Archive for April, 2008
CHELSEA YOUTH HELD AT HOME
Chelsea finished their home campaign for 2007/08 with one of their worst performances of the season and were lucky to end up with a draw against a very good Leicester City team. A late moment of class from Gael Kakuta, who had come off the bench, was enough to haul The Blues back into a game they’d struggled to get themselves involved in. Despite ...
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IDENTITY CRISIS
Aren’t we a depressive lot lately? So much tortured introspection and excruciating dissection into what’s gone wrong, why it’s gone wrong, are we going to win anything, will we nothing, who’s to blame, who’s exonerated blah blah blah blah blah!! I think there’s many ...
THE TROUBLE WITH AVRAM
If there was ever a one single hard act to follow in football; Jose Mourinho at Chelsea was the one. Three years of unparalleled success on the field, a media darling, massively loyal players and an adoring support from the fans, Superman himself would have found it difficult to follow in his steps. Enter ...
WEEKLY DOSE – APRIL NINETEENTH TO THE TWENTY SIXTH
Daily Dose: 19 April 2006 ARSENAL LOOMING 36 months ago today, and focus switches to the forthcoming Arsenal tie which could lead us just one step from the title. Henry, Campbell and Ljungberg were nursing injuries and we were told the title was ours for the taking. A first win over Arsenal at the Bridge ...
STILL FIGHTING FOR POLE POSITION
Chelsea came away from Goodison Park with a valuable three points, enhanced by Manchester United dropping two points at Ewood Park against Blackburn. The gap at the top is down to three points, with United still to travel to Stamford Bridge. Paulo Ferreira and Ashley Cole were recalled to the line up, ...
UNDERS 18S TAKE ON THE YOUNG FOXES
Another Under 18 season comes to an end at Cobham this Saturday lunchtime. Whilst Chelsea still have one more away fixture to complete this season at Portsmouth in a week’s time, their final home game of a long and gruelling campaign brings about the visit of Leicester City and a second meeting ...
LIVERPOOL, NEWCASTLE – TICKETS AND TRAVEL
Last few tickets for the Champions League Semi-Final are now on sale to members with 43 points or more. (Tickets are marked restricted view.) Top Balcony can offer travel to Liverpool for just £25. Picking up at Epsom, (12:05pm) Wimbledon ...
ESSIEN DOES IT AGAIN
Chelsea beat Everton 1-0 at Goodison this evening to close the gap on United, with Michael Essien again netting for the blues, and the final ten minutes again being a nervous time for watching supporters. This time however, there was no late equaliser from our opponents as Chelsea closed the gap on United ...
YOUTH CUP MATCH REPORT
In the end, it wasn’t to be. At the final hurdle of a dramatic and improbable FA Youth Cup run, Chelsea fell to a 3-1 defeat in front of nearly 20,000 fans at the City of Manchester Stadium as the hosts secured their first competition win in 21 years, and ensured Chelsea’s extends another ...
YOUTH CUP FINAL PREVIEW
If, at the start of the season, it was suggested to you that Nana Ofori-Twumasi was the most likely Chelsea player to be lifting silverware come the end of the season, you’d probably have laughed it off. However, after the unfortunate 1-1 draw with Wigan and with a typical Champions League Semi ...
MARCH 2008 REVISITED
From the diary this month: Hosanna in excelsis, death threats from Jose Mourinho, Polytheism, and a Grant inspired win against the Gooners. Quote that sums up the season: “think one of ours strengths is we defend well at corners and free-kicks, but in the last two games Tottenham scored against ...
DOES MY BELOVED CHELSEA CARE ABOUT US?
I am writing this article in response to Chelsea’s decision to ignore the 16-21 age groups. As you probably have read, or heard, I am trying my hardest, to try and put young support back into Chelsea, something which has been lost for many years. But I feel as if I am wasting my time because the ...
KENYON STYLE POSITIVITY
Now you’re going to see a whole lot of doom and gloom on this site around the next few days. Chelsea drew 1-1 with lowly Wigan on Monday night, and quite rightly we are all disappointed. But rather than join the nay-sayers, I’ll attempt a bit of cheering up, and put a bit of a positive spin ...
