General Chelsea Stuff

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Matt Law's Chelsea briefing

Chelsea manager and his players dig deep for charity By Matt Law, Football News Correspondent Frank Lampard and some of his players have been putting their hands in their pockets over the past week to support causes close to their hearts. Lampard and Mason Mount have shown their appreciation for the part Derby County played in their development by pledging support for a bust to be made of Derby legend Reg Harrison. And Chelsea right-back Reece James is trying to help some of the London families hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic by attempting to raise £100,000 for The Felix Project. James kicked off his fundraising effort by making a £10,000 personal donation to the project, which collects surplus food in London and delivers it, free of charge, direct to local charities and schools serving people in need. James has not only made a financial contribution, but has also shared pictures of himself helping with collections and deliveries of food with the promise that every £10 donated will provide 61 meals. By that reckoning, James himself has donated enough money to provide a staggering 61,000 meals, with his overall goal of £100,000 totalling 610,000 meals. Since setting up his fundraising site and making his personal donation last Thursday, James had, at the time of writing, already raised over £14,000. On social media, the England international said: “All the stuff on the news about kids going hungry is breaking my heart. I’ve set up this page to help raise money for @felixprojectuk so they can get more food to hungry children & people who are struggling.” This week, Lampard donated £2,000 to the project set up by the Rams Heritage Trust, who are trying to raise £8,000 for a permanent remembrance in honour of Harrison, who played for Derby County between 1944 and 1955, and was last year awarded the freedom of the city. Lampard met Harrison — who died in September aged 97 — in February last year, when Harrison, the last surviving member of Derby’s 1946 FA Cup winning team, was presented with the freedom of the city. Derby fans have praised the contribution of Lampard, who managed Derby for one season, taking the club to the play-off final where they lost to Aston Villa, before he returned to Chelsea. The Rams Heritage Trust posted a picture on Twitter of Lampard alongside Harrison with the message: “Wow - humbled by the support we've received for our #RememberingReg campaign from Frank Lampard." "Frank met Reg when he received the Freedom of the City of Derby and obviously had a tremendous effect on him. Once a Ram…” Midfielder Mount, who spent a year on loan at Derby under Lampard, has also supported the cause by donating £250. The Rams Heritage Trust tweeted a message that read: “What a fantastic gesture from @masonmount_10 to contribute to our fund for Reg Harrison, a class act from a class player, remembering the importance of grass-roots football where everybody’s dream starts, not many make it but Mason certainly has ! Thank you Mason, once a Ram…” At the time of writing, the campaign, with the help of Lampard and Mount, was well on the way to achieving its goal, having raised almost £5,000. The bust, which will be sculpted by Andy Edwards, will be displayed beside the entrance to Field Lane Football Club, one of the clubs founded by Harrison in 1982 and close to his family home in Alvaston.

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[NikkiCFC 8,286]

I assume tickets will be much more expensive.

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We'll face Arsenal (a) and Aston Villa (h) in 3 days during the Boxing Day period...

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7 minutes ago, Jason said:

We'll face Arsenal (a) and Aston Villa (h) in 3 days during the Boxing Day period...

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2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Bring it on, this is exactly why we've assembled such a big squad! 

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1 minute ago, Tomo said:

Bring it on, this is exactly why we've assembled such a big squad! 

But on a general level, it's a joke, especially this season. Some teams get 1 day of rest, some get 2 and suddenly we have Newcastle and Fulham getting 3 full days...like WTF!? 

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It should be fair for everyone. 48 hour gap is crazy. There's no need!

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On 26/11/2020 at 5:11 PM, Jason said:

But on a general level, it's a joke, especially this season. Some teams get 1 day of rest, some get 2 and suddenly we have Newcastle and Fulham getting 3 full days...like WTF!? 

 

12 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

It should be fair for everyone. 48 hour gap is crazy. There's no need!

Maybe overall they've balanced it out for each team in that period give or take a day? Cba to check the actual stats but i've noticed when we have the midweek game vs Wolves on a Tuesday our weekend game vs WHU is the following Monday, almost giving us a week off when some teams will be doing Wednesday-Saturday!

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26 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Agree!! Why would anyone want to buy a 75 quid ticket when could get a 40 quid one. Its mad what they've decided. Hopefully they'll back down! Not fair to have half paying a hell of a lot more! There's  2 stands being used..West and Shed Lower. Hardly any difference between the stands really. Dont put money first

And especially with Tier 3 rumours floating..maybe get the fans in while you can!