Losing Gracefully

Once again, Chelski are emerging as the vanguard in the crusade of losing with class, dignity and good grace. For example, writes columnist Giles Smith on the official Chelski website:

'The sad thing is going to be saying goodbye to Tottenham. Because ultimately that's what this all means.

'The unbeaten record has given meetings with Spurs a meaning during a period when the idea of a 'rivalry' between our two clubs needed all the help it could get, because Tottenham were lagging too far behind us for proper rivalry to make any real sense.'