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1,323 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…
1,166 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…
818 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…
1,108 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…
1,334 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….
1,203 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…
1,167 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,…
2,103 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
1,296 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…
5,253 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…