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876 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…
1,125 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….
922 Views“Nan! Nan! I’m just going up to that record shop at the Cally, y’know the one near the bridge? I’m getting that Chelsea record today. It’s called ‘Blue is the Colour’ and it’s got all the players singing on it!”. After having almost sprinted up much of ‘The Cally’, otherwise known as Caledonian Road…
958 ViewsChelsea Supporters Club Chair, Margaret Wittich, recently joined Rick Glanvill and Garry Barone of London Is Blue Podcast’s The Famous CFC to talk about the history of the organisation in its 75th year of existence. 🚨 THE FAMOUS CFC: S4 EP 2!🎙️ 75 Years Of Supporters’ Clubs Hosts @RickGlanvill & @GeeBar1 interview Margaret Wittich,…
1,790 ViewsWith the release of the fixtures for the new Premier League season, we have all the details on who, where and when Chelsea are playing… https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelseas-2023-24-premier-league-fixtures-announced
992 ViewsChelsea vs. Newcastle United : 28 May 2023 A month or so ago I mentioned that Ron Hockings, one of our greatest ever supporters, celebrated his 1,400th first team Chelsea game with our away match at Craven Cottage in April 1983. At the time, as a seventeen-year-old from Somerset, I could only dream of…
3,958 ViewsThe below is a job advert for Matchday Safety Stewards at Chelsea Football Club for the 2023-24 season. ———– Matchday Safety Steward Job Title – Matchday Safety Steward Location – Stamford Bridge Hours – Sessional All applicants must be available to attend for an interview on either Tuesday 18th July 2023 or Wednesday 19th…
545 ViewsAt the end of last season pitch incursions were all over our screens, occurring in the Premier League, EFL play-offs and in the National League. On a number of occasions we saw managers or players antagonised, or even assaulted, as in the awful case of Billy Sharp. This week we’ve joined up with the…
668 ViewsManchester City vs. Chelsea : 21 May 2023 There was an old-fashioned 1982/83 feel to Saturday afternoon, the day before our game at the Etihad against Manchester City. I sat on my sofa in the living room and listened to Radio Five Live for the football commentary and was more than happy to hear…
640 ViewsAs I would quickly learn about following my beloved Blues, invariably you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth, the good with the bad, the positives as well as the negatives. This became evident one Friday in August ‘71 as I received the news from Mum and Dad that, after much planning and…