This is excellent. I've only ever been to 2 stadium shows. One of those was great because it was the Manics and one was awful because it was the Stereophonics 🤣 So much good stuff out there right now that there's no need to pay such stupid prices for stadiums. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It's taken some doing for Chelsea not to have got a goal in that half. #cfcw

An ever increasing list who are calling it quits for the year. I can't really blame them. Even as someone who only watches, I usually tap out after the US Open most years. The tour has become an endurance test for players and fans alike.

A last gasp winner at the end of a great game. Really wish I hadn't needed to write so much about 'Chelsea Dagger' in those circumstances. #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/chelsea-2-...

And another Irish band. I swear 90% of stuff I'm listening to at the moment is coming out of Ireland. #blueskymusic #indiemusic #newmusic #cardinals www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_1...

The lyrics to this are absolute genius. #blueskymusic #music #newmusic #cmat www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5B5...

Self praise is no praise but jeez, I've done well to find enough to write about from this game. lease reward my efforts by reading it 🤣 #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/chelsea-1-...

Better still, start saying, if there's not an election in 2028, he'll be dragged out by his wig.

Another red card, another defeat and signs of tension off the pitch. #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/chelsea-1-...

I've only missed a handful of the national team's home games since I came to Malta. This will be another one. Ridiculous prices for what will almost certainly be a totally one sided game. sport.timesofmalta.com/2025/09/28/f...

Never once in my lifetime have I even had to worry about Wales electing the Tories and now I have to worry about the country electing an English Nationalist party into power.

A very uncomfortable night in Lincoln, including the reality about Tyrique George. darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/lincoln-1-...

If you see this, post a concert picture you took.

We haven't got a single player out there who fancies this. #chelsea #cfc

And if he'd never been the President, he'd have been the dumbest man never to occupy the office as well.

Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.

Genuinely don't give a monkeys about the Ballon D'or. I've just seen Hannah Hampton's speech though. She just gets more and more impressive, off the pitch as well as on it. #chelseawomen #cfcw #ballond'or

A day so bad it needed a Smiths lyric in the by-line. #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/man-utd-2-...

Bayern. Probably best if Jonathan Pearce doesn't read this one. Or Tosin. #chelseafc #cfc #championsleague darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/bayern-mun...

Brentford and why their equaliser shouldn't have been disallowed, along with long throw trauma 🤣 #chelseafc #cfc open.substack.com/pub/darrench...

Decidedly average performance, got the win. Pretty much the story of 2025 for the women's team really. Great to see Sam back doing what she does best. #chelseawomen #cfcw

Sam!!!!!!

The last paragraph of this is spot on but, at the same time, more and more young people are being seduced by Reform because Labour, and the Tories for that matter, are like having a second set of parents. They've become parties to rebel against. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

In the week before Chelsea return to the Allianz, it felt like an apt time to write about that night in 2012. #chelsea #cfc #championsleague darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/munich-2012

While it's comforting to believe this, it's not really true. Reform are polling highly because Labour's first year has been pretty disastrous. Also, the small boats issue has been elevated to a main concern for many people, not necessarily because of TV coverage but because of social media coverage.

Sounds great live as well. I need some new releases from them asap. #newmusic #indiemusic #blueskymusic #cliffords www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRT5...

In the battle of the heavyweights friendly, Malta are currently tearing San Marino a new one. It does help when you bring in some players with a minimal connection to the country 🤣

Boehly and Clearlake. Where are we with the project? #chelseafc #cfc open.substack.com/pub/darrench...

On a day where most of the NFL games have been mediocre at best, this Bills v Ravens game has been great fun.

Jonathan Overend has been so bad on commentary here that I'm almost wishing for Andrew Castle instead. I said almost.

Sky didn't get the memo about muting the boos 🤣🤣 #tennis #usopen

Chaos wherever the orange freak goes. #tennis #usopen

You're in a Grand Slam final. You don't know how many chances you'll get at these. You can't let something like the position of the lights become such a big distraction. It wasn't a problem during the 3 games in the first set when Amanda was hitting her off the court. #tennis #usopen

Brilliant goal. #CFCW #Chelseawomen

Absolutely destined to go 3 sets after 2 tie breaks wasn't it? A real shame that this will end in a mostly empty stadium. #tennis #usopen #sleepdeprived

Naomi, with no consideration whatsoever for those of us in Europe, wins the set about 20 minutes after she should have done. Electronic line calling has no consideration either 🤣 #tennis #usopen

I'm wildly applauding Hugo here. Just a shame there's still so many sad cases in this country who get their kicks from shooting birds. www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...

2 months ago, after the loss to Pavlyuchenkova at Wimbledon, I'd have given Naomi no chance of doing this. The turnaround from that has been incredible. Karolina takes huge credit for making that such a good match as well. #tennis #usopen

90% of the women's tour would have been done in Muchova's situation. But she has the skill set to still be able to find ways to win points. It's genuinely impressive. #tennis #usopen

Brilliant to see Naomi back like that. It's not such a bad thing for Coco either. She needs time to work on the overall mechanics of her game. No point continuing to try and paper over the cracks. #tennis #usopen

Fulham reflections. The one with VAR. #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/chelsea-2-...

Can somebody please invent pills like right now that a bloody cat will take! #mauled #trauma #cat

Could someone whack that div with the loud mouth in the crowd please? #tennis #usopen

And still based in Malta, as far as I'm aware.

Turmoil v Turmoil in this Gauff v Vekic match. #tennis #usopen

Hamrun Spartans become the first ever Maltese team to qualify for the group stages of a European competition. Massive night for Maltese football.

West Ham reflections. #chelseafc #cfc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/west-ham-1...

Hoped this one would be cathartic. It wasn't 🤣 A grim night in the North East. #chelsea #cfc open.substack.com/pub/darrench...

Some reflections on yesterday. #cfc #chelseafc darrenchelsea.substack.com/p/chelsea-0-...

Looks like anyone trying to play a lob in Cleveland will just end up clunking it into that bridge. #tennis