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Peter Osgood. Bleedin’ obvious innit to start with the King of Stamford Bridge? If Facebook had existed when Ossie left for Southampton in March 1974 I would have set up a page for all those Chelsea
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KING OSSIE
Location Malta. Date July 1966. On my dad’s insistence I was made to watch some of the World Cup games on our black and white telly with Italian commentary. I was still a month from my seventh birthday, and didn’t have a clue ...
WE HAVE TO HATE JOSE’
- AT LEAST FOR NINETY MINUTES – The trouble with two legged ties is that you never really know what is a good result in the first leg. Last year we came away from Anfield with a 3 – 1 win and left the Bridge a fortnight ...
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TABLOIDS 1 ENGLAND 0 – AND IT’S NOT EVEN HALF TIME YET
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