Ashley Cole 07-08 (3rd)

Ashley Cole here in the 2007-08 third kit. The most noteworthy game I can think of in this kit was a 4-0 thrashing of West Ham at Upton Park even though we played for half the game with 10 men after Lampard was harshly sent off.

Cole scored the fourth goal in that match.

Deschamps 99-01 (h) FACF

This figure may look familiar as Corinthians actually produced one in this kit for Didier Deschamps. As I had a spare one, I repainted it into the same kit and added the FA Cup Final text that was stitched onto the shirts for the 1999-2000 final against Aston Villa.

The original figure is shown below for comparison (from Bigheads).

Parker 96-97 (h)

It may come as a surprise to you to learn that Paul Parker used to play for Chelsea - admittedly not for very long! Parker joined as defensive cover at the back end of 1997 from Division 3 Fulham making the Blues his fourth club of the season.

A brief spell at Premiership Derby County preceded a couple of months at Division 1 Sheffield United before a move to Fulham in January.

Belletti 09-10 (3rd)

Well it may have taken a global pandemic, but I've finally found the time and inclination to start repainting figures and uploading to this blog again!

Juliano Belletti was something of a cult hero for his three seasons at the Bridge, mainly for his ability to score screamers from outside the box. Here he is in the rarely worn 2009-10 third kit, Belletti's final season for the club.