Posted on November 29th, 2010 by Chelsea D

As the holders, we find ourselves drawn at home to Ipswich. United get Liverpool at OT, so at least that’s one of them out, City go in search of their first bit of silverware at Leicester and Wenger’s little loves get a home tie against the less genteel Leeds. Here’s the draw in full:
Burnley v Port Vale
Coventry v Crystal Palace
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham v Peterborough
Doncaster v Wolves
Brighton or FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth
Huddersfield v Dover Athletic
Crawley Town or Swindon v Derby
West Ham v Barnsley
Reading v West Brom
Arsenal v Leeds
Sheffield Utd v Aston Villa
Leicester v Man City
Bolton v York
Blackburn v QPR
Swansea v Colchester
Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln
Stevenage v Newcastle
Burton Albion v Middlesbrough
Millwall v Birmingham
Southampton v Blackpool
Watford v Hartlepool or Yeovil
CHELSEA v Ipswich
Sunderland v Notts County or Bournemouth
Scunthorpe v Everton
Man Utd v Liverpool
Hull v Wigan
Stoke v Cardiff
Tottenham v Charlton or Luton
Preston v Nottingham Forest
Norwich v Droylsden or Leyton Orient
Torquay v Carlisle.… Read More
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Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin

Carlo Ancelotti and Arsene Wenger are both managers under pressure at top clubs in English and world football. However, recent media comments show just how different the nature of the pressure they are placed under is at the moment.… Read More
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Posted on November 29th, 2010 by Chelsea D
Don’t really know what to say about yet another game where we didn’t get what we deserved but there’s been plenty said anyway, so here’s a selection: … Read More
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Posted on November 28th, 2010 by Chelsea D

Well, he might be under scrutiny in the press and the Stamford Bridge door marked ‘manager’ might be threatening to start revolving again, but as far as Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel is concerned, Carlo Ancelotti is well and truly wanted.… Read More
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Posted on November 28th, 2010 by Chelsea D

We might’ve gone into this season with a smaller squad than we could risk. And we might have already succumbed to injuries to key players, notably with Frank Lampard missing out since August and our back four like ships that pass in the night, but Carlo Ancelotti insists his thoughts couldn’t be further away from the January transfer window when it comes to cover.… Read More
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Posted on November 28th, 2010 by Chelsea D


Venue: St James’ Park
Date: Sunday, 28 November
Kick-off: 1330 GMT
Right, while the press are busy creaming themselves over the red lot, we still have a game to play and a chance to recover top spot as well as a bit of goal difference.
We were unlucky to face Foster in the best possible form last week and if it wasn’t for the Birmingham keeper, could probably have had a bit of a goal haul ourselves.… Read More
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Posted on November 27th, 2010 by Chelsea D

So the gravy train continues to roll at Stamford Bridge….albeit towards the door marked exit….with the news that the latest passenger waiting to disembark is sporting director Frank Arnesen. Of course it’s nothing we haven’t heard before, with his position said to be under threat as far back as 2008 but this time, it’s the man himself announcing his decision to get off at the end of the season.… Read More
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Posted on November 27th, 2010 by Chelsea D
We’ve struggled a bit in recent weeks, coinciding with several of our key players missing out. Unfortunately though, going into tomorrow’s game against Newcastle, things haven’t improved. … Read More
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Posted on November 24th, 2010 by Chelsea D

So Uncle Carletto has finally spoken out after the recent string of forgettable performances by our beloved Blues, and while his comments at face value seem pretty standard boilerplate damage control, when you piece them together it paints perhaps a bigger picture. To illustrate, here’s a timeline of sound bites provided by Ancelotti starting after the loss to Birmingham on Saturday:
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Posted on November 24th, 2010 by Chelsea D
Plenty of changes to the line-up as promised and a win, so here’s how it’s being reported:
Goal.com on how Malouda and Sturridge Spared Our Blushes
Fanhouse.co.uk think Malouda’s winner simply covers up the cracks
For the Daily Mail, it was a rollercoaster
SkySports report on a welcome win
And VitalChelsea just bring us a no-nonsense review… Read More
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