At this stage of the early spring, columnist and Chelsea fan Giles Smith would normally be concerning himself with how our strikers might find the space they need in the penalty area at West Ham rather than how he might find enough space to be comfortable stuck indoors, but these are unusual times…
With more thinking time at the moment than is often the case, our regular columnist and former player Pat Nevin has been reminiscing and reckons it is high time to recall once again the contribution Ricardo Carvalho made to a winning Chelsea side…
In his weekly column, Chelsea fan Giles Smith appreciates the way footballers have been keeping their skills honed during lockdown but wonders if there is a place for coffee pods and sandwich making…
‘The medics are magicians and we all appreciate them,’ declares former Blue Pat Nevin in his column this week, as he considers treatment for those affected by the pandemic as well as the more regular experiences of a professional footballer in someone else’s care…
Like all Chelsea fans at this time, Giles Smith is on new ground with no matches at this stage of the season, but as he writes about that from a supporter’s point of view, a couple of memories from the 1990s surface…
Our regular columnist and former Blue has found himself digging into the past for match action during the current void…
In the latest column by Chelsea season ticket holder Giles Smith, he also notes new life for an old Eden Hazard song and considers football without crowds…
The welcoming of a new young Scot into the team reminds Pat Nevin of the start of his Chelsea career, and that has a lot to do with the fans, as he explains in this week’s column…
In his Chelsea fan view of the past week, Giles Smith of course has plenty to write about the Liverpool game but he also suggests it’s time for a change to the way the FA Cup draw is carried out, and he has an invitation for Carlo Ancelotti…
Ahead of today’s hosting of the Reds in a knockout tie to be decided on the night, former Blue Pat Nevin first looks back at the weekend game at which he was present, before speculating on possible team selections to be made by Frank Lampard and Jurgen Klopp…
In his column this week Chelsea great Pat Nevin explains why playing three at the back has produced mixed results in recent days, wonders what difference N’Golo Kante might have made against Bayern, and hopes for a weekend to break free and enjoy…
For the second week running, columnist and Stamford Bridge season ticket holder Giles Smith feels compelled to tap out words on football’s most contentious current topic, and that despite plenty to celebrate (for a nanosecond anyway) during Saturday’s win over Spurs…
Chelsea supporter Giles Smith’s testing relationship with VAR continued on Monday night, as he explains in his latest column…
Chelsea legend and columnist Pat Nevin was present to witness a frustrating evening unfold at the Bridge last night, but rather than drown his sorrows he is already looking forward to Saturday’s London derby, and hopefully a bit more luck…
Our columnist Giles Smith will certainly be getting the maximum value out of his season ticket in the coming weeks as he prepares to welcome a succession of big-name visitors to SW6…
The former Blue hopes the current squad are recharged well ahead of a mouth-watering run of fixtures, as he writes in this week’s column…
Our regular columnist and Chelsea season ticket holder also has a suggestion for how future mid-season player breaks should be calculated…
The winter break is upon us, and that means a good time to take stock of the season so far. Chelsea legend and columnist Pat Nevin does just that, but not before looking at the Leicester game…
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has known the transfer market as both a player and a chief executive and with the rest of the week bound to contain plenty of media rumours of player movement, devotes this week’s column to the subject…
Our regular columnist from the stands at Stamford Bridge, Giles Smith, picks through the events and the leads lost on Tuesday night and notes a resemblance with some past encounters with the Gunners…