Word up, PhBell fans!

Seems like my last blog on the Chelsea v Barcelona Champions League match ruffled a few feathers. That's good, I reckon. It's important that you fans get to hear the opinions of a top star, so you can really put your own views into focus.

I guess it's sort of like the dawn of the Universe. I mean, all you guys have a theory about it, right? But until Stephen Hawkins starts to write a blog on the subject, you're all really just stabbing wildly in the dark.

Thinking about it, you know, that's really the main purpose of what I do here for Soccernet. I help you guys, the fans, come to a decent opinion on the most important football matters of the week so that you repeat them to your mates in the pub and come across as really clued-up.

I actually take a bit of pride in being one of the few top Premier League stars happy to talk to fans about what really goes on and let you guys know what we're really thinking.

So many of the lads are scared, I guess, of speaking out, speaking their minds to the press and the fans. I don't really know why that is. I don't know what they think they have to lose.

Even my own agent has had a word with me a couple of times about this blog, telling me I should tone it down a bit, not reveal quite so much about what goes on and what my views are on things that happen.

You know what I told him? I told him to go shove it. As far as I can see, there is nothing in my £25k-a-week contract that says I can't tell all those PhBell fans out there exactly what is going on in the crazy world of the Premier League.

And I tell you what, even if Didier Drogba gets the book thrown at him by UEFA for his outburst after the Champions League last week, I still won't stop keeping it real in this blog.

There's just no way that a footballer should be punished for letting the world know his opinions. What, are we supposed to just not say a word, to anyone, about anything? Surely that's against our human rights?

It's not like we're living in Iraq or Afghanistan or Dubai here: this is England, this is the Premier League. Isn't there a thing called freedom of speech, or something, written into the constitution of this country?

There has been talk about Drogba getting a six-month ban, Shouldn't the Prime Minister have something to say about this? Tony Blair should be stepping in and supporting Drogba and me, the only two footballers about at the moment who are dedicated to Keeping It Real?

You know, sometimes, something happens in professional football that means it becomes more than just a game. Sometimes, football can represent life itself; it becomes a symbol for everything mankind struggles and fights against.

And at times like these, top professional footballers become more than just highly-toned, super-talented artists: sometimes, an important issue in our game can change a humble footballer like me into a true leader of men.

This campaign of mine to Keep it Real, I reckon it's my chance to make the world a better place. I feel like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King or Erin Brockovich, like I was chosen by some higher force to support the little man in his struggle against the "Powers That Be".

I expect I'll get a lot of stick from the lads at training, but I reckon someone has to stand up and have the strength to say what they think about the big issues. I'll take whatever punishment or abuse comes my way, because I know I am on the right side.

Mandela was put in prison for 27 years, Martin Luther King was assassinated; I'm prepared to risk a three-match ban and a small fine, if that's what it takes for me to keep speaking my mind.

So, fans, you can rest assured that, whether you agree with my opinions or not, I'll continue to use this Soccernet blog to Keep it Real, to keep you informed of what's really going on in the world of the Premier League.

Until next time, remember: I'm always on your side,

PB