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[midlandblue]

met Jimmy White at a couple of games

[secbastia]

i don't remember too many celebrities around during the bad old days.

[Star]

For me, there was only one celebrity fan, Micky Greenaway.

The way the press hounded him and the club followed suit to ban him from Stamford Bridge to say he was a hooligan was a disgrace.
As we all know Micky died like a pauper, as a youngster when I folllowed Chelsea all over England, Micky booming out 'Zigger Zigger'
, got us all up wherever we were in the ground.

Once at Norwich, another at QPR stick out in my mind. I was in the 'loft' and unsure whether to sing, out from our end 'Zigger Zigger'
boomed out and I found my voice, as did 3/4 of the loft !

At Norwich up against a fence next to the barclay end, we were squashed it was mental, from a stand to our left Micky boomed
it out again, we stood tall, and joined in as one, a tricky situation as everyone was intent in getting at the Norwich lot, once Micky
sang everyone joined in - like magic !

Anyone wanna know who started 'One Man went to Mow'

The legend and celebrity that is Micky Greenaway RiP

[BlueBeard]

Micky Greenaway was a legend, Chelsea's #1 fan. I'm proud that I got to have a drink with him a few times at games in the old days, he was a very knowledgable bloke regarding the Blues.

[Hutch]

I used to see Mick mostly at away games,  got on well with him, but then I don't know of anyone who didn't.

A legend indeed.

[secbastia]

we were a bit out of order one day on an away trip, and he sorted it. But my question is   if he had so many "so called" mates how come they never rallied round to help when he was in trouble !?

[MKBlue]

 secbastia, on 02 December 2010 - 06:56 PM, said:

we were a bit out of order one day on an away trip, and he sorted it. But my question is   if he had so many "so called" mates how come they never rallied round to help when he was in trouble !?

I'm pretty sure they did mate, I remember one whip round organised by one of the fanzines bought him a season ticket after he'd hit hard times.

[Tea Bar Boy]

 MKBlue, on 03 December 2010 - 01:16 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure they did mate, I remember one whip round organised by one of the fanzines bought him a season ticket after he'd hit hard times.

Think your right about that . Didn't they also arrange another one to buy his headstone when he sadly left us ?

[secbastia]

thats good, i did hear a story about a season ticket. I was walking down the kings road once before the game and opposite the american pub (i cant remember the name)there is a small park and there was a tramp there and it looked like him, i did here that he was destitute