cfcuk have announced that Chelsea FC have decided to arrange a special train to convey supporters to the midweek away fixture at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland on Tuesday 18th August. Full details on how to apply for tickets will be posted on the official club website in due course. There will be 550 [...]
The Chelsea players’ well-documented affection for former boss José Mourinho was reaffirmed in the run up to the pre-season friendly against Inter Milan in the USA this week. Frank Lampard went as far as to say: ‘I love him as a man and as a manager’.However, it would be fair to say that new boss [...]
Continue reading …Tuesday 21 July Chelsea 2:0 Internazionale Milano This was, ultimately, a stroll in the Rose Bowl and with Inter about two weeks behind in fitness and conditioning work not a firm indication of where we stand but you know, deep down, that it will have stung Mourinho more painfully than losing to Manchester United in [...]
Continue reading …Without a competitive ball kicked it’s an impossible task to pass any meaningful judgement but, what the hell, so far so good for Carlo’s brief tenure. Firstly kudos for his use of English. It was painful at times to hear Big Phil struggle in the press conferences, never mind a tactical team talk, but Carlo [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea maintained their European dominance by beating Inter Milan in the World Challenge Cup trophy thing that we’re playing for. Having seen Sturridge and Lampard put Seattle Sounders to bed, today saw Lampard and Drogba with the goals. We started with the diamond formation, with Essien on the right, Malouda on the left, Mikel holding [...]
Continue reading …Tuesday 14 July Mark Hughes has been talking of John Terry’s impending move to City, or not: “It is not a question of finance, or money, it is about a different challenge, and John being at a different stage in his life and his career, and maybe that is why there hasn’t been a response [...]
Continue reading …Having grown used to poaching the best players from other teams, the courting of John Terry by Manchester City is a throwback to the bad old days. Not since Ray Wilkins went to the other mob in Manchester have Chelsea sold such a high-profile player. Only time will tell whether JT would prefer to almost [...]
Continue reading …JT’s FIRST-HALF PERFORMANCE For 45 glorious minutes, we all had a chance to forget about the transfer rumours and just enjoy what our captain does best: Play. Commanding, strong and enthusiastic as ever, Terry cast aside any of the ridiculous criticisms he may have received over this summer and played as he always does. You [...]
Continue reading …Every footballer looks forward to getting back to business after their summer off. At Academy level, that’s taken a stage further with groups of 16 year-olds who can’t wait to get their scholarships underway, and Saturday saw Chelsea’s rather large 2009 intake see off Colchester in comfortable fashion with a 3-0 win. With the exception [...]
Continue reading …It’s July, which means it’s time for the annual new youth scholarship intake. For a brief background, clubs across England offer players scholarship deals when they leave school, which means 16 year-olds who will turn 17 during the course of the season. It’s these players which make up the bulk of the Under-18 squad at [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea Supporters from as far as Italy came to our Cobham training ground on Sunday 12th July for the second annual Chelsea Supporters Tournament. The weather forecast predictions earlier in the week were proved wrong, with rain barely surfacing. Hundreds of people turned up for it, and it was yet again a complete success. Interest [...]
Continue reading …Monday 7 July Carlo Ancelotti broke the ice with the press this morning. His first three questions were about John Terry and Manchester City, yet Ancelotti and Peter Kenyon have rejected the idea that the Chelsea captain will leave, Carlo said “Football is not only money, salaries … it’s emotions, it’s passion. Many other things”, [...]
Continue reading …May arrived sooner than we knew it, which meant that the season was racing to an end, with a long barren summer ahead of us. Guus Hiddink’s reign was coming to an end, and with the Premier League seemingly Manchester United’s to lose, Chelsea were left to focus on the FA Cup Final against Everton [...]
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