In the grand scheme of things yesterday’s result against West Bromwich Albion proved two things. The atmosphere in the ground, “toxic” if you wish to believe the Sky sanitisation era, has absolutely nothing to do with performance or results. Benitez, himself, is to blame for mismanagement during matches. Before the inevitable Liverpool cult jump in [...]
While the Rafalution™ (defined as ‘having the appearance of progress, but in reality destroying from within’) embodies much of what is currently wrong with Chelsea as a football cloob (sorry, it is contagious) the serious lack of direction from those above will continue to hamper any hopes for a positive development of a young squad. While there [...]
The Chelsea Supporters Trust - Make Your Voice Heard! Saturday 9th February 17.45 (after the Wigan game) CIU club, 71, Britannia Road, SW6 2JR (3 minutes from ground, down the road from So Bar) Launch Meeting with special guest: Kerry Dixon Fed up with Chelsea fans having no effective dialogue with the club? Frustrated that [...]
As we were drinking tea behind corner of the away terrace at Brentford about 15 minutes before kick off, a friend noticed Rafa being interviewed live by ESPN about 20 yards away, the other side of a fence and near to the Dressing Room area. Within seconds, a small band of Chelsea fans was chanting [...]
The smoke clears to reveal a slightly balding tubby goateed ringmaster – his suit, ill fitting, red (naturally) with a rather disgruntled lion trying to escape from his chest. The lion stares at the ringmaster’s awful facial hair with a contemptuous look – facial hair, you’re not wanted here. He waddles forward struggling to deal [...]