Jonathan Dyer, Author at Chelsea FC Blog

Frank Lampard – Farewell…

It’s rare that one can refer to Big Brother to illustrate anything other than the general decline of Western civilisation,..

Best-of

4 Jun

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City – El Nino Gathering Strength

Somewhere in a parallel universe, Michael Fish was sitting on the Soccer Sunday sofa, chuckling at the tweet he’d just..

Premier League

28 Oct

Bayern Munich 2-2 Chelsea (aet; Bayern win 5-4 on pens) – We Won the Right Penalty Shoot-out

Some introductory space-filling nonsense Two of the most successful football managers of the last decade locking horns again is always..

Super Cup

30 Aug

John Terry, Ashley Cole and Three Little Words…

In 1971, the late, great Peter Osgood was handed an eight week ban and a £160 fine by the Football..

Best-of

9 Oct

The Podding Shed Needs You – Champions League Special!

In this week’s episode of the Podding Shed we will be focussing on the Champions League final. We want to..

Champions League

15 May

Chelsea v Barcelona: Standing on the Edge (Reprise)

It’s the night before Barcelona. God, I detest the Champions League. It’s a vile, overblown, self-important and elitist clique that..

Best-of

17 Apr

The Podding Shed Needs You!

Football – a subject guaranteed to turn normally rational men and women of science, evidence and cold hard fact into..

Blog

16 Feb

The England Poppy Ban – Why the FA Should Defy FIFA

The picture above is a memorial in Flanders to the legendary (if somewhat disputed) ‘No Man’s Land’ football match that..

Best-of

6 Nov

Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal – Jim is No Longer Around to Fix It

A brief look at a quiet week Amidst the fallout of the Battle of Loftus Road, credit must go to..

Best-of

29 Oct

Manchester United 3-1 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

The newspaper reports The Independent, Sam Wallace: “If there was one consolation for Andre Villas-Boas yesterday it was that, unlike..

Premier League

18 Sep

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, the Good and Bad

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The title is Manchester United’s in all but name. Arithmetic states that another point..

Premier League

8 May

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

A question worth pondering; if something is indeed rotten behind the scenes at Chelsea as most of us believe to..

Best-of

21 Feb

Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Premier League: Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

Premier League

6 Feb

Yes, it’s the Chelsea Panto…

The Chelsea Blog (very) Amateur Dramatic Society is proud to present its own interpretation of: CINDERELLA (A work of pantomime..

Best-of

24 Dec

Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Premier League: Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland

Premier League

14 Nov

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Ossie, The Game, Good and Bad

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “If the breath is leaving Arsenal’s bid for the title so early, the cause..

Premier League

3 Oct

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Observer, Conrad Leach: “When Chelsea have got over the shock and shame of not winning 6-0 –..

Premier League

29 Aug

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Didier Drogba’s 37th goal of the season, and sixth in seven Wembley appearances, earned..

Best-of

16 May

Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “A tepid match inflamed the hearts of the visiting supporters who witnessed Chelsea putting..

Premier League

3 May

Manchester United 1-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Who would have thought it? Chelsea were not fibbing about Didier Drogba being injured..

Premier League

3 Apr

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Carlo Ancelotti’s team were as devastating as they needed to be, with Didier Drogba..

Premier League

7 Feb

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The only aspect of this fixture that lived up to expectation was the contentiousness...

Premier League

8 Nov

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Predictability was a delight for Chelsea. The side must reduce their opponents to fatalism..

Premier League

5 Oct

Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “The fire and brimstone may have been reserved for a venue some 200 miles..

Premier League

21 Sep

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Match reports The Observer, Paul Doyle: “Chelsea helped themselves to their fourth win in four games with this ruthless suppression..

Premier League

29 Aug

Platini, Drogba, the Fourth Estate – Just Who is the Fucking Disgrace?

I often wonder what you can actually see from up on the moral high ground. Asylum seekers eating swans, MP’s..

Best-of

15 May

Chelsea v. Barcelona: All This Useless Beauty

Amidst the hype about tomorrow night’s game, I think I’ve come up with a perfect tactical master plan to foil..

Feature

5 May

Chelsea v. Liverpool – beware the skies (and Neil Kinnock)…

Stevie Wonder, despite being eminently qualified to become a Premiership referee, was probably more of a fan at heart. “Very..

Best-of

13 Apr

Some Guus Have All the Luck

Bob Quick must be looking at Guus Hiddink and wondering exactly where he went wrong. Britain’s most hapless copper (well,..

Best-of

10 Apr

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "Lampard had been sent off by Mike Riley after an hour, despite making contact..

Premier League

1 Feb

Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City – What You Need, Frank Gives to You

The preamble After a pleasant little jaunt down at the seaside which gave us all a much-needed confidence boost, the..

Premier League

17 Jan

A Chelsea Carol, Part II of II

Or A Chelsea Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Chelsea (and Christmas, loosely). Read Part I here. Scrooge..

Best-of

18 Dec

All posts by Jonathan Dyer

Frank Lampard – Farewell…

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City – El Nino Gathering Strength

Bayern Munich 2-2 Chelsea (aet; Bayern win 5-4 on pens) – We Won the Right Penalty Shoot-out

John Terry, Ashley Cole and Three Little Words…

The Podding Shed Needs You – Champions League Special!

Chelsea v Barcelona: Standing on the Edge (Reprise)

The Podding Shed Needs You!

The England Poppy Ban – Why the FA Should Defy FIFA

Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal – Jim is No Longer Around to Fix It

Manchester United 3-1 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, the Good and Bad

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Yes, it’s the Chelsea Panto…

Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Ossie, The Game, Good and Bad

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

FA Cup Final: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Manchester United 1-2 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Platini, Drogba, the Fourth Estate – Just Who is the Fucking Disgrace?

Chelsea v. Barcelona: All This Useless Beauty

Chelsea v. Liverpool – beware the skies (and Neil Kinnock)…

Some Guus Have All the Luck

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Good and Bad, Player Ratings

Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City – What You Need, Frank Gives to You

A Chelsea Carol, Part II of II

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