You can tell Tim Sherwood is the Aston Villa manager, can't you? The ordinarily quiet international break has been taken over by gossip and apparent leaks from the club, all pointing towards some kind of behind-the-scene endgame and Sherwood's possible departure. In this week's show Chris and Steve examine the current state of play and ask why, if he's going, the Villa suits don't just make him go now.

We also preview this weekend's Premier League fixture against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, where two under-fire managers might well be battling it out for only one available stay of execution. Jose Mourinho's side are only four points ahead of Villa's dire start and the rumblings of discontent can be heard loud and clear as far away as B6. Could Villa be the end of Mourinho once more?

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