Such were the celebrations in the Fulham Road, it’s taken us a full 36 hours to be in any fit state to turn the CFCnet computer on, let alone write a few words about Sunday. Have a look at this YouTube clip taken by the CFCnet crew in Gate 11, Matthew Harding Lower Tier on [...]
Continue reading …In the last loan report of the season, we take a look at the brief final day involvement in the Barclays Premier League of a trio of youngsters, most notably Jack Cork scoring his first goal in the top flight. In the absence of any other action, we will also take a look at the [...]
Continue reading …Barring the biggest FA Cup Final upset since Sunderland, god bless ‘em, beat Leeds in 1973, a week from today we will have won the double. Over the last few years there has been talk of trebles and quadruples but for one reason or another we have failed in our attempts. Carlo Ancelotti will have [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea ended their home league campaign in the FA Premier Academy League on Saturday morning with a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town at a wet Cobham. After the euphoria of Tuesday’s FA Youth Cup success the match felt more than a little damp (apt in the drizzling rain) but a good performance ensured a solid [...]
Continue reading …Has there ever been this much trepidation over a visit from Wigan Athletic? Not just at Stamford Bridge either, but ever in the history of football? The permeations are well-known; win and we become champions, and the history books gain an extra Blue chapter. The unthinkable alternative is purely that: unthinkable. Wigan arrive at the [...]
Continue reading …I HAVE ALWAYS suffered with PMT – that’s Pre-Match Tension, but the week leading up to the Liverpool game was just murder. I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t sleep, I was distracted, my nerves shot to pieces with the thought that we could have got so close and throw it away for the third and final [...]
Continue reading …Momentum can be defined as an impelling force or strength. As any physicist may tell you, with enough momentum (p=mv), the more power resides in a moving body and the harder it is stop. There was a determination and unnerving will to win at the weekend. The superb performance at Anfield has left us with [...]
Continue reading …After two hard fought matches, the FA Youth Cup Final was likely to be determined by a moment worthy of winning the prestigious trophy. Late in Tuesday night’s second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea captain Conor Clifford provided it, with a quite stunning goal from outside the penalty area to give the Blues their first [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea moved one step closer to securing their first Premier League title since 2006 with a 2-0 win at Anfield against Liverpool. Goals in either half from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard mean the Blues head into their final league fixture next weekend, at home to Wigan Athletic, knowing a win will guarantee top spot. [...]
Continue reading …The benefit of the FA Youth Cup Final being a two-legged affair means that one can analyse both teams in the time between matches, and the first meeting typically throws up a lot of talking points ahead of the deciding ninety minutes. For both Chelsea and Aston Villa, this bank holiday weekend will have been [...]
Continue reading …Monday 26 April We forgot to mention that Stamford ran the marathon yesterday. How could you miss an enormous sweaty lion? He took six hours 25 minutes to complete the course (a respectable time for a man dressed in polyester fur) and raised £10,000 for Help a London Child. You can still sponsor him through [...]
Continue reading …And so, on the 34th and final matchday of the Dutch Eredivisie season, it came to be. FC Twente secured their first league title in over 80 years with a 2-0 win away to NAC Breda, with the crucial second, clinching goal scored by Miroslav Stoch. It’s been a season of ups and downs for [...]
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