ELEVATE TO HIGHER LEVELS

Written by admin on 29th June, 2003 • 59 views

Regular contributor Jamie Searle says that we must believe that we can improve on our fourth position and reach the later rounds of the Champions League next season.
Confident that the current squad can elevate to higher levels than last term, Jamie picks the squad that he believes should start against Liverpool on the opening day […]

SORRY BUT I’M OFF

Written by Rob Hobson on 23rd June, 2003 • 51 views

Dear Employer
Well, I’ve had an interesting couple of years with you. We’ve had our ups and our downs. You’ve said some things and I’ve said some things. Difficult decisions have been made and, on occasion, vitriol has been thrown. But we’ve had a strong financial year, the results have been satisfactory, and now we all […]

THE NEW SEASON STARTS HERE!

Written by Rob Hobson on 19th June, 2003 • 56 views

England’s captain once again dominates the back pages, but thankfully we all have something much more important to worry about. The new fixture list has been released and although it’s only the “first draft” (I’m sure Sky will have their say as to which Manchester United matches they’d like to be played on a Monday […]

THE LURE OF THE EAST

Written by Rob Hobson on 18th June, 2003 • 47 views

Question: When is a footballer not a footballer?
Answer: When he’s a marketable commodity
OK, let’s get the inevitable out of the way first. Real Madrid have finally got their man. According to the papers this morning, Goldenballs has signed for the world’s biggest football club in a reputed £25 million deal. Only £7 million will be […]

TRANSFER SPECULATION

Written by Pete Bull on 18th June, 2003 • 51 views

Now that Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League, will we have money to spend for new signings? It’s difficult to say. After the departures of Mark Bosnich and Ed De Goey, it appears that Jurgen Macho from Sunderland and Marco Ambrosio from Italian Serie A side Chievo will be joining us on July 1. […]

TRANSFER TALK

Written by admin on 17th June, 2003 • 56 views

To continue the transfer speculation Damon Maddison shares with us his thoughts on who may be considered by Claudio during the summer months.
WHO SHOULD WE SIGN?
I think it’s no secret the centre of our midfield is going to need to be strengthened in depth. Personally, I’d hope to see us pick up two central midfielders. […]

SUMMER SPENDING SPREE

Written by admin on 16th June, 2003 • 58 views

With a few days left until the new fixtures are announced and just over a month to the friendly with Lazio. Thomas Birket takes time out to assess the transfer market and tells us exactly who Mr Ranieri should consider as additions to the squad.
Has Tom had too much summer sun or do you think […]

CLUB AND COUNTRY

Written by Rob Hobson on 12th June, 2003 • 42 views

It’s been a while since Chelsea has had a player to feature regularly in the England squad, as we all know, Soxie aside, Dave Beasant was the last Blue to pull on the 3 Lions in a friendly in ‘89, and Sven seems to have made it pretty clear that Graeme doesn’t feature in his […]

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