Perfection. It’s something often desired but rarely ever attained. Many of us thought we had the perfect owner and the perfect manager – unlimited resources and the man to mould it where so many others would fail to do so. A match seemingly made in heaven, and for a while – it worked. As soon [...]
Continue reading …With an international break approaching, bringing a respite from domestic football action, news from the Premier League has been sporadic at best. But as usual we have found our way into the newspapers, and although rare as it seems, it could be good news. The mini-saga that was the protracted appointment of Henk ten Cate [...]
Continue reading …As yet another of this season’s seemingly endless international breaks kicks off (there’s even more next month) – it arrives with suitably rubbish timing. If you listen carefully you can still hear the collective sigh of relief from the fans reverberate. Two must-win games won? Tick. Goals, actually scored by us, with a ball and [...]
Continue reading …Great album, great lead singer. What lad didn’t have a Debbie Harry poster in the late 70′s? Anyway, I digress. Remember when Roman arrived? I know, you can’t be expected to remember every little thing that happened at the club. But try to think back, what were the feelings at the time? No cheating, I [...]
Continue reading …The Reebok Stadium, home to Bolton Wanderers for the past decade or so, is a soulless place, a feckless testament of what can happen when a famous old football club which once had a true sense of spirit and working-class identity is uprooted from its traditional home and transplanted to an anonymous retail park in [...]
Continue reading …Not only did Chelsea score, but they won in the Premiership, under Avram Grant. An excellent finish from Salmon Kalou was the only goal in this open encounter, with both Jussi Jaaskelainen and Petr Čech kept busy throughout the afternoon. Chelsea were missing Michael Essien, Wayne Bridge, Jon Obi Mikel, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Didier Drogba [...]
Continue reading …After a bleak period for Chelsea football club we enter into a weekend which has been labelled as a dark weekend for English football, as we see just one game kicking off in the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot. Due to Champions League and UEFA Cup commitments our game-along with seven others-has been shunted to Sunday, [...]
Continue reading …With the news that we are to entertain a team who play at the Walkers Bowl in the Carling Cup, I got to thinking of crisps. Yes, spurious in the extreme, but it’s nice to move away from club politics for a while isn’t it? So, does anyone else remember the good old days? Before [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea’s win at the Mestalla brought joy to Avram Grant; his second win as Chelsea manager, and one of much more significance than the Carling Cup win at Hull. Chelsea showed that the team spirit, fighting qualities and pride did not depart with José Mourinho, as they fought back from 1-0 down to win 2-1, [...]
Continue reading …Not four days before the shock dismissal of Mourinho I was sitting having a drink and discussing the rather unfortunate state of affairs surrounding Martin Jol. “Poor Jol, (I was saying) a coupe of duff results, a couple of rough decisions and now the press are stating with certainty that he’s for the sack”. Of [...]
Continue reading …Just one goal. Please. The ball in the back of the net. Simple as that. Something to cheer about after the disappointments and debacles we have witnessed recently. We all know the stats which point to our impotent strike-force, they are scarred into all of our minds, but they have to change sometime. Considering those [...]
Continue reading …At least now it’s over. I don’t think I’ve looked forward to flipping over my calendar as much since Cindy Crawford in a swimsuit graced each month. September has undoubtedly been the worst four weeks under the Abramovich era. Not a single Premiership goal to our name, the loss of our most successful manager in [...]
Continue reading …Since taking over the reins from the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history, Avram Grant has presided over a lame capitulation to Manchester United, a comfortable spanking of Championship strugglers Hull, and a disjointed scoreless draw against Fulham. Surely, it’s time for him to pack his suitcase and be off? Yes, I have no doubt [...]
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