Chelsea’s pre-season in America resumes early tomorrow morning with a game against David Beckham’s new club LA Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California. Kick-off is 2am UK time. Defeats of Mexican side Club América and South Korean champions Suwon Bluewings in the last seven days have left Jose Mourinho pleased at how [...]
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 haze? Or did it seem like the interminable season from hell at times? Did you look [...]
As hordes of Chelsea fans wept into their beer after our dire Anfield outing, Mourinho mumbled his prayer into the microphone: “Please God, let Manchester United falter tomorrow”. Prayer granted, still six points behind, but the worst is averted and the best is yet to come! Of course, the Anfield result was bad, but we were [...]
It’s been a weird month or so for us Chelsea fans hasn’t it? Depending on what your choice of journal from the Fourth Estate is we’ve gone from well run Premiership/FA Cup/Carling Cup/Champions League contenders to a strife torn dysfunctional bunch of headless chickens. We are apparently a club in crisis on and off the [...]
Match reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “After the week that might just have begun Jose’s long goodbye, this rout was heartening for the Portuguese coach. Wigan, with six consecutive defeats before this match, may have proved all too easy opposition, but the crowd and the Chelsea players went beyond securing three points to produce a rousing [...]
Chelsea are planning a move for Real Madrid’s Roberto Carlos, according to today’s Times: Reports in Spain last night said that the Brazil player’s wage demands have been turned down by Real and that he will take up an offer from Chelsea that will more than double his salary to £120,000 a week. “I’m leaving Real Madrid, [...]
Roman Abramovich is plotting Real Madrid raid: Claudio Ranieri has confirmed Chelsea’s interest in signing Ronaldo and David Beckham, according to Italian daily Tuttosport. The Turin-based newspaper claims Ranieri has said he has an open mind over his future as reports continue to indicate that the Italian will leave Stamford Bridge, with Porto coach Jose Mourinho strong [...]
