Terrace Talk: Let’s hope for another boringly successful season

As I watched John Terry hold that Premier League trophy aloft it struck me how lucky we have been as fans in the last 10 years — not in terms of success — that goes without saying, but more in terms of the players that we have had the privilege of calling our own.

Players who have been intrinsically woven into the history of the club — the kind that clubs consider themselves fortunate if they see one in a generation — we have seen an abundance of riches. Drogba, Terry, Lampard, Cech, Cole, Makelele, Zola — the list goes on an on.

This is before you even get to the most successful, charismatic manager in the game. One thing it has not been — and that is boring.