As any connoisseur of music knows, the very best songs, the ones that live in the memory that can pierce the side with almost literal pain, that can invoke instant tears are the songs born of angst, heartbreak, loneliness, tragedy and the deepest, bleakest depths of human emotion. Yes, there are people who can write [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea Football Club and England left back Ashley Cole has been snapped up by FourFourTwo Performance to reveal the secrets of his skills to Blues fans who play the game at all levels. FourFourTwo Performance has just been launched to give professional advice to amateur footballers and pro’s alike. The website is rammed with tips [...]
Continue reading …After a week of unpredictability, topped off by a spectacular weekend of mostly unbelievable Premier League football, there was a grim inevitability about the way Chelsea surrendered all three points at home to Liverpool. Ultimately, a Raul Meireles goal mid-way through the second-half proved the difference between the two sides. With Manchester United and Arsenal [...]
Continue reading …Fernando Torres faced the worlds media today at Cobham and laid out a statement of intent on his arrival at Chelsea Football Club, revealing that as soon he knew there was a chance to join the Blues “I couldn’t say no.” The press room at Chelsea’s training ground was a thriving hub of nervous excitement [...]
Continue reading …Two weeks ago, I had a full on case of the January blues. Chelsea were losing, not playing well, Ancelotti did not know where our next point was coming from and Roman had allegedly fallen out of love with the Champions. Oh what a difference a fortnight makes in the roller coaster life, of the [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea FC has always had the capacity to surprise – good and bad – but no fan in their right mind ever dreamed that Fernando Torres would come to the Bridge during the 2011 transfer window. What makes the move sweeter than last year’s Lampard goal at the Anfield Road End is that Torres himself [...]
Continue reading …After watching Chelsea battle their way past Sunderland on Tuesday night, the perfect end to a chaotic few days in SW6 I was left with a few things to ponder on the performance of two of the players on the pitch. The first being more of a statement than an analysis: Nicolas Anelka still oozes [...]
Continue reading …The world is an odd place. There I am working every day beavering away quietly and suddenly the Egyptian people decide they’ve had enough of their President after 30 years (take your time why don’t you) and my job is suddenly geared towards the mysterious and morally dubious world of Business Continuity. Hence no article [...]
Continue reading …The jittery excitement was difficult to bare at times on Monday. Sky Sports News gave us the usual giddy coverage and left many with Tinnitus from Jim White bellowing about the next ‘SSN exclusive’. There were helicopters hovering about, insane last minute bids (not all, but most, from Harry Redknapp) and a general air of [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea grabbed a thoroughly deserved three points at the Stadium of Light by beating Steve Bruce’s Sunderland 4-2 with goals from Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou, John Terry and man-of-the-match Nicolas Anelka. The win has not moved Chelsea any further to the top of the table, with Manchester United also winning on the night, but it [...]
Continue reading …188SPORT today launched its new ‘Moments In Time’ initiative, encouraging Chelsea FC fans to vote on their all-time favourite game-changing moments. The online campaign draws on how a specific moment, whether a 30-yard thunderbolt, an injury-time equaliser, a last-gasp tackle or a goal-keeping blunder, can change the course, and ultimately the outcome of a [...]
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What a week! Really this week had all the comedy and drama of watching a Greek play. And I don’t mean an Ancient Greek play with unities and crap like that, I mean watching a Greek like Kyrgiakos play. Yup, that would have been a better joke if I’d actually had anything to say about [...]
Continue reading …The breaking news on transfer deadline day: Barnsley sign Jacob Mellis on loan until the end of the seas … oh, hang on, perhaps we should start with Torres. After a day of swings and Sky reporters standing next to roundabouts, confirmation of the Torres deal comes when Liverpool, who had been rumaging behind the [...]
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