A minute’s applause for Ray
A minute’s applause will ring around Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and heartfelt tributes will be paid to Ray Wilkins, a home-grown Chelsea legend who has died at the age of … Read More
We’re thinking of you, Ray
When a picture of Ray Wilkins flashed up on the giant screens at Stamford Bridge ahead of the Chelsea v Spurs clash on Easter Sunday, a spontaneous and prolonged wave … Read More
28 years of hurt ends
Half the Tottenham fans at Stamford Bridge to witness Spurs’ 3-1 victory over their London rivals on Easter Sunday weren’t even born the last time it happened. And a certain … Read More
Bring on Barca and Leicester!
Chelsea’s 2-1 victory against stuttering Crystal Palace at the weekend was just the tonic the team needed ahead of the Champions League game at Barcelona in midweek, following defeats … Read More
Lapse lets in you-know-who
He only needed a second to score. Lionel Messi, kept at bay for 89 minutes of an enthralling Champions League Round of 16 tie at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, … Read More
Half-time, job done
The scene is Stamford Bridge – half-time in the 5th Round FA Cup tie between the Blues and Hull City, and the damage has all been done. Chelsea led 4-0 … Read More
A dozen blue roses
Valentine’s Day is looming… so who in the Chelsea dressing room truly deserves a fans’ bouquet? Eden Hazard, for his exquisite footwork? Cesar Azpilicueta for his all-round, underappreciated dependability? Willian, … Read More
Finally… a goal!
Finally a goal! Chelsea fans were struggling to recall what one looked like after three straight goalless fixtures on the trot, but a Michy Batshuayi strike against Norwich in … Read More
Not another 0-0!
Like Brenda in Bristol, you feel like chorusing ‘Not another nil-nil!’ The first leg of the Chelsea v Arsenal League Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge was mostly memorable for … Read More
Canaries can tweet again
After Chelsea failed to overcome a bog-standard Norwich City side at Carrow Road with what surely ranks as the Blues’ most lacklustre performance of the season, the replay will … Read More