A blog of two halves
Tim Harrison is our Chelsea FC blogger.
Tim has been writing Chelsea match reports since the late 1980s for newspapers and, more recently, websites.
When he first reported on the Blues, the press box was a metal cage suspended over the lip of the old west stand - and you reached it via a precarious walkway over the heads of the fans.
But he has been a Chelsea fan since his father took an excited seven-year-old to watch Chelsea v Manchester United in the mid 1960s... and covered his ears every time the chanting got too ripe.
In July 2005 he wrote The Rough Guide to Chelsea, published by Penguin, which sold 15,000 copies.
His favourite player of all time is Charlie Cooke, the mazy winger who lit up Chelsea's left wing in the 60s and 70s.
When he isn't watching the Blues, Tim acts, paints, writes and researches local history.
Tim's blogs
The utter unpredictability of it all» - 22/05/2012
The icing on the cake» - 15/05/2012
Chelsea's love affair with the big-eared trophy» - 09/05/2012
Di Matteo’s first home defeat as caretaker» - 03/05/2012
Well would you Adam and Eve it?» - 25/04/2012
Chelsea now heading for three cup finals...?» - 16/04/2012
One week to top up energy levels» - 10/04/2012
Forget Barcelona - Wigan come next» - 05/04/2012
Chelsea push on three fronts with a sub-standard squad» - 28/03/2012
Roberto Di Matteo's honeymoon over» - 22/03/2012.
Sometimes you have to win a little bit scrappy...» - 12/03/2012
AVB's crime? To do what he was hired to do» - 05/03/2012
Seat D1 in box seven's occupant won't wait forever» - 27/02/2012
Manager AVB is glancing over his shoulder» - 22/02/2012
Chelsea hardly worth turning the telly on for» - 14/02/2012
AVB left shell-shocked by 3-3 draw» - 06/02/2012
This Sunday's afternoon showdown stirs the blood» - 31/01/2012
Difficult matches loom as root-and-branch rebuild deferred» - 24/01/2012
Three of England's back four at Chelsea?» - 17/01/2012
Torres poetry» - 10/02/2012
Positive end to the Blues' festive spell» - 03/01/2012
Blues players' 2012 resolutions» - 28/12/2011
Face it. Chelsea are in transition. And it's no big deal!» - 19/12/2011
Stamford Bridge boogies in the rain» - 13/12/2011
Stuart Pendred: The Corporal Jones of singalong» - 08/12/2011
Surely time for a Torres hat-trick?» - 30/11/2011
Chelsea's annual autumn wobble» - 22/11/2011
History mustn't be allowed to repeat» - 15/11/2011
Chelsea's dismal run ends at Blackburn, I hope...» - 07/11/2011
You don't get many 3-5s» - 01/11/2011
Chelsea's fighting character underlined» - 26/10/2011
"You are my Chelsea" ditty revived» - 19/10/2011
Pitch owners' shares buy back bid» - 12/10/2011
Enjoy Stamford Bridge while it lasts» - 05/10/2011
Calories are secret to success» - 28/09/2011
A season-strangling defeat or a morale-boosting show?» - 19/09/2011
AVB's dugout dance class» - 14/09/2011
The Modric tug-of-love» - 05/09/2011
Not yet the full ticket» - 30/08/2011
Players' door off its hinges!» - 22/08/2011
The belated blossoming of Blondie» - 16/08/2011
The 'new Drogba'?» - 09/08/2011
Correct answer! Blues resist temptation to tinker» - 01/08/2011
Lampard shows the value of pre-season matches to the Kop» - 26/07/2011
Three weeks to the season's start» - 21/07/2011
Pre-season plans» - 28/06/2011
AVB annointed» - 23/06/2011
Eight years of one bearded football fan» - 08/06/2011
A poisoned chalice?» - 23/05/2011
Carlo-watching...» - 17/05/2011
Chelsea players out of puff» - 10/05/2011
Crunch match at Old Trafford» - 05/05/2011
A mighty whoosh of relief» - 27/04/2011
