a legend of this club and we are all thinking of him and his family at this difficult moment.”
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Tambling starred for the Blues between 1959 and 1970.
The forward scored 202 goals in 370 appearances for Chelsea – winning the League Cup during his time in West London.
Tambling’s record as the Blues’ all-time leading goalscorer stood until 2013 – when Lampard bagged the 203rd of his 211 Chelsea strikes.
The two Chelsea legends have a great relationship, with Tambling having visited him at the club’s Cobham training base.
Tambling brought along his star-struck six-year-old grandson – named Frankie after the Chelsea caretaker boss.
The youngster was able to kick a ball around with Joao Felix and Christian Pulisic, with the duo having pictures taken with him, as well as Tambling.
On his trip to Chelsea’s training ground, the Blues legend told their website at the time: “It’s been an amazing day, my first time visiting Cobham. It’s an unbelievable set-up and a lot different to where we used to train.
“I loved every minute of it, seeing Frank, watching the players train and then speaking to them afterwards.
“It was brilliant to see the players playing with Frankie, it really does put a smile on my face seeing young people enjoying football.”
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ERIK TEN HAG has reinstated a tradition of Sir Alex Ferguson’s by welcoming Manchester United’s directors into the dressing room after every game.The Dutchman, 53, has been praised during his first season in charge at Old Trafford as the Red Devils close in on securing Champions League football.
Erik ten Hag has brought back tradition carried out by Sir Alex FergusonCredit: Getty
He also ended a six-year wait for silverware by lifting the Carabao Cup back in February.
And now he has taken a leaf out of Man Utd icon Ferguson’s book by bringing club chiefs in to meet the players after matches – irrespective of the result.
According to The Mail, one or two board members visit the dressing room after each fixture.
They are often David Gill and Michael Edelson.
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This is an attempt to encourage unity within the club, a move that has reportedly been received positively by players and staff.
Man Utd legend Gary Neville recently discussed the tradition during Ferguson’s time at the club.
It came after Chelsea owner Todd Boehly received criticism following reports of him addressing Blues players after a defeat.
Speaking on The Overlap, Neville said: “Believe it or not at Manchester United for the 20 years I played there, the executives, the board of the club would come into the dressing room after every game when Sir Alex was there.
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“He [Sir Alex] would invite them in – it was after the team talk – it was to shake Sir Alex’s hand and the players hands, say well done or commiserations on the odd time we lost a game.
“That happened for 20 years so it’s part of what we understood.
“They never once commented on performance. They never once addressed the players. They never once spoke about anything to do with tactics.
“It was just purely to keep the club together from top to bottom.”
Man Utd face Wolves on Saturday as they bid to move four points clear of fifth-place Newcastle.
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OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER ripped into ‘snowflake’ players and claimed they would not have ‘survived’ in his day.The former Manchester United manager said when the going gets tough, his Old Trafford stars would go running to their parents.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed that today’s Manchester United at ‘snowflakes’Credit: EPA
And that they would call their parents or agent if they were ‘shaken’ upCredit: Getty
Solskjaer suggested they would not have ‘survived’ in Roy Keane and Gary Neville’s dayCredit: Reuters
Solskjaer, 50, insisted that there would be “fights” in the dressing room when he was at the Red Devils.
Before he was a manager working at clubs like Molde – and recommending a young Erling Haaland to United – he gained legendary status at the club as a player.
He spent 11 years at Old Trafford, making 235 appearances in the Premier League and playing alongside some of the club’s biggest legends
The Norwegian praised leaders such as Roy Keane and Gary Neville for “shaking up” the team after a bad game, something that he argued was needed.

Solskjaer said: “The lads in that dressing room were fantastic.
“Keano was the leader, the one everyone looked up to.
“Gary (Neville) is still the busiest back then as well.
“Winners, who hated losing. They had a few fights, like you should do, after bad games.
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“You had to shake each other up.
“If you do that to the boys now, they will get their dad, or their mum, or their agents… snowflakes.
“Not many of today’s lot would have survived in that dressing room.”
Solskjaer was recently praised by former team-mate Dwight Yorke who suggested that Erik Ten Hag has not been a massive improvement on him despite the perception of the club changing.
The former striker pointed out the Red Devils have lost more league games this season (nine) than in either of Solskjaer’s full terms in charge (eight in 2019-20 and six in 2020-21). More