Attracting new players a crucial reason for needing Alonso, we need to be patient with manager news, Fans just want that overall connection back, Give me that 97' feeling back this weekend, More....
The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Thursday 14th May 2026!
Morning all,
Time to get into your latest Chelsea FC Newsletter!
Check in on all your latest general Chelsea news from across the last 24 hours in the same place here first and foremost.
Every day this week I’ve been doing a little FA Cup related article as part of a preview leading up to our Final this weekend. For this article, I went back to my favourite ever Chelsea memory of an FA Cup final, 1997! A bit of a deep dive here.
This sort of leads into my next article as well, and it’s all about fan connection with the players and the club. The Chelsea culture. It’s gone, right? It needs to come back. And these words from Joe Cole via a Chelsea fan here are spot on.
Some Xabi Alonso stuff now then because I know that’s what you’re all here for really! Or maybe not all of you - bit up the day ones! Big up to everyone here! Appreciate you all. We might have to be patient on Alonso news though, so let me explain what I expect to happen now here.
We NEED Alonso for many reasons, and detailed in here is the most important ones. We need to attract the top new players, and he can help with that, as well as commanding respect from the players we already have.
See you all on the next live blog from around 8.45am today on the home page.
Peace, Si.