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Damned if you do… damned if you don’t…

As I write, we are in the middle of what has been yet another headline-grabbing week for Chelsea Football Club. 60 minutes into last Sunday’s match with Manchester United, it looked as though the headlines would be about a famous comeback from 2-0 down against one of our title rivals. Now, despite two incredible games [...]

Over Land and Sea (Just Not by Train)

Dear Mr Platini, First of all, can I please thank you and your organisation’s premier competition for giving me some of the greatest nights of my life this season. I watched my team beat Napoli at home having been 3-1 down, watched them beat Barcelona at home, watched them heroically defend their lead in the [...]

A Lifetime in Chelsea Matches — Spurs Away

Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 2 Chelsea 20/03/2007 Tottenham away is always the game many Chelsea fans look out for at the start of the season, however with this tie being a replay in the quarter final of the FA Cup the usual antipathy took on an extra dimension.

Come Along & Sing This Song

Whilst Andre Villas-Boas has got off to a decent start, getting a credible draw at Stoke and a valuable three points against West Brom, despite a far from vintage performance, Chelsea have begun the season in a far less auspicious fashion in the stands.

Oriol Romeu - The Missing Piece

With Torres leading the attack and Valencia’s Juan Mata’s arrival to London imminent, André Villas-Boas’ Chelsea is looking decidedly España. I have no doubt that both players will come good for the Blues but they are not who I want to talk about. Oriol “The Bulldozer” Romeu joins the Spanish revolution going on at Stamford [...]