It’s rare that one can refer to Big Brother to illustrate anything other than the general decline of Western civilisation,..
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Somewhere in a parallel universe, Michael Fish was sitting on the Soccer Sunday sofa, chuckling at the tweet he’d just..
Some introductory space-filling nonsense Two of the most successful football managers of the last decade locking horns again is always..
In 1971, the late, great Peter Osgood was handed an eight week ban and a £160 fine by the Football..
In this week’s episode of the Podding Shed we will be focussing on the Champions League final. We want to..
It’s the night before Barcelona. God, I detest the Champions League. It’s a vile, overblown, self-important and elitist clique that..
Football – a subject guaranteed to turn normally rational men and women of science, evidence and cold hard fact into..
The picture above is a memorial in Flanders to the legendary (if somewhat disputed) ‘No Man’s Land’ football match that..
A brief look at a quiet week Amidst the fallout of the Battle of Loftus Road, credit must go to..
The newspaper reports The Independent, Sam Wallace: “If there was one consolation for Andre Villas-Boas yesterday it was that, unlike..
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The title is Manchester United’s in all but name. Arithmetic states that another point..
A question worth pondering; if something is indeed rotten behind the scenes at Chelsea as most of us believe to..
Premier League: Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
The Chelsea Blog (very) Amateur Dramatic Society is proud to present its own interpretation of: CINDERELLA (A work of pantomime..
Premier League: Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “If the breath is leaving Arsenal’s bid for the title so early, the cause..
Newspaper reports The Observer, Conrad Leach: “When Chelsea have got over the shock and shame of not winning 6-0 –..
Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Didier Drogba’s 37th goal of the season, and sixth in seven Wembley appearances, earned..
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “A tepid match inflamed the hearts of the visiting supporters who witnessed Chelsea putting..
Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Who would have thought it? Chelsea were not fibbing about Didier Drogba being injured..
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Carlo Ancelotti’s team were as devastating as they needed to be, with Didier Drogba..
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The only aspect of this fixture that lived up to expectation was the contentiousness...
Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Predictability was a delight for Chelsea. The side must reduce their opponents to fatalism..
Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “The fire and brimstone may have been reserved for a venue some 200 miles..
Match reports The Observer, Paul Doyle: “Chelsea helped themselves to their fourth win in four games with this ruthless suppression..
I often wonder what you can actually see from up on the moral high ground. Asylum seekers eating swans, MP’s..
Amidst the hype about tomorrow night’s game, I think I’ve come up with a perfect tactical master plan to foil..
Stevie Wonder, despite being eminently qualified to become a Premiership referee, was probably more of a fan at heart. “Very..
Bob Quick must be looking at Guus Hiddink and wondering exactly where he went wrong. Britain’s most hapless copper (well,..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "Lampard had been sent off by Mike Riley after an hour, despite making contact..
The preamble After a pleasant little jaunt down at the seaside which gave us all a much-needed confidence boost, the..
Or A Chelsea Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Chelsea (and Christmas, loosely). Read Part I here. Scrooge..