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Chelsea FC '08/'09 Season Review Part Three: Seconds Make Seasons

April brought the first leg of the Champions' League Quarter Final with Liverpool at Anfield. The Reds were ahead after six minutes with an admittedly superb Fernando Torres strike, and although ...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about 4 months ago 286 reads 0 comments
Chelsea FC '08/'09 Season Review Part Two: New Year, New Faces

The New Year did not start well for Chelsea, with a last minute equaliser from Southend forcing a replay in the FA Cup third round tie, an extra fixture that an injury stretched squad and an under pressure manager could scarcely afford to concede...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about 5 months ago 316 reads 2 comments
Chelsea FC '08-'09 Season Review Part One: It Started Off So Well...

Another turbulent season at Stamford Bridge is behind us, and what a season it was. From the giddy heights of the beginning, to the crushing defeat at the hands of Barcelona, the '08-'09 season ...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about 5 months ago 287 reads 1 comments
Scolari Sacked As Chelsea Look To a Familiar Face To Stop The Rot

"You don't know what you're doing!" This is the chant that has been echoing around Stamford Bridge with increasing frequency and volume in recent weeks...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about 10 months ago 221 reads 4 comments
Scolari v. Mourinho: The Eggs and Omelette Debate

Chelsea are currently in the midst of what some might call an injury crisis. A minimum of seven first-choice first team players are out injured, leaving Luis Felipe Scolari without much choice in his team sheet, or so you would think...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 272 reads 2 comments
Chelsea's Reality Check Lost in the Post

Since the takeover of Chelsea FC by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in 2003, there are plenty of people who have held their breath, waiting for the club to fail...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 440 reads 8 comments
Sing When You're Winning (Or Losing)

As supporters of the beautiful game, we all want to see magic football played. We want to watch skill, class, and goals galore. However, if all you want to do is watch, I am of the opinion that there are better ways to do it than going to the game...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 251 reads 8 comments
Magic Football Returns to Stamford Bridge: Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth

Sunday saw the opening game of Chelsea's campaign to regain the Premiership title, and what a start it was. From the first whistle they dominated, playing the kind of football that owner Roman Abramovich craves...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 112 reads 0 comments
You Can't Predict the Unpredictable: Premier League 08/09

Despite perfectly acceptable football substitutes being available, and enjoyed, the last 13 weeks have dragged for me. This is due entirely to the lack of Premiership football. There is no other competition quite like it—and I've missed it...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 253 reads 3 comments
Tottenham Are Looking Rather Tasty

As the '08-'09 season looms ever closer, for the first time in many years there are several teams outside of the "Big Four" that have a chance of bagging a Champions League place for '09-'10...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 583 reads 8 comments
Nicolas Anelka: "Penalty Miss Was More Difficult For Me Than For John Terry"

Of all the things to come out of that awful night in Moscow, I never dreamed that one of them would be a competition about who feels worse about not winning...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 654 reads 5 comments
"Modern Slavery" & Sepp Blatter: The Fool At The Head Of FIFA

Sepp Blatter is an irresponsible moron. Maybe if he’d read a couple of history books before opening his mouth wide enough to fit both feet in, he might have the teeniest comprehension of what slavery is...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 1,201 reads 2 comments
Four Is More Than Three, Why Chelsea Need To Win Everything Next Season

As a Chelsea fan of 13 years, I want to see every piece of silverware available arriving at Stamford Bridge next season. This is not because I am greedy, but because I truly believe that we have the players and potential to do it...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 519 reads 2 comments
Which Didier Drogba Will Show Up to Play for Chelsea?

The 08/09 Premiership season kicks off in three weeks time, and like many Chelsea fans, I'm unsure who I'm going to see play against Portsmouth...

Written by Rowanne Westhenry about about 1 year ago 573 reads 4 comments

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Rowanne Westhenry Article Archive

Chelsea FC '08/'09 Season Review Part Three: Seconds Make Seasons

Chelsea FC '08/'09 Season Review Part Two: New Year, New Faces

Chelsea FC '08-'09 Season Review Part One: It Started Off So Well...

Scolari Sacked As Chelsea Look To a Familiar Face To Stop The Rot

Scolari v. Mourinho: The Eggs and Omelette Debate

Chelsea's Reality Check Lost in the Post

Sing When You're Winning (Or Losing)

Magic Football Returns to Stamford Bridge: Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth

You Can't Predict the Unpredictable: Premier League 08/09

Tottenham Are Looking Rather Tasty

Nicolas Anelka: "Penalty Miss Was More Difficult For Me Than For John Terry"

"Modern Slavery" & Sepp Blatter: The Fool At The Head Of FIFA

Four Is More Than Three, Why Chelsea Need To Win Everything Next Season

Which Didier Drogba Will Show Up to Play for Chelsea?

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