
Here we go again. Why do we put ourselves through it. Another meaningless pre-season game with nothing at stake for either side. Do I need to go? Do the proverbial bears relieve themselves in the proverbial woods?
This was my first visit to Wycombe. I seem to remember us playing there at some point in the […]

Lets be honest, you never expect to learn much from these pre-season knockabouts. It is often little more than a chance to fill your veins with Chelsea once more after several months apart and to enjoy a day in the sunshine with some mates. Today proved little different.
The away end at Pompey is open, so […]

The continuing failure of Chelsea Village to make a profit, the spending freeze caused by the club’s financial difficulties and the possible sale of star players to raise cash have put a massive dent in Blues fans’ hopes for the coming season. Mark Wheeler tries to find a bright side.
In somewhat of a break from […]

With rumours circulating about financial difficulties and the possible sale of star players such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen, Martin Doubtfire attempts to make some sense of all the scare stories.
It is all very good, isn’t it? JFH to Barca, Eidur to anyone, Ken Bates… aaargh. Same old, same old, but we are […]