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Getting to know our new chief executive
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Via the official Web site…
Tell us your background as a player in Scotland.
My footballing background goes back many years. I was a player in my younger days and I had a number of trials around some of the local teams, but never really made it onto the big stage. I was a big fan of [...]
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Excellent! The Guardian loves the Chels
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Via the Guardian (of course), following our 5-0 demoltion of Blackburn on the weekend …
“The oversimplified reading of a diamond formation* suggests that any success is significantly dependent on the excellence of attacking full-backs. Yet Chelsea were without Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa when they obliterated Blackburn at the weekend. Juliano Belletti played within himself [...]
Kenyon to resign Oct. 31
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Chelsea announced today Peter Kenyon will resign his role as chief executive of the club at the end of next month. Following his full-time departure on Oct. 31, Kenyon will remain with the club as a non-executive director for an unspecified amount of time.
“I am extremely proud of my time at Chelsea and of the friendships [...]
The CL is back: Here we go again
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God. Not again.
It’s that time. Time for the Champions League – and all the frustration it brings with it.
Today not only represents the beginning of Chelsea’s march toward Madrid with a home date against Porto, it also marks the 10th anniversary of the club’s debut in the famed European competition.
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This is a bittersweet occasion for Chelsea supporters. [...]
Rant Box: The already infamous transfer ban
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Discuss.
I’m banned for four f****** months?!
Points you may want to touch on:
1. Why Chelsea is the only club singled out in this bogus monstrosity.
2. Will this ban hold up?
3. Why isn’t anyone talking about the player, Gael Kakuta, and how his ban, a worldwide one of four months, may turn out to be the most [...]
Visual: CL seeding
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Wondering who Andriy Shevchenko won’t play against in this season’s Champions League? Or, are you intrigued by who Chelsea might be drawn against in tomorrow’s CL group stage draw? Never fear.
Check out the seedings below, then make your prediction. I’ll banking on an Inter, Fiorentina, Standard threesome to join us.
Pot 1 Club Coefficent
1. FC Barcelona [...]
Poll: Who is Chelsea’s most important player?
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I don’t know if you heard, but there was this small announcement a couple of weekends ago from England’s Brave John Terry. JT committed himself to the Chelsea cause after minor flirtation — which he denies for some odd reason — with the idea of joining the Manchester City empire.
Now, former Blue Mateja Kezman has [...]
The sound of silence: England’s Brave John Terry
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John Terry will take part in his first training session of the preseason today. This with his future at the club still largely uncertain.
The Chelsea captain has been the subject of persistent interest from Manchester City this offseason, with at least one bid already being rejected. These approaches follow a similar pursuit of Terry from City during [...]
Isn’t it obvious? The case for Frank Lampard
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I never got around to discussing Frank Lampard’s omission from the list of nominees for the PFA Player of the Year — an award Ryan Giggs oddly won. This week we learned that Stevie Gerrard had been named the FWA Footballer of the Year. … Rubbish.
Our boys over at the EPL Offside — Rob and [...]
Arsenal v Chelsea: A brief history
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Here’s a look at how Chelsea has fared against Woolwich Wanderers at their two latest home grounds. Overall, since 1964, the Blues are 9-25-10 when visiting the Arsenal. Ewww.
Date — Day — Competition — Result
26-Sep-64 — Sat — Division One — W, 3-1
04-Sep-65 — Sat — Division One — W, 3-1
04-Feb-67 — Sat — Division [...]
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