Delayed Reality

Chelsea rolling, TFC trolling

2010-08-25T14:34:00.001-04:00

Wile Carlo's Chelsea is showing rest of the league how it's done with another 6 goal performance, Preki's Toronto FC can't buy a win on the road. Sure, we can blame shady ref or diving bastards from Panama. We can blame plastic pitch, lack of supporters or the fact that it was Tuesday it won't change a thing. CONCACAF is a joke. To those whom somehow managed to watch TFC's game till the end,

Few thoughts on todays "performance"...

2010-08-11T23:35:00.000-04:00

While we had a few chances early in the game, where I felt, referee deserted us on couple of occasions, we couldn't recover from a goal. Once again, we've looked uninspired, one dimensional and tired on the road. Bulls of Red were pressing the ball as soon as TFC player would touch it. Lack of creativity and cohesion, turned to be annoying habit of giving ball away to the opposition by the

Carlo cleaning out the house

2010-08-11T10:30:00.000-04:00

It's been a while since my last post. At times I am unsure that I'll continue "writing here", will see.... World Cup ended and there was welcome break of no footy each Saturday. This however has been replaced with Toronto FC games. Once I've discovered U-Sector, I've never looked back. Been to every game but one and plan to attend as many games as possible in future. In any case, Carlo decided to

Championsky!

2010-05-10T13:30:00.000-04:00

How sweet it is to be a Champion. Fantastic ending to the fantastic season. It was great race till the end, Chelsea ended up on top, deservedly. Carlo is proving to be a real deal, finally we have a manager whom can be crowned as a King of London! Finally we see United in the rear view mirror, being second in the league... meaning nothing than a fact that they have lost it. Well done to whole

Spurs down Citeh

2010-05-06T09:40:00.000-04:00

Decided to watch Spurs vs Man City last night. It was a typical delayed-reality viewing. Avoided internet all afternoon, disabled sport updates on my BlackBerry... It was a 10pm showing (repeat) here in Canada. First period was a bit of a snoozer, teams exchanged few chances but nothing came of it. Game did resemble battle for 4th place. Adebayor kept on getting offside (as many Arsenal fans

Gary's inability to grow mustache

2010-04-21T17:45:00.001-04:00

It really disturbs me the fact that Gary Neville of Manure aka Man Utd can't grow a bloody mustache. Is he plucking them facial hairs away one by one? Seriously, what's his problem? We all know he's got a big mouth and quite a few people deem his a moron, including his ex-teammate Carlos Tevez. Well, about Carlos we shall talk some other time ;) P.S. Image (c) Telegraph

We'll meet Avi in FA Cup Final

2010-04-12T15:10:00.000-04:00

Something has to be said about Avram Grant's ability to get to finals. He went as far as Champions League Final in 08, we all know how that ended. Pompey dumped sorry Spuds out of FA Cup, which sets all blue Wembley final and a possibility for Avi to loose yet another final ;) Both games were played on "famous" Wembley pitch, it resembled Japanese TV show, players were sliding all over the place

Still in line for a double

2010-04-09T13:15:00.000-04:00

It has been difficult to see Jose's Inter "killing" Chelsea at the Bridge. Promise is a promise, Jose certainly promised to do so year ago and finally delivered on that promise. This loss was very difficult for each and single Chelsea fan as we've been reminded what we've been missing so much, Jose! Next League game we've tied against Blackburn, clearly team was still affected by exit from

Mixed bag of nuts

2010-02-23T15:57:00.000-05:00

It has been quite a few weeks. We've lost to Everton, in a hard though battle. Bounced back by progressing to the next round of FA Cup. Week later, Everton goes on and beats Manchester United, while we take advantage and beat Wolves. If not for Petr Cech, surely we'd not be sitting 4 points clear on top of the League. In other news, apparently Ashley Cole's marriage is over. According to some "

Wenger knows!

2010-02-09T12:25:00.000-05:00

Arsenal fans have a banner that states, "Wenger Knows". I do wonder if it will disappear soon. Chelsea, once again, beat Arsenal this past Sunday. Since then, quite a few Gooner sites/blogs started to point blaming finger at Wenger! Others even saying that Wenger should go! Could it be true that Wenger's time at Arsenal coming to an end? Those who call for his resignation, should be careful

The King is dead, or is he?

2010-02-05T14:36:00.000-05:00

Here we are, Capello has bowed to the pressures by his Overlords.. Terry has been sacked as England's captain. Rio is next in line and God forbid he does anything wrong.. (some would argue he does many things right to begin with.) In any case, here you have it, those who cried for Terry's sacking got their wish. Now what? It's amusing to me, that Terry's "affair" is yet to be proven (I might eat

John's perfect answer

2010-02-02T10:49:00.000-05:00

"Classy" paper News of the World broke news of alleged Terry's romance with Wayne Bridge's ex- girlfriend. (Everyone knows that NotW is nothing more than bunch of profiteering scum). We surely don't know all of the details, but it's a mess and it's making all kinds of headlines in England. You see, John is married.. With adultery websites booming, it's no wonder there is so much attention to

Liverpool unveil new Europa League Kit

2010-01-29T16:52:00.009-05:00

It is a bit ambitious, as they might not even make it to top 6 next season but nonetheless, take a look at it here.

SFSG

2010-01-28T16:08:00.000-05:00

SFSG - So Far So Good. I have been pondering if I should keep on blogging, at times it seems as a colossal waste of time, then again it's hard to just shut up and say nothing ;) We've started year quite well, considering we have Drogba, Kalou, Essien and Mikel missing. It's unfortunate that Essien went under a knife. He will be missed. Ballack will have to play role of defensive midfielder, he

Somehow we still remain atop the league..

2009-12-23T11:12:00.000-05:00

After tie with bottom feeders West Ham, Carlo declared: “We didn't play a good match. What happened in the first half was not good. “The second half was better, but we came up against a strong team, a tough team, who put a lot of pressure on our midfield.” Is it just me or this is becoming a recording...? C'mon Carlo! We all watch games, we all can see that we're not playing well. Since loss at

Finally a win

2009-12-17T14:12:00.001-05:00

What a nervous place Bridge was yesterday evening! We've outplayed Pompey, but yet again we found ourselves level after, yet another, set piece blunder. It seems luck is going totally against us these days. Anyone who believes that we're going to be "totally fine" when African Cup starts must be deluded. Without Drogba, we're totally different team, much weaker. When you think about it, ANY team

0 for 2 for Carlo

2009-12-07T11:37:00.000-05:00

After beating Arsenal, life looked rosy. We were cruising on top of the table and starting to open pretty good gap between us and United. Then came Carling Cup tie against Blackburn... Carlo decided to imitate Wenger and play kids! Sure, a noble gesture to give them some playing time, but was there such a huge need for it, especially when we have all but meaningless game against Apoel in

Winning ways continue..

2009-11-27T15:09:00.000-05:00

It's good to see that winning ways continue. 4 goals against Wolves, in a game that saw Essien rise to his best. 2 goals for him was not enough due to all chances he had, but there is no reason to dwell upon that. Win is a win! 3 more points in the bag, so far we sit pretty on top of the table. Porto game was a bit of a bore. This is probably due to fact that both teams have already qualified

2 weeks of bliss

2009-11-20T14:39:00.000-05:00

It's been 2 weeks since we've beaten whiners United. Once again they have proved what sore losers they are. Everyone whined about "controversial" free kick from which we've scored only goal of the game. They forgot to whine about Ninja Evan's karate kick that broke Drogba's rib. Lamps got away with a potential penalty against us when ball stroke his arm, ref nor linesmen missed it. I watched

Double, double

2009-11-05T10:32:00.000-05:00

Nope, it's not related to Pizza chain. Folks it GTA (Greater Toronto Area) will be familiar with it. We've had 2 fantastic doubles in the game vs Athletico. Whole game was a bit of a bore to me. First half was frustrating to watch. all but one header, Kalou looked out of place. Joe Cole was completely invisible, but then again, it would be very hard to repeat his performance from previous game.

8 past Bolton and Madrid road trip

2009-11-03T08:57:00.000-05:00

October ended on a fantastic note, we've dismantled Bolton twice in one week with the combined score of 8 to 0. Midweek clash was a Carling Cup game. We've completely dominated Bolton, with Joe Cole having complete freedom on the pitch, tormenting Bolton's defense. Kalou started the proceedings with well placed header but was substituted during the half time, apparently due to injury. Bolton

Belletti shines in diamond light

2009-10-26T12:28:00.000-04:00

After the Aston Villa loss, we looked a bit shaken up. With upcoming Champions League game coming up and Blackburn next (this past) weekend we needed to bounce back. And bounce we did! Not sure if this was due to "hairdryer" treatment or the fact that Chelsea squad has remained intact for as long as it has, we've netted total of 9 goals past two games! At times I feel that we rely too much on

Riccy Carvalho's day off

2009-10-19T20:46:00.000-04:00

Second loss of the season was not expected to happen this fast. We seem to try and emulate Liverpool whenever we can. After abismal performance against Wigan, which even Toronto Maple Leafs would be jealous off, Chelsea had a fantastic game against Liverpool. Game this past Saturday exposed some holes that were supposed to be patched by Guus. We were beaten by two set pieces, 2 corner kicks to be

Signings and appeal

2009-10-16T14:55:00.001-04:00

While Kalou and Alex signing new deals is a welcome sign, personally I am waiting on Joe Cole to put pen and paper to new contract. Some predicted that youngsters will get a chance to play but it seems this transfer ban is benefiting established players instead. It's good to see that ones of Stoch and Di Santo are doing well and should be welcome additions when loan spells have completed. At

Canoe trip and trashing of LFC

2009-10-16T10:16:00.000-04:00

I am back. It was very good canoe trip, fall colours are spectacular... It was slightly cold, made me realise that it is very important to have appropriate gear for this type of adventure. Lots of portages, got to "meet" couple of moose: Interesting creatures they are, little bit scary paddling right next to it though, when you know there is not help near by and closes vehicle is at least 3

Youngsters win, vets seem to be upset about it...

2009-09-28T20:29:00.001-04:00

That is correct, injected with youth Chelsea team beat QPR, early last week, to book a place in 4th round of Carling Cup. Borini, promising Italian striker has made his debut along with Sam Hutchinson, who's been with Chelsea since his 8th birthday. Young defender did well in place of certain john Terry. Nearly forgotten Paulo Ferreira started his first game for some time along with ones of

Kenyons departure and spanking of Spurs

2009-09-22T21:08:00.005-04:00

Rumors were going on for some time that Kenyon will be leaving Chelsea. Some blogs were expecting him to resign right after FA Cup victory. I suppose negotiations went on longer than expected... Mr. Kenyon will still represent CFC's interest as a non executive director. With his contacts in UEFA he is best person suited to resolve whole Kakuta ban mess. It is his mess to deal with regardless,

UEFA Diving League has started!

2009-09-17T21:50:00.003-04:00

Have you noticed how fast Eduardo's ban has been overturned? Watching first games from the UEFA Diving Legue, oh I am sorry, Champions League made it all clear. If they'd ban Eduardo, they would have to ban at least 10 more players... Not sure whom should be getting Gold medal for best dive though. Seria A always put out strong teams full of capable divers followed by strong contenders from

Petrs brain cramp, Gael and shadow of Ovrebo

2009-09-14T22:45:00.005-04:00

Starting new job and all that good stuff leaves you with less time to blog :)Quite a few tings went on since my last post, FIFA handed Chelsea a transfer ban, we've won few more games, England qualified for the World Cup...It's Monday night and I JUST watched Stoke game. Wife wanted to go to this huge antique sale, which we did. Unfortunately I've missed all live games, things we do for our

Ballack as a makeshift winger

2009-08-26T23:05:00.008-04:00

Against slower Fulham FC, it might have been stroke of Carlo's genius by using Germany's captain as a makeshift winger. I was a bit surprised to be honest. To me, he seems to drift to the middle of the pitch a bit too much, thus end up out of position and not provide required width. Overlapping runs by Bosingwa made things less painful and somewhat effective. I certainly cannot complain about

9 minutes of pain

2009-08-15T08:40:00.007-04:00

We should have been leading after first minute, but somehow Drogs managed to miss the net. What a start this would have been for Carlo and Drogs! Surely it was some "rust", which must have accumulated around our polished striker during summer holliday.Hunt, who has been with the Hull City team only for matter of hours, has been given a starting role. He is a feisty player and if this would not

Lightning doesn't strike twice at the same place

2009-08-14T11:30:00.005-04:00

I can't wait for this Saturday, EPL season to start. It will be an early wake up call for me, 7:40am. Not a problem, I miss my early Saturday wake ups, to watch games. When you think about it, it can be perfect beginning to the day (especially if we win ;))In any case, we're going against Hull, whom surprised more than one EPL team last year. Will this happen this year it remains to be seen, as

United fans showing true color?

2009-08-11T10:45:00.004-04:00

Wow, I can't believe all of the vile that comes from Manchester United loyal. Surely not all of them, but it seems that way. One would think that Ovrebo was a ref and they just lost important Champions League game! Controversy is due to Ballacks "elbow" on Evra whom went down like a sack of potatoes "injured". You see, Fergie and so many others believe that ref should have stopped the game as he

So far so good for Carlo

2009-08-10T10:37:00.005-04:00

It was nice to escape to sunny Cuba for a week as huge amounts of water continue to come down from Havens, here in Ontario. Since my "off grid" plan is yet to come to any sort of fruition, I was worried that we will loose power and I will not be able to watch replay of a Community Shield. What a cracking game it turned out to be! We had a bit of everything, bad and good goals, missed and

Can this week get any better?

2009-07-23T15:12:00.007-04:00

Quite a week it has been! Malouda signed new 3 year deal. Since it's his 3rd year in EPL, we are expecting great things from Florent. No more excuses can be made in regards to the "adaptation and pace" of EPL. If he will continue to perform same way as during second half of last season, Zhirkov got a battle on his hands for the starting role. Speaking of Zhirkov, he's yet to get work permit. As a

Strikers galore.

2009-07-17T13:39:00.008-04:00

In the global war, that is a transfer market, my money is on Chelsea. While regime change in Madrid spurred extraordinary spending spree, rumored $200 Million dollars of transfer funds available to Ancelotti, is mainly in tact. $36 Million went to Russia for Zhirkov and there will be a fee decided for Sturridge by the tribunal. Approx $160 Million is still generating interest.We have been linked

Stoch loaned to FC Twente

2009-07-16T10:25:00.003-04:00

Stoch joined Chelsea from Slovakian team Nitra in 2006, but the youngster has failed to make an impact at senior level so far. The young winger has made only four league appearances for the CFC in the past three seasons. There were hopes that his fortunes will change this season but once again, Stoch has been loaned out to ex-England boss McClaren's side FC Twente. The-19-year old has signed 1

Cole suffers another injury setback

2009-07-16T10:20:00.002-04:00

Joe will miss Chelseas US tour due to yet another knee surgery."In light of his previous surgery, excellent rehab and recent return to full training, this is only a minor setback and we expect Cole to return to full training in approximately one month," the club's website (www.chelseafc.com) said. Cole ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in an FA Cup tie against Southend United in

Nemanja Matic claims Chelsea contract

2009-07-15T15:08:00.004-04:00

Nemanja Matic, dubbed "Serbian Vieira" claims that he accepted a 4 year contract with Chelsea, as reported by SKY.Left footed 6.4ft central midfielder is only 20 years old and if this is true he will be yet another youngster joining Blues. Deal is not complete yet, as talks are ongoing about his transfer fee.He has played twice for the full Serbian national team, the full 90 minutes against

Zhirkov is a blue

2009-07-07T10:14:00.003-04:00

Carlo Ancelotti's first signing is PFC CSKA Moskva's Yuri Zhirkov. Dubbed "Russian Ronaldinho" he is certainly a versatile player who can operate anywhere on a left side. He was played out of position by Guus during Euro in 2008 as a left back but natrally is a left-sided midfielder.The 25-year-old started his career with FC Spartak Tambov. His first coach Valeri Sharapov spotted Yuri's gift. "

Carlo's first press conference

2009-07-06T09:52:00.006-04:00

Carlo Ancelotti faced media for a first time as a Chelsea manager today. He must have surprised some with his good command of English language, which is a bit of scary resemblance to Scolari, whom also surprised few during his first press conference.Carlo started with usual pleasantries, just as any other managers first press conference, he mentioned how nice 'It is nice to be here', how 'I am

Another day, another signing.

2009-07-03T13:22:00.006-04:00

This shouldn't come as a big surprise to anyone as this transfer has been well documented, Chelsea FC today has announced that Daniel Sturridge has signed a four year deal. 6 foot 2 forward started his career at Aston Villa with stint at Coventry. When he was 13 he joined Man City Academy where he remained until this year. At the end of the 2008–09 season, the Manchester City fans voted Sturridge

And first signing of the summer is.. Turnbull

2009-07-02T13:33:00.002-04:00

Chelsea FC has made it's first signing of the summer by bringing 24 year old goalkeeper Ross Turnbull on a free transfer from Middlesbrough. This certainly contrasts with Real Madrid's signing spree but move does make sense. We needed a young understudy for Petr Cech as Hilario is 33 years old (he also signed extension to his contract today).Ross has signed four-year contract.

Sheva to play in Qatar?

2009-06-29T13:37:00.002-04:00

Interesting twist this might be if Chelsea board will decide not to pay Sheva's weekly wages (which are in range of 130 euros per week). Even for Chelsea this is a bit expensive, especially for a player that might have to watch most of the season from the bench. Such wage demands seem not to be a problem for Qatari football club Al-Gharafa and they would welcome Sheva with open hands.

Chelsea, all is quiet on the transfer front?

2009-06-26T15:11:00.003-04:00

While likes of Real Madrid making huge noise in the transfer market by splashing out huge amount of money on just two players, some Chelsea supporters view Chelsea's inactivity as a negative thing.You see, we're not active enough and we've "failed" to bring in "established" name. For once we cannot be accused of ruining Football though...Let's not get overly excited and when you think about it,

Could Sheva prove to be useful?

2009-06-24T14:29:00.006-04:00

The other day I've read that Sheva intends to see through his contract with Chelsea FC until it's end. As you might know, former Ballon d'Or winner, has failed to live up to his 30 Million pound price tag.His first year with Chelsea was plagued with injuries and he ended up sitting most of the season on the bench. Yet he amassed pretty respectable 9 goals. Year after that he

Chelseas Fixtures for 09/10 Season have been announced

2009-06-17T08:55:00.005-04:00

List of potential fixtures in all competitions:Sat Jul 18 Seattle Sounders A - pre-season Tue Jul 21 Inter (in Los Angeles) - pre-season Fri 24 Jul AC Milan (in Baltimore) - pre-season Sun 26 Jul Club America (in Dallas) - pre-season Sat Aug 1 Reading A - pre-season Sun Aug 9 Man United (Community Shield at Wembley) +----+ Wed Aug 12 International fixtures Sat Aug 15 Hull City H Tue Aug 18

Transfer madness

2009-06-16T09:30:00.002-04:00

Real Madrid is at it again, spending huge bucks on established stars in an attempt to cash in on shirt sales. Surely they have learned their lesson in the past that stars alone don't win championships and it is quite hard to keep them all happy. Each of them big stars must fit their ego into the dressing room, in a way it is a can of compressed air, make sure there are no leaks.In any case, Kaka

Scolari gets a gig in... Uzbekistan?!

2009-06-09T11:41:00.006-04:00

Reuters reports that former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Bunyodkor, the Uzbek champions said on Tuesday. The 60-year-old World Cup winning coach, who was sacked by the west London Premier League club in February, has agreed an 18-month contract with the Uzbek side. Scolari succeeds fellow Brazilian Zico, who led Bunyodkor to the league and cup double and Asian

Europa league to experiment with goal-line officials

2009-06-09T10:58:00.004-04:00

Fifa has announced that matches in the Europa League – formerly the Uefa Cup – next season will be played with two extra assistant referees behind the goal-lines as part of an experiment instead of using any sort of technology. This move surely is a step into right direction and is a brainchild of Michel Platini. I do wonder how successfull this will be, especially when it is evident that referee

Two year wait is over

2009-06-02T10:49:00.011-04:00

At times it felt much longer than 2 years without silverware for Chelsea FC. How painful was it to watch Manchester United celebrate yet another Premier League win? It took more than one manager but only Dutch Magician managed to finally deliver! Perfect farewell present for all of us. I am still walking around with a silly grin, it gets wider once I think of celebrations after the game.It was a

Pressure is on Blues

2009-05-28T15:48:00.002-04:00

Everton striker Saha believes that all the pressure is on the Chelsea:"We will be motivated and concentrated for the final. We will be relaxed and all the pressure will be on Chelsea. We want to frustrate the Blues."I find it a little amusing that club that haven't lifted any silverware since 1995 will be "relaxed", simply to the fact that so many Everton players have not been it this situation

Gloomy day

2009-05-27T15:50:00.001-04:00

What a gloomy day today, it's quite cloudy and rainy out there. But this is not the only thing that is making it gloomy. You see, it's Champions League Final today... United playing against Barca, team that got "little" help from "Ovrebo aka Inept Norwegian" and got by Chelsea. Call me sour grapes, but I don't think they (Barca) should be there and to show my disgust with UEFA, I am refusing to

Managerial mutterings

2009-05-20T10:10:00.000-04:00

After 6:45am phone call from work this morning, where some, not so funny, guy informed me that one of my application servers is down.. (not before he asked me how I was doing?) I could not sleep and I started to ponder, what will happen next with Chelsea, who will replace Guus? He did do an amazing job considering all of the mess our World Cup winning manager has left us in. Is it going to be

Ovrebo speaks

2009-05-13T10:10:00.000-04:00

Tom Henning Ovrebo, controversial referee finally broke his silence. Naturally he won't comment about the mess he has created during last game and went on about how he is looking to the future, how people "notice him more" and how he is dealing with his stress. Certainly UEFA cannot claim that there is no gag order. In fact, I wish they would come clean or have some sort of guts to do what MLS

Boys will be boys, Ronnie to Real and more.

2009-05-12T10:24:00.000-04:00

Funniest story of the day must be the story about 2 Brazilian soccer stars Ronaldinho and Elano being caught on webcam with their pants down... While they are famous enough to have any company they might like this just proves that boys will be boys and wanking off is for everyone ;) If we hear "wanker, wanker" chants during next Man City's game we'll know whom they are addressed to.Ronnie to Real

On Drogba, Wenger and UEFA

2009-05-11T09:49:00.000-04:00

Quite a spanking to Arsenal yesterday, wasn't it? With humor I read that Wenger accused Drogba of diving. Sure, there was very little contact and Drogba went down quite easily. Fabergas received yellow for his suggestion to the ref that Drogba should be carded. In any case, little contact, players going down isn't something new to the game, we see it week in and week out. I do wonder how Wenger

On Chelsea vs Barcelona

2009-05-08T14:40:00.001-04:00

So here we are, few days past since the fireworks went on. Many opinions on the net for both sides...Some are willing to crucify Drogba for his outburst, then again if you do, might as well go after Fergie.. and pretty much after every other manager in EPL (and any other league for that matter). What does a man do when he is unhappy? He speaks his mind.. so did Drogba, rightly or not it's another

What is delayed reality?

2009-05-07T14:29:00.000-04:00

Have you ever been in the position when you could not watch game live for some reason (due to work or your missus wanting to go shopping, etc)? Instead you've recorded it on your PVR or Setanta/FSC will be re-transmitting the game at 9pm. You're staying away from the news pages on the net, you ask your co-workers and friends not to tell you the score, cuz you want to experience game... well "live