Mark, Author at Chelsea FC Blog

Chelsea 2-1 Everton – You’ve Never Had it So Good

Some things can be measured absolutely where as others can only be measured relatively or subjectively. A pint glass containing..

Premier League

19 May

Southampton 2-1 Chelsea – Awaiting the Return of the Messiah

The Easter Story So Far The fervent disciples eagerly await the return of their Messiah. There have already been reported..

Premier League

30 Mar

Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion – A Fairly Typical Chelsea Performance

Rafa Reaction All the focus was on the fans’ reaction to Rafa’s rant and the match was merely a sideshow...

Premier League

2 Mar

Newcastle United 3-2 Chelsea – Mauled by the Magpies

Team Selection Rafa had a couple of selection problems for this match. First whether to play Cech. Fortunately the medical..

Premier League

2 Feb

Swansea City 0-0 Chelsea (2-0 on aggregate) – Kick Ballboys Out of Football

Introduction I’m writing this report on the 9:28 First Great Western return trip from Swansea. It was recently announced that..

League Cup

24 Jan

Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa – Christmas Comes Early

I certainly wasn’t expecting such an early Christmas present: news that Daniel Sturridge is leaving us. I rang the club..

Best-of

23 Dec

Swansea City 1-1 Chelsea – The Two Amigos

Preamble I wanted to take the liberty of going to this game but unfortunately on the morning the tickets became..

Premier League

3 Nov

50 Shades of Racism

Listening to the radio and reading the press it’s clear that many hold the view that racism is racism, it’s..

Best-of

28 Sep

Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Chelsea – Sluggish Performance Fails to Punish QPR

The preamble It’s been a long summer without club football since that memorable night in Munich. Yes, yes, I know..

Best-of

15 Sep

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Chelsea – Defeated by a Flock of Seagulls

Introduction Even Hugh Grant was able to defeat a flock of seagulls, a little known fact revealed whilst being interviewed..

Pre-season

5 Aug

Northwood FC 0-0 Chelsea Reserves – Let’s Take a Ride, and Run with the Dogs Tonight, in Suburbia

With 1905 suburbs in the Greater London area it’s deeply flattering to me that Chelsea choose to play an annual..

Pre-season

14 Jul

AVB is the Reason We Won the Champions League

On this blog there have been detractors of the Champions League competition but personally I’ve never been as affected and..

Best-of

4 Jun

Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea – Frustration!

The night before Went to the Bridge to watch the youth. Unlike the Barcelona match we were the smaller team..

Premier League

21 Apr

Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic – The Road to Catalonia (via Fulham)

Updated with Fulham match reports and goal videos Monday, 9 April 2012 at 11:08 PM Pre-match Only recently have I..

Premier League

7 Apr

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea – AVB Couldn’t Light a Bonfire in a Volcano

The bay of Naples nestles beneath Mount Vesuvius, a volcano which hasn’t been truly explosive since burying Pompeii in AD..

Champions League

21 Feb

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea – Nothing to Declare

Do you ever have that feeling of guilt even though you know you’ve done nothing wrong? You know the sort..

FA Cup

28 Jan

Chelsea 1-0 Sunderland – The Guardian Angel Was On Our Side

The synopsis Phew, that was a close shave. And I’m not talking about Andre’s face! The North East may have..

Premier League

14 Jan

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Chelsea – In the Blue

The preamble Are you scared of snakes? I am. Even the small ones. When I’m out walking my dog and..

Premier League

17 Dec

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Chelsea – In the Parlance of Our Times

Football parlance has changed during the last few years, presumably due to the influx of educated foreign coaches, such as..

Premier League

5 Nov

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham (aet, 4-3 on penalties) – Brave New World

The newspaper reports The Independent, Jack Pitt-Brooke: “For all of Andre Villas-Boas’s insistence that he wants to impose a new..

League Cup

22 Sep

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich City – Heart of the Mata

The newspaper reports The Sunday Telegraph, Duncan White: “What with Juan Mata scoring on his debut and Chelsea briefly going..

Premier League

27 Aug

Stoke City 0-0 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Match Report, Player Ratings

The newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Encountering Stoke City is a repetitive experience, but few learn from it. Chelsea..

Premier League

14 Aug

Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reports, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Newspaper reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: “Chelsea went down to an early goal, recovered, and sent on all their available..

Premier League

3 Apr

Fulham 0-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Match Report, Team Analysis

Premier League: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea

Premier League

14 Feb

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

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Stuart James : “Carlo Ancelotti claimed he was “lucky” to still be in a job before..

Premier League

5 Jan

Birmingham City 1-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Royal Report

Premier League: Birmingham City 1-0 Chelsea

Premier League

20 Nov

Chelsea 3-4 Newcastle United – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, School Report

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Jamie Jackson: “Newcastle arrived in west London with a team showing 10 changes from the one..

League Cup

23 Sep

Hull City 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Newspaper reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “All Chelsea could take from this draw was a reminder that the return of..

Premier League

2 Feb

Chelsea 1-0 Queens Park Rangers – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Match reports The Guardian, David Hytner: “Joe Cole had dreamed of this moment for eight long months. From time to..

League Cup

24 Sep

Arsenal 1-4 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “There were pockets of chorused defiance at the end from those who remained amid..

Premier League

10 May

Watford 1-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Match reports The Observer, Paul Wilson: "There was no St Valentine’s Day massacre, either of Watford’s Cup hopes or of..

FA Cup

14 Feb

Chelsea 3-1 Ipswich Town – Newspaper Reaction, Match Report

Match reports Sunday Telegraph, Jonathan Wilson: "Perhaps in the Cup all that matters is progress, and Chelsea did achieve that,..

FA Cup

24 Jan

All posts by Mark

Chelsea 2-1 Everton – You’ve Never Had it So Good

Southampton 2-1 Chelsea – Awaiting the Return of the Messiah

Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion – A Fairly Typical Chelsea Performance

Newcastle United 3-2 Chelsea – Mauled by the Magpies

Swansea City 0-0 Chelsea (2-0 on aggregate) – Kick Ballboys Out of Football

Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa – Christmas Comes Early

Swansea City 1-1 Chelsea – The Two Amigos

50 Shades of Racism

Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Chelsea – Sluggish Performance Fails to Punish QPR

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Chelsea – Defeated by a Flock of Seagulls

Northwood FC 0-0 Chelsea Reserves – Let’s Take a Ride, and Run with the Dogs Tonight, in Suburbia

AVB is the Reason We Won the Champions League

Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea – Frustration!

Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic – The Road to Catalonia (via Fulham)

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea – AVB Couldn’t Light a Bonfire in a Volcano

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea – Nothing to Declare

Chelsea 1-0 Sunderland – The Guardian Angel Was On Our Side

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Chelsea – In the Blue

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Chelsea – In the Parlance of Our Times

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham (aet, 4-3 on penalties) – Brave New World

Chelsea 3-1 Norwich City – Heart of the Mata

Stoke City 0-0 Chelsea – Press Reaction, Match Report, Player Ratings

Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reports, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Fulham 0-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Match Report, Team Analysis

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

Birmingham City 1-0 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Royal Report

Chelsea 3-4 Newcastle United – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, School Report

Hull City 1-1 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report

Chelsea 1-0 Queens Park Rangers – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Video, Match Report

Arsenal 1-4 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Watford 1-3 Chelsea – Newspaper Reaction, Goal Videos, Match Report, Player Ratings

Chelsea 3-1 Ipswich Town – Newspaper Reaction, Match Report

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