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Hi all fellow Pensioners, very apt name for older buggers like me. I am new to site but thought it was about time I joined having been a fanatical Blue supporting Chelsea through thick and thin for over 40 years.In fact it has been so long, younger fans reading this will not believe 2 of us used to hop over the turnstiles back in the seventies for a combined total of 70p. I feel sorry for youngsters not able to share these great times in these modern days.As it's getting late now and old timers like me should be getting ready to throw my slippers off and get to bed,but not before I say a quick mention to Abramovic and the board for pulling off yet another masterstroke by signing Conte. José will always be a legend and others have a lot to prove to achieve his greatness for Chelsea and it hurts me seeing him with the "Devil" (Red) on his shoulder.However, José had to go with they way we were sliding down the table and I reckon we could well have ended up relegated which would have been as big a shock as Leicester winning the title!Which of course they did! Back to Conte,hopefully I am not speaking too soon and although it was only Burnley that we last played, but I thought that was one of our best,most exciting performances since we were thrashing everybody with Carlo at the helm before going on to win yet another Chelsea title! It is also lovely and refreshing to see a genuinely nice man which he seems instead of a motor mouth (sorry José,it was enjoyable at the time) but his undeniable passion for the game and Chelsea is there for all of us to be seen! I predict he will become the next Chelsea legend, even at these early stages you can see signs with players all playing out of their skins and with smiles on their faces you will notice! I will end for now by saying if we can play consistently like that and I don't see any reason why not as we are an improving team.I think we are already the team to beat if others want to win the title.3 of our youngsters also scored for England under 23's and players on loan like Tammy are knocking the goals in. Let's hope the silly international break has not distrupted the Blue machine. Happy days are just around the he bend!

You stole my thunder "Balham".Chelesa fan of 40 years and counting!Wearing my colours around enemy gooner territory and taking the abuse as a result of it.Anyway I am meant to be welcoming you not moaning about my sworn enemies!

Coming from North London I rarely missed a Spurs game. At one in the mid eighties I think, I was proud to start a few songs with the whole of the packed Park lane joining in.I reckon I was a bit high on puff at the time because I recall smoking furiously parked up hours before the game, parked in White Hart lane.So many memories of this fixture.I think in 78 when Ardiles and Ricky Villa made their debuts, I spotted myself the next day on "the big match" in the background walking across the half way line just as the match was kicking off.I was turfed in head first into the park lane, amazing I was not hurt.I had hassled coppers up the paxton along with a load of y*ds to get in the section next to the park lane but instead of joining the y*ds there I made a last minute beeline to join my fans.Amazing what libs you used to get away with than.People would not believe this now.Another game, when I think we one 6-1 and Chelsea fans were banned as one side of the ground was being built.I managed to get a ticket from an ex girlfriends boss. I got a bit tanked up because I foolishly did not feel I had the right to remain quiet if we scored but needed a bit of Dutch courage.I jumped up for the first 4 goals but heard a few other Chelsea fans scattered around getting hit so I finally kept quiet for the last 2 goals.I was wearing a green diamond jumper of some sort which was all the rage at the time so not even inconspicuous.It was hilarious to hear from my girlfriend that her boss got it in the ear for the rest of the season for giving his season ticket to me.3 other scary times I can recall One of nearly getting crushed at seven sisters waiting for a train,I think our mob were tooled up on an incoming train I believe and the massed ranks on the platform stampeded there way out of the station before my very eyes..I was stopping a young Spurs fan with his dad getting crushed,u sing recovery last ounce of my strength, I recall. I had another time where a big y*d was threatening to kill any Chelsea fans he sussed walking all the way down to seven sisters.I could not seem to walk away from where he walking despite trying my best to do so.Another time a mob of there's met us scarfers walking out of the away end and steamed into anyone in their paths.My funniest time was bringing my red,white and green scarf into the park lane packed with 25,000 man u fans, supporting them against Spurs, thinking my scarf would "blend in" and look a "bit" like theirs (lol) You look back now and wonder how you got away with these strokes.I do recall definitely getting a few funny looks that day though!