Posts Tagged ‘Chelsea FC’

Peter Osgood Day – Tribute as Club Unveil His Statue At The Bridge

Chelsea Career

1964 – 1974 and 1978-1979 

Appearances:

380

Goals:

150

Honours:

• FA Cup Winners Medal
• European Cup Winners Cup Winners Medal
• Four England Caps and Member of 1970 World Cup Squad

Today is “Peter Osgood Day” and the club is finally unveiling a statue of possibly the greatest and most revered player to have worn a Chelsea shirt. 

Rather than bore you with stats and statistics, I thought the best way to remember the King of Stamford Bridge I would upload two videos. 

 Just for those who love stats

 Below is a video of the king himself to the tune of the terrace anthem you will STILL hear at the Bridge to this day

Osgood Song

Out from the Shed came a rising Young star
scoring past pat jennings from near and from far
and the Chelsea won as we all knew they Would
and the star of the team was Peter Osgood
Osgood Osgood Osgood Osgood
Born is the king of Stamford Bridge

A Brief History of Chelsea – Chelsea v Arsenal 1969

To emphasise just how many legends filled this first team here is the line up from this fixture on the 27^th September 1969: 

Starting XI

Peter Bonetti,  Charlie Cooke, Eddie McCreadie, John Hollins, John Dempsey, Marvin Hinton, Charlie Cooke, Peter Houseman, Tommy Baldwin, Alan Birchenall, Peter Osgood

Sub: Houston

Some names may not be etched into the names of fans that were born after this golden generation disbanded, players such as Cooke, Baldwin, Bonetti and in particular Osgood should be players that any fan can admire.

The strength and history of the squad this season extended beyond those in the first eleven against Arsenal, players such as club record goal scorer included Bobby Tambling, record appearance maker Ron Harris, Alan Hudson and future caretaker manager at the club David Webb.

This really was a time when Chelsea were in the ascendancy for the first time since the Championship with this generation of players bringing attractive football and a swagger to the Bridge.

A time when the King’s Road was the heart of fashion and cool in London, rock stars and movie stars were a common site at the games and the changing rooms after the games. Fans from this time have stories of nights on the King’s Road where the players were no different from you and I enjoying a drink and living in the local area.  

 Enough talking here are the video highlights

What Should Be Chelsea FC’s First Home Champions League Game Giveaway

Now the question on everyone’s lips for the Champions League home game is not whether McEachran will start or how Chelsea will fare against Marseille, no no no it is most certainly will Chelsea be giving anything away to fans visiting Stamford Bridge?

Previously there have been flags and last year it was scarves both of which were actually kind of cool, however this year if we are going to win the Champions League we really need to push the boat out and spend money on the fans to make it all the way to the Champions League final.

Free stuff is great, but it’s also a little bit insulting, we are endlessly mocked for these attempts to create atmosphere, therefore we need so we need to make this year’s something special, something that everybody will remember for years to go.

Here are my suggestions

Celery

It’s green its low calorie, can be part of your five a day and it makes a good missile to sing a dirty song to, what’s not to like? One bunch per seat please

Gold Plated Tickets  

Come on Roman share the wealth, don’t waste money on gimmicks just make the tickets properly pimping and well out of gold

A Beer Buddy

Never queue for a half time beer again, the club simply hires a butler for each fan to queue up and save them a beer at half time before melting into the background

Finally a serioius suggestion

A Proper Banner

Some of the banners at the Bridge are embarrassing, I am not talking about the John Terry or Osgood banners which are epic.  I am talking about the fake and literally made of plastic banners that seem to cover the Bridge at the moment, funded by the club no less they add nothing to the atmosphere and scream FAKE! How about some proper banners something designed by the fans

Which one gets your vote? I will be sure to be giving anything that is given out at the ground away should any fan want it, unless my gold tickets idea kicks off.

So Who the Hell are Newcastle United?

Stadium: St James Park

Capacity: 52,387

Last Season Position: 1^st in Championship

Newcastle United from the North East of England and are known as the Magpies, famed for their attacking football and the exposed beer bellies of their fans they are famed for being one of the most fanatical sets of supporters in the country.

When I first started watching football Newcastle were in the ascendancy under Kevin Keegan when they came within a whisker of winning the Premier League.

Recent times however have been harder the takeover of Mike Ashley led to fan anger and relegation from the top flight, the Magpies bounced back straight away and will be looking to develop this season with mid table a realistic goal.

St James Park is a difficult place to visit at any time, let alone on the back of two straight defeats so Chelsea will need to be at their best to overhaul the Magpies and the elements

Chelsea v Blackpool – Player Ratings

Chelsea defeated Blackpool by four goals to nil to extend their 100% record to 5 games and extend our early season lead at the top of the table to four points.

Based on their performances here are the eChelseaFC player ratings

Petr Cech – 7

Forced to make some key saves despite having a quiet game including one which was described by Andy Gray as “World Class”

Paulo Ferreria – 7
Has had his longest run in the first team in as long as I can remember due to squad rotation and injuries he has started four of our five Premier League fixtures improving in each one to show how a run of games can improve a players form an performances.
The former Portuguese international was good going forward today and solid in defence

Alex – 6
Not his best performance today with a few off moments that almost led to Chelsea conceding however this should not consider the Chelsea faithful too much.

Branislav Ivanovic – 7
A deft flick on to set up the first goal earns the Serbian a higher rating than his central defensive counterpart although both looked fragile for a game which produced a clean sheet.

Ashley Cole – 9
Showed his fitness today as he operated as both left back and left winger simultaneously in a vibrant attacking display. This was all in addition to his usual defensive solidity.

Ramires – 7
Solid performance in his full home debut, still looks to be finding his feet in the physical Premier League, but I ahve confidence he will represent a solid investment for the blues.

Mikel – 8
Like Paulo Ferreria he seems to have improved with an extended run in the first team and this was another fine performance from the young Nigerian.
Prior to the game he also had the highest successful passing ratio in the Premier League at a hugely impressive 94% even if most of these were sideways.

Michael Essien – 8
Superb display from Chelsea’s hottest summer signing, didn’t quite have his shooting boots on but contributed with a great performance.

Soloman Kalou – 8
Scored a simple goal and made some useful runs in behind the Blackpool line but wasted many chances to put the Chelsea score towards double figures.

Florent Malouda -8.5
Had a great game and scored a brace but he should have scored a hat trick but to complain about wasted chances at 4-0 would be harsh on the Frenchman.

Didier Drogba – 8
Scored one and set one up, just a usual day at the office for the powerful Ivorian who should have also won a penalty for his side but for the referee’s benevolence.

eChelseaFC Man of the Match – Ashley Cole