
We’ll be the first to admit that we’ve had some run-ins. It’s been a rocky road, stretching back.. oooh, many a year now. And let’s be honest (because at this stage of the season there’s no room for any of those mind-games that Sir Ferg sets such store by) for much of our relationship, you […]

‘F*ck all … you’re gonna win f*ck all, you’re gonna win f*ck all, you’re gonna win f*ck all’. The chant had rung loudly in my ears, tinnitus-like, as I’d made my way down Tottenham High Road in the direction of Seven Sisters tube station last Wednesday night. The yellow light from the streetlamps illuminated the […]

“You don’t know what you’re doing.” - Perhaps it’s the first time a crowd has sung that to itself as Avram Grant made two substitutions to turn this thriller from defeat into a victory and push us up to second place.
When Makelele and Ballack were replaced by Belletti and Anelka 20 minutes from the end […]

Avram Grant masterminded a magnificent Chelsea comeback, as the Blues’ took their unbeaten run of games at Stamford Bridge to 78, coming back from 1-0 down to topple Arsenal and steal second place on the table.
With Paulo Ferreira mysteriously absent, Michael Essien started at right back, with Ashley Cole continuing on the left. Carlo Cudicini […]

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, yet it could have been so much worse. After initially going behind to yet another set piece, Avram Grant made changes to the side and removed two of the most experienced players in our squad; Claude Makelele and Michael Ballack, to shaken heads from […]

Earlier today I took a trip to the grim outreaches of Holloway, the most recent in a string of homes for our nomadic friends and London rivals Arsenal. Surveying the rubbish dump now known as the Emirates Stadium I came across Darren Bowser, Editor & Founder of www.arsenal-land.co.uk and took the opportunity to quiz him […]

On Wednesday night a meeting with a North London club put us on the ropes, with Robbie Keane’s 88th minute goal for Spurs a huge blow to Chelsea’s slim title hopes in an incredible 4-4 draw. Another heavyweight knock-out on Sunday to our northern neighbours, and the Blues will almost certainly be down and out. […]

A single goal from a player in the form of his fledgling career saw Chelsea triumph 1-0 over Arsenal in a very entertaining and well-fough Good Friday academy fixture at Cobham. Some 36 hours after scoring the winner at Villa Park to put Chelsea into the FA Youth Cup Final, the first-year striker scored in […]