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[clubhappy]

[Backbiter]

A magical day during a very grim period. Being in the Shed was incredible that day - packed out well over an hour before kick off. We had a crap team with several good players and a top manager in John Neal, who tore his hair at the players' absurd inconsistency/ lack of professionalism.
Droy was the star that day, but Pates did a fantastic job on Souness, and Fillery really showed his class in midfield.
The names Nutton, Mayes, Hales and Rhoades-Brown do not bring back too many happy memories, it has to be said.

[secbastia]

was not the 78 4-2 better or even 1997 4-2  ?

[Backbiter]

secbastia, on 06 October 2010 - 07:26 PM, said:

was not the 78 4-2 better or even 1997 4-2  ?

Yes - the 4-2s were both absolute classics. The 2-0 was still pretty damn good.

[mad_mac]

After watching that in the choices after there is a 76-77 match against Milwall.  Even back then we were playing 4-3-3

[secbastia]

and in 78 and 82 the scousers were reigning european champions and also we beat them in a league game 3-1 in 78 not long after the cup game just for good measure    typical chelsea in those days

[secbastia]

in that millwall game many players said that they had never played in a hostile atmosphere like it, that is probably why we were 3-0 down at half time

[ddrblue]

secbastia, on 07 October 2010 - 06:18 AM, said:

in that millwall game many players said that they had never played in a hostile atmosphere like it, that is probably why we were 3-0 down at half time

was this not the liverpool game where the scouse fans got smashed all over both inside and mainly outside SB

[Bobbywoodhogan]

They showed this on Chelsea classics on ESPN classics

[secbastia]

the 1982 game there was a lot of violence in the north stand where liverpool  were attacked and there were plenty of photos in the papers about it.

[bluegraham]

my dad travelled over from waterford ireland for that game without a ticket,he  thought like he usual did get one on the day,boy was he wrong not a ticket to be got so he went down to the players bar a nd said it to he's friend breda lee,so she brought him to a ticket tout and in the end he got hes ticket. he said that the atmosphere was crazy

[secbastia]

i don't know which was the better atmosphere 78 or 82 or even 97 but all three were pretty special. I would plump for 97.

[bluegraham]

secbastia, on 20 October 2010 - 04:27 PM, said:

i don't know which was the better atmosphere 78 or 82 or even 97 but all three were pretty special. I would plump for 97.

yes 97 was great we only had  3 sides of the ground that da with the shed end not finihed yet, what a game

[secbastia]

graham, all 4 sides were open but a temporary stand at the shed end, but correct me if i am wrong

[Backbiter]

No, the Shed End was a building site:

[secbastia]

i stand corrected, nice clip !

[Bobbywoodhogan]

Backbiter, on 21 October 2010 - 08:38 PM, said:

No, the Shed End was a building site:

That was an unbelivable game I thought for sure when we were 2-0 down it was all over but wasn't to be

[waldron]

97 was amazing, but we had the beginnings of a pretty good side - Zola, Vialli, Hughes etc. 78 was legendary because Clive Walker gave Phil Neal a roasting - I never ever rated Phil Neal , he was crap. 82 was unbelievable because we were dross - I mean Peter Rhoades-Brown ? To show how good we were I think we lost to Orient in the next round.

[dkw]

God I love watching that 4-2, even more so because it reminds me I was in a boozer in Liverpool surrounded by dippers with just one mate (all be it a massive mate who is also a Chelsea fan) We got dogs abuse when 2-0 down and gave it back and more when 4-2 up. The only reason we got out alive is because my mate is a seriously big, very angry animal of a man. Was hilarious when one dipper walked towards him shouting all kinds then when my mate stood up the look of terror in his eyes had me almost wetting myself laughing.

[secbastia]

we lost to orient in 78 at home after drawing away and spurs in 82 after being 1-0 up at half time