Bostonian by birth/British by soul, coffee snob, foodie, Chelsea since Bonetti, CPO & CST, father & husband, doing whatever common people do. I block morons.
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This is so well articulated. If you havenβt already read it, sit down, take a deep breath, and give it your attention.
I've been a Chelsea fan since 1989, back when Kevin Wilson and Kerry Dixon were leading the line. I've also spent five years working at Stamford Bridge as part of the groundstaff.
I've survived Winston Bogarde, Jes HΓΈgh, Bernard Lambourde, JiΕΓ JaroΕ‘Γk, SlaviΕ‘a JokanoviΔ, Steve Sidwell and plenty of others who probably weren't quite good enough to pull on the shirt in the first place.
I've experienced the incredible highs, but I've also endured more than my fair share of lows. I've seen where this club has come from, and perhaps that's why I have a slightly different perspective on where we are now.
Some of today's Chelsea supporters have been spoiled by success, trophies and an expectation that we're somehow entitled to compete for everything, every season. That expectation is now clouding their judgement.
Look at Liverpool. Klopp took almost five years to deliver a Premier League title. Look at Arsenal. Arteta took six years.
Yet Alonso has been in charge for just 13 GAMES and we're already hearing calls for his head. It's utterly mental.
Of course we should be beating Tottenham and Sunderland. Nobody is suggesting otherwise. But football doesn't work like that.
You don't simply assemble a young squad, appoint a new manager and expect everything to click overnight.
This is still a team in transition. There are young players learning their trade, combinations to develop, consistency to find and a new manager trying to establish his identity. There will be setbacks.
There will be frustrating performances. There will be bumps along the road.
And let's not forget, nobody realistically expected us to finish above Arsenal or Manchester City this season. The primary objective was, and remains, securing Champions League qualification and continuing to build towards becoming genuine title contenders.
We need to show a little perspective, a little patience and, above all, a little faith.
Supporting Chelsea has never meant expecting everything to happen overnight. If you've been around long enough, you'll know exactly what I mean.
Back the manager. Back the team. And give this project time. π
#chelseafc #cfc
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Come and meet the #cpo directors! Our next #meetandgreet will be before #chelseafc play #bournemouthfc on the 10th of October at #stamfordbridge π See you there!
This is something that makes our club unique. Everyone who claims to be a Chelsea supporter should know who they are, why they exist, what they do, and (probably) more importantly what they donβt do.
If you have a question, or have operated under the false assumption that this organization has somehow held our club back, please stop in. Ask them. Challenge them. Find out directly from the source instead of relying on something you heard. Youβll come away a more educated Chelsea fan.
Come and meet the #cpo directors! Our next #meetandgreet will be before #chelseafc play #bournemouthfc on the 10th of October at #stamfordbridge π See you there!
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"Democracy requires participation" a good piece worth reading on Chelsea Pitch Owners - "it is the democratic safeguard every fanbase craves" it is also been replicated in the Football Governance Act too. So buy a CPO share.
nytimes.com/athletic/7626667β¦
Hey @Wegmans
You used to be great. Been a customer for decades. Used to drive hours just to shop at one of your stores before you opened locally.
But today I buy a bag of broccoli & cauliflower florets, open it up, and notice it smells bad. I check the βbest byβ date and it says September 24. That was two days ago. Is this some new policy?
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What part of my @X algorithm has flooded my feed with the posts of absolute morons?
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Hey @DIRECTV @DIRECTVhelp
Appreciate the abysmal customer service. Over 20 years with your most expensive package, over 29 years with a dish on my roof, well over $65.000 paid to you over the years. You renege on a quoted deal after one day and I get hung up on by an agent.
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Hey @FedEx @FedExHelp
Not for the first time, you have delivered a package to the wrong house/address, and your support rep to resolve the problem is less than useless.
The delivery confirmation picture is not my house. Itβs a picture of a package dropped on an identifiable porch.
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π¨ MORGAN ROGERS SCOUTING REPORT π¨
A 2500+ word scouting report on Rogers, why CFC splurged 117m on him, his weaknesses and how Xabi Alonso can bring the best out of him this season.
LINKπ
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First @McLarenF1 signed golf bag giveaway!!
Just RT for a chance to win it!!
Iβll pick one winner on Monday 17th Septemberβ¦ π
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Selling players to balance the books & hide years of financial mismanagement. culprits face no accountability,fans are expected to accept the consequences. PE treats football clubs like line items on a spreadsheet. They donβt understand football, and they have no place in it.
And suddenly, all the Americans
who hadnβt the foggiest idea what offside was or how to look up the rule on their own, has become an expert and knows obscure FIFA Article 27.
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As an American, who is also an actual fan of football (β½οΈ): will you people please, for the love of god, shut the fuck up?
I promise, those of us (from any nation) who actually watch the sport, do not give a fuck what relative tourists think of the gameβs rules. And those of us who are fans from the US, donβt want guilt by association from those tourists thinking they know better than those who watch every goddamn week.
If offsides is too weird or complex for you, thatβs fine. Cheer for the red white and blue; celebrate the event; have funβ but please, shut the fuck up about the rules.
Soccer fans defending offsides by arguing other sports have lines and rules against slightly going over them. Yes, but crucially: THEYβRE PAINTED ON THE FIELD. Theyβre not invisible lines constantly moving throughout the flow of the game for reasons beyond the offenseβs control.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
American football's line of scrimmage is an invisible line, not painted on the field, that shifts position based on the ball's spot after each play. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_sβ¦
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With our in-field fly rule, fair catch free kick , and utter incomprehensibility of what constitutes a foul in the NBA, we are in no position to lecture the world about offsides in soccer.
