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VIEW FROM THE NORTH STAND – HUDDERSFIELD

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Such is the keenness amongst the Huddersfield supporting masses, that I’ve been in the unusual position of being contacted myself by a couple of supporters. One is Ben, from www.datm.co.uk who’s desperate to tell us how much he’s looking forward to his team’s defeat tomorrow. The other is Danny from www.htfc-world.com who also kindly volunteered [...]

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HUDDERSFIELD ARRIVE AT THE BRIDGE

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I asked around the writing staff to see if anyone could give us a good overview of our opponents, and it turns out no-one really could, or they were too lazy, one or the other. Luckily for us, we were then approached by a Huddersfield supporter; Ben Hopkins from www.datm.co.uk, offering to give us a [...]

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MADDER THAN BLATTER

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Well strike me down with a feather, Scudamore and his ridiculous greed led idea to prostitute the English Premiership to any Tom, Dick or Harry has been criticised by non other than Sepp Blatter.For the first time ever I actually find myself agreeing with Blatter, who is renowned for his perennial crazy ideas and statements. [...]

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ORIENT IN NINETEEN SEVENTY EIGHT

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We buried my nan this week.  She passed away a couple of weeks ago and on Tuesday we gave her a much deserved final send-off.  Naturally it was a sad occasion for those of us present, but in reality, this was no occasion for self-pity, rather an opportunity to celebrate a life very much fulfilled [...]

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ONE MAN WENT TO MOW

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Just a few days ago we were sent Mark Worrall’s latest publication, “One Man Went to Mow”. OMWTM is Mark’s third book and is in a similar vane to his first, Over Land and Sea. OMWTM is Mark’s personal diary of following Chelsea in what turned out to be Mr Mourinho’s last season at the [...]

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THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

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After what seems like an age away, Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Mikel John Obi finally return to our shores, no doubt delighted at the prospect of again experiencing the wonderful English weather, after their African sojourn finally came to an end. We were told we would sorely miss Drogba’s goals, that we [...]

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CHELSEA FC SUPPORTERS CONSULTATIVE FORUM

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The third Fans Forum meeting of the season will be happening at Stamford Bridge this coming weekend, ahead of the FA Cup game with Huddersfield. The main agenda item for the third meeting of the season is always ticketing, and with a whole host of madness happening with Carling Cup tickets, many have contacted us [...]

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DI SANTO INSPIRES CHELSEA FIGHTBACK

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Chelsea debutant Franco Di Santo was the focus of attention on Monday night at Griffin Park and made an instant impact. The 18 year-old Argentinian played a part in both Chelsea goals as the Blues mounted a strong second half comeback to earn a deserved point against a spirited and talented Fulham team. A bumper [...]

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There can have been few people more pleased than ex-Blue Frank Sinclair when the draw for the fifth round of this seasons FA Cup competition pitched his current club Huddersfield Town against Chelsea. The Terriers, currently plying their trade in League One are a club steeped in history and tradition whose long-suffering supporters can often [...]

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CHELSEA VS LIVERPOOL – PLAYER RATINGS

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A just result in a game where we gave the ball away more than we had done in total until now in 2008. The first half was a horror show of misplaced passes and only one team looked likely to score and it wasn’t us. Yes, many of us will point to Mike Riley bottling [...]

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UNBEATEN HOME RECORD EXTENDED FURTHER

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Chelsea spurned a wonderful opportunity to close the gap on Manchester United in second place, after they lost the derby to City, by only drawing 0-0 with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Although it extends Chelsea’s unbeaten record at home even further, it leaves Chelsea three points behind Manchester United and five between Arsenal, who have [...]

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DI SANTO SET FOR DEBUT?

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This Monday sees Chelsea’s first reserve match since the transfer window closed at the end of January, and it was a window that will have an interesting impact on Brendan Rodgers’ selection at this level. For the visit of Fulham, we could see one or two new faces in blue. Franco Di Santo signed late [...]

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SCUDAMORE PLANS THE DEATH OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL

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Three days after the shock (or was it really a shock?) proposal to create a lottery out of the Premiership. Peter Scudamore has already made a laughing stock of the English Premier League. Over the weekend, comments from UEFA mocked that English football now has no English players, the England team has no English manager [...]

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