
Wednesday 2 April
Fenerbahce 2:1 Chelsea
Does he know what he is doing? A pleasant evening in Turkey was spoilt by a couple of avoidable goals and a few poor substitutions.
We started so well, for the first hour you couldn’t see them making any impression we were simply too strong. A nice night, a big pitch and […]

Joe Lovejoy, of the Times, ran an article today that you can read here. In it, He takes the Avram Grant comments from a recent press conference and runs with them. Boy, does he run with them. If Maurice Green run sub-10 seconds a record number of times, Joe looks to […]

Daily Dose: 19 April 2006
ARSENAL LOOMING
36 months ago today, and focus switches to the forthcoming Arsenal tie which could lead us just one step from the title. Henry, Campbell and Ljungberg were nursing injuries and we were told the title was ours for the taking. A first win over Arsenal at the Bridge in ages […]

Daily Dose: 14 April 2006
Dan Davies jogs memories once again as he looks back to events on April 14 in years gone past:
PLAYERS SHORT LISTED
14 April 2006 and recognition for our amazing season continues with the nominations for the PFA Player & Young Player of the Year Awards. In the senior category, Chelsea players make […]

Today’s batch of historical events remembers a special day at Highbury, a comprehensive victory over Leeds, yet another defeat over Tottenham and a record attendance.
END OF AN ERA
This day in 2006 sees Chelsea come to an agreement with Ken Bates to settle the litigation he issued against the club following on from Roman’s takeover. With […]

Dan Davies takes us on a trawl through the history books as we look back to the events of 12 April in years gone by:
INTO THE SEMI’S
A 3-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in Germany on this day in 2006 is not enough to prevent our progress to a second Champions League Semi Final in two […]

A look back on significant past events on 11 April in years gone by as we remember the 1970 FA Cup Final:
BLUES IN GERMANY
Three years ago today and Chelsea were in Munich, preparing for the second leg of their European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final tie against Bayern. The main concern in the camp […]

Today’s daily trawl through the archives brings the following anniversaries:
Daily Dose: 9 April
Today’s daily dose of historical trivia as Dan Davies looks back to some memorable semi-finals and other significant victories “on this day in history”:
DISAPPOINTING DRAW
Chelsea’s seemingly inexorable march towards our first title in 50 long seasons stalled slightly three years ago, when against expectations Birmingham […]