956 ViewsWolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea : 24 December 2023 There was much negative press surrounding the Premier League’s decision to allow Sky TV to move our match at Molineux to Christmas Eve. I felt sorry for those normal match-goers from both sides who had made solid arrangements for other activities on that day and were…
Tales From Chelsea World
925 ViewsChelsea vs. Newcastle United : 19 December 2023 The League Cup Quarter-Final at home to Newcastle United was positioned just before the rush of football games over Christmas and the New Year. In this heady period – from Friday 22 December to Monday 1 January – there would be three Chelsea games and three…
Statement On European Super League Developments
863 ViewsChelsea Supporters Club once again reiterates its collective and full-throated opposition to any suggestion of a European Super League following today’s decision by the European Court of Justice and subsequent announcement of proposals from A22. Last February we issued a statement that we continue to endorse, and intend to provide even more robust support…
Tales From The Loyal Three Thousand
996 ViewsManchester United vs. Chelsea : 6 December 2023 Originally the plan was to stay up in the North-West for four nights, taking in the matches at Manchester United and Everton without the need to travel up and back twice. I had booked accommodation near Piccadilly for Wednesday night, and accommodation near Goodison Park for…
Leeds Beckett University: Supporter Help Request (FFP)
821 ViewsHello everyone, I am a sports journalist at Leeds Beckett University currently writing a piece of work on the politics around the FFP laws and the recent 10 points deduction handed to Everton. I am looking to get a comment from a member of a supporters group of another Premier League club, and as…
Tales From A Ball Of Confusion
882 ViewsChelsea vs. Brighton And Hove Albion : 3 December 2023 There was a black and white photograph of Terry Venables on the front of the match programme. The news of his sad passing, at the age of eighty, came through while we were sat at a café in Gateshead on the day after the…
Medical assistance at Stamford Bridge
805 ViewsChelsea Football Club would like to make supporters and visitors aware of important information and guidance to ensure the health and safety of everyone attending matches at Stamford Bridge. The club takes the safety of supporters and visitors seriously, with a Matchday Medical Plan and dedicated crowd medical teams. The Crowd Safety Medical Team…
Tales From 1973/74 And 2023/24
1,033 ViewsNewcastle United vs. Chelsea : 25 November 2023 Where does the back story begin for this game? How about October 1973? Let me explain. No matter what this season brings, no matter how successful, how disappointing, or even how uneventful this campaign turns out to be, it will always be an important one for…
Terry Venables: 1943-2023
1,077 ViewsChelsea Supporters Club and Chelsea Supporters Group are saddened by the news of the passing of Terry Venables at the age of 80. Terry was famously a product of Chelsea’s youth system, one of (Tommy) Docherty’s Diamonds in the early 1960s, having helped guide the club to back-to-back FA Youth Cup successes before graduating…
Tales From One To Remember
894 ViewsChelsea vs. Manchester City : 12 November 2023 After the euphoria and shock of our 4-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday, we were now presented with another equally tough opponent. The league fixture list had provided us with a home game against the current English and European Champions Manchester City. During the first…