Chelsea are used to sending young players out on loan to gain experience but they have taken that policy a step further and extended it to their coaching staff.
James Simmonds, the west London club's highly regarded Under 18s assistant manager, has joined AFC Wimbledon until December, where he will work with the League One side's first team.
The groundbreaking move is seen as a win-win for all parties, however, some have joked that Simmonds — who played in the same Chelsea youth side as Jack Cork and Scott Sinclair — may come back a different person given the Dons' continued embracing of the Crazy Gang culture.