Place: The Bridge

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Terrace Talk: No fear of second slip against our also-rans

In the run up to yesterday’s game, there was a lot of talk of the game five years ago — the famous Stevie G slip-up game. The media pondered whether history could repeat itself.

Chelsea v Newcastle United - Premier League - Stamford Bridge

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Antonio Conte keen to lock down brilliant Belgians

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Arsene Wenger outgunned by the new sheriff

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Terrace Talk: Chelsea - Arsenal danced with the devil and they got burnt

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Jamie Heaslip has his eye on the ball as profits top €70,000

My local the Bridge Bar has closed and the parish has been diminished

Fergie set to make shock move for Lampard

ALEX FERGUSON wants to sign Frank Lampard, Chelsea’s disaffected midfield star.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2012

Rooney furore is simply pathetic

JUST when you thought the British media and public couldn’t get any more pathetic, it would seem that the biggest football story of the whole week can be boiled down to this: ‘Rough Working Class Footballer Swears In Public!’

Wed, 06 Apr, 2011

Karma bites back at the Bridge

AS the old adage goes, “these things even themselves out over the season” — or, in this case, over three days.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2011

Far too close for comfort

GREET the new year, same as the old year, as The Who almost sang.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2011

Time for Red sun to rise over royal borough

I WILL admit that I wondered whether I had got prematurely excited after the 7-1, decreeing as I did that “broad, sunlit uplands” now awaited this team.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2010

Thrill-a-minute ties bringing back good old days

HMM. What was I saying in my very final paragraph just last week? That we shouldn’t be wholly deceived by our Big Five wins, and that Wenger was surely right to be proclaiming he had seen future glory during his twin Manchester setbacks.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2009

Everyone hates us, we don’t care

A FUNCTIONAL display against Coventry saw us book a place in the semi-finals of the Cup against Arsenal or Hull. More than likely Arsenal, as Hull's star has plummeted since they beat the Gooners at the Emirates.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2009

Credit crunching tackles are putting season plans at risk

LONG-TIME loyal regulars over there (top o’ the morning, Messrs ‘Boggers’, ‘Digger’ and ‘Major’) probably don’t need reminding that I write this on a Monday night.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2008

Four-midable week in Red as ‘clasico’ approaches

HERE’S a line you won’t often see inthese columns: thank you Chelsea.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2007

With José happy again the future looks blue

IT’S been a stress free week after the nightmare that was Anfield. José is smiling again, we disposed of Wycombe very, very easily, as should be expected — and as for Forest, well, we didn’t even seem to break sweat.

Wed, 31 Jan, 2007

Nobody is leaving The Bridge: Clarke

Adrian Curtis

Wed, 12 Jan, 2005