Archive for November, 2007
ALAN HUDSON TRIBUTE EVENING
I was having a drink with Tony Millard, proprietor of fabled North Cheam Chelsea stronghold hostelry Tones Bar, a few weeks ago when he mentioned that he planned to host a tribute evening in his drinker in honour of the incomparable Blues legend Alan Hudson, with the great man himself being the guest of honour. I’m pleased to report the date is now ...
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CATCH THE RESERVES AT BRENTFORD TOMORROW
This Monday sees Chelsea’s final home Reserve fixture of 2007, a year of progress and an ever-increasing focus on youth development. The visitors to Griffin Park are Birmingham City, who are likely to be more experienced than their hosts. But then what’s new? The fixture will be only Chelsea’s ...
VIEW FROM THE NORTH STAND – DERBY COUNTY
Ahead of our trip to the Midlands on Saturday, I’ve been catching up with Steve Eyre, webmaster of Derby County – the acclaimed website of Steve Eyre. Despite appearances he’s an unassuming & modest chap, who, once he recovered from the memory of our 6-4 victory at the Baseball ...
£30 MILLION FOR DROGBA – YES OR NO?
As much as I love the Drog, am I the only one tired of his press pronouncements? It would be alright if he was performing on the pitch but whilst his displays have been workmanlike; his body language says it all. For some fans, the final straw was how he felt disgusted at taking Roman’s so-called filthy ...
ANOTHER FINE MESS
A week is a long time in football. Last weekend Israel were flavour of the month, not just because of our own Avram Grant, but thanks to the football Gods smiling down on a relived England, a pint was raised to our Israeli friends up and down every boozer in the land. How we rejoiced. Now we cry. The ...
BACK TO THE FOOTBALL THAT MATTERS
Dismal. Lacklustre. Bitterly Disappointing. The Three Lions looked more like eleven clowns and made mugs of all of us who believed in them. The feeling of emptiness is as huge as the compensation package Steve McLaren will pick up as soon as he dodges the baying public and strolls his merry way to the ...
CHELSEA FC SUPPORTERS CONSULTATIVE FORUM
The second Fans Forum meeting of the season was held in the hotel at Chelsea FC before the Everton game. The meeting time and date had been moved several times in the preceding weeks, firstly due to the change in kick off time because of Everton’s UEFA match on Thursday, and then so it could coincide ...
FULHAM NEXT UP AT COBHAM
The Charlton game marked a high in the Under 18s season so far. Led by the sublime skills of Gael Kakuta, the football was slick and easy on the eye, the goals flowed, and there were clear signs of development. All of which will no doubt please team coach Paul Clement, although he is unlikely to be in ...
CHELSEA FC SUPPORTERS CONSULTATIVE FORUM
Last Saturday saw the first Fans Forum meeting of the season held at Stamford Bridge. The main discussion points for the meeting were to be the atmosphere, any ticketing issues, and of course a welcome to the new members of the forum. We managed to cover the main topics and a lot of others too, as well ...
SURPRISE SURPRISE
Last week, prior to the Israel – Russia game, I read in one of the papers that if England failed to qualify 40,000 English fans would still make the journey to Austria and Switzerland to watch Euro 2008. The same article said that if England do qualify, over a 100,000 fans would make the trip. Somewhere ...
YOUNGSTERS LOSE TO FULHAM
After the euphoria of a 5-1 win six days ago, Chelsea came back down to earth as their five match unbeaten run was brought to an abrupt halt by local neighbours Fulham, who controlled most of the game and were very much worth their three points. With a number of players away in Belgium on a visit with ...
CLUB SHED UPDATES
We’re going in again with another Shed 100 for the match v Newcastle United on Saturday 29 December, ko 3pm. Please make this worthwhile. NO TIMEWASTERS PLEASE. Sign up now and give yourself a great Christmas present. We are looking for 100 MEMBERS who want to sit together in one block in the Shed ...
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
There are few more exhilarating sights, on a football pitch at least, than that of a speedy, skilful winger tearing past his marker at will. Shaun Wright-Phillips’ stellar performance at Wigan last weekend – albeit aided in no small part by the fact that he was being marked by a second-rate left-winger ...
