Huge London derby awaits this weekend as rivals Arsenal FC come to Stamford Bridge in a battle to stay within title contention.

Both are currently tied for 5th place in the Premier League standings and both teams in a bit of inconsistent form at the moment as Arsenal lost midweek in a Champions League clast to Inter Milan and to Newcastle FC last weekend. The Blues drew Manchester United last weekend in a closely fought match that needed them to comeback to late in the 2nd half after conceding a penalty that put them down initially. Enzo Maresca then rotated the squad midweek as they went on to thrash Noah FC, 8-nil in Conference League action that could boost morale going into this weekend against the London rivals.

Also, keep an eye on Cole Palmer as he faces a fitness battle to be ready for action, if he’s not selected then you could a list of hungry players that would vie to make the starting XI spot with the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix & Mykhailo Mudryk. With the top two clubs in the table already three points clear of the rest, a loss from this match could spell doom for both clubs’ title hopes this early into the season.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

We are back in Conference League action tomorrow as the boys face Armenian club FC Noah at Stamford Bridge in the 3rd match of league play. The Blues and 8 other clubs are in a dead tie in points (6) atop the table, but stay above the rest as they lead in goal differential with 5. Having gone winless in the last two matches, a draw against Manchester United last Sunday in league action & a Carabao Cup defeat at St. James Park vs Newcastle, the lads will look to get back to the winning side tomorrow night.

Come down to the Londoner Addison & kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

A team victory, B team defeat…

It was a home & away split with Newcastle United. A home win in Premier League action with Enzo Maresca’s preferred starting XI, then a lackluster effort with the players trying to make a name to be selected losing at St. James park in Carabao Cup action. Cole Palmer, Nicholas Jackson & Pedro Neto led the way hitting on all cylinders on Sunday contributing to the two goals in victorious fashion. While, it was difficult to name anyone who really stood out on Wednesday. It was a forgetful match & they look to redeem themselves next week when they return to Conference League play at home vs FC Noah.

But 1st, the Blues head up to Manchester to face the Red Devils of Manchester United who are now without a manager having sacked Erik Ten Hag this week following the defeat against West Ham United. A late penalty led to a Jarrod Bowen penalty conversion giving the Hammers a 2-1 victory & Ten Hag without a job. Ruud van Nistelrooy takes over on an interim basis until Man United appoints their next manager. With the Red Devils in disarray, the boys have a great chance this weekend to stay within striking distance of the league leaders, Manchester City, Liverpool & Arsenal. Let’s get those three points!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

Join us tomorrow for a late afternoon EFL Cup clash as the lads travel to Newcastle in the 4th round of the EFL Cup. Both teams faced off this past Sunday in a hard fought 2-1 home victory in a very end to end Premier League battle. Nicolas Jackson & Cole Palmer both scored in that affair, but Enzo Maresca will likely make wholesale changes to the starting lineup and could feature much of the players from last weeks’ Conference League victory in Greece. Mykhailo Mudryk & Christoper Nkunku should feature in the attack and continue to build on their goal scoring streak from the midweek.

We look forward to seeing you there with the Shed End Dallas crew!

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Shed End Dallas

Still plenty of work to do!

The boys traveled up to Anfield last Sunday and tested the league leaders, Liverpool FC. It was a closely contested match where the lads actually controlled much of it, but having to make adjustments to the usual starting XI due to suspensions, the home team took their chances and delivered In the end, the Blues fell short 1-2. Still, the match was in the balance as Liverpool did not look threatening as they would at home. Enzo Maresca did a great job in bringing g on Romeo Lavia to start and Reece James did a solid job returning for the 1st time this season. So chin up and onto the next match at home this Sunday against Newcastle.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

Join us tomorrow for an early lunch time start as the lads travel to Greece to Panathinaikos FC at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. It’s the 1st meeting ever between these two clubs & the Blues look to stay atop the Conference League standings. We look forward to seeing you there with the Shed End Dallas crew!

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Shed End Dallas

It’s been a long two weeks!

The boys are back in action this weekend and it’s a big test on the road at Anfield against the current league leaders, Liverpool FC. It’s been an excellent campaign to start off the season for the Merseyside club who also have a new manager in charge, Arne Slot and they have yet to miss a beat. The lads will be in for a challenge as they will return to action missing key players, Marc Cucurella & Wesley Fofona. Both players will be suspended due to yellow card accumulation. A glimmer of hope though as Reece James if back in training after sustaining another injury in preseason and will be in contention for minutes this match. Let’s knock those Scousers off the top of the table!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!!!

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Shed End Dallas

Undefeated in six consecutive matches!

Chelsea have not lost a match since the 2nd leg of the Conference League playoff vs Servette back in late August. Since that defeat, it’s been a remarkable run of form and with two more victories added to the total this week, including a 4-1 win last night vs KAA Gent in the opening match play of the Conference League. Could we make it seven before going into the international break?

This past weekend, at home, the lads came out victorious 4-2 against Brighton who had yet to lose a Premier League match this season and man, what a frenzy match it was. Cole Palmer lighting it up a new PL record four goals in the 1st forty minutes of the half,but early on Brighton did all they could to fluster the Blues. It took only seven minutes for the Seagulls to go ahead as they forced the defense to reach and caught Robert Sanchez out of position for the 1st goal. Then, Brighton oddly kept an alarming high press against the boys setting up a wide open break, and once they got through this high linem they were punished with through balls from Enzo Fernandez to Cole Palmer time after time, 1st one going wide off the post and then equalizing minutes later in the 21st minute. Brighton pegged another off a Sanchez mistake making it 3-2 but Palmer again decisively put one past the goal keeper off their own mistake with Jadon Sancho assisting to make in 4-2 and all of this in the 1st half of the match. That frenetic pace seemed to have tired out both sides and it played out more defensively with both dialing back the press seeing out the 2nd half with the same score.

The boys will now look to go into the break without dropping any points as they host Nottingham Forest.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

We are back in European League action as the lads begin their quest in the UEFA Conference League campaign. With the new implementation of rules, there are no longer group tables, only one big table of 36 teams. Every team has been selected to face against 6 different opponents - home & away. The top 8 will advance automatically into the knockout round, the next 16 will face each other in a playoff to determine the remaining 8 teams who will advance to the knockout rounds, the rest are automatically eliminated from competition.

First up? A home match agains The Buffalos of KAA Gent.

Join us at the Londoner Addison this Thursday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

It’s been a great week!

Two convincing victories, a total of eight goals & now a good run of form going undefeated in 7 across all competitions. It all started last week in the London derby were the boys won convincingly at West Ham, where two early goals by Nicolas Jackson & a 2nd half goal by Cole Palmer ended in a 3-nil victory that stopped at winless streak at the London Stadium dating back to April 2021. Then this past Tuesday, the squad rotated in a fresh starting XI and dominated League Two leaders, Barrow FC 5-0, with Christopher Nkunku getting a hat trick in the result.

The roster has seen a dramatic improvement in less than 6 weeks time under Enzo Maresca since the season started in defeat against Manchester City. There will be road blocks along the way as the Premier League is no easy road, but so far Maresca has been up for the challenge.

Up next, the lads host Brighton & Hove Albion FC as once again, they have another strong start to their campaign. The Seagulls have yet to lose a match so far, 5 matches in and it will be another tough test to see how they do against another formidable opponent. Getting three points will no doubt be another monumental gain in what looks like a competitive challenge to be in the top 4 this season. Let’s get it!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Saturday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

We are back Carabao Cup action tomorrow night as the lads host the current league leaders of League Two, Barrow AFC. Expect a lot of changes from the weekend match as Ben Chillwell & Carney Chukwuemeka could see their 1st appearances of the season.

Join us at the Londoner Addison this Tuesday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

14 yellow cards?!!?

A record even by Anthony Taylor’s standards. That was the total number of accumulated yellows between Chelsea & Bournemouth in a physical and pressure intense match. It was deadlocked for over 85 minutes, until Jadon Sancho, our newest addition, provided a lovely through ball right to the feet of Christopher Nkunku who slotted in the match winner in the 86th minute to hold one for a 1-nil victory at the Vitality Stadium.

Up next, the Blues head over to East London in a Derby showdown vs the Hammers at London Stadium. It’s been a struggle there in the past few seasons to get any points off West Ham, but Enzo Maresca and the team go in still trying to find the right combination for the starting XI to get into form. At times, it has looked promising and other times, it still a look into the past seasons: trying to find the key to unlock how teams defend or hoping Jackson finds his scoring tough in the box - while onsides.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Saturday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

Three matches into the season, already. One win, one draw, one loss.

How has Enzo Maresca done so far? He’s been able to play the style he wants, worked on Noni Madueke during the summer and brought him into a good run of form to start, and worked in players like Joao Felix & Pedro Neto to get them up to speed.

The bad? Well, Mudryk is still, Mudryk. Can you really say he’s improved? And the defense is very shaky to start giving up 5 goals in 3 matches to start the season. Even with dominating possession during the match, the squad has yet to unlock compact defenses who sit back to protect the goal. It was never going to be easy, but there still much work to do from Maresca’s end once he brings in Jadon Sancho & Reece James as reinforcements.

Up next after the break? The lads make a trip down to the southern coast of England to face AFC Bournemouth. Last match, the Cherries stormed back late at Everton to take the match 3-2 after facing a 0-2 deficit for 88 minutes. Three goals in under 8 minutes as the Evertonians collapsed in epic fashion. They are off to a decent start having not lost a match yet to start the season. Let’s see if the lads can change that!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Saturday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

Buckle Up!

Did Enzo Marseca unlock the scoring boots for the lads? The boys traveled up to Wolverhampton to face Wolves and ended putting six goals on the board, but it was not easy to start of in the 1st half. An early goal from a Nicholas Jackson header on a set piece put the Blues up early 1-nil. The lead would not last as the shaky defense could not stop a give away in their own defensive half as Matheus Cunha equalized in the 27th minute. Cole Palmer with a wonderful volley over the long arms of Jose Sa made it 2-1 off a quick long ball from Robert Sanchez & a quick tap from Jackson to setup Palmer. But that lead was short-lived as in the waning minutes of 1st half stoppage time, the defense gives up a Jorgen Strand-Larsen goal off a free kick to level the match going into the half.

Changes were made at the half and for the better. Pedro Neto was subbed on and the results were immediate. Four minutes into the 2nd half, the lads attacked much quicker & Noni Madueke capitalizes. Ten minutes later, Noni strikes again as the Blues put on more pressure on Wolves. He then goes for the hat trick as Cole Palmer assist Noni fora 3rd time and in less than 20 minutes played in the 2nd half, the lads were up 5-2. Joao Felix was subbed on late and joins in scoring as he nets his 1st of the PL campaign and the 6th of the match. The match completely flipped in our favor after an end to end affair in the 1st half.

Are we starting to see what Enzo Marseca really wants from the lads? There’s much work still to do on the defensive half, but if the goals are being scored at this rate, it’ll buy the backline some time to figure things out. Up next, the 1st London Derby of the season at home against Crystal Palace. Let’s see if the momentum holds up.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

Plenty to reflect on after the 1st defeat.

Going up against the PL champions to start the season, it was going to be a tough test to break through vs Manchester City. It ended in a 0-2 result. Erling Haaland scored the 1st goal of the season, his 91st in 100 matches played. Enzo Maresca has a lot of work ahead of him to get the squad up and running for the season. There was a lot pressure and attack early on that yielded no shots on target, but when Nicolas Jackson got by Ederson late in the 1st half to level it up 1-1, it was ruled offsides by VAR.

Still, many players contributed well in this match and look to be strong candidates to be in the everyday starting XI. Romeo Lavia, after a long injury spell, played his first league match with the club and looked strong covering the deep midfield role, Cole Palmer & Marc Cucurella with a shortened summer break playing in the Euros returned right in to the starting lineup and played heavy minutes. All look ready to go for a long season.

Up next, the lads make the 1st trip away up to the Molineux to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. Former player, Pedro Neto has now joined up with Chelsea now faces 1st former club in the 2nd match of the Premier League season. It’s early, but the squad looks promising and ready to challenge for a top 4 spot this year, we can all hope!

Come on down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

We are back! New season, new manager, new hope!!!

Enzo Maresca takes the helm as gaffer and his 1st test to start the new season will be against his former boss, Pep Guardiola and the current PL Champions, Manchester City. He was an assistant manager under Pep in 2020 before becoming a manager for the youth team in 2021. Then won the EFL title with Leicester City this past year promoting them back into the Premier League. Now he joins the Blues with a very large squad that will soon need to be reduced by transfer day August 30th. It’ll be really interesting to see how he select the squad for the rest of this campaign.

It was quite an interesting preseason as the USA Summer Tour netted mixed results, having only won one match, losing three, and drawing once. Also, drawing in this last weekend’s home return vs Inter Milan. The lads have got in a lot of fitness work, but now is it’s time to show what the manager has in store for this season!

Come on down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. The 1st of many in the 2024-25 campaign. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

It’s the last match of the 2024 US Summer Tour and the squad will be in Charlotte, NC as the face the current European Champions, Real Madrid. It’s be quite an up & down preseason for new manager Enzo Maresca as he is still working out who will be the strongest starting XI that will be ready to face the Premier League season opener against Manchester City.

We are only two weeks away!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Tuesday night & kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End DallasI

The 1st win under Enzo Maresca!

Albeit preseason, Chelsea defeated Club America 3-nil in an impressive showing from the whole squad as Kieran Dewsbury-Hall played his 1st match with the team since signing this summer. The movement & pace was much improved from the dreadful loss this past weekend as the team works on drastically changing their approach this year to play Maresca ball. Slowly, but surely it’s coming together now as the team strengthens up with player returning from summer break.

Up next, an early preseason test against PL rivals, Manchester City. That will be a good test to see where the boys get ever closer to the match opener that is just over two weeks away!

Come join us out in Wylie at Herman Marshall Tasting Room this weekend. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Well that was a rough match to watch!

Chelsea got routed by a fully fit & prepared Celtic FC squad 1-4. Enzo Maresca still working on the squad getting them back into fitness and seeing who will make the team, but no doubt it was a rough go for players this past weekend. Up next? The lads look to regroup and play their 3rd preseason match of the USA Summer Tour vs Club America at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

Come join us this Wednesday night at the Londoner Addison & see if the boys improve their form as we are just 20 days from the Premier League season getting back underway!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

Come join us this Saturday afternoon at the Londoner Addison as the lads play in their 2nd preseason match of the USA Summer Tour vs Celtic FC at Notre Dame Stadium.

Last match ended in a 2-2 draw vs Wrexham as the squad works on a different style of play being implemented by Enzo Maresca along with getting back into fitness after the summer break. More inverted fullbacks? Additional players should be coming back soon to join up with the squad as soon as this weekend.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

The USA Summer Tour has started. New season, new manager, even greater expectations.

Enzo Maresca has taken charge and has put on a grueling training schedule to get the club back into a winning & consistent form. There will be a lot of shake ups coming in the near future so buckle up!

The 1st of 5 preseason matches will be vs Wrexham in Santa Clara CA. The once again, newly promoted club to League One steps into far better competition as well. They’ll look try and move up into the Championship League this season. Expect a lot of young lads & academy graduates to get heavy minutes, and the senior players playing in limited minutes as they ease back fitness for the regular season.

Come down to the Londoner Addison on Wednesday night and kick it with the Shed End Crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers!

Shed End Dallas

We are now 6th!

Who would’ve expected how this season has gone, from having the youngest team in the league, to a newly appointed manager, and the countless number of injured players, that somehow we are in it vying for a chance to play in either a Europa or Europa conference league spot? It’s not the glamour of a Champions League, but how the lads have fought, especially late in the season, they will have shown that spirit that will get the team back to the top four and a UCL spot for next year.

Finally, we are at the match finale for the season. There are numerous stories from all teams: who will win the league? Who will be the final team relegated? And the most important questions for Chelsea, will Spurs be Spursy and bottle their 5th place spot? We’ll find out this weekend, but 1st the Blues will need to take care of business at home against (Anthony Taylor) and AFC Bournemouth. Let’s close out the season on a high!!!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. It’s the last match of the season and we look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

Three wins in a row!

It wasn’t an easy match at Nottingham Forest, but the lads dug in and showed some grit & toughness in this match to take the 3 points late on a wonderful cross by Reece James that was headed in by Nico Jackson winning it, 3-2. For the 1st 10 minutes, the Blues were all over Forest dominating possession and looking to blow away Forest, but the home team unlocked Chelsea’s attack by countering with their pacy wingbacks who happen to be former academy players, Callum Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-Odoi netted the go ahead goal 2-1 in the 74th minute, forcing Mauricio Pochettino to make changes that showed the quality of the squad on the bench. It was 1st Raheem Sterling who subbed on right before the go ahead goal, then Reece James who assisted in the match winner. Two more matches remain and this serves to remind anyone, that no match is easy in the Premier League.

Just 5 days left in the Premier League season and the last away match has the Blues traveling down to seaside to face Brighton FC. The Seagulls helped the Blues out last weekend by drawing with Newcastle leaving them tied on point with Chelsea, with also two matches remaining. The Geordies now head to Old Trattford to face Manchester United in a midweek matchup tomorrow with all teams looking for a result to get up into the remaining European qualification spots. It’s going down to the very last match of the season to determine the final standings.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Wednesday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

Finally, the boys are in form!

The blues put on a show vs London rivals, West Ham United and thumped them 5-0 in one their best matches of the season. It’s been two matches of clean sheet football (plus an additional 45 mins away at Villa) all coming from a tactical switch deployed by Mauricio Pochettino that seems to have balanced out the squad. Marc Cucurella as an inverted left back shifting to the midfield when the boys are in possession. It opens up a double right wing attack of Cole Palmer & Noni Madueke which has pinned teams back from gaining an advantage through the middle. This was all made possible with one of their key players, Enzo Fernandez out for the rest of the year. It was a switch that could have possibly been done earlier in the season, and what could it have been for the season had this been unlocked earlier.

Three matches left in the PL season with two away matches before the season ending match at the Bridge. 1st up, Nottingham Forest who’s in a close fight still to stave off relegation as their battle will go all the way to the end of the season with Luton Town and Burnley not to far off catching them. Let not let up and finish this season on a high note. Where ever we finish, whether it’s a Europa or Europa Conference league qualification, let’s build on what’s working now and keep this form going to build on for next season!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Saturday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas

Tottenham get battered!

Everywhere they go! It’s true.

It’s been a minute since playing a home match at the Bridge, but it was exactly what the lads needed as they beat Spurs 2-0 in a midweek match. Early on, both sides played cautiously as they did not want to concede, but in the 24h minute, a wonderful ball from Conor Gallagher off a set piece headed in by Trevor Chalobah put the boys up 1-0. Spurs never really got back in the match as in the 2nd half they had much of the possession but weren’t much of a threat near goal. Nico Jackson made it 2-0 off a deflection on a Cole Palmer shot from another set piece that hit the woodwork, Jackson was in the right place at the right time to net his 11th of the PL season.

Four matches left in the PL season and there’s still time to jump up the table as high as 6th, maybe even 5th. One can dream, right? Up next is another home derby match up with East London rivals, West Ham United. Their last match was hard fought draw vs Liverpool as they are in the same battle for the final European qualification spots. Let’s continue this form and finish the season on a high!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

What a thrilling match!

It was a valiant effort from the lads this past weekend against Aston Villa. After going down 0-2 in the 1st half on two deflected shots, the boys fought back strong and tied the match up with two wonderful goals by Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher. Then what was the go ahead goal off a corner kick, the ball deflected to the head of Axel Disasi and he put the Blues in the lead 3-2. But once again, VAR strikes. The goal was reviewed & disallowed after it was deemed a foul occurred by Benoit Badiashille on a push that help assisted the go ahead goal. Entertaining to say the least, yet disappointed, that’s the story of the season in a nutshell.

Four matches left in the season and up next is a London Derby matchup at the Bridge vs Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs are reeling after a deflating loss in another London Derby this pass weekend vs Arsenal. They’ve slowing moving further away from the top 4. Let’s put a nail in the coffin to that!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Thursday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

What a tough way to exit the FA Cup!

It was a scoreless match until the 84th minute in the semifinals vs Manchester City and it appeared headed to extra time, but an unfortunate deflection from a Bernardo Silva bounces off of Marc Cucurella’s chest and right into the back of the next gave the Man City a 1-0 lead and win to advance into the FA Cup Finals ending our hopes at a chance of any trophies for the 2023-24 campaign.

Now back in Premier League action as the lads head up to North London to face rivals Arsenal FC in a midweek match to focus on fighting to a European spot for the next season. The squad will have to somehow surpass both West Ham and Manchester United in the EPL table in order to qualify for any European competition for next season. Only 7 matches left in the season, let make it count!

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Tuesday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

We’re off to Wembley!

Here’s to our biggest chance at winning a cup or staying in European competition, we must 1st get through a semi final test against the Premier League leaders, Manchester City. In both league matches, it all ended in thrilling draws: 1st match as a 4-4 goal fest, and then a tough 1-1 draw at the Etihad. If the semi final can come even close to the 1st two matches, the rubber match should be another exciting one.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Saturday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Shed End Dallas

Another late minute draw for the lads this past weekend, but this is a new week for the lads to bring home 3pts. There are a lot of positives, but also a lot of opportunity for the boys to pull it together. On the bright side,... we are scoring! On the downside, our defense has more holes than my 5th grade underwear!

Get on down to The Londoner in Addison and cheer on the lads to a victory and we wind down the season. If nothing else, we will have a good time having a pint and cheering on CFC. Lets gooooooooooo!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas