Gregory puts the team on his tab
Joe Melling...hint that time is not on his side Has Claudio Ranieri let slip the truth about his Chelsea future? While he and chairman Ken Bates both hailed his five-year contract as a licence to...
Story | September 01, 2002Sven searches for Freddie gameplan
Joe MellingIf Sven Goran Eriksson is suffering sleepless nights over the World Cup task facing his England squad, the chances are that it is the steely Swedes, r...
Story | May 18, 2002Dyer in distress, Sven's plans in tatters
Joe Melling...on standby but yesterday's drama could open the door for others. West Ham's Trevor Sinclair, Chelsea's Frank Lampard and even Matt Jansen, of Blackburn, may now be back in the frame
Story | May 11, 2002Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea: Fred on fire
Joe Melling...white Arsenal ribbons to the FA Cup. Ljungberg struck nine minutes after Ray Parlour had cracked the Chelsea resistance with an equally spellbinding finish and the first half of the Gunners' Double mission was complete...
Story | May 04, 2002Scholes dazzles for dominant United
Joe MellingChelsea 0-3 Manchester United This Paul Scholes midfield master class was perhaps best described by that well...
Story | April 20, 2002Smith: I'll prove my worth to Sven
Joe Melling...start and FA clemency earlier this month when he escaped a further ban for an altercation with Chelsea's Graeme Le Saux and it is hardly surprising that Eriksson might fear Smith's reaction when...
Story | March 30, 2002Spanish loss-makers will pay, says Fergie
Joe Melling...a blistering warning to his team before today's visit to Liverpool. Any over-confidence in the Chelsea camp following their 4-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge earlier this season was yesterday dispelled...
Story | March 23, 2002Eriksson keen to see Owen in action
Joe Melling...morning, with a place alongside Emile Heskey pencilled in for the vital engagement with a currently-rampant Chelsea. It is not that Eriksson has any real desire to see Owen exert himself unduly. In fact...
Story | March 23, 2002Bad boys hit Eriksson's plans
Joe Melling...Bowyer and Danny Mills, and Liverpool's Jamie Carragher, who are all either banned or awaiting suspension. Chelsea defender John Terry will also be excluded because he faces a court case. Eriksson has just three...
Story | February 02, 2002Platt boys can give Eriksson answers
Joe Melling...Sol Campbell to Arsenal. Increasingly, however, Eriksson has found his attention drawn towards the powerful attributes of Chelsea's John Terry. Schooled in the arts of central defensive play by World Cup winners Marcel Desailly...
Story | December 08, 2001Crozier: Football culture had to change
Joe MellingAs a youngster, Adam Crozier was warned by his mother that his obsession with football would get him nowhere. When Hibernian judged him not quite goo...
Story | November 03, 2001Platt gets priority on young stars
Joe Melling...is charged with the responsibility of introducing more young talent into the full England equation. This means Chelsea's John Terry and Ledley King, of Tottenham, are likely to be given a chance to prove...
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