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HUMAN FRIDGE

26.09.2010

One day, before too long, he will whip up his shirt to reveal the legend, 'Will get some milk on the way home.'

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EASY? EASY?

20.09.2010

Everybody knows that newly promoted sides are at their most dangerous in the season's first weeks, when they are honeymooning like crazy...

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FAN POWER

12.09.2010

At Stamford Bridge, such a deal would be of little interest. But I wonder if supporters at other clubs will take him up on it...

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SO NO...

10.05.2010

Just eight goals and the title. Which was more than a consolation...

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THAT GERRARD MOMENT...

03.05.2010

There's no question that the incident has provided another small masterpiece to hang in the Chelsea gallery of great Gerrard moments...

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EW!

19.04.2010

Neville and Scholes! Mouth to mouth! What a perfect image to sum up exactly how far the weekend had gone wrong.

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MILDLY PRESUMPTUOUS

12.04.2010

A Tottenham-supporting friend of mine, a couple of hours before that second semi began, asked me if I could help him out with some tickets for the final.

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ROOT FOR UNITED

03.04.2010

In this case it's all about context, and the context clearly commands us to set aside our finer feelings, hold our noses and root for United.

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PARTLY TO BLAME?

22.03.2010

The last person I saw wearing lilac and orange boots was one of my daughter's Moxi Dolls.

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WHOEVER NEXT?

01.03.2010

Everybody in football - and quite a few of us outside football - know what Bellamy is like.

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MISUNDERSTANDING?

27.02.2010

What does Wayne Bridge think the pre-match handshake is for?

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LAST NIGHT'S EVIDENCE

25.02.2010

You may say I'm a dreamer…

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OTHER PEOPLE’S PRINCIPLES

22.02.2010

True, they used a slightly bigger spanner and earned an even greater margin of victory...

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OUT OF THE WINDOW

12.02.2010

In what sense is Ashley Cole's ankle injury an upset for England?

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SUBJECT TO INFLATION

11.02.2010

The least he might do is extend us the courtesy of an accurate reading of the stats.

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AN INTERESTING DETAIL

08.02.2010

Me? I reckon I'd go home and find a darkened room to lie down in for a while.

 About this blog
Giles Smith

Giles writes a weekly column on Chelseafc.com and about sport for The Times. He has been a Chelsea supporter since 1970 and was briefly the proud sponsor of Gareth Hall's shorts. He watches Chelsea from the Matthew Harding Upper with his two sons.

A former Sports Columnist of the Year, his writing has appeared in many British publications, including a previous incarnation of the official Chelsea magazine, and in 'The New Yorker'.

He is the author of two books: 'Lost in Music', an autobiographical account of his failure to become a globe-girdling rock star, and 'Midnight In the Garden of Evel Kneivel', a book about sport on television


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