Blue Bayou, Author at Chelsea FC Blog

Does the Lady Have Shallots? (To Frank, a Valediction)

Does the Lady Have Shallots? (To Frank, a Valediction) I Arrayed like snowy cotton lie, the tents of Chelsea’s horde,..

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3 Jun

Sunderland 3-4 Chelsea – Wear Off to See the Whazard

Last night’s game against Sunderland in some ways defies description. Jose Mourinho was obviously so flummoxed that in his post..

Premier League

5 Dec

Chelsea 3-1 Southampton – Why Should I Love My Sport So Well?

“Why Should I Love My Sport So Well?” – Isaac Watts, 1715 Should occasion ever bring you to Abney Cemetery..

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2 Dec

Spurs 1-1 Chelsea – You Were Always Five & Dime Micky Dean, Micky Dean

It was approaching the middle of a typical, sixties black and white, social-realist sort of a Saturday afternoon, when the..

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30 Sep

Chelsea 1-2 Basel – You Can Always Canton Those Switzers

As Keegan notes, ‘the effect of a cavalry charge had always depended more on the moral frailty of those receiving..

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20 Sep

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur – Patent Place

An Everyday Story of Football Folk and Their Intellectual Property The Scene is Set Here was the deal going into..

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9 May

Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City – Three Hamptons and a Blog

It is perhaps only the TEFL teachers and students of language amongst us who could glean any scintilla of satisfaction..

FA Cup

16 Apr

Easter Eggcitement? Our Coop Runneth Over

Last time we caught sight of Manchesterford United in the league, we were unbeaten and four points ahead of them...

FA Cup

3 Apr

Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea – One More Chance

A Sunday Soujourn in Salford, South Louisiana and err, Romford There is a theme running through so many cinematic genres;..

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11 Mar

Tinker Waiter Soup Bowl Fly

(with suitable apologies and homage to John Le Carre) (Author’s Note: The main character of George Smallie should be imagined..

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27 Nov

Juventus 3-0 Chelsea – The Old Lady Weren’t for Turinin’

Somewhere between talking to the trees in Paint Your Wagon (1969) and talking to a chair at the Republican Convention..

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22 Nov

The Lone Ranger

The curious headline is prompted by young Junior, scion of the noble House of Bayou, who made his competitive feetballs..

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17 Oct

Another Shed Load

You will have noted that Nick, blog owner and master of Podding Acres, wherein lies the humble structure from whence..

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28 Aug

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Oh Oh Seven!

The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall It is difficult to credit now, but there was a time when..

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7 May

Tottenham Hotspur 1-5 Chelsea – Tainted Love

I will start by saying that my views are invariably coloured by having grown up in Tottenham and being related..

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16 Apr

Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea – Hard Pressed But Never Crushed

A trip to Manchester City was going to really test the mettle of a team that was showing signs of..

Premier League

22 Mar

Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City – We Want Pots Or You’re ‘Kiln Fired

The image of the potter’s wheel is an iconic one. There’s something hypnotic about watching disembodied hands throw something as..

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11 Mar

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, Where Are You Now?

(title borrowed from The Low Anthem) The introduction Here at Chelsea FC Blog, with our ear ever pressed to the..

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19 Feb

Norwich City 0-0 Chelsea – Carrow On Regardless

On a weekend that saw Gael Kakuta mark the start of his loan period at Dijon with a goal, Chelsea..

Premier League

22 Jan

Chelsea 3-0 Valencia – Resurrection Man

“Resurrection Man can’t stay dead for long, though – and with each rebirth comes new and unexpected powers. But his..

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6 Dec

Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Chelsea – Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

(or as Wotan says, “Valhalla may not be burning yet, but I wouldn’t light a ciggie in here.”) Bayer Leverkusen..

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24 Nov

Chelsea 5-0 Racing Genk – A Loon and Palely Loitering

(with apologies to J. Keats) Given that Genk is in the Limburg Province of Belgium, a region known until around..

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20 Oct

Valencia 1-1 Chelsea – Stuck in the Gates of History

The newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Valencia merited a 1-1 draw that diminished the significance of the night for..

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29 Sep

Gaul’s Well That Ends Well

Just before I went “in absentia” or if you like “in feriae”, as Julius Caesar might have put it although..

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8 Sep

Trailer Trash? Or Will We Smoke Ol’ Stokey On the Road to Being Kings Again?

A Season Opener (For Sale or Rent) (with sincere apologies to Roger Miller) I sat down to write this wondering..

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9 Aug

Shipping News

By Random Chandlery The sign on the door says Doc. Bayou. Data Analysis. But that doesn’t tell half the story...

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7 Jun

Another New Coach? Are They Taking the Pelham?

(Or How Close to Barking Can You Get a Sphinx?) In keeping with the melancholy and wistful mood engendered by..

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20 May

Sagging into Some Kind of Nothingness (for a while)

[We’re thinking of this: ‘Sagging’ is the direct opposite of hogging. When a vessel is supported at bow and stern by..

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20 Apr

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea (3-1 on agg.) – The Bathwater Edition

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Manchester United have been as relentless over the course of the years as they..

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13 Apr

Turnips and Hamstered Jam

“Now it’s Spring again, I’ll sing again, ’bout turnips and hamstered jam” (an excerpt from “Bygrave’s Songs, But Only Dimly..

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30 Mar

Blackpool 1-3 Chelsea – Strictly Balls Ache?

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Paul Wilson: “Chelsea won where Tottenham had lost to move three points ahead of their London..

Premier League

8 Mar

Just over dough, Ray? Me? I’m so far from comprehending

A little time has elapsed since the unseemly events around the sacking of our beloved Mr Wilkins as first team..

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17 Dec

All posts by Blue Bayou

Does the Lady Have Shallots? (To Frank, a Valediction)

Sunderland 3-4 Chelsea – Wear Off to See the Whazard

Chelsea 3-1 Southampton – Why Should I Love My Sport So Well?

Spurs 1-1 Chelsea – You Were Always Five & Dime Micky Dean, Micky Dean

Chelsea 1-2 Basel – You Can Always Canton Those Switzers

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur – Patent Place

Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City – Three Hamptons and a Blog

Easter Eggcitement? Our Coop Runneth Over

Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea – One More Chance

Tinker Waiter Soup Bowl Fly

Juventus 3-0 Chelsea – The Old Lady Weren’t for Turinin’

The Lone Ranger

Another Shed Load

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool – Oh Oh Seven!

Tottenham Hotspur 1-5 Chelsea – Tainted Love

Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea – Hard Pressed But Never Crushed

Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City – We Want Pots Or You’re ‘Kiln Fired

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, Where Are You Now?

Norwich City 0-0 Chelsea – Carrow On Regardless

Chelsea 3-0 Valencia – Resurrection Man

Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Chelsea – Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

Chelsea 5-0 Racing Genk – A Loon and Palely Loitering

Valencia 1-1 Chelsea – Stuck in the Gates of History

Gaul’s Well That Ends Well

Trailer Trash? Or Will We Smoke Ol’ Stokey On the Road to Being Kings Again?

Shipping News

Another New Coach? Are They Taking the Pelham?

Sagging into Some Kind of Nothingness (for a while)

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea (3-1 on agg.) – The Bathwater Edition

Turnips and Hamstered Jam

Blackpool 1-3 Chelsea – Strictly Balls Ache?

Just over dough, Ray? Me? I’m so far from comprehending

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