Comments on: Is Chelsea Reverting to Dirty Tricks? http://www.epltalk.com/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/390 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jason http://www.epltalk.com/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/390#comment-825 jason Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/05/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/#comment-825 If you recall, Chelsea laid a new pitch *after* last season's home fixture against Barcelona and many accused Chelsea of letting the pitch deteriorate in order to disrupt Barca's passing game. <br/><br/>The new pitch, which hasn't endured the winter months, is less than 8 months old, and now they are performing major maintenance before the Barca match. I'm not accusing Chelsea of anything, but it certainly seems suspicious. If you recall, Chelsea laid a new pitch *after* last season’s home fixture against Barcelona and many accused Chelsea of letting the pitch deteriorate in order to disrupt Barca’s passing game.

The new pitch, which hasn’t endured the winter months, is less than 8 months old, and now they are performing major maintenance before the Barca match. I’m not accusing Chelsea of anything, but it certainly seems suspicious.

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/390#comment-822 The Gaffer Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:27:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/05/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/#comment-822 We're less than eight weeks into the Premiership and Chelsea has to work on the drainage of the pitch already? Why wasn't this done during the summer months?<br/><br/>If they were going to work on it, why not begin the job immediately after their last home match on September 30th? Why wait until just 12 days before their Barca match?<br/><br/>Surely, with Chelsea's wealth, they can afford to take better care of their pitch. That said, I understand that the way that Stamford Bridge is built that the pitch doesn't get enough adequate air and sunlight, but the timing of this move is somewhat suspect based on Chelsea's track record of late.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>The Gaffer We’re less than eight weeks into the Premiership and Chelsea has to work on the drainage of the pitch already? Why wasn’t this done during the summer months?

If they were going to work on it, why not begin the job immediately after their last home match on September 30th? Why wait until just 12 days before their Barca match?

Surely, with Chelsea’s wealth, they can afford to take better care of their pitch. That said, I understand that the way that Stamford Bridge is built that the pitch doesn’t get enough adequate air and sunlight, but the timing of this move is somewhat suspect based on Chelsea’s track record of late.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/390#comment-821 Anonymous Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:09:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/05/is-chelsea-reverting-to-dirty-tricks/#comment-821 Chelsea announced weeks ago that they would be working on the drainage of their pitch during this international break. Sand is involved in this process.<br/>Why do you publish bilge on this site? Chelsea announced weeks ago that they would be working on the drainage of their pitch during this international break. Sand is involved in this process.
Why do you publish bilge on this site?

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