James

Politics do not belong in football, but unfortunately in this day and age they are forever playing a massive part and getting involved. Whilst I always prefer to keep my political opinions away from my football opinions, Public Health England and the English FA have forced me to voice my disgruntlement at what appears to […] View the full article

For Italian supporters, seeing Jorginho boss the midfield in the Euros is nothing new for them. In fact, I know many Italian Chelsea fans who have never quite been able to grasp why Jorginho gets so much criticism from some Chelsea fans. As an English Chelsea fan, I can try and explain why some don’t […] View the full article

Today we say farewell to a Chelsea player who grew up supporting and playing for the club from a very young age, a player from the same youth setup as the likes of Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham. I’m not naïve enough to think that every young player in Chelsea’s academy is going to make […] View the full article

The Premier League have announced the fixture lists for next season at 9am this morning, as fans and clubs awaited to hear their fate. Chelsea are home to Crystal Palace on the opening day in August, which will be a nice pleasant return to Stamford Bridge. Or will it..? A certain Frank Lampard has been […] View the full article

Not only are Chelsea expected to be busy in the transfer market this summer in terms of player pursuits, they will arguably be even busier in sorting out the next moves of a number of returning loan players and fringe players. It’s easy to forget that Chelsea have regular USA international Matt Miazga still in […] View the full article

Very soon we will not be needing to write these articles, letting everyone know just how good Mason Mount is and defending him from his critics, who are very few and far between now. I’ve written so many of these articles defending Mount and his ability, and trying understand why anyone could possibly not rate […] View the full article

I feel as though this next season will be make or break for Callum Hudson-Odoi at Chelsea, and yes I am aware of the rumours linking him away this summer. Whilst this can never be ruled out, it is clear that Hudson-Odoi wants to stay and make it at his boyhood club, but to do […] View the full article

Strap yourselves in guys, and you might need two seat belts – This summers transfer window is going to be a bumpy ride. The window has only been open since this morning, and yet we are already seeing a madness of reports surrounding bids, interest, rumours, and chatter everywhere. Please take a moment to check […] View the full article

Now I know exactly what you are thinking here, ‘you have been a strong advocate for Chelsea bringing in a new centre back this summer’, and you’re correct, I have been. However, over time I have realised that a new centre back is much lower down the list of our priorities than a new striker. […] View the full article

The domestic season is well and truly over, and we all know how triumphant that finished for Chelsea, the newly crowned Champions of Europe. But fear not, there is plenty of Chelsea-related football to be played this month, with the Euros and other international matches and competitions taking place, we have plenty of Chelsea representation […] View the full article

Chelsea have one of the best youth football academies in the world, and it is no wonder that a handful of them just won the Champions League before they’ve barely hit their early 20s. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has invested a lot of time and a lot of money into our youth academy, and he […] View the full article

Out of all the names of Chelsea loanees and youngsters coming up through the ranks, one who is not often mentioned or hyped up is Trevoh Chalobah, the brother of former Blue, Nathaniel. The latter didn’t make it at Chelsea unfortunately, but there was always this belief that Trevoh had that bit more about him […] View the full article

Mason Mount is now not only finally being accepted and recognised as a top class player by his own clubs fanbase, he is now being recognised by the world wide footballing community and getting the plaudits he deserves. Oddly, a very small section of online Chelsea fans gave Mount a lot of stick and abuse […] View the full article

I remember 2012 so clearly, I never in a million years even had the slightest belief that we would win the Champions League that season, even when we got the final. We were massively the underdogs all through this competition, and Bayern Munich were a world class team. I didn’t think we even remotely had […] View the full article

I remember the 2012 Champions League final like it was yesterday, it was a feeling I’d never had before, and a feeling I’ve never had again since the moment Didier Drogba converted that decisive penalty to see us lift our first ever Champions League trophy. What I don’t remember as well is the celebrations after […] View the full article

It’s the big one this Saturday, the biggest Chelsea match since the Champions League final in 2012, which of course we won. Now, we have a big chance to do it all again and become Champions of Europe by beating Manchester City in the final of the Champions League this Saturday night. Please take a […] View the full article

Chelsea’s season is almost over. Thomas Tuchel held his final pre-match press conference of the season on Monday, just 24 hours after the last league game was played. On Saturday we face Manchester City in Porto in the Champions League final, and from there it’s into the summer break. After a long season – in […] View the full article

Get set people, for the biggest game that Chelsea have played since the Champions League final in 2012. We of course went on to lift the trophy in that one, and what we would all give to be lifting it again on Saturday evening against Manchester City right? Please take a moment to check out […] View the full article

Whether you believe it or not, one of the subjects of this week has been the potential return to Chelsea of Eden Hazard. After a nightmare couple of seasons at Real Madrid, suffering numerous injuries and poor form, Hazard now allegedly wants to leave Madrid and return to London, re-joining his former club. Please take […] View the full article

Chelsea have may played their last league game of the season, but football never sleeps. First there’s the small matter of the Champions League final, coming up this weekend, then after that we’ve got the tasty prospect of the European Championships, delayed from last summer, on the agenda. The squads are starting to be announced, […] View the full article

Chelsea’s Champions League history is a rich one, and there are countless stories along the way that have been told a million times, and will be told a million more. Our two finals were perhaps two of the most iconic of recent decades – and Didier Drogba was a key player in both. In Moscow […] View the full article

On Tuesday night, Chelsea fans became the 12th man at Stamford Bridge to help see the team over the line to get that all important three points against Leicester City as both clubs battle for top four. Sunday, the battle continues, and Chelsea will now have to play against 12 men themselves and will need […] View the full article

Chelsea’s defence has been massively improved under Thomas Tuchel, probably his main success story, but the signs of improvements started to come in the moment we signed Thiago Silva. Never under estimate exactly what his calm nature on the ball and leadership brings to the heart of this team. Him and Edouard Mendy have helped […] View the full article

Finally, fans were allowed back inside Stamford Bridge last night as Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League. No away fans allowed, and only a limited 8,000 capacity in a 40,800 seater stadium, but it was something. In fact, it was MORE than something – Having 8,000 fans back in the stadium was better […] View the full article

Chelsea really don’t need to go nuts in the transfer market this summer, they are literally so close to challenging for the title again, but I am fed up of challenging for top four every season and it’s time to advance under Thomas Tuchel. To do this, it is clear to me exactly what we […] View the full article