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Tag Archives: Chelsea
Sportsthoughts (159) – An encounter with Ron “Chopper” Harris
Last night, I and two old friends – Tony and Jon (he who is Dood) – had the pleasure of an evening at Stamford Bridge, sampling the delights of the food and wine that will be on offer to the … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (158) – Those Premier League predictions!
So, it’s that time of the year to ‘fess up and check my predictions against the outcomes in the Premier League, with the season finishing yesterday. And it’s fair to say that they were even wider of the mark than … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (146) – Two great days of sport: Cheltenham, Chelsea v West Ham and England’s Grand Slam
Yes, two great days of sports viewing, with a decent amount of beer and wine drinking thrown in! Sometimes it just has to be done… On Friday, just gone, I took the day off work, with a few friends, to … Continue reading
Posted in London, Sportsthoughts
Tagged Chelsea, Cheltenham races, England, England rugby, football, Gold Cup, London, Photography, photos, rugby, Six Nations rugby, Soccer, sports, The Shard, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (142) – Premier League at Half Time
19 games gone and 2015 almost at an end. A good time to review those predictions and speculate a little about the second half of the season. Well, in August I was finding it hard to see beyond Chelsea for … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Soccer, West Ham
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lovelondonscenes – 93
The last couple of Friday evenings, after finishing work, I’ve walked to South Kensington tube from my place of work on Millbank, by the Thames. It takes about 45 minutes, winding through Pimlico, the bottom end of Belgravia, Sloane Square, … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged Chelsea, London, Photography, photos, St Luke's church
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Sportsthoughts (130) – Waiting for the Chelsea implosion
So the battle for the Premier League is shaking out the contenders. Spurs and Liverpool are falling short. No great surprise with Spurs; maybe a bit more with Liverpool, who’d started to look like they were getting it together. Biggest … Continue reading
Sportsthoughts (123) – Premier League half time report
Just past the halfway point in the Premier League season; time for a few thoughts on what’s gone on so far. Top two predictable, rest pretty crazy. Chelsea and Man City are streets ahead of anyone else. Chelsea, in particular, … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Soccer, Southampton, sports, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (122) – A Hammer at Stamford Bridge
On Boxing Day, I was invited by my good friend Dave – the Big Man – to Chelsea to see my team, West Ham, to take on the League leaders. I was a little more optimistic than usual – after … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Boxing Day, Chelsea, Chelsea 2 West Ham 0, football, London, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (116) – Premier League predictions!
So, little more than a month since we were watching Germany dismantle Brazil in one of the most astonishing games in World Cup history, the Premier League is back. Time to forget about England’s mediocrity, the collapse of Spain, the … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Premier League, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (101) – Parking the Bus
On Sunday afternoon Chelsea went to Liverpool and blew the Premier League title chase wide open again. It could have been Liverpool’s coronation had they won their twelfth game in a row. Instead Chelsea, with a weakened, but not weak, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Rodgers, Chelsea, football, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Parking the Bus, Soccer
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