Monday 5 April As the football weekend draws to a close we should welcome back the Magpies as Newcastle United return after a year in the second division. Peterborough slip out at the other end relegated to the third tier again after only one season at this level. Tuesday 6 April Internazionale progress in Moscow [...]
Continue reading …What an incredible weekend of results. A Rooney-less Manchester United lacked any spark, Liverpool’s champions league hopes withered without Fernando and Portsmouth showed amazing spirit to seal a cup final place. Without the resources Pompey were made to work hard, leaving it until late for winning goals whereas Spurs fans, ironically, were just leaving. To [...]
Continue reading …The weekend results, great as they have been, have led every to believe that winning the double is now a forgone conclusion. Mine may be the voice in the desert right now but hold your horses lads. It is true that our fate is now firmly in our hands, which is exactly the situation we [...]
Continue reading …Maybe it’s because we won the supposed ‘title decider’ against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Maybe it’s because Blackburn Rovers then held a toothless United on Sunday. Maybe it’s because games against Bolton Wanderers will always evoke memories of that beautiful day in April at the Reebok Stadium when we sealed our second top-flight title [...]
Continue reading …This week’s loan round-up sees the inclusion of the latest on the youth team, who returned to action this past weekend with a 2-0 victory at Portsmouth. On the loan front, Miroslav Stoch is a game closer to becoming a Dutch champion, whilst big games lie ahead for almost all of the club’s other youngsters [...]
Continue reading …What a weekend. Not only did we put Villa to the sword at Wembley but Man Utd were held at Blackburn giving us extra momentum in the title race. The icing on the case, of course, was Pompey beating Spurs in extra time in the other FA Cup semi-final. There are a few Chelsea fans, [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea will head to their second home Wembley for another FA Cup Final in May, after goals from Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard saw the Blues end up comfortable winners against Aston Villa. After a stodgy first-half, the Blues controlled the second period of the semi-final, but the scoreline was slightly harsh on [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea look to take another step towards winning the domestic double as they meet Aston Villa at Wembley in the FA Cup Semi-Final on Saturday. The Blues look to advance to the May 15 final at the expense of the Villans, who will be looking to advance to their second cup final this season. Also, [...]
Continue reading …WHETHER Ferguson’s bleating about the referee was genuine frustration at what he perceived as an injustice, or whether it was an attempt to give confidence back to a team that was obviously second best on the day, only he knows, but although the referee didn’t have an outstanding game, had he got all the decisions [...]
Continue reading …Those are your headlines from a busy week of loan action as the season approaches the final weeks. In an up and down seven days, some have impressed, some have struggled, and some have returned to action after being sidelined.
Continue reading …Monday 29 March Chelsea reserves 1:0 Portsmouth reserves The way things are going this might be Portsmouth’s first team next season. Chelsea missed several of the youth team who are in Dallas playing a tournament. The victory should have been a bigger one as Kakuta scored but we dominated most of the match in driving [...]
Continue reading …In a match billed as the title decider of the season, Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Goals from Joe Cole after 20 minutes and substitute Didier Drogba after 79 minutes paved the way for a big win for the Blues. Federico Macheda provided the lone goal for United. The [...]
Continue reading …Saturday 27 March 2010: Chelsea thump Aston Villa 7-1 in the Premier League. Tuesday 30 April 2010: Chelsea do not have to play a mid-week Champions League game, because, well you know, we sort of went out of the competition. Tuesday 30 April (again, but later): Wayne Rooney hobbles off the pitch in Manchester United’s [...]
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