Frank Lampard has returned to the Chelsea dugout and with him may return his list of fines.
Lampard's infamous list was framed and placed on the wall at Chelsea's training ground in Cobham and was leaked during the 2019/20 season when he was first in charge of the south-west London club.
The list, which featured Lampard's signature at the bottom of the sheet, showed a total accumulation of fines for misdemeanours came to around £53,000, although any payments that weren't made in time were doubled. Players could be billed for tardiness or for simply wearing the wrong attire on match day.
According to the list, arriving late at Cobham for training would set an individual back £2,500. Being late for the session though would require that player to fork out a huge £20,000.
Players would also be fined £5,000 for not travelling back on the team coach unless 48 hours' notice was given and would have to pay £2,500 if they arrived late to a medical appointment.
It is not clear whether Lampard kept his fine list for the following season when he got the sack, or whether his replacement Thomas Tuchel kept or brought in something similar at Stamford Bridge.
But former club captain Lampard may look to bring his fine list back for his second, temporary, term in the Chelsea dugout given the current state of things at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea won the Champions League under Tuchel in 2021 before he was sacked and replaced by Graham Potter. Lampard has now taken over from his compatriot with the Blues languishing down in the bottom half of the table in 11th.
Last time out Chelsea were held at home by Liverpool with Bruno Saltor acting as head coach on the touchline.
Saltor said Chelsea's co-sporting directors later met with the players to explain the club's strategy in their search for a new manager with Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart addressing the squad at Cobham on Monday.
"They (Winstanley and Stewart) are trying to describe the situation, trying to be supportive with the players," said Saltor. "It's not an easy situation for anyone. What we need to do is just be together, and communicate well. That's what they tried."
