by stresster on August 4th, 2008
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While doom and gloom often prevails when a star forward gets sold to another club or happens to be injured for several weeks, there are a couple of London clubs who are seemingly bucking the trend. Over at White Hart Lane, Darren Bent is hungry like a wolf after Tottenham sold Robbie Keane, with the […]
by Mr Comfort on July 31st, 2008
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Only weeks to go until we have a brand new season to salivate over, but until then, all we can do is speculate and predict.
by stresster on July 31st, 2008
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Poor old Avram Grant, he must dread it every time he picks up a newspaper at the moment. Since Salomon Kalou admitted last week that Chelsea had been too defensive under their former coach, and that they were too afraid to attack, others have started to make their feelings better known. I guess the positive […]
by stresster on July 30th, 2008
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Poor old Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The striker has had a fun time of things in England, scoring plenty of goals for Leeds, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, although it looks like the party is over for the Dutchman at Cardiff.
by stresster on July 30th, 2008
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It’s highly doubtful that, upon becoming manager of the Blues, Avram Grant was told he had a job for as long as he wanted. Whatever the reasons were behind Jose Mourinho’s departure, it was an abrupt exit which left Chelsea needing a quick fix before the summer of 2008. So they turned to the Israeli, […]
by stresster on July 29th, 2008
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Just when you thought that Peter Kenyon couldn’t get any more unpopular, here is something which will surely do anything but endear him to the vast majority of football supporters. As we all know, Chelsea’s recent successes have been due in no small part to the club being bankrolled by a rich Russian oligarch, who […]
by offsidetrap on July 28th, 2008
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After begging and pleading with his current club to let him be free, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard appears to be getting the exact opposite of what he was asking for. Instead of reuniting with former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, it appears that any move to Serie A will have to wait for another season. Frank […]
by stresster on July 28th, 2008
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If nothing else, Chelsea are relentless in their pursuit of Kaka, the Brazilian World Player of the Year. It’s clear that the Blues are desperate to land the Milan playmaker, despite being blessed with a squad which is already teeming with quality.
by stresster on July 28th, 2008
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You can get odds of 200/1 that Chelsea win the Premier League, FA Cup, Carling Cup and Champions League next season, yet Luiz Felipe Scolari thinks that his team can achieve this. Sounding a little too much like a certain Portuguese predecessor, the former Brazil manager claims that his squad can win plenty of silverware […]
by staggerlee on July 27th, 2008
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As many European sides prevent their players from traveling to Beijing this summer, Premier League clubs seem only too eager to be burned by the Olympic flame. Frustrated fans of the English sides are asking: Are they rolling over too easily?