Ewell CFC

“ Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” Those were Churchill’s words 70 odd years ago. Substitute Russia with Roman. Nothing is ever straightforward with Russia and its power brokers.

Very well written.

Make him earn his bloody money. Use him for as long as it’s in the interest of Chelsea Football Club.

Not as strange as Fellani. I think he’s had a metal plate grafted in on top of his forehead, and he’s cultivated a frizzy Afro to conceal it. That’s why he’s unbeatable in the air.

There’s some good lads there sadly no longer with us. Tommy Davis shared our villa in St Tropez when we played Marseille in 99- kept us all laughing- they don’t make them like him anymore. RIP

Yawnnnnn.......

The dept was about 3 Million from memory- can’t be arsed to work out what that would equate to today but a piss in a bucket even allowing for inflation. From David Haye in 74, I can only recall only one semi prestigious signing - Duncan McKenzie 78, all the way through till the mini splurge at the start of 83/84. Until fairly recently you could still see Eddie Macs Blue and White Army graffiti on Bagleys Lane and Imperial Road, round back of the gasworks.

I hear where your coming from but these are seasoned pros, who don’t need to be told how to tie their shoelaces. Football is a very simple game, made complicated by pundits and pseudo coaches who like to spout technical mumbo jumbo because it makes them sound intelligent.

Your right. Pre season starts Monday. The players that report back ( who weren’t in the World Cup), won’t see a football for weeks because all they’ll be doing is running. Im sure there are people at the club able to get players fit. The managerial acumen/ footballing strategy aspect won’t come into play for a while yet. Panick not.

Could have sworn that Mark Stein played that day. This heat must scrambling the brain.

The voice of common sense. For years now we’ve been the least transparent of any major club- can’t see why it’s suddenly such a shock to the system to some- we play our cards close to our chest and it we don’t sign certain players/ managers no one has got the faintest idea whether this is down to the thrift or incompetence of dose Ole debils Emeraldo or Maria, or the big white chief himself.

Maybe we’re not planning on having a manager at all next year. I think Romans that pissed off with having to pay off failed managers, that he doing away with them completely. The players could sort out team selection and tactics between themselves.

Sorry Willie. I couldn’t resist!

And poor old Willie Donachie never pulled on a Scotland shirt again after scoring a cracker of an own goal against Wales in a 78 World Cup warm up game.

Typical Scotland. Back home before the postcards!

At least it gives us a day to get rid of our hangovers. A good half the passengers on my commuter train coming into London were fast asleep this morning!

He’s got a funny running style, tends to run into trouble, and has got an awful shot. His good point is his movement and generally makes himself available. Thought he was better than usual last night. Heres a couple of snippets from the small print..... John Obi Mikel was told 4 hours before the Argentina game that his old man had been kidnapped and would be shot if he reported it to the authorities. He was freed by the Nigerian police on Monday. It’s the second time he’s been kidnapped. On a lighter note, one of the FIFA legends at last nights game ( they get paid 7 grand an appearance), was Wes Brown! Ps what a fantastic tournament this is turning out to be.

Sounds about right. The headline was in my older brothers long lost Chelsea scrapbook, which covered 76-78

Brian Clough had a rant about the dressing rooms once. The headline the next day was something like “ Chelsea Pighole” The fact Forest got beat might have had something to do with it.

We were standing towards the lower left hand corner of the Clock End as you look down from this angle. Funnily enough I don’t remember it being super packed as in Loftus Road, once at White Hart Lane and Grimsby. It doesn’t look too comfortable perched on corrugated iron at the back there. Ps Corrugated iron is one of those things you don’t see these days

Can’t really see any big deal. If a manager gets sacked mid season his replacement takes over and normally witnesses an upwards bounce in results, despite having spent no time with the players. The World Cups in full flow, all our competitors are in the same bout re participants being late back to training. Regarding signings who else has set the world on fire? What is it about this forum and fair weather fans who like nothing better than a good old moan up. Edit- there’s something about the miserablist mindset of our more negative contributors, who somehow think by moaning all the time, it’s somehow connected to them “ caring more” about the club. Load of bollox- we all care but are able to realise that spreading false gloom isn’t necessarily pleasant for the readers.

Just reading Jimmy Greaves’s autobiography. I had no idea that we were so dominant in youth football- between 1955 and 1965 we won the South East Counties every year but one. Jimmy scored a mind blowing 122 goals in his last year before turning pro ( 57-58) Hows this for a run of consecutive results from the start of the season. A modest 2-nil against West Ham, followed by Spurs 11-1, Watford 8-0, Millwall 5-0, QPR 9-0, Bexleyheath 12-0, Portsmouth 10-0, Fulham 6-1, QPR 6-0, Charlton 8-0, Palace 7-3, Arsenal 6-2, Brentford 12-1 and 8-2, Fulham 9-0, Millwall 10-0. Dickie Foss was manager, aided and abetted by chief scout Jimmy Thomson. Both a couple of duckers and divers and general characters by all accounts.

It’s al about reading natures signs.

I’ve just noticed that my wife is growing fungus on her left cheek ( upper) That normally happens just before a big announcement.

.... me! It reminded me a bit of a teenage bedroom, but it’s actually a karzi. Just hope he’s not reduced to desperate measures when he’s out of bog roll. ps my West Ham mates would have a field day in there.