Hi all, I've enjoyed browsing this site the last few days. I live in Melbourne, Australia now having emigrated here 17 years ago. We have a thriving CFC Supporters club run by my mate with over 100 registered on Facebook. We watch games at ridiculous hours in a regular bar here, and get around 20-25 for a big game at a half decent time. In the double season we got around 50-60 for the four big games at the end of the season.

I'd say around 20 of those on Facebook are ex-pats, mainly older yobbos like myself. The rest are young Aussies who are being shown the true way to support the club. Wherever we are, we completely outsing the opposition.

We are friendly with Arsenal and Celtic (!) here, and have joint functions with the Gooners at their pub when we play them (they need a certain number to keep the place open at 3am and we oblige). We tend not to get on with the Spuds. After a few years of them outnumbering us at the pub we used to go to we finally started getting superior numbers in 2008. They tend to be cowardly w@nkers who mouth off when they are in the majority and are quiet as mice with equal numbers or less of them than us. Not much different to in London I believe!

Oh yes, we are the current holders of the Melbourne Supporters Clubs pub triathlon (quiz, darts, pool).

Anyway, looking forward to reading and contributing to more of the threads on here, particularly the excellent Vintage section.

Welcome to the forums, hope you enjoy it here!

Hello mate and welcome to the site, I've got a mate here in MK who lived in Melbourne for a few years before coming home, his brother(s)? are still out there, good Chelsea chaps as well, name of Browne.

Welcome!!!!

Hey, welcome to the site. I travel to Melbourne too often for my own liking, would love to know details about the supporters club?

Welcome aboard bud. Always good to hear from other people up at all hours watching the lads go round. It's a labour of love no doubt about it. Though a few others to keep you awake during the annoying halftime show thing that seems to go on for ever must make it a hell of a lot easier.