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Continue reading …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 of international week, there was plenty for the Bristolian to discuss. …DAVID LEE ON…THE WIGAN DEBACLE… [...]
Continue reading …Who is your favourite, current Chelsea player: Terry, Lampard, Drogba or Joe Cole, possibly? Chelsea have plenty of imposing characters, world class players in almost every position but I’m betting that fewer than 2% of people reading this will have said Michael Ballack. Since Michael joined Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea on a free transfer in 2006 [...]
Continue reading …Before the Spurs match the first fans forum meeting of the season took place, a lot was covered but nothing close to ground breaking emerged in a very tame meeting. The key points were – Ossie statue to be ready in 12-18 months, will be situated outside the West Stand – 16-21’s will be looked [...]
Continue reading …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 as he analysed the perfect starts to the Premier League and Champions League campaigns, the impending transfer [...]
Continue reading …CFCnet’s new marquee summer signing has arrived, as former centre-back David Lee has kindly agreed to share his views on all things Chelsea each month as the season progresses. Bristol-born Lee made almost 200 appearances for the Blues in ten years at the club from the late 1980′s to the late 1990′s, scoring 13 goals [...]
Continue reading …This interview took place a few months ago, however it’s the first time that this interview has appeared anywhere online. Michael Ballack has been an extremely busy man of late, playing and scoring in a couple of World Cup qualifiers for Germany against Liechtenstein and Wales before returning to Chelsea with the rest of the [...]
Continue reading …For those younger than 30, Ken Monkou was Chelsea’s Player of the Year in 1990 and became our first black player to win the award. He can now be found flipping pancakes at his pancake house in Holland as well as playing for this weekend’s Chelsea Masters team. Ken recently met with CFCnet to discuss [...]
Continue reading …Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. When Deco joined Chelsea at the start of the season it seemed as if we had managed a major transfer coup. The neat playmaker arrived from Barcelona on a three year deal for £8m on the last day of June 2008, but by the first day of July 2009 [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea’s current interim manager Guus Hiddink is a legend in footballing circles and tellingly, has achieved success wherever he has chanced his hand. Hiddink, born in November 1946, started his career as a player with De Graafschap in his native Holland. His time there was punctuated by an unsuccessful season at PSV Eindhoven, before a [...]
Continue reading …The most capped English cricketer of all time in both Test Matches and One Day Internationals, Alec Stewart OBE enjoyed a prolific career as an aggressive opening batsman and wicketkeeper for both his county team Surrey and the England national team. With his playing days behind him, Alec now divides his time between coaching, player [...]
Continue reading …With a lighter then usual agenda, this meeting was expected to be more relaxed and possibly shorter then previous ones, this didn’t prove to be the case. The Key Points were: • F.A will offer Cup Final duplicate tickets • No on pitch F.A Cup Final beamback • No parade after the F.A Cup Final [...]
Continue reading …In July 2002, the mercurial and talented midfielder Sam Dalla Bona left Chelsea under a cloud. His refusal to sign a contract extension had angered Chelsea, as their statement at the time confirms.”In view of the fact that Sam Dalla Bona has refused to sign an extension to his current contract, stating that he wants [...]
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