Main developments from today’s EGM:- Wise and Sewell in no-show Plea for early vote on Resolution 3 denied Board promises to “vet” future share applications Row over debt repayment rumbles on Pledges to investigate fund-raising options Today’s hotly-anticipated Chelsea Pitch Owners EGM ended in uproar after many believed Steve Frankham used the chair’s proxy vote to sink Resolution 3, which called for voting rights to be limited to a maximum of…
Slovenian Dautovic London-bound?
According to reports from Sam Wallace in the Independent, Chelsea have agreed a deal for Slovenian centre-back Emir Dautovic to join Michael Emenalo’s youth revolution at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are believed to have struck a €1.3m deal with NK Maribor for the 17 year-old defender, who they have been tracking for some time and are now set to bring to London. Back in 2010, stories emerged from Slovenia claiming…
Bristol City Beaten as Youngsters Head for Asia
Chelsea’s Under-18 pre-season continued on Saturday morning with a 4-0 win over Bristol City. A second-half brace from Jeremie Boga – including a delightful free-kick – was sandwiched by efforts from Walter Figueira and George Cole as Adi Viveash’s boys bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Arsenal 24 hours earlier. Almost two dozen boys saw upwards of an hour of playing time across the two games as they work…
Under-18s: Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal
Friday morning saw the Chelsea Under-18 side back in pre-season action, as the first of their two visitors in two days to Cobham arrived in the form of London rivals Arsenal. Adi Viveash once again used the bulk of his squad as the focus remained on the players’ fitness at this early stage of pre-season. In a closely-fought and entertaining contest at Cobham the Blues went down 3-2, both Chelsea…
Hazard Joins Chelsea…Again
Following the summer’s highest-profile transfer in Eden Hazard taking his talents to SW6, his younger brother Thorgan will be joining him after RC Lens confirmed the move this evening. Antoine Sibierski, the club’s director of football, told his official website that the move should be official tomorrow, and that despite being offered a new contract (with his current deal expiring next summer), the younger Hazard was determined to join his…
CPO EGM – Seconds Out, Round Three
Having put the trial of John Terry behind us, Chelsea fans face another ordeal in the next week as as the continuing vexed issues surrounding CPO come to the fore again. For those of you who are new to this column, or have been living in a cave for the past ten months, a brief recap. The board of Chelsea Football Club proposed to purchase the lease from Chelsea Pitch…
Portuguese Loan Moves for Lalkovic and Delac
Milan Lalkovic and Matej Delac have been loaned to Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes, according to reports in Portugal. Record have reported that the pair have this afternoon agreed their moves and will join up with the squad officially tomorrow. Lalkovic had kept his legion of Twitter followers in the dark as to whether his jaunt to Portugal was temporary or something more permanent, and with only a year left on…
The Quiet Progress of Billy Clifford
In re-watching some of last season’s reserve team fixtures, one thing became abundantly clear. Throughout the season, on a consistent basis, Billy Clifford was the best player in a Chelsea shirt (although Jacob Mellis ran him close for a long time). Statistically, of course, he was the leading appearance maker and chief creator with a team-high seven assists, but above and beyond pure numbers, the footage spoke loud and clear….
Supporting Supporters
Over the past year, especially since the launch of Chelsea’s ill-fated proposal to purchase the lease of the pitch at Stamford Bridge, I have had the good fortune to meet many more Chelsea fans. Amongst these decent, upstanding citizens are not only those who spend their spare time entertaining their fellow supporters by blogging and podcasting, but those who are involved with trying to make things better for everyone. A…
Goals and New Faces Galore as Youth & Reserve Pre-Season Kicks Off
Saturday saw pre-season get underway at Chelsea with action for both their Under-21 and Under-18 teams, and there was plenty to talk about across the board. A total of 43 players featured across the two teams, with some known new faces joined by some unknown ones, and an emphatic victory for the younger generation to kick things off. Adi Viveash’s Under-18s hosted Torquay United at Cobham and ran out 12-1…