http://www.cfcnet.co.uk the unofficial home of Chelsea Football Club Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:17:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rumours which had built up for around half a year finally came to a head today as the Official Chelsea site announced the signing of former Middlesbrough ‘keeper Ross Turnbull. The 24-year-old had let his contract run down at the Riverside and joins us on a free transfer. While Real Madrid ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/07/03/who-is-ross-turnbull/ Ex-Chelsea midfielder and all-round good guy Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed as the new manager of recently relegated West Bromwich Albion. The Hawthorns side – who will play in the Championship this season having dropped out of the Premier League despite playing better football than, oh I don’t know, Stoke ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/30/di-matteo-bags-baggies-job/ With the new man starting his reign tomorrow, the Guus hiddink chapter comes to a close. So here's a final summary and thanks to the Dutchman. With a record that speaks for itself, Guus Hiddink must be able to take an enormous amount of pride in his achievements in the ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/30/a-belated-and-final-thanks-guus/ February would see a major change at Chelsea, as Luis Felipe Scolari’s short reign as manager came to an end after a disjointed period in charge of the club. Those Blues fans who had been calling for his head in previous weeks - and even months - were given more ammunition ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/30/season-review-february/ Saturday 20 June Spain and South Africa progress from their group in the confederations cup despite Spain's 2-0 win over the hosts. Ivory Coast's big lad up front, Didier Drogba scored their third in a 3-2 win away to previously unbeaten Burkina Faso. Michael Essien's Ghana beat Sudan 2-0 away. Meanwhile Nigeria with ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/29/that-was-the-week-that-was-20/ New Year, and a continuation of a season which had so far flattered to deceive. At times we looked unstoppable, yet there were still occasions where we never even got started in games. The latter had been happening more often than the former as 2008 drew to a close and ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/28/season-review-january/ This article was first sent to us in 2007 and in light of the current transfer in-activity I thought it may fill a few minutes of your time whilst we while away the boredom of Wimbledon. Football clubs are like people, they have unique personalities and play parts like actors, in ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/25/image-makeover/ Tuesday 16 June Carlos Tevez is apparently top of our shopping list, it is probably time to talk about his appearance, if Chelsea really want to become a global brand we are going to have to insist on no close-ups. Portsmouth have accepted £18.5m from Liverpool for Glen Johnson which will save ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/24/that-was-the-week-that-was-19/ Chelsea’s barren summer of signings has finally been brought to life this evening, with a reported deal for Manchester City’s young striker Daniel Sturridge allegedly all but completed. Sturridge’s contract with Mark Hughes’ side will come to an end on June 31st, and with the young hitman rumoured to be haggling ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/23/chelsea-sign-sturridge/ As you may or may not have read in various news outlets whilst enjoying a relaxing Sunday, Jan Šebek is supposedly joining Chelsea this summer, signing a professional contract on July 2nd. However, it is CFCnet's desire to inform you of the inaccuracies in these reports, and set the record ... http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/2009/06/21/jan-sebek-clearing-up-some-confusion/