CHELSEA GATE 17 APRIL BULLETIN:

THE LEAGUE ... OUR BREAD AND BUTTER


Top of the league and having a laugh ... again.

The Blues were too good for Manchester United. A stunning goal by Joe Cole, which will hopefully result in that contract wrangle finally being sorted out, set Chelsea on their way to a memorable victory at Old Trafford. Carlo got his tactics just right, with Drogba coming off the bench to score the winner. With just five games left to play, the Blues are now favourites to win the title. Bolton Wanderers next ... oooh Frankie must fancy adding to his tally.

cfcuk FANZINE NEW ISSUE ... 109
cfcuk 109 ... on sale now ... remember it's only £1 ... Hurry Up!

FA Cup
With the league and cup double now a real possibility, Chelsea head to Wembley this weekend for a semi-final showdown with Aston Villa. Martin O'Neil's men will be out for revenge after the recent 7-1 spanking they got at the Bridge. Should the Blues prevail, it's likely they will face Sp*rs in the final ... which should make for a very lively day out in May.

JOKE OF THE MONTH
A young boy asks his mum where his Sp*rs shirt has gone. His mum tells him she has just washed it and it is hanging on the line to dry.

He rushes to the window to look at the shirt and turns to his mother and says, “Mummy, why is my Sp*rs shirt lying on the ground in the mud?”

His mother goes to the window, looks out and says, “Some b*stard has nicked the clothes pegs!”


GATE 17 SUPPORTER OF THE MONTH ... March

Mark Walsh
Friend of Gate 17, Mark Walsh started the RECLAIM THE SHED campaign to have away supporters seated anywhere else but the Shed ... what a great idea ... I have much sympathy for it ... I just hope Eddie Barnett doesn't move them to Gate 17 :-) Top row of the West Stand is about right I reckon, then at least it doesn't look as embarrassing when the away team doesn't take up its allocation, which seems to be happening more and more often these days. Why not show your support for the Reclaim the Shed campaign by joining the Facebook group.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=389996417563&ref=ts

Previous supporters of the month

January 2010 ... Chelsea Daft
February 2010 ... David Chidgey

CHELSEA GATE 17 FANTASY FOOTBALL

updated 25/03/2010
Prize pool update.

Win the shirt off Drogs back !!!
A signed Didier Drogba shirt along with Nicolas Anelka's is now up for grabs alongside shirts signed by John Terry and Petr Cech. The winner will get to choose ... and the top three get to pick from the pool so don't give up.

the current leader board is as follows :

1 Estudiantes Kebab mark worrall 2011

2 Spalding Smails Michael Dutter 1978

3 Ancelotti's Army Y Rampursat 1942

4 Champions Duncan Grant 1936

5 addo massive rob williams 1929

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

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.

http://www.facebook.com/l/b78fd;HTTP://WWW.OVERLANDANDSEA.NET

If you can't make the games, signed copies of all titles are available at http://www.facebook.com/l/b78fd;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

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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/b78fd;overlandandsea.net or of course from the cfcuk stall on matchdays.

CHELSEA FOOTBALL FANZINE book
The best of cfcuk, featuring extracts from the first 100 issues of Chelsea's most popular fanzine which has been on the streets since 1999 will be published by Gate 17 in August.

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 ...

If you like what we do here ... don't forget to invite your Chelsea Facebook friend's to join the Chelsea Gate 17 group ...

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MARK