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1,545 ViewsBournemouth vs. Chelsea : 17 September 2023 The Chelsea website would call this an entertaining game. I beg to differ. Here’s my take on the match at the Vitality Stadium, plus a few other football-related anecdotes thrown in for good measure. Our home loss against Nottingham Forest – that match feels like it took…
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2,069 ViewsAs the Three Degrees asked ‘When will I see you again?’, the answer for me was 17th August, Carlisle at home. Donny and Marie Osmond said they were ‘Leaving it (all) up to you’ and I agreed, leaving it all up to the lads on the pitch, hoping nobody would ‘Rock the Boat’ and…
2,642 ViewsFurther to Chelsea’s statement on away coach travel it is disappointing that the subsidy will be stopped. We are pleased that the club will continue to offer a coach service as it is easier to plan than guessing what the trains prices will be like when the dates get confirmed. However, fans on a…
1,856 ViewsWest Ham United vs. Chelsea : 20 August 2023 There were several instances during the build-up to our game against West Ham at the London Stadium where I told my match-day companions that I fancied us to win. And I honestly believed it. Despite me venturing to the Stratford wastelands on six previous occasions…
2,225 ViewsChelsea vs. Liverpool : 13 August 2023 Within the final match report of last season, there were a few references to my first ever Chelsea game. Sadly, during the summer, the Chelsea family lost two players from the team that played Newcastle United on that day back in 1974. The then captain John Hollins…
1,841 Views The English football authorities are introducing a series of measures to help improve the behaviour of players, managers and coaches across the professional, National League system and grassroots game, as well as addressing the issue of football tragedy abuse. New policies, procedures, and regulations will come into force from the start of the…
1,463 ViewsAs the summer of ’73 played out to a soundtrack of smash hits, the omens for my beloved Chelsea and the new season were, it seemed, good. Indeed, Sweet said it would be a ‘Blockbuster’, Slade told us to ‘Come on Feel the Noize’, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band described our up-and-coming season as a…
1,611 ViewsThe volume of televised games is at an all-time high and, with more clubs playing in Europe than ever, the problem of “conditional” TV selections has become particularly acute. What we’ve come to term a conditional pick is when a game is selected for broadcast, having its kick-off moved from the traditional 3pm slot…
1,852 ViewsSupporters are to be formally integrated into UEFA’s governance structures for the first time, following a landmark decision by the UEFA Executive Committee (ExCo) earlier this week. The announcement was made on Thursday, 29th June 2023 with fans given dedicated seats on relevant standing committees within European football’s governing body, along with player representatives….