Anelka has signed a contract extending his stay at Chelsea by another year. The full article is here.As you are most likely aware I am far from Anelka's biggest fan. I suspect with the fact that we are losing Joe Cole, Ballack and Deco for next year we will see Anelka in more of a midfield attacking role next season, as opposed to an out and out ( Read more... )

Michael Essien has extended his contract with Chelsea by 2 years, keeping the 27 year old at Stamford Bridge until 2015. The full article is here.

Congratulations to Chelsea...We won the double! The first time in the club's history and it feels great ( Read more... )

So according to media reports Anelka is set to sign a 2 year contract to stay at Chelsea. The same article suggests that Ballack (German club Schalke) and Joe Cole (Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool) are set to leave the club.

I would rather keep Joe Cole and let Ballack and Anelka go.

The full story is here.In other chatter former ( Read more... )

The latest Chelsea rumour is that Michael Ballack has been linked with a move to Inter Milan at the end of his contract this year. I stress this is, as yet, nothing more than a rumour. If it were true I for one wouldn't be overly upset, however the information I got from the rumour mill is that it is an attempt to reunite him with Mourinho. Now I ( Read more... )

Ancelotti says he is confident that he will remain at Stamford Bridge next season. He has also reiterated that he expects Joe Cole to stay too. I hope he is wrong on the first count and correct on the latter.

The full article is here.

Rumour.So rumours are rife since our elimination from the Champions League that there is to be a huge overhaul at Chelsea squad wise. Apparently Roman and Ancelotti have had a meeting and the rumoured changes are ( Read more... )

More off pitch John Terry drama!So it seems John Terry may be in trouble again. As he was leaving after yesterday's match he accidentally hit a security guard with his 4X4, either bruising the security guard's leg, or breaking it, depending on which version of the story you believe. He alleges he did not realise as he was trying to get through a ( Read more... )

These stories from the feed, late due to technical hitches at my end:

Ancelotti says he is 100% certain that Joe Cole will remain at Chelsea next season. I really hope this is the case as I couldn't stand to see Joe Cole at Manchester United! Full story here.

Also updates on the injuries to Hilario and Cech can be found here.

An article that discusses Joe Cole, his future at Chelsea and how contract negotiations are going, as well as our upcoming quarter final clash with Stoke can be found here.I've mentioned this briefly before, but I really can't help wondering if Joe Cole's "lack of form" is more to do with management playing him out of position. I would like to see ( Read more... )