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962 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…
1,079 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…
989 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…
633 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…
953 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…
1,192 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….
1,016 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…
1,027 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,…
1,888 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
1,105 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…