CHELSEA GATE 17 MAY BULLETIN

THE LEAGUE ... OUR BREAD AND BUTTER

ALMOST THERE

Talk about glorious unpredictability ... just a few weeks ago ... March 21st to be precise, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Blackburn Rovers ... it was a result that saw many people write off the Blues title aspirations and a good few more question Carlo Ancelotti's ability to get the desired results from his players ... fast-forward to this coming Sunday and Super Frank and the boys find themselves in the position of simply having to beat Wigan Athletic to win the biggest prize in football. Few would bet against this eventuality, but then until Chelsea are two goals to the good those of us fortunate enough to have a ticket for the game will have one ear on proceedings up at Old Trafford where Man United entertain Stoke City in another must win game for the Red Devils.

Chelsea supporters have faith ...

IN CARLO WE TRUST.

cfcuk FANZINE ISSUE ... 110

cfcuk 110 ... on sale now ... remember it's only £1 ... Hurry Up!

THE FOOTBALL FACTORY ... signed copies £5 !!!!

Don't miss out on a chance to buy a copy of John King's bestselling novel The Football Factory ... pre-signed by the author himself.
Copies will be on sale at the cfcuk stall this Sunday at the bargain price of £5.
This is a limited offer so first come first served.
In case you've never paid us a visit the cfcuk stall is located directly across the road from the main entrance to Fulham Broadway.
Can't get to the games, but still want to order a copy of the book? Check out mail order details at http://www.facebook.com/l/57d95;www.transparentsport.com/cfcuk/story.php?id=101798


FA Cup Final

Carlo's men will face Avram Grant's Blue and White Pompey army in a game which Chelsea will be odds on favourites to win. No room for complacency though. Pompey have been saving their energy and their best players for this game since they beat Sp*rs in the semi-final last month. With the double potentially at stake, we'd all like to think that the Blues will prevail. Not long to wait now.

JOKERS CORNER

A motorist stopped outside Fulham Broadway Tube Station and asked the quickest way to the Chelsea and Kensington Hospital. A pedestrian pointed out the So Bar further up the road and said: “Nip in there and shout ‘Frank Lampards a wanker.’

GATE 17 SUPPORTER OF THE MONTH ... April

Peter Sampson

Peter is the slavishly hard working genius behind the fabulous CFCnet website which brings a rich mix of independently written articles covering all aspects of supporting Chelsea Football Club. There is always a refreshing slant on what's happening at youth level to supplement opinion about what the big boys are up to.
There is a flourishing members area which allows the reader to participate in forums and the True Blue site has managed to retained its 100% unofficial status ... well worth checking out if you haven't done so already.
Nice work Pete ... your a legend.

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Previous supporters of the month

January 2010 ... Chelsea Daft
February 2010 ... David Chidgey
March 2010 ... Mark Walsh


CHELSEA GATE 17 FANTASY FOOTBALL

updated 06/05/2010

With just one gameweek left it looks like some fella called Mark Worrall is going to win the league this season, but there is still plenty to play for with the prize-pool of signed shirts extending down to 4th place. The shirts off Drogba's, Anelka's, JT's and Cech's are up for grabs.

the current leader board is as follows :

1 Estudiantes Kebab mark worrall 2308
2 Spalding Smails Michael Dutter 2228
3 I Did It! FC Marc Hemsin 2208
4 Cape Town City Greg Delponte 2204
5 Ancelotti's Army Yashvir D Rampursat 2194

On a music tip ...

Check out My Luminaries ... this top band, destined to make it big, are fronted by James Ewers a Chelsea FC season ticket holder. Their new single Parasol is out now. Find out more about My Luminaries and check out the vibe and the video to Parasol here on Facebook.

My Luminaries will be appearing at the Glastonbury festival this summer and prior to this they are planning a tour in June, including appearances in Reading and London.

For more details visit

http://www.facebook.com/myluminaries?ref=ts


CHELSEA HERE CHELSEA THERE ... the DVD

If you enjoyed reading Chelsea Here Chelsea There, a DVD is now available which features 30 minutes of highlights from the 1-1 draw with Arsenal which the book is based around. In glorious grainy low definition you can now marvel at King Kerry's goal, Dale Jasper's near miss and the 25,000 Chels packed inside Highbury. Also on the DVD is 30 minutes worth of the epic 4-4 league cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday from the same season plus a few other tasty morsels ... you will only be able to get this DVD from the cfcuk stall on match-days ... price £5

Also available from the stall we still have a small number of Kerry Dixon signed copies of Chelsea Here Chelsea There left not forgetting the 3 for £20 book deal across all titles.

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If you can't make the games, signed copies of all titles are available at http://www.facebook.com/l/57d95;www.overlandandsea.net ... postage is free in the UK

GATE 17 base ball caps

superb quality, low profile baseball caps now available. Finished in blue and embroidered
G A T E 1 7
stamford bridge
check out the photo section for more details.

Now available to order at £9.99 with free UK postage at http://www.facebook.com/l/57d95;overlandandsea.net or of course from the cfcuk stall on matchdays.

CHELSEA FOOTBALL FANZINE book

The best of cfcuk, volume one featuring extracts from the first 50 issues of Chelsea's most popular fanzine which has been on the streets since 1999 will be published by Gate 17 in the Autumn.

Check out the cover in the photo section, it features legendary fanzine seller Harry Moss. Harry, aged 95, was a regular fixture on the Fulham Road up until the end of last season and is threatening to make a comeback in the Spring ...

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MARK