640 ViewsSo, having experienced my very first Chelsea game just two weeks before, the question now was: How do I top that? How can I go one better and take things to a different level? Well, the answer was: You can’t, so don’t try. Two weeks spent asking, nagging and pleading with my family for…
Tales From Another Tough Watch
671 ViewsChelsea vs. Brighton And Hove Albion : 15 April 2023 Just as I was driving away from my usual parking space at Chelsea after the game with Brighton, I summed things up to PD in the seat alongside me : “Out-played, out-shot, out-fought, out-thought.” In a season of sub-par performances, this perhaps had been…
Tales From The Bluebrick
726 ViewsWolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea : 8 April 2023 After the 0-0 draw at home to Liverpool on Tuesday, things only remained quiet at Stamford Bridge for a couple of days. While rumours swirled around about potential new managers – Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique being the favourites – by the time we reached Thursday,…
Chelsea Supporters’ Club Statement: Arsenal vs Chelsea
1,092 ViewsThe Chelsea Supporters’ Club condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Premier League’s decision to reschedule the league fixture of Arsenal vs Chelsea at less than three weeks’ notice. The original date had been approved by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) in February and, without appropriate consultation with representative groups, has changed and will…
Tales From Another Draw With Liverpool
641 ViewsChelsea vs. Liverpool : 4 April 2023 While I was finishing off the closing sentences of my match report for the Aston Villa game on Sunday evening, PD sent me a brief message : “Potter sacked.” I suspect that I experienced the same initial thoughts as many Chelsea supporters. “Blimey, they did it then?…
Frank Lampard Returns As Caretaker Manager
633 ViewsChelsea FC has announced that Frank Lampard has been named Caretaker Manager until the end of the season. The move marks a return to Stamford Bridge for Frank who enjoyed an illustrious playing career with the Blues, winning the Premier League on three occasions and the UEFA Champions League in Munich. He managed the…
Tales From Fool’s Gold
715 ViewsChelsea vs. Aston Villa : 1 April 2023 There are three games to detail in this edition; two from 1983 and one from forty years later. Let’s do things chronologically. On Saturday 19 March 1983, Chelsea played a London Derby against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. With Chelsea eager to pick up as many…
Fans Forum Minutes – 15/03/23
1,986 ViewsCHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB FANS’ FORUM 2022-23, 3rd MEETING MINUTES Meeting held on Teams at 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th March 2023 Attendees Club title/ group represented Auger Cliff Chelsea Supporters Trust (“CST”) Barrett Neil UK supporters club Beckwith Gary 65 and over Broadbent Dean Hospitality Brown Peter LGBTQI+ Brown Tracy Board Supporter Adviser Craig Toby Club…
FSA tells Parliament – don’t let Premier League mark its own homework
936 ViewsFootball reform was once again up for debate in Parliament as a whole host of football figures appeared in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee – including Kevin Miles, Chief Executive of the Football Supporters’ Association. The one-off evidence session followed the Fan-led Review of Football Governance as the Committee…
National Diversity Awards 2023 – Tracy Brown
706 ViewsFriend of the Chelsea Supporters’ Club, Tracy Brown, has been nominated in the 2023 National Diversity Awards for the category of Positive Role Model Award for LGBT. Please read the endorsement at the link below and, if you would like to, consider giving Tracy your vote. https://www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2023/nominations/tracy-brown/