It’s easy to see how we made it to this point. In June 2003 Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea FC – a club which had failed to succeed in the league since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 – promising to spend a large amount of […]
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It is 1 year and 3 days since Arsenal beat Barcelona. I think it’s fair to say that since then, things have not exactly gone according to plan. Readers of this website will be aware that I am one of the more negative of those that count […]
Read more →Being a football fan is really difficult. Those that follow the most successful teams are rarely satisfied as their team must win every game and every trophy in order for them to achieve satisfaction. Then again, the fans that cheer on the others just want their team […]
Read more →Would we have qualified for the 1/4 finals of the Champions League last night had the referee not shown Robin Van Persie a red card for kicking the ball at the goal? What a shame that no-one will ever know. Whilst pretty much everyone agrees that we […]
Read more →I think we just beat Barcelona. Yes. We definitely beat Barcelona.
Read more →After a break of 16 months, Acres Of Space is relaunched with a new look but will it have the same old miserable views? I expect so.
Read more →Some early season glimpses of improvement leads some all-too-rare optimism.
Read more →The Realist’s review of the season finally comes to an end … much to the relief of all concerned.
Read more →The second part of The Realist’s analysis of the season focuses on the important matches that shaped the campaign and finishes with some awards.
Read more →A pessimist is never disappointed. This one, however, is.
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