Grahame Fendle
@grahamefendle.me
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Chelsea FC supporter, pitch owner, CST and CSG member. First game in 1967. Yes, that old.
Never let the football spoil the day. Project Manager & Scrum master to pay the bills. #CFC #UTC
Chelsea FC supporter, pitch owner, CST and CSG member. First game in 1967. Yes, that old.
Never let the football spoil the day. Project Manager & Scrum master to pay the bills. #CFC #UTC
Go home #FIFA, you're drunk.
FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a 15 per cent fee on its official 2026 World Cup ticket resale platform, which launched on Thursday and almost immediately had some tickets listed for tens of thousands of dollars.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Go home #FIFA, you're drunk.
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I met the stonemason, blacksmith and coppersmith who are using their craft to turn Smithfield market into the new London Museum. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Meet the three craftsmen giving Smithfield Market a new life
Management at the London Museum promised to preserve the heritage of their new Smithfield buildings. To do so, they found the masters of their crafts
www.thetimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I met the stonemason, blacksmith and coppersmith who are using their craft to turn Smithfield market into the new London Museum. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Axis assembled.
China unveils new weapons in massive parade attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un
About 26 world leaders join Xi Jinping to see laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles and giant underwater drones paraded through Beijing.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Axis assembled.
Get in the ground early they said. Concourses are sparse, too. Suppose I did manage to neck two point at half price, though.
August 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Get in the ground early they said. Concourses are sparse, too. Suppose I did manage to neck two point at half price, though.
This Spain team has Barcelona’s stamp all over it, and I don’t mean in a good way.
July 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This Spain team has Barcelona’s stamp all over it, and I don’t mean in a good way.
Acers looking splendid in the final day of spring sunshine. I need to move these in the autumn and I’m not looking forward to it.
May 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Acers looking splendid in the final day of spring sunshine. I need to move these in the autumn and I’m not looking forward to it.
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We're a few weeks removed from the end of the academy season and, after some time to think and look both back and ahead, I've written some thoughts on the year that was and the future that may be.
thechels.net/2025/reflect...
thechels.net/2025/reflect...
Reflections On The 2024-25 Chelsea Academy Season – TheChels.net
thechels.net
May 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
We're a few weeks removed from the end of the academy season and, after some time to think and look both back and ahead, I've written some thoughts on the year that was and the future that may be.
thechels.net/2025/reflect...
thechels.net/2025/reflect...
So much for me thinking I'd get concessions at the Bridge. Have to wait another year now, assuming they don't up it again.
May 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
So much for me thinking I'd get concessions at the Bridge. Have to wait another year now, assuming they don't up it again.
Unseasonably warm weather has been a real treat for some of my roses.
May 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Unseasonably warm weather has been a real treat for some of my roses.
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Last match of the season. Against Nottingham Forest. www.chelseafc.com/en/news/arti...
Greaves’ stunning Stamford Bridge sign-off – on this day 60 years ago
It was on this day in 1961 that Jimmy Greaves, one of the most prolific goalscorers in Chelsea and English football history, played his final game for the Blues.
www.chelseafc.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Last match of the season. Against Nottingham Forest. www.chelseafc.com/en/news/arti...
Is anyone going to stop this nonsense? The main is clearly deranged, or the people who are feeding this nonsense to him are; or perhaps they're all mental.
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Is anyone going to stop this nonsense? The main is clearly deranged, or the people who are feeding this nonsense to him are; or perhaps they're all mental.
I have a spare ticket for Steven Wilson - The Overview Tour at the London Palladium on Monday 12th of May. It's via Ticketmaster so I'm unable to offer discount or transfers to anyone I know. Selling Price: GBP78.65
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/370060D6C...
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/370060D6C...
May 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I have a spare ticket for Steven Wilson - The Overview Tour at the London Palladium on Monday 12th of May. It's via Ticketmaster so I'm unable to offer discount or transfers to anyone I know. Selling Price: GBP78.65
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/370060D6C...
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/370060D6C...
Spend £50million on a player and give him a six year contract, only to discover he’s just another Ricardo Quaresma.
May 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Spend £50million on a player and give him a six year contract, only to discover he’s just another Ricardo Quaresma.
I'm sure this will be fine...
Chelsea Football Club partners with Ticketmaster
Chelsea Football Club today announces a multi-year partnership with Ticketmaster, naming the industry-leading ticketing platform as the club’s Official Ticketing Partner.
www.chelseafc.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I'm sure this will be fine...
Reposted by Grahame Fendle
chelseaheritagepartnership.com/post/our-fir...
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Our First Meeting With Djurgarden. 70 Years Late.
Next week Chelsea travel to Djurgarden to play their semi-final first leg. The Swedish side are not a big European name and many will not have heard of them. However, almost seventy years ago they sho...
chelseaheritagepartnership.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
chelseaheritagepartnership.com/post/our-fir...
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Only commentary I could find was via the Chelsea app, and listening to Cundy is like reading the comments in a matchday thread in r/chelseafc on Reddit.
April 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Only commentary I could find was via the Chelsea app, and listening to Cundy is like reading the comments in a matchday thread in r/chelseafc on Reddit.
Was listening to Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo yesterday - you may know them from Paul Simon’s’ Graceland album - and was reminded what a beautiful album it is, even though it’s not my usual fare. Anyone got any recommendations for similar? #Music
April 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Was listening to Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo yesterday - you may know them from Paul Simon’s’ Graceland album - and was reminded what a beautiful album it is, even though it’s not my usual fare. Anyone got any recommendations for similar? #Music
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Ishé Samuels-Smith has signed a new contract until the end of the 2030-31 season.
April 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ishé Samuels-Smith has signed a new contract until the end of the 2030-31 season.
Reposted by Grahame Fendle
I've wanted to bring more in-depth Shortcut options to @buffer.com, supporting the specific fields for each network. With our new public API on the horizon, I've been testing a few new endpoints early, which are making this a reality even easier to implement.
Hopefully get this out soon! 😍
Hopefully get this out soon! 😍
April 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I've wanted to bring more in-depth Shortcut options to @buffer.com, supporting the specific fields for each network. With our new public API on the horizon, I've been testing a few new endpoints early, which are making this a reality even easier to implement.
Hopefully get this out soon! 😍
Hopefully get this out soon! 😍
Brilliant, and not only relevant to No. 47, but to so many online platforms masquerading as social media 'communities'.
How to win an argument with a toddler
You can’t. That’s because toddlers don’t understand what an argument is and aren’t interesting in having one. Toddlers (which includes defensive bureaucrats, bullies, flat e…
seths.blog
April 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Brilliant, and not only relevant to No. 47, but to so many online platforms masquerading as social media 'communities'.