I’d like to begin this little diatribe by paying some credence to the Daily Mail. Regular readers of CFCnet will know that this takes no small effort. I think both the site team, and our enlightened readers, hold this execrable rag in the same measure of contempt that we reserve for racist drunks shouting on [...]
Continue reading …If, like me, you take a practical view of the whole Christmas thing – that it’s basically a chance to take a few days off work and drink a little more than usual – then you probably share my slightly weary attitude to the whole thing. In part, I think, this stems from Chelsea’s tradition [...]
Continue reading …The couple of times that I’ve been in the Stamford Bridge press suite, it’s always been a hive of activity. There’s that faint odour of embittered journalist in the air, mingling with the instant coffee. Although it’s all mod-cons, with laptop ports cluttered along the walls, the low ceiling makes you feel a bit hobbit-like… [...]
Continue reading …Claudio Ranieri has some painful memories of his last visit to Elland Road. Last Christmas Chelsea headed up the M1 second in the table and hoping for a consistent few games to keep within sight of Arsenal.
Continue reading …Claudio Ranieri has some painful memories of his last visit to Elland Road. Last Christmas Chelsea headed up the M1 second in the table and hoping for a consistent few games to keep within sight of Arsenal. The 2-0 defeat, following a lacklustre draw with Southampton on Boxing Day, was enough to ease us off [...]
Continue reading …The Daily Mirror, an organ which is usually associated with derogatory Chelsea stories, decides today to make us its flavour of the morning. Without wanting to quote extensively from the article, the journalist gives us a fairly lengthy diatribe on how debased the business behind the modern game has become, how dubious are the dealings [...]
Continue reading …Dear Employer Well, I’ve had an interesting couple of years with you. We’ve had our ups and our downs. You’ve said some things and I’ve said some things. Difficult decisions have been made and, on occasion, vitriol has been thrown. But we’ve had a strong financial year, the results have been satisfactory, and now we [...]
Continue reading …England’s captain once again dominates the back pages, but thankfully we all have something much more important to worry about. The new fixture list has been released and although it’s only the “first draft” (I’m sure Sky will have their say as to which Manchester United matches they’d like to be played on a Monday [...]
Continue reading …Question: When is a footballer not a footballer? Answer: When he’s a marketable commodity OK, let’s get the inevitable out of the way first. Real Madrid have finally got their man. According to the papers this morning, Goldenballs has signed for the world’s biggest football club in a reputed £25 million deal. Only £7 million [...]
Continue reading …It’s been a while since Chelsea has had a player to feature regularly in the England squad, as we all know, Soxie aside, Dave Beasant was the last Blue to pull on the 3 Lions in a friendly in ’89, and Sven seems to have made it pretty clear that Graeme doesn’t feature in his [...]
Continue reading …As has been pointed out on numerous Chelsea (and other) fan sites recently, it’s election time in the Primera Liga again. What this usually translates to is an upturn in transfer rumours as club presidential candidates make elaborate promises regarding new faces they will bring in to revive their teams’ fortunes. No great surprise, then, [...]
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