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BLUES FIGHT BACK FOR A POINT AT ST MARY’S

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-1 draw against Southampton at St Mary’s last night (Wednesday 28th August 2002). The Blues fell behind to a second half goal by Fabrice Fernandes, after another error by Celestine Babayaro. The Nigerian left-back has been at fault for a goal in each of the [...]

Life is like a box of chocolates. Well, so says the guy in the film. For every cherry delight that you get to taste, there is always a coffee crème lurking in the bottom of the box.

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Amazing. Or is that too strong a word? It may be way too soon to draw any conclusions yet, but a season that was potentially going to be a low key one with the lack of money and the alleged goings (whether by transfer or at Her Majesties pleasure), has started in a way many would have not thought possible.

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If all our games this season are as incident-packed and exciting as last night’s, we can expect a superb and intense ten months.

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CHELSEA 2-2 MANCHESTER UNITED

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If all our games this season are as incident-packed and exciting as last night’s, we can expect a superb and intense ten months. The evening was best summed up by my brother, a Chelsea exile who has spent the past four years in Germany watching Hertha Berlin play in the Bundesliga. “In more than four [...]

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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to see Chelsea win away. Okay, so it is a bit early to be singing corrupted carols, but believe me, after today’s match little things like that just do not seem to matter in the slightest. A beautiful sunny day, a table [...]

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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to see Chelsea win away. Okay, so it is a bit early to be singing corrupted carols, but believe me, after today’s match little things like that just do not seem to matter in the slightest.

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When John Morgan travelled to Afghanistan, the last thing that he expected to find among the ruins and used landmines was Kabul locals proudly displaying Chelsea colours, but he was in for quite a surprise. On a recent visit to Afghanistan, some friends and myself decided to visit some of the serious war zone areas [...]

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The plane spotters who were convicted of espionage in Greece earlier this year contained two Chelsea season ticket holders among their number. Antoni Adamiak relates the farcical story of how they were treated and asks for help from fellow Chelsea supporters. With the new season imminent, I thought that I would draw your attention to [...]

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