Well they’ll be dancing in the red half of Manchester this morning after the fantastic day December 29th turned out to be for the Red Devils. Firstly, I awoke to discover that Steven Gerrard had been arrested after a night out in the Liverpudlian Rivera, or Southport as it’s really known, apparently after having an […]
Tags: Chelsea · Dimitar Berbatov · Everton · Gary Neville · General · Liverpool · Manchester United · Michael Essien · Paul Scholes · Peter Kenyon · Sir Alex Ferguson · Steven Gerrard
Ever since The Observer newspaper reported that Chelsea were seriously contemplating a move from Stamford Bridge in west London to a new stadium site next to Battersea Power Station, executives at the Blues have been acting very fidgety.
First, some background. The distance between the two locations is exactly three miles, but psychologically the locations are […]
Tags: Arsenal · Battersea Power Station · Chelsea · Emirates Stadium · Fulham · Manchester United · Peter Kenyon · Roman Abramovich · old trafford · stamford bridge
The last two times Chelsea played Manchester United, nothing much happened. Other than one of the most exciting finales in Champions League history and a Premier League firestarter at Stamford Bridge that included a fight between the groundsman and Patrice Evra, and a penalty four minutes from time to win it for Chelsea 2-1.
The two […]
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It’s Friday, so if you’re in the mood for I’d-rather-be-reading-than-working, here are several very revealing Premier League-related articles from around the world. Enjoy.
“Credit Crunch Makes Premier League Clubs Feel The Squeeze” (The Telegraph). Read how the Credit Crunch, which started in the U.S., is having a major impact on Premier League clubs this summer.
The Premier […]
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Three days after being told his job was secure and he had a contract until 2010, Henk Ten Cate has had his contract terminated with immediate effect. Chelsea’s website broke the story this afternoon and the removal of Ten Cate would seem to shut the door on any possibility of Frank Rijkaard taking over as […]
Tags: Chelsea · Henk Ten Cate · Peter Kenyon · Voetbal Magazine
Peter Kenyon, chief executive at Chelsea, has snubbed the G14’s invitation to join the organization. It looks very likely that the G14 wlll be disbanded, not because of Chelsea’s snub but because of UEFA and specifically Michel Platini, the new UEFA president.
With the power struggles in the past between the G14 (an elite organization featuring […]
Tags: Chelsea · Michel Platini · Peter Kenyon · UEFA · european super league
Back in September, I wrote a blog entry entitled “The Beginning of The End for Jose Mourinho,” where the piece criticized Chelsea’s performances at the start of the Premiership season and mentioned that they were playing more like Real Madrid of last season than Man United of this. I also forewarned that Mourinho’s head “could […]
Tags: Andriy Shevchenko · Guus Hiddink · Michael Ballack · Peter Kenyon · Schedule · Sir Alex Ferguson · Wycombe Wanderers · through the night
