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DI SANTO DERBY AS ROVERS VISIT THE BRIDGE

DI SANTO DERBY AS ROVERS VISIT THE BRIDGE

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on October 23, 2009

While the defeat at Villa has not quite left the memory yet, the 4-0 thumping of Athletico Madrid on Wednesday night helped to quieten the doom mongers and remind the critics that, hey, we can play a bit sometimes. With Ricardo ...

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DAVID LEE: “THEY REACTED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY”

DAVID LEE: “THEY REACTED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY”

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on October 17, 2009

CFCnet have again caught up with former defender and current Chelsea Old Boy David Lee to find out his thoughts on the Blues’ last month. With a first defeat of the season, some valuable contract renewals, and the distraction ...

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ALL ABOUT APOEL … CAN BE FOUND ELSEWHERE

ALL ABOUT APOEL … CAN BE FOUND ELSEWHERE

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on September 28, 2009

The Champions League. Europe’s elite competition. The caviar of footballing competition. The tournament everyone wants to be involved in. The Promised Land. Throwing up epic clashes between European powerhouses on a near-fortnightly ...

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GREEN LIGHT FOR CHELSEA’S FRINGE AS QPR CHALLENGE THE LEADERS

GREEN LIGHT FOR CHELSEA’S FRINGE AS QPR CHALLENGE THE LEADERS

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on September 23, 2009

The Carling Cup kicks off tonight for Chelsea, as the seemingly unstoppable force meets West London rivals Queen’s Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge. QPR’s newfound status as economic high flyers has seen their profile rise ...

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DAVID LEE – IT’S A SETTLED SIDE NOW

DAVID LEE – IT’S A SETTLED SIDE NOW

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on September 18, 2009

CFCnet met up with ex-Blues defender David Lee again this week, as he dissected the start to the 2009/10 season. Lee, a development coach at Bristol City, and also a regular contributor to CFCnet, discussed all things Chelsea ...

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132 DAYS ON FROM INIESTA’S EQUALISER … IT’S BACK

132 DAYS ON FROM INIESTA’S EQUALISER … IT’S BACK

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on September 14, 2009

Do you enjoy holding your hand inside the heart of a roaring fire for a prolonged period of time? Or walking across a carpet of broken glass whilst shoeless? Or even just taking a screwdriver to one of your eyeballs, inflicting ...

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WE DESERVED THIS… OR RATHER, THEY DID

WE DESERVED THIS… OR RATHER, THEY DID

By Rowan Farnham-Long • on September 4, 2009

There have been many thoughts on Chelsea’s transfer ban, one of the direct consequences of FIFA’s latest moral crusade to clean up the game, one English side after another, and from most Chelsea fans it’s been another excuse ...

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CFCNET SET TO UNVEIL MARQUEE SIGNING

While Chelsea have quietly gone about their business in the transfer market this summer, CFCnet have been busy behind the scenes adding to our ranks and securing the services of a popular former player. It

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COMMUNITY SHIELD KICKS OFF NEW SEASON

The grass is freshly cut, the kids are off school and running riot, and it’s belting it down with rain. It can only be August, and the beginning of a new season. With a plethora of pre-season tournaments

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PIRLO TO BECOME ANCELOTTI’S REAL FIRST SIGNING?

First and foremost, it hasn’t escaped my attentions that we already have a couple of new faces in the ranks. Dan Sturridge, Ross Turnbull and Yuri Zhirkov are new signings of course. But in Ancelotti’s

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THE PREMIERSHIP YEARS: SEASON 1999/2000

The 1999/2000 season was one of the most memorable for Chelsea, even if our cup runs did eclipse our fortunes in the Premiership. Under the stewardship of Gianluca Vialli – managing the club for what

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FIVE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS FRIENDLY

JT’s FIRST-HALF PERFORMANCE For 45 glorious minutes, we all had a chance to forget about the transfer rumours and just enjoy what our captain does best: Play. Commanding, strong and enthusiastic as

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REPRESENT CHELSEA AS AN ONLINE SCREENSTAR

CFCnet has been passed on a message which should interest the passionate Chelsea fans among our readership. A major London-based production company is making a series of web documentaries for a major UK

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