Editor's note: with Jose Mourinho now out as Chelsea manager, ESPN FC's Premier League columnist David Hirshey was compelled to pen a note to the man who made that decision, Roman Abramovich.
Dear Roman,
First off, I think I speak for everyone who writes or comments about the Premier League when I say spasibo ("thanks") for making our lives so infinitely richer by keeping Jose employed long past his sell-by date. That said, I'm not thrilled about the timing of his dismissal, coming as it did a mere month before Arsenal would have finally thrashed a Mourinho-led Chelsea team in a regular season game.