The British tabloids do love to talk a load of nonsense about anything and everything to do with soccer. The Sun, one of the most popular, has an interesting new theory today about Premiership leaders Chelsea. According to them, Chelsea’s third strip – a natty navy and yellow number, is cursed and they have the facts to back up their assertions.

As the Sun points out, the Blues have only had to resort to donning their third choice uniform four times so far this season and each outing has proven to be less than stellar. When they sustained their first loss of the season, against lowly Wigan they were wearing the third strip. Same goes for the 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa, the disappointing penalty defeat to Blackburn in the League Cup and then again this past Saturday when Mark Hughes’ Manchester United upset them 2-1. Four losses this season, four outings for the third strip.

Actually, this all makes sense. Maybe this uniform should go the way of the infamous gray uniforms that Manchester United dumped in the 90s.In 1996 Manchester United experimented with a gray soccer jersey that had been designed to “look great with jeans” an obvious marketing ploy. After having lost 4 out 6 while wearing it, Fergie made his players change out of it at half time during a game against Southampton that they were already losing 3-0.