Rafael Benitez - Enough is Enough
I was one of the few who didn't hate Rafael Benitez. Maybe because I am, after all, not a real fan in that I do not reside in the UK and as much as I try.
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Introduction It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Churchill was not actually referring to the Soviet Union, but merely alluding to.
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Introduction Does the buck really stop at the manager? Such is the eternal debate in football. The modern structure of the game lends it to be so. Derided.
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I certainly wasn't expecting such an early Christmas present: news that Daniel Sturridge is leaving us. I rang the club and offered to drive him to Euston.
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Prologue I hate Leeds. I’ve hated Leeds since around 1970. I hated everything they stood for. I hated Don Revie and his pompous attitude to football and.
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Introduction Memory’s a funny thing. They say the human mind has a penchant for forgoing a well-rounded perspective in favour of that which occurs most.
West Ham United 3-1 Chelsea - Dear Roman ...
Dear Roman (I assume you are OK with the informal approach), As a long-standing devotee of Chelsea Football Club for some 42 years now I feel that it is.
(with suitable apologies and homage to John Le Carre) (Author's Note: The main character of George Smallie should be imagined as Colin Hutchinson, Alec.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City - What's the Point?
Preamble So, another unveiling; another bloke waving his arms on the touchline for a few months while he waits for his multi-million pound severance.
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 in 2012, Clint Eastwood made a film.
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Chelsea - The Tragedy of the Hawthorns
Introduction How refreshing. An international fixture break, the tragedy of the club footballing calendar, lasted only a couple of days, not denying the.
If you hadn't worked it out from the title, this is a post about referees, and in case you think that I've lost my marbles, please read on. When my dad.