Now that the transfer window is finally closed, it’s probably the best time to discuss a pertinent issue that has always been interjected into the transfer debate in that period. This is the issue of a player’s right to buy out the last year of his contract. As usual, there are loads of misconceptions involved [...]
So, how was it for you? The 2006/07 season review Did the earth move? Was the season lit with fireworks? Did Andriy Shevchenko seduce you with silky skills? Did Didier Drogba’s drive and dynamism send shivers down your spine? Did the essence of Michael Essien send you into a dreamy...
And now it gets personal… Giles Smith’s mid-week article on the official site makes a pertinent point about John Barnes’ claim, in a newspaper, that we charge children £50 on matchdays. Barnes is an idiot who never bothered to check his facts, but his original...
World Cup 2006: Brazil - killing of the flash boys Dortmund is a quiet, unremarkable town; middle Germany, if you like. The Park Hotel opposite the Westfalenstadion, home of Borussia Dortmund, is hardly a venue the Bridget Jones generation would choose for their romantic mini-break. Businessmen meet in...
What happened to the beast? As a contributor who always saw beauty in the so-called beast of last season’s Chelsea, I’m enjoying the beauty in the new so-called beautiful Chelsea. But I don’t think we’ve seen the last of our beastly nature, not if we...
How To Win Trophies and Influence People the Chelsea Way No-one likes us but we don’t care, right? In fact we enjoy our role as football’s Anti-Christ so much, we don’t even like ourselves sometimes.
A spot of self-loathing we can deal with, but despite their relative lack of importance...