“A comfortable victory against the u21 side of a club who helped keep us in business by paying to use our ground for academy games even though the pitch was so bad they transported their own piece by piece from Stamford bridge to replace it”
More accurate if not quite as punchy
Forest supporters: champions of Europe, you'll never sing that!
Arsenal supporters: champions of Europe, you weren't even born!
Forest supporters: champions of Europe, you won't be alive!
#banter
Signing off from Stamford Bridge. For obvious reasons, no idea if I’ll be back next season or not. Really hope so but if not, it’s been an utter joy these past 11 years 😎
#CFC
That’s my final post match with Poch of the season. Make of it what you will but I’m very appreciative of the time, the handshakes, the “how are you”? And “thank you very much” every time we speak. A basic courtesy not afforded by all of his peers/predecessors
#CFC
hard for managers having do to 10-15 interviews after every game, especially when you lose but having been on the receiving end of a few of these such exchanges I can say it is a horrible, belittling experience and really, there’s just no excuse to treat people like this
Chelsea, 3-0 down after 70 minutes, somehow fight back to beat Liverpool 4-3 thanks to a 96th minute winner to make it through to the quarter finals of the youth cup. To paraphrase Fergie: “football, its fucking mental”.
Happy to be corrected by those who know
#CFC
better but for me, Dave is comfortably in the clubs all time top 10 most significant players. Surely Chelsea’s best value signing ever too.
- only 6th player to play 500+ games
- UCL, PL, UEL, CWC, Super Cup, FAC, LC winner
- gent
@Malinia83
They’re still in business now yes, thanks in some part to Chelsea helping them out. All for a bit of spice from admin but a Bit of humility wouldn’t go amiss in this case
Incredible stat from the
@BBCSport
preview of
#CHESEV
Frank Lampard will become only the second Englishman to manage in two Champions League campaigns, after Sir Bobby Robson (three - 1993-94, 1998-99 and 2002-03).
#CFC
#UCL
#CFC
royalty and a true gent. If you’d like to hear me say “Azpilicueta” and “great ball” several times over 1 minute and 19 seconds, this is the video for you ⏬
I am really proud, honoured and humbled to have reached 500 games as a Blue. I have never paid attention to individual achievements, as the group is and will always be the force that drives me forward. However, it is a privilege to be part of a select group of legends… 🧵⬇️
Season 2023/24 done and dusted!
13th campaign covering this wonderfully mad club, loads better than last term.
Elsewhere I got to commentate on a Forest game for Match Of The Day which was beyond amazing.
So lucky to be able to call this my job, hopefully more to come 😊
Ball hits Colwill in the face, goes out for a corner. Ref gives a pen, gets sent to the monitor to lessen his embarrassment a bit at having made such an obvious error. Overturns pen (eventually). Restarts play with a drop ball. What?
Featured in all but 3 PL games last season, runs for days, can score, feels like one of the most Pochy players in the squad and loves Chelsea. Would be ludicrous to offload him other than for a crazy offer, IMO.
I spoke to Conor Gallagher last night after England's 7-0 win. Asked about his future, he simply said: "I love Chelsea."
He is excited to work under Pochettino and thanks Southgate for keeping faith in him after a tough season:
#CFC
Phil Neville is that bloke on a stag do who gets annoyed on the first morning when no one else is ready for go karting because they're all hungover and he's already been for a run
Conor Gallagher scores again for Atletico Madrid!
He converts after fine work from Alexander Sorloth to equalise against Rayo Vallecano.
🎥
@PremSportsTV
Big day. Leaving London after 13 years. This City’s been the making of me personally and professionally, met some brilliant people, made some fantastic memories. 10/10 would recommend.
Great stat from
@SkySportsStatto
: Kelechi Iheanacho Has scored a PL goal on 6 different days of the week, Tuesday is the only day on which he’s failed so far. If he scores tonight, he’ll be the first player in PL history to score on all 7 days of the week within a single season.
a doozy from the Chelsea v Luton stat pack: Thiago Silva is the only member of the Chelsea squad who was alive when Chelsea last played Luton in the league
The year is 2152. Much of the earth is uninhabitable and what is is governed by zombies and cowboys. The draw for the quarter finals of the 2023/24 Carabao Cup has just concluded. Port Vale will host Liverpool.
Me and my wife welcomed our son, Hadyn, into the world yesterday. We're all happy, healthy, safe and sound because the
@NHSuk
is amazing, the midwifes
@KingsCollegeNHS
are superhuman and some very thoughtful strangers gave blood
Attempting to soothe a crying 2 week old baby whilst walking my dog, a chap huffed at me for slowing him down.
Sensing my woe/extreme tiredness, a woman put an arm on my shoulder and said “you’re doing a great job”.
It was Olivia Colman ✊
Every time this or another Hazard special pops up on the TL I get all misty eyed. You really had to see him live to truly appreciate his genius. Snake hips, ball glued to his foot, taking hits, riding tackles, producing moments of genius. He played football that made you feel.
Tariq was great, but If you’ve been watching the dev squad/u18’s with us on Chelsea TV these past few seasons, you knew he would be. what a place/occasion to debut
The boss praises his assistants Jody Morris and Joe Edwards for their faith in Tariq Lamptey when considering our full-back options with Azpi carrying a knock and James and Alonso out. He says he has seen Lamptey train a lot and he adds a different dimension.
#ARSCHE
After every Kante goal you can see the evolution of his trepidation: “hurray, I’ve scored………oh no, everyone’s looking at me……..oh fiddlesticks, I’ll have to do post match now”
We’re looking ahead to the super cup and talking Lukaku on today’s Straight Outta Cobham. Any
#CFC
questions for
@liam_twomey
and
@SJohnsonSport
here please
Great for Alfie Gilchrist, been outstanding for the U21s for ages. From a family of
#CFC
supporters so massive for him and who can blame him for making the most of it 👌
I’m biased but Willian is not only a fine player but a brilliant character who would be an excellent addition for
#NFFC
even if only for a season. Brennan (if he stays) and MGW would seem obvious beneficiaries of spending some time under the Willy learning tree.
Told my son I needed to go and do a bit of work this morning:
“So you’re gonna say oooh I love football so much, football football yeah yeah yeah, into your microphone thingy”.
I feel seen.
England look cooked under Gareth Southgate, a thoroughly decent sort but a limited coach. If only there was someone available who could make a big impact at short notice.
Luckily I’m certain energy providers, landlords et al will be totally reasonable and understanding as to why the hundreds of freelancers/contractors who rely on football matches for income might struggle to pay their bills this month if they lose half of their income during it.
Told there are major concerns about football fixtures taking place NEXT weekend due to the likelihood of police being redeployed en masse to London ahead of the Queen's funeral.
Earls Court Sounds like a decent solution to me. Problems with redeveloping Stamford Bridge well documented, no one wants 3-5 years playing at Fulham/Wembley and Earls Court is still the borough of Kensington and Chelsea 🤷🏼♂️
#CFC
#CFC
“exploring options” on stadium future. Bridge redevelopment complicated. Boehly faces backlash if club opt for Earl’s Court move. Concerned fans put questions to board. Club keen to work through process “together” with fans. Decision later this year.
If they use the FA Player commentary for this we’ll have no talk of scabs please. Absolutely nothing to do with the commentator who won’t be being paid by the bbc and will have absolutely no say in wether they take the commentary or not.
Can’t be many 24 year old keepers with over 150 senior games ranging from non league to the championship available on a free. Will be a great get for someone.
Exclusive: Nathan Baxter to leave Chelsea. Maccabi Haifa leading the race to sign him for free.
His Jewish heritage opens a move to Israeli champions who are in
#UCL
qualifying rounds. Championship clubs & Reading interested but need to act quick:
#CFC
At best, tone deaf. At worst, an appalling way to threaten people who are faced with a massive price increase to very possibly watch Championship football.
Absolutely shameful behaviour to raise a pitiful extra couple of million quid that history tells us won't be well spent.
Now over 11,000 fans signed up to our Official Season Card Waiting List since launch.
An incredible demonstration of the huge demand to follow Forest. Thank you.