In the 1990s I used to interview Chelsea players for a programme column called ‘On The Ball’. Here are the original questions we thought up. ‘COMA’ was ‘What would wake you from a coma?’ One player replied ‘REDACTED PLAYER’s breath.’

Not looking too bad for 14-year-old sweets.

Wonderful result. Roseniority going well.

They would have liked to talk to my grandfather. He was an air raid warden and once was inspecting a house that had been hit, the floor gave way, and he landed straight on top of a huge unexploded bomb like he was in Dr. Strangelove.

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Liam Rosenior. Better subs than Subway.

So said to hear of the death of the mighty Sly Dunbar of Sly & Robbie legend. I especially loved his innovative 80s/90s drumming which he told me was partly inspired by M’s ‘Pop Muzilk’. But here he is aged 15 helping globalise an art form. youtu.be/H_7Kx2FlFQY?...

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

Thank you and farewell, the great Eddie McCreadie. Had the joy of meeting him several times. Here, from his chapter in my 1995 book Rhapsody In Blue, Eddie Mac describes his greatest goal – in a League Cup semi-final vs Leicester 30 years earlier

Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

New episode of Went to Mow Kingsmeadow with @rickglanvill.bsky.social pca.st/episode/1074...

Both had trials with Chelsea as teenagers.

The manager when I first started attending Chelsea matches was John Hollins. Have to get a spreadsheet out for those since including the interims. Would love for Liam Rosenior to succeed for so many reasons… think many fans can afford him plenty of goodwill.

Welcome, Liam Rosenior 💪🏽💙 Eight years ago: “Should I get the opportunity to coach one game, never mind 70, then I would be looking to combine the beautiful with the practical.” Sounds good to me.

Well done Calum McFarlane. Great subs and system change. Inspiring. This club 💙

Mood:

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@nilesy1961.bsky.social Many happy ones

So, for that reason, and whatever you and I may think of the song in question, its questionable lyrics (questionable in 2025), its numbing ubiquity, Geldof deserves at least some respect and a doff of the cap. Unlike Shakira and others, he didn't use a tragedy to polish his image and make a mint.

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The icon, the legend, the ORIGINAL Sister Nancy performing BamBam! When the beat drops 💃🏽💃🏽😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥

If Trump does pursue a defamation claim here, I’m going to sleep overnight in the RCJ corridor to make sure I get to watch him being subject to a proper cross - examination.

Quite the view on the way to the match.

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Full Time: Atalanta 1-3 #CFCU19. A brace from Derry and a third from Walsh secure a top-six finish for the Blues in the #UYL League Phase and a last 32 tie against one of the lowest-ranked qualifiers.

✨ Join us for this Christmas talk at 2pm today!! Christmas in the SoG Library & Archives (9 Dec) @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

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Seriously, FIFA?

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The first instalment of London’s oldest top-flight derby. From my latest book, ‘Chelsea FC – the Official History’

Wonder Boy youtube.com/watch?v=UKZK...

Thank you and farewell, mighty Jimmy Cliff youtu.be/_CXaqEY3gPc?...

Shame Chelsea didn’t manage one more goal. Would have set an all-time league record of seven successive wins at the same ground scoring three or more times in each. Instead, matches our own shared record of six at Burnley and between 1960 and 1965 at Arsenal (4-1, 4-1, 3-0, 4-2, 3-1, 3-1)

104 years ago today Ben Howard Baker became the only goalkeeper to score a goal for Chelsea – a late penalty against Bradford, 19 Nov 1921

During the lengthy research for this new book I unearthed something that was quite mind-blowing. I’d long known that pre-Chelsea the freehold to Stamford Bridge was owned by a Mr Stunt. 1/11

On sale from today.

Little Stevie’s at it again #Selecao youtu.be/EIfgwNJkCMI?...

Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ful...

80 yrs ago today CFC played Moscow Dynamo in an epic friendly. My new book 'From Soviet Bouquets To Shed Banners - Chelsea In Europe 1945-1971' is out today. Beginning with that Dynamo game, it ends 26 years later in Athens triumph. Available on eBay here ebay.us/m/iQAjS6 £10 inc UK p&p

And that's why you don't have goal music

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Vintage 1960s local newspaper advertisement.

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