Well I said I'd listen out for whispers on who the candidates are to replace Avram Grant at Chelsea when he inevitably gets canned at the end of the season - I might as well have just read today's The Sun.

I painstakingly came up with a list of four top coaches who I thought would be on Chelsea's list and they all turn up in the paper today - Guud Hiddink (Russia), Frank Rijkaard (FC Barcelona), Michael Laudrup (Getafe) and Didier Deschamps (au chômage - on the dole).

My fifth name is a bit of a dark horse but we already have pretty good idea that he likes the idea of managing at Stamford Bridge.

Sven-Goran Eriksson was famously photographed with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon entering a London hotel for what were reported to be clandestine talks over what was then Claudio Ranier's job in 2004.

Eriksson was going through a tough time off the field as England head coach at the time with tabloid headlines about his personal life and the Swede also appeared to be missing the day-to-day activity of club management.

However, there's been plenty of water under the bridge since then as England failed to live up to the nation's inflated expectations at Euro 2004 and Germany 2006 - so would Kenyon and co still want him ?

So-called 'Super Agent' Pini Zahavi has always looked after Eriksson when it comes to the big moves and he might be in a position to influence matters again - let's wait and see.

Out of the other four, Hiddink is the big favourite after he took Roman Abrahmovic's Russia to the Euros this summer - and he has the best CV of the lot. A European Cup winner in 1988 with PSV Eindhoven he has the medal that the Chelsea players covet most and a reputation as a no-nonsense boss.

I wouldn't deter anyone from backing Guus as he is the outstanding candidate and may become available in July - but if you're looking for an outside bet then there will be more fun to be had in staking a smaller amount on Eriksson - SB.