As recently as 2007, UEFA described Liverpool fans as the worst in Europe. Who are we to argue with William Gaillard, UEFA’s Director of Communications? As Gaillard said, “What other teams’ fans steal tickets from fellow fans or from the hands of children?”
A sensational effort from Jeffrey Bruma gave Chelsea’s youth team a deserved draw in the first leg of the 2009/10 FA Youth Cup Final and perhaps the nod in a tight battle ahead of next week’s second leg. Villa held a first half lead but the Blues were good value for the result and might [...]
Continue reading …AS IF I needed another reason to hate Tottenham… but we can’t rely on a side that has never beaten a Top 4 team away from home in the Premiership to do us a favour. Nor should we ever pin our hopes on another club when our fate is in our own hands. I have [...]
Continue reading …The FA Youth Cup is widely revered as one of the most prestigious youth competitions in all of football. That’s not just an opinion held by the ego-centric English, but one proffered by a number of foreigners who have experienced it, be it at a playing, managerial, or administrative level. For the second time in [...]
Continue reading …If there’s anything I like more than hearing a good conspiracy theory it’s spreading a good conspiracy theory around. I remember being told that Charlton Heston was secretly gay which is why they called the film Ben-Hur. It was supposed to be called Ben-Him but MGM changed the title, you know, on account of his [...]
Continue reading …What a response. It was raining goals again at the Bridge and Chelsea answered emphatically any doubters of our title credentials or, more importantly, the ability to hold our nerve. It also was a non-too-subtle salute to a certain Glaswegian’s tiresome mind games. Spurs once again decided to be dismal at the feet of United [...]
Continue reading …With the FA Youth Cup Final edging ever closer, CFCnet takes a look inside the two teams and the match ahead. In the first part of our preview for the Final, we take a look at how both teams are set to line up, and how they compare to the Semi Final match-up of 2008.
Continue reading …Monday 19 April Newcastle are up as champions after defeating Plymouth at Home Park, sadly for Argyle it was the last straw and they are relegated. At Chelsea is all about injuries this morning: Drogba has a hernia problem, it was that which saw him hobble off just before the second half started on Saturday, [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea mauled Stoke City 7-0 to return to the summit of the Premier League with only two games to go. Salomon Kalou netted a hat-trick, Frank Lampard got another two whilst Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda also got in on the act late on. Manchester United had apparently ‘piled’ the pressure on Chelsea going into [...]
Continue reading …With just two weeks left of the football season, late April often sees fates decided across England and indeed Europe. This weekend’s loan action sees relegation confirmed for one Chelsea youngster, which in turn ensures safety for another.
Continue reading …Chelsea returned to home weekend Under-18 action for the first time in a month to host Cardiff City in a rescheduled fixture which had been affected by the FA Youth Cup run. With the first leg of the Final looming large this week, a rotated squad allowed for Bobby Devyne to take the opportunity to [...]
Continue reading …Today, Brentford and Chelsea confirmed that the Blues’ reserve fixtures will no longer be played at Griffin Park following the expiration of their three year contract. Where the club plays its second string fixtures is still up in the air, but a more intriguing development could be at hand.
Continue reading …If ever there was a must win game for the Blues this season; this is it. Having lost to Tottenham last week, Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League has been cut to just one point. Chelsea once again enter Sunday’s match against Stoke knowing that they must get a win against a [...]
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