October, 2019 | The Good Life

Raising the roof 0
- Food
- 17th October 2019
Surbiton’s restaurant strip has a new eatery – The Brewhouse – behind the Antelope in Maple Road. The flaming wood-fired grill creates an atmosphere in the stable block which housed the Big Smoke microbrewery until its move to Esher. “We struggled to keep up with demand for food in the pub, so now we can
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Emma’s strictly confidential 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 17th October 2019
Blues manager Emma Hayes – pictured lapping up the fans’ adulation after defeating the Gunners – is keeping her tactical secrets to herself, rather than telegraphing them to other coaches. She refused to reveal the precise instructions she gave her team at half-time in the London derby against Arsenal, who bounced back from their weekend
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Emma: Ditch the Conti Cup 1
- Chelsea FC Women
- 16th October 2019
Ditch the Continental Cup, says Blues manager Emma Hayes in her most outspoken attack yet on a competition that she believes is little more than an annoying distraction. Hayes went on the warpath after defeating Arsenal in the league, to go second in the WSL table. “Get rid of it! Make more league fixtures!” she
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Move up a gear: Emma’s plea 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 15th October 2019
Ending Arsenal’s unbeaten league run stretching back nearly 10 months was one of the most satisfying moments in Blues gaffer Emma Hayes’ career to date, but she still feels her side have more to give. A strangely subdued first half against the Gunners at a boisterous Kingsmeadow, in which Chelsea fell behind to a Danni
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Mateo is an injury doubt 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Chelsea First Team
- 14th October 2019
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic is a doubt for Chelsea this weekend as the Blues restart their league campaign by hosting Newcastle. Seeing the Croatian limp off in a draw with Wales would ordinarily depress manager Frank Lampard… but now it merely means a dip into his seemingly bottomless barrel of fresh talent. Calum Hudson-Odoi – pictured
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Kick it out! Emma puts boot in 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 13th October 2019
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes put the boot into Arsenal this afternoon, in a thrilling end-to-end Barclay’s Womens Super League derby, driving her team on and inspiring them to come from behind to snatch all three points. At the end, as she enjoyed a standing ovation from fans in Kingsmeadow’s main stand, she re-enacted the winner
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