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MAGNAY’S SERIOUS INJURY RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT CAREER

MAGNAY’S SERIOUS INJURY RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT CAREER

By Philip Rolfe • on March 18, 2010

Chelsea’s 3-2 reserve friendly victory over Charlton at Cobham was marred by a serious knee injury to centre-back Carl Magnay, and the nature and severity of the problem raises immediate concerns as the long-term future ...

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BLACKBURN U18S 0-1 CHELSEA U18S: TEMPERS FLARE IN HARD-FOUGHT WIN

BLACKBURN U18S 0-1 CHELSEA U18S: TEMPERS FLARE IN HARD-FOUGHT WIN

By Philip Rolfe • on March 17, 2010

After a tough and hard-fought tie in which tempers occasionally boiled over, Chelsea’s youth team prevailed in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup Semi Final on Wednesday night and returned to London with a 1-0 advantage, courtesy ...

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LOAN ROUND-UP MAR 8-14 – BERTRAND GRABS FIRST EVER SENIOR GOAL

LOAN ROUND-UP MAR 8-14 – BERTRAND GRABS FIRST EVER SENIOR GOAL

By Philip Rolfe • on March 14, 2010

It took a long time coming – 129 games to be precise – but Ryan Bertrand finally put his name on a professional scoresheet this past week. Now sure, it may have come against Robbie Savage, but they all count, and you ...

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FRANK TALKING

FRANK TALKING

By Philip Rolfe • on March 14, 2010

Saturday’s matchday programme featured an interview with Frank Arnesen on all things Chelsea academy related. The Blues’ Sporting Director previously served as Head of Youth Development and Scouting, and is still deeply ...

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CHELSEA U18S 2-0 BIRMINGHAM U18S: YOUTHS WIN AS CUP SEMI LOOMS LARGE

CHELSEA U18S 2-0 BIRMINGHAM U18S: YOUTHS WIN AS CUP SEMI LOOMS LARGE

By Philip Rolfe • on March 14, 2010

In their final match before the biggest occasion of the season to date, Chelsea’s Under-18s cruised through Saturday’s academy league fixture against Birmingham City with a 2-0 win, as Milan Lalkovic and Jacopo Sala ...

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CHELSEA RES 3-0 STOKE RES – STURRIDGE LEADS STRONG TEAM TO WIN

CHELSEA RES 3-0 STOKE RES – STURRIDGE LEADS STRONG TEAM TO WIN

By Philip Rolfe • on March 10, 2010

Back in October, Chelsea’s Reserves travelled to Stoke’s Brittania Stadium to face a team in which every member had football league experience, and came away with a last-minute 3-2 defeat. In the return fixture on ...

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LOAN ROUND-UP MAR 1-7 – CUP DREAM DIES FOR BERTRAND

LOAN ROUND-UP MAR 1-7 – CUP DREAM DIES FOR BERTRAND

By Philip Rolfe • on March 7, 2010

The weekly loan review gets that little bit shorter again this week after Patrick van Aanholt returned to Chelsea after his spell at Newcastle, but there was still a lack of major news, by and large. Ryan Bertrand saw his FA Cup ...

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CHELSEA U18S 2-2 SOUTHAMPTON U18S – A STORY OF PROFLIGACY AND CALAMITY

Chelsea’s Under-18s dropped two points at home in the FA Premier Academy League on Saturday morning, drawing 2-2 with Southampton. Having led 2-0 in the first half, defensive lapses and one error

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YOUTH INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP MAR 2-4 – YOUNG BLUES ENJOY PRODUCTIVE WEEK

It’s been a busy midweek of youth international representation for young Blues, with notable achievements for at least half a dozen of the burgeoning talents as they headed away from Cobham to play

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YOUTH AND RESERVES AND TWITTER, OH MY

Forgive the Wizard of Oz reference in the title if you will. There are times when news breaks concerning the Chelsea Youth and Reserve team, but it might not warrant a full article for one reason or another.

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LOAN ROUND-UP FEB 22-28 – CORK DOING WELL AS VAN AANHOLT DECISION LOOMS

A quiet seven days in loan land has seen headlines hard to find, as you may have realised by this tame latest effort. But, you can only work with what life throws at you, and this week we’ve seen

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WEST HAM RES 2-1 CHELSEA RES – BLUES DEFEATED IN TOUGH BATTLE

With attentions firmly turned elsewhere on a Champions League Wednesday, it would have been easy to forget that Chelsea’s Reserves were in midweek action with a rescheduled fixture away to West Ham.

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LOAN ROUND-UP FEB 15-21 – CORK SHINES AS STOCH RECEIVES NEW CONTRACT OFFER

For the second week in a row, Jack Cork is the main focus of the loan round-up. After making his Premier League debut away to Fulham, he made his first start this Sunday away to Aston Villa, and whilst

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