"In the 70s, it was Leeds; in the 80s it was Liverpool; and, in the 90s it [was] Manchester United. Now Chelsea are the team for the millenium. The team that everybody loves to hate,
that is." Observer
There are few football clubs in the world that attract as much interest in the modern game as Chelsea. Whether it is the latest observations from coach Carlo Ancelotti, big-money transfer
targets, the style of play or results in Europe, everybody thinks they know what’s happeningor at least has an opinion on it. From Ron "Chopper" Harris and Ken Bates through to Ruud
Gullit, Roberto Di Matteo, Jose Mourinho, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Damian Duff, there is no lack of characters to draw on for quotesand this tiny guide has them all.