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Media talk Goebbels as Drogba dives headlong into controversy…

It was possibly a combination of sleep depravation and alcohol, but a scene from the movie ‘Airplane’ came to mind..

Feature

27 Mar

Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: 5,873 days, 6 points and one moment of magic

Cooke, Bonetti, Harris, Hudson, Webb, Baldwin, Dempsey, Graham and Venables. Just being in the presence of some of the names..

Best-of

13 Mar

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea: Still so very, very special…

Jose Mourinho and I have a lot in common, you know. Suave, handsome, desired and detested by millions in equal..

Best-of

9 Mar

West Brom 1 – 2 Chelsea: Robson and Mourinho miss out as Drogba scoops 'Best Actor' award…

If football had an equivalent to the Oscars then Saturday’s clash at the Hawthorns would be this season’s “Brokeback Mountain”;..

Premier League

6 Mar

Peter Osgood – the King is dead, long live the King…

Seeing a kid wearing a Lampard or Terry replica Chelsea shirt is always heartening. Another soldier has joined the ranks..

Best-of

2 Mar

Chelsea 'netcases' fall short as Portsmouth succumb to Eidur the assassin…

Despite our return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth, it saddens me to report that yet again..

Feature

27 Feb

The Chelsea question – football 'expert' Dr. Rogan Taylor enters the debate…

I’ve always been in awe of people who dedicate their lives to study and academia; nuclear fission, the reproductive system..

Best-of

15 Feb

Middlesbrough 3-0 Chelsea: Don’t panic!

Your mid-thirties are a very strange time. Mortgages, responsibility and a decade or two of that creeping disease known as..

Premier League

13 Feb

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool: Rafa's stand-up routine falls flat as Crespo brings the house down

For all the talk of midfielders during the build-up to the umpteenth clash between Chelsea and Liverpool in the last..

Premier League

6 Feb

Everton 1-1 Chelsea: Replay cash gives Roman's accountant a welcome boost

After the blanket coverage of Chelsea’s financial results (OK, overdraft) and a day of “Isn’t it scandalous?!” style comment from..

FA Cup

30 Jan

Chelsea 1-1 Charlton: Blues drop seven points from sixty-nine shocker!

The arrival of a whale in West London caused something of a stir over the weekend; possibly a pre-ordered buffet..

Premier League

23 Jan

Sunderland 1-2 Chelsea: Robben's leap takes football further away from the crowd…

After the disappointment of missing out on the signings of Evra, Adebayor, Diaby and Walcott along with the countless others..

Premier League

16 Jan

Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea: Wenger and Mourinho kick off the pantomime season in style

The media may be reporting that dark and sinister forces are trying to ban the traditions that underpin Christmas, but..

Premier League

19 Dec

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

The spectacle and glamour of the World Cup draw in Leipzig last Friday wasn’t exactly low-key; any ceremony that involves..

Feature

14 Dec

And that Essien? Well, hanging's too good for him…

Somewhere in London right now, a cabbie is shouting at TalkSport because of the injustice of it all. “Bloody Chelsea,..

Best-of

8 Dec

Goodbye to Best and the Sound of Silence

Following the death of one of football’s most enduring characters last Friday, the most refreshing aspect of the weekend’s fixtures..

Feature

28 Nov

You Only Lose Twice…

Apologies for the weak pun but the temptation to indulge in Bond-style headlines has been too great given recent events;..

Feature

21 Nov

Where's our *%!$ing day off then?

There is nothing worse than a rude awakening. There I was, quietly browsing the morning papers with both tabloids and..

Feature

7 Nov

Gallas – the rock solid straight man in a league of comedians

After a relatively gloomy week by our standards, the entertaining if slightly nervy win over Blackburn was a welcome boost..

Feature

31 Oct

Goodbye 100%, Hello 100 years…

If a week is a long time in politics then the equivalent period in football could be measured in dog..

Feature

24 Oct

Time to put Old Sepp down?

They say that every dog has its day and frankly, Sepp Blatter has had his and is long overdue a..

Best-of

13 Oct

Sven and the Art of Reputation Maintenance*…

Having spent last week grinning like Cheshire cats after an easy win against Liverpool, the momentum gathered after eight successive..

Feature

10 Oct

Will the real Drogba please stand up…?

“When he was good he was very very good, but when he was bad he was horrid.” I’d speculate that..

Feature

3 Oct

Time to call a referendum on Europe…?

Champions League match day two. I presumed that I would wake up this morning with nerves jangling, great expectations and..

Feature

28 Sep

The search for Henry Fonda amongst football's self-obsessed Angry Men

As autumn arrives and the Premier League finds its stride, a quick look at last weekend’s games suggests that despite..

Feature

27 Sep

All posts by Jonathan Dyer

Media talk Goebbels as Drogba dives headlong into controversy…

Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: 5,873 days, 6 points and one moment of magic

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea: Still so very, very special…

West Brom 1 – 2 Chelsea: Robson and Mourinho miss out as Drogba scoops 'Best Actor' award…

Peter Osgood – the King is dead, long live the King…

Chelsea 'netcases' fall short as Portsmouth succumb to Eidur the assassin…

The Chelsea question – football 'expert' Dr. Rogan Taylor enters the debate…

Middlesbrough 3-0 Chelsea: Don’t panic!

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool: Rafa's stand-up routine falls flat as Crespo brings the house down

Everton 1-1 Chelsea: Replay cash gives Roman's accountant a welcome boost

Chelsea 1-1 Charlton: Blues drop seven points from sixty-nine shocker!

Sunderland 1-2 Chelsea: Robben's leap takes football further away from the crowd…

Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea: Wenger and Mourinho kick off the pantomime season in style

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

And that Essien? Well, hanging's too good for him…

Goodbye to Best and the Sound of Silence

You Only Lose Twice…

Where's our *%!$ing day off then?

Gallas – the rock solid straight man in a league of comedians

Goodbye 100%, Hello 100 years…

Time to put Old Sepp down?

Sven and the Art of Reputation Maintenance*…

Will the real Drogba please stand up…?

Time to call a referendum on Europe…?

The search for Henry Fonda amongst football's self-obsessed Angry Men

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