bluehaze

I've been hearing rumours that in the return leg at the Bridge that Celtic's support is going to be a lot different then you would normally see at a women's match. Not sure if the attendance will be capped but ticket sales are stricter and that goes for the Shamrock Rovers game as well I've also heard (unconfirmed) that tickets for the SR game will not go on general sale if they are not all bought by season ticket holders and members.

He played for Eire not Northern Ireland. Came from a few miles from me in NW London worked for underprivileged people when he left football bit different to the normal ex pros of the 70's who ran pubs badly for a year before coming double glazing salesman or ponce a living like Alan Hudson RIP Demps.

As only a occasional visitor to the forum these days I'm confused @Timmy Elms and @Fruit Bat are the same person ? I'm sure I've seen that coat posted before and the prose is very similar that can't be disguised you've come back more times than a squash ball mate 😂.

In living memory how old are you mate 25 😂. Might have been the worst team since you started following Chelsea from 12,000 miles away sport but there's been a lot worse teams then our current one.

What about the poor Chelsea fan who got attacked cause he had PEDRO on the back of his shirt unfortunately for him the R had faded away 🤣.

Back in the day some local Chelsea fans would go to watch Fulham this is when most fans didn't travel away in big numbers. Yet this weapon is claiming he's an ST holder at the Bridge which costs a small fortune travels from Brighton which is not cheap and still spends more money watching Brighton 😂.Apart from it being absolute Jackson Pollocks who could afford that and who would go and watch two premier league teams if he said he also followed Worthing or a lower league club then maybe but this is just fantasy the bloke is not playing with a full deck.

Well maybe you can explain this then. As a Brighton supporter I am amazed how you all are happy with this appointment. Good luck and hope it works out but you are taking a mighty big chance. So surprised a club like Chelsea have not gone for someone who has experience right at top of game. Potter has done well for us a side that thinks its a great achievement...

Again mentioning Pep and Arteta they have nothing to do with Chelsea and there's no excuses for playing that badly twice against Servette doesn't matter who played.

So the two dreadful performances against Servette don't count then ?. We were in danger of becoming a bigger laughing stock then we already are if we had gone out on Thursday and why the Artetta analogies what's the point of comparing us to Arsenal or any other club for that matter. Most fans already know Maresca is out of his depth it's obvious and are waiting for the inevitable sacking come January.

And fans get very defensive when it's brought up. Circumstances change people get married, can't afford it move away etc I entirely get that. What I'm talking about is people who say they are passionate about Chelsea who cause things aren't going well say they can't be bothered watching an illegal stream that is the modern football fan in a nutshell. I'm from a different generation if you supported a club you went to games simple as that the team you support defines you to an extent. You went home and away with your mates and met people some you might not even know their surnames maybe just their nicknames but you went regardless even though Chelsea were mostly terrible. The fact is once football got really big late 90's people who never liked football had to start following a team cause they felt left out of conversations at work or the pub I know loads of geezers who started mainly supporting Arsenal a few Chelsea you always had Man United fans who were laughed at cause they sat in the pub with a Man United top on while they dominated football but these people would never go to games. That's why my generation are so sneery at internet fans cause it's easy to watch a stream you haven't paid for and just parrot Neville and Carragher talking about inverted full backs it's bo**ocks. The idea of them supporting Luton if it's their local side especially when they were in the non league would never happen instead of being part of something they'd rather latch on to a Premier League team and watch on the telly. Italian football was televised live on Sundays after Italia 90 most of my generation would look at it through a hungover glaze when we would have gone from football on a Saturday afternoon to a rave till the early hours and English football was piss poor I don't know a single person who started supporting AC Milan or Juve or Napoli. Lastly for example the Rolling Stones have been going for 60 years who would you say is the most passionate fan the one who buys all the records went to all the gigs they could or the ones who illegally download their music and have never been to a concert ?. Anyone reading this can you tell me why you got into Chelsea I've given you my story I'm genuinely interested.

Why would you feel sorry for her you don't know her, she's married to a bloke called Bob a well known Chelsea fan as well she has a steady job I don't know if she has any kids is respected by all Chelsea fans who know her and beyond I hope that puts your mind at rest. Define supporter, fan, follower it doesn't make you a better person to go to Chelsea regularly but it does make you a better fan if you spend your money in a cost of living crisis following whatever team you support rather then sniping from the sidelines especially someone like @Zeta who started supporting Chelsea in his mid 20's and although he will deny it said he would have no problem betting against Chelsea and has done it several times.

Fans like @Zeta who say they won't watch an illegal stream anymore or match going fans who have seen heart ripped out of the club who turned up when we were under sanctions. If you don't go to Chelsea or don't know anyone who does I'm sorry but an online forum is not the place to make judgements on how Chelsea fans feel. The modern football fan talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk if you want the epitome of a Chelsea fan look no further than Cathy who has missed something like 2 Chelsea games iin 40 years and I mean every game pre season friendlies, Simod Cup games in front of 3,000 she's in the States at the moment they are the sort of people who count not an internet fan who can't accept that Chelsea aren't dominating football.

The bloke who that is CFC Accountability is dreadful and he's definitely not from Southwark either. He says he hates racism fair enough but anyone who questions him is just called an old James Blunt and he claims everyone who goes to Chelsea who is over 50 is a overweight gammon nazi who hates foreigners honestly he really is bad news if you or anyone else is on Twitter check him out.

Similar to an American who supports an English football team but doesn't know how to spell behaviour 😉.

You should be banned for using that word or any other hoary cliche like process or journey.

This is the problem when adults idolise footballers when they know nothing about their character but cause they play for the football team they support they ignore it. Dennis Wise is from the White City estate my mate is a caretaker there some of the stories he's heard about Wise and his family well lets put it this way they are not complimentary. His first 18 months at Chelsea he was dreadful but fair play to him he turned it round but I lost all respect for him after the incident when he played for Leicester it has to be the most cowardly thing I've ever heard of. For those who don't know him and his teammate Callum Davidson had an argument in a hotel over a game of cards it was broke up and everyone assumed that was that. An hour later while Davidson was asleep in his room Wise attacked him breaking his jaw and nose I'm sorry there's no excusing that you either shake hands or have a straightner. Dennis Wise then had the temerity to complain after Leicester sacked him brought them to a tribunal won then lost on appeal he was lucky he didn't end up in jail. Dennis Wise did a lot as Chelsea captain and I respect everything he done on the pitch off the pitch absolutely not.

There isn't a single keeper who was good with his feet even up to Cech simply cause they didn't need to be. Sit through any English game of the past for example Chelsea when Beasant was in goal it's just him kicking the ball long to Dixon-Wilson - Durie etc. @erskblue Is talking bollocks Ray Clemence was never a sweeper keeper at Liverpool or Spurs I have no idea where he got that from. There was a game from 1979 recently on the big match revisited I only watched it cause Chelsea were also on between Arsenal and Liverpool it finished 0-0 and it was just Pat Jennings kicking it long it would land at Ray Clemence who would kick it long back it was dire stuff. Goalkeepers doesn't matter what level of football you played went in goal cause either they were tall (honestly it was that simplistic) or they liked the game but were absolutely terrible footballers so only had one option go in goal the likes of Bonetti, Banks, Shilton, Clemence, Corrigan, Parkes etc all outstanding keepers you'd be hard pressed to find a clip of them passing a ball 10 yards it just wasn't required. And go back like I said Cech used to hit it long to Drogba a hell of a lot.

Anyone remember the Top Gear crew running for their lives out of Argentina for a couple of childish jokes about the Falklands. That sort of stunt was Clarkson's raison d'etre and the Argies lost their minds but to them a song with massive racist overtones and implications is completely acceptable.

You must be joking there would be a massive outcry in the media and especially social media where if a story has legs it runs and runs. Go on Twitter and people are saying Enzo is a racist cause he plays for Chelsea it's ridiculous. People will twist things Farage blaming Jo Brand for Trump's assassination is just off the scale weird just because she said something about him.

If England had won the Euros and Declan Rice had started a live stream singing '' There were five German bombers in the air'' the fallout would have been off the scale but @Gol15 would say it's just bantz bruv.

Nike have a shop in Wembley if you saw this shirt without the Chelsea badge no one would think £80 that's a bit of me I'll have that 🤣. Also the shirt and shorts are dreadful did they think well we've taken the piss best leave the socks as just plain white.

I know this will mean nothing to anyone under 45 and I apologise but I couldn't resist 😆.

A pal of mine sent me this it's from Twitter or X or whatever it's called now. Everyone including me at first glance thinks what the hell is that on top of the West Stand it looks like something from a 50's sci film. It is in fact just a builders lamp the camera angle gives it a sort of optical illusion 🤣🤣