Is it me or is Roman Abramovich getting a bit paranoid? When Chelsea face Hull City tonight, the Russian billionaire will be guarded by ten bodyguards this evening in the Directors’ Box. Including himself, that makes a weird starting XI. Hull’s chairman, Paul Duffen, told The Daily Mail: “His security people have been in touch for the past couple of weeks and 10 of the 24 tickets we offer visiting directors will be taken up by security.”
It seems that Abramovich won’t have to worry about the queue for the pies either. Apparently, Abramovich only eats food that has been cooked up by his personal chef. “It is the only way to ensure everything he eats is safe. The fear that he could be next is enough for him to take every necessary precaution,” a ‘source’ told the Mirror last December. I know that Alexander Litvinenko gone done over by some Plutonium… but surely this is taking it a bit far? Watch out for Jose stood behind a newspaper with two eye holes and a poisoned umbrella tip…