Michael Emenalo, Andres Villas-Boas Monday 13 February Andre Villas-Boas had the squad in yesterday, on what was supposed to be a rest day, for a team meeting. The industrial language employed by some of the squad is said to have shocked Roman Abramovich. As player after player directly criticised AVB for confusing tactics and selections. [...]
John Terry Monday 6 February Fabio Capello has told Italian television that he absolutely does not support the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. Capello stressed that a man is innocent until proved guilty: “I thought it was right that Terry should keep the captain’s armband … I have spoken to [...]
Continue reading …Monday 30 January Kevin De Bruyne is having a medical this afternoon. Rumour has it that he’ll be on loan next season as well as the rest of this so don’t expect to actually lay eyes on him for a while. We forgot to congratulate Ben Gordon and Kilmarnock on reaching the Scottish League Cup [...]
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Monday 23 January Rumours on twitter that Bobby Tambling, all time record goalscorer and all that, is in hospital in Ireland. We wish him well. Tuesday 24 January Norwich City reserves 3:3 Chelsea reserves Lucas Piazon put us ahead in the first half but we needed two well taken late strikes from Islam Feruz to [...]
Continue reading …Monday 16 January Gary Cahill is, finally, a Chelsea player. After daily updates about price, personal terms and possible moves from Tottenham or Manchester United, a medical and his appearance in the stands on Saturday we finally have a new defender. Whether he will be better than the ones we already had only time will [...]
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Monday 9 January Chelsea reserves 2:3 West Bromwich Albion reserves Here is a novelty – a Chelsea reserve side packed with experience. Michael Essien playing a deep holding role, Gaël Kakuta and Patrick Van Aanholt back from loans we should have been unstoppable. We started like a train, swarming all over West Brom winning free-kicks [...]
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Tuesday 3 January John Terry’s face has mysteriously appeared on a packet of Indian burn with the logo ‘smoking kills’. Given the various appearances of Jesus and Virgins that appear in toast, tea towels, grease stains etc, it is not yet clear whether John Terry is not a naughty boy; he is the messiah. Thursday [...]
Continue reading …Carlo Ancelotti is close to a new job in Paris. Our old boss has been biding his time but the opportunity a Paris St-Germain must have been too good to turn down.
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Monday 12 December Chelsea 2:1 Manchester City It didn’t take more than two minutes for our high defensive line to look more like a clothes line than a Premiership defence: Aguero turned Terry near half-way and fed Balotelli, round Cech. 0-1. It could have got worse: Balotelli repaid the favour only for Bosingwa to cover [...]
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Monday 5 December Amid the hoo-ha crated by the media in full Chelsea meltdown mode – apparently, if we fail to win tomorrow night, the East stand, burning with fire will fall unto the pitch and the number seven shirt shall be rent in sunder – on the back of his first senior goal last [...]
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A glorious second-half from Dermot Drummy’s side saw the stiffs almost nick the match from 2-0 down.
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Lucas Piazon made his debut at this level. Given the passing reputations of both these team you wouldn’t expect a static game but apart from their second-half penalty and Ryan Bertrand’s lever a few minutes later, there really wasn’t much in this match.
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Josh McEachran again played a prominent part for England U21 but sadly they fell for the sucker punch and lost 2-1 away in Belgium.
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