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25 years after Bristol City had there day in the sun against us. Don't think anyone begrudges little Bradford, anyway we've got bigger fish to fry this year

Bet the fish and chip shop on North End Rd will do a roaring trade with 7000 Northerners milling about. Hope he's got plenty of mushy peas in!

Remember that night well CB- the ones who walked out the CIU club a spanking. Got a theory about the New Kings Rd boozers or thereabouts- the Elizabeth, the Rose( anyone remember the sign they had on the door- customers wanted, apply within?) The Palmeston, the one that became Jim Thomsons, The Adelaide, Nell Gwynn etc. Id say they were largely patronised by South London boys who'd driven over Wandsworth Bridge and parked up round Bagleys/Imperial Rds etc. Wheras the Fulham Broadway and North End Rd watering holes were occupied by people who'd got the tube or come from further north by motor. Talking of the Rose, there was an old Rolls Royce that was parked up opposite by the gasworks club for about 30 years. Might still be there now

Bit of a naughty boys pub the Adelaide. Was a regular at the Nell Gwynn- also liked it when it became come the revolution

I once heard a rumour that if you do a selfie into a bobble hat, then put the hat on, it restores hair growth. Personally I don't believe it

Talking of scousers, does anyone remember the game at Liverpool- mid 90s Im guessing when loads of Chelsea went in fancy dress- curly perms, taches, shell suits- CALM DOWN CALM DOWN! Very, very amusing. Another good one was Sheffield Utd when everyone went with flat caps, braces etc- bloke next to me had a plastic pigeon on top of his cap.... Torn up pieces of Hovis for ticker tape! Might have been last away of the season circa 93?

Remember the game at Anfield- morning kick off with everyone wearing the Chelsea- Rangers bobble hats. In the Anfield Rd end segregation wasn't great- all their young men seemed to all arrive at the same time- snarling away whilst donning those ridiculous Peter Storm kagooles. They may lay claim to the originators of casual but they didn't carry it off particularly well

That's the nicest thing anyone's said about me in ages

I always thought a selfie was something you did when your wife had a headache? However naive am I

While Im at it, why especially on Talks.ite, is every ex player who rattled up a couple of hundred appearances reffered to as a legend

Football cliches, trotted out by managers and commentators can be tiresome. He's got good pace- why don't they just say he's fast? Top, top player- means very good We're all giving it 200 per cent, 1000 per cent etc- just makes them sound thick Overuse of the word massive- it's massive, massive game etc- if the Big Match was around today it would be called the massive, massive match. Anyone who thinks say Orient v Chesterfield is a massive, massive match must have grown up in Lillyput.

I knew Rougvie, Kerrygold and a few of the others were tall, but I didn't realise they were that flaming tall

I knew. Do r

One of those bombs close to the ground landed on the now defunct Chelsea and Fulham Railway Station. It never reopened after the war

Saying that, up in pool they'd probably cut up the cake using a Stanley knife

The only silverware Stevie G will be holding come May 30th, is the knife for cutting his birthday cake back home

85,000 Attendance. Amazing any of those wartime cup finals ever got played when you consider the risks from the Luftwaffer, plus V1 and V2 Rockets later on.

No dog track either.

A half three kick off in February without floodlights too. Did the spectators have to bring candles?

Got a white with blue neck collar away top there from I'm guessing the 80-81 there, pllus a lambs wool navy blue v neck chelsea jumper with splendid embroided chelsea badge. Around that time- my last year at school- nearly everyone had Chelsea, Arsenal West Ham sweaters, better quality than the stuff the megastores now churn out. That sports shop on the top of the Arndale in Wandsworth was good for badges and patches and the like too. Me and me brothers all got Chelsea Mirrors for Xmas presents once. Mines still hanging proudly in the downstairs bathroom!

I know we shouldn't laugh at other people's misfortunes, but over the decades the demise of what particular club makes feel all warm inside? Arsenal for me. They looked down their noses at us for decades. I didn't see Chelsea beat Arsenal till the league cup in 99- our reserves beat their reserves but a memorable night some cracking songs- the Arsenal bus is coming, all the kids are running, Wenger is the driver.....etc. Another chuckle they gave us was after Seaman screwed up in the CWCF. We played them the next week and half the ground were doing the Seaman dance. SBs never laughed as much as that day. Ps It's my New Years resolution to be kinder to Arsenal fans in 2015. Believe that and you'll believe anything!

All those people and not a safety barrier in sight. If that was now the health and safety executive would be having kittens. Ps bet the old cafe on the left did a roaring trade that day

Match of the day, and it's obsession with was is or wasn't it a dive or not. The highlights of the game are now secondary to the slow motion foul analysis,, with dingbats like Robbie Savage justifying blatant diving by stating there was contact, however minor- a bit like an elephant being felled by a butterfly that landed on its shoulder. That and the post match interviews with the managers....more of the same...it was a stonewall penalty....yawn Don't know bout you lot but Id rather watch the fire go out.