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1,009 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…
988 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…
521 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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1,036 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…
1,194 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…
869 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…
977 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…
907 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…
540 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…