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681 ViewsBurnley vs. Chelsea : 7 October 2023 Oops, I had best call it a proper fun time. It seems to me that everyone in London, and maybe beyond, uses “proper” at every opportunity these days. Here’s how it happened. The planning for this game in Lancashire began a long time ago. When it became…
1,029 ViewsThe attack in Israel and escalation of conflict along the border with Gaza in recent days, in which many innocent people have lost their lives, has had a very real impact on people in our city. Londoners will see more police officers on the streets across the Capital to reassure and protect communities, particular…
1,173 ViewsFulham vs. Chelsea : 2 October 2023 After our pleasing, but narrow, win at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup, one game dominated my thoughts. But it wasn’t our next game, the SW6 Derby at Craven Cottage. It was Frome Town’s FA Cup tie at Ramsgate in Kent. I had…
702 ViewsChelsea vs. Brighton And Hove Albion : 28 September 2023 After defeating AFC Wimbledon in the Second Round of the League Cup, we could have been drawn away to Salford City, Exeter City, Ipswich Town, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Bradford City, Port Vale, Sutton United or Lincoln City in the next round. I have…
1,096 ViewsAs I awoke in my bedroom around August 1975, ‘George Davis is Innocent’ newly graffitied on numerous walls and surfaces in and around London, the sounds of the chart hits of the day played out on my little transistor radio perched next to my bed just around the corner from Barking station, that hotbed…
1,067 ViewsChelsea vs. Aston Villa : 24 September 2023 On the drive up to London early on Sunday morning, none of us were feeling confident of a pleasing performance against Aston Villa. “Just can’t see where the next goal is coming from.” “If we are driving back down the M4 tonight with a 2-0 win…
609 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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1,136 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…
1,318 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…