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Absolutely agree with previous post re Lamela not being charged - beyond belief (oh maybe not as this is the FA who refuse to reform in any way). Could easily have been 3 charged ( remember it has to be a red offence unanimously agreed by 3 refs). 1) Dembele - no brainier. 2) Lamela - can only assume the 3 wise men are either blind, biased or bonkers! 3) Walker - I guess Clattenburg saw this kick in which case his failure to act is farcical. You just despair with these bureaucrats.

Sorry to go back a week or so but been away! When we all drank light and bitter (to get a drop or two extra), we went to Blackpool for a cup game. After the compulsory paddle in the sea (in January!) we adjourned to the pub and asked for light and bitters. " No chance mate, we have light beer and dark beer". Not unreasonably, we then asked for "6 light and lights". "Flash Southern bar stewards, OUT!" Next time I'll go for a Sex on the Beach!

If I remember rightly, his Mrs was right up alongside Petar in the nutty stakes. He used to arrive at the Bridge in his wolf skin coat and she, being one of the first East European punks, was in a black bin liner or similar. What a couple!

Anyone recall meeting up in what was then The Red House on Chelsea Green on Friday evenings before away outings? It's a gastro nightmare now!

How refreshing that I'm not the only old b****r who thinks that we owe Bates. Mind you, it was a long time ago...... Aaa argh those were the days!!!

Quite agree mate. V easy for the guy on the terrace to see MH as one of their own and Uncle Ken as the corporate bad guy. The truth is always somewhere in between. By the way, does anyone remember (and miss) the old FOUL magazine in the old days. Bit like a Private Eye of football, half jokey (foul of the month etc which normally won by R Harris!) and half investigative journalism into boardroom skulduggery etc. Had great writers like Chris Lightbown et al. If anyone has any old copies I'd love to see em.

Regrettably, in many ways, have to agree with Carshalton's points re Uncle Ken. In my view, our beloved CFC could have died without Ken's intervention (not something you could say about MH's financial input). Agreed, Ken made money, wasn't someone you wanted to dinner, had bad breath BUT he kept Chelsea alive AND at Stamford Bridge. When MH came along (and I worked in the insurance market with him) the situation was not so dire. No one doubts that MH was blue to the core but he did love his populist image. If, as a director of a visiting club, you are invited to a boardroom, is it polite/clever to ignore dress codes and arrive in a players shirt and jeans? Would MH have worn the same to a business meeting in EC3? My information is that MH never GAVE Chelsea any money (in the sense that Jack Walker gave Blackburn millions). What MH did do was to lend Chelsea money (admittedly at possibly good terms for Chelsea) in order for the club to progress both on the pitch and off. My points are:- It was never as simple as Ken v Mathew. We all owe a massive debt to Ken. Whilst I miss Mathew hugely (and a very good mate of mine could have been on that chopper that awful night), he was a very shrewd businessman and his involvement was not as life and death as Ken's. I know who we'd probably rather have a pint with in the Imperial but that's not the point!

Bloke who lived near Sloane Square - was he a tall bloke called Jamie? I seem to recall him and his bro Simon.

To Freddy "Pikey" Eastwood, the wheels on his house go round and round......

Yep,sure it was CD. There used to be a fair few of us who'd meet in what was then the Red House on Chelsea Green on Friday nights to plan away outings the next day. It's now a nightmare gastro joint but used to host some naughty boys.

I was on a flight with David Pleat and did he get some verbal or what!!

Anyone remember Colin from the mid 70s? He had a blond Ziggy Barnet and I remember he gave me and my brother a ride to Brighton for a bank holiday outing before we went to Charlton in the evening where, oddly, their stand caught fire!