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Chelsea football cant be held responsible for how our ex players invest their money or their time. I have some sympathy for the fella but I also have with many homeless people and most of them didn't have the opportunities Hudson had. If Chelsea were a poor 1st division his moaning would be about the arse, so man up Al at least your getting some help!

 
If any of us developed a gambling and alcohol problem, would it occur to anybody here to expect our employers from 40 years ago to bail us out?  

I'm sympathetic because I don't like to see people suffer.  But he had every opportunity in life, more than most can even dream of, and the story sounds a bit too entitled for my liking. 

 
I feel sorry for him on a human level but he has his way when speaking about Chelsea then expects something from the club. Roman has at least righted a few wrongs from Bates when it comes to past players, so I don't know if this article will get their attention. If Chelsea somehow helps him, that's fine, but it's better they do it quietly.

 
I suggest every Chelsea fan reads "A Working Man's Ballet" a brilliant book written by Alan which

maybe will give everyone a little understanding of what it was like to be a young player in the period

of the game when drinking went cap in hand with the 3pm Kick Off every Saturday.

Like many of the Chelsea fans I grew up with, Huddy and Ossie were the catalysts to us falling in

love with the Blues.

He was a genius, like Gazza in many ways but the word that most describes him is 'bitter'

I think he always wanted to stay at Chelsea and be the main man. Despite his moves to Stoke

and Arsenal, deep inside he was always Chelsea and I believe he craved the love of the club even

when he left.

His accident made matters worse, his love was his wife but he remained 'In Love' with Chelsea.

His England debut against Germany oozed class, he never got the caps his talent deserved.

Saying that, the geezer wasn't honest with himself and never has been, that is the deep rooted problem

he has.

When he understands he had the opportunity to be a Frank Lampard if he worked on his game and

showed a professional attitude. Despite being a star in the 70's with all the glitz and glamour there were

players who stayed with clubs they loved and performed consistently at the highest level.

He deserves the local council's help but Chelsea owe him absolutely nothing, he has to get used to that

before he 'picks up the pieces' once again.

I bought him a pint once in the 'Cock' on the Fulham Road, that bitter twang to his voice was there then

and he seemed as if he was getting his life back on track.

It's a sad, sad, story.

 
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He's like a stuck record, constantly bemoaning his hard luck and expecting Roman to put his hand in his pocket and help him out. As others have said, he seems to speak far more fondly of Stoke than he does of Chelsea.

Cathy put a picture of him up on Twitter a couple of days ago. He'd just walked in a boozer she was in. He can't be that hard up if he can afford to spend all day on the ale.

 
Sell the laptop, then maybe he could afford some other stuff.

 
I feel sorry for the guy, it seems like he's been the victim of very bad luck as well as a few of his own terrible decisions. I don't think he has any right to expect Chelsea to bail him out, although I wouldn't object if we did considering how good a player he was for us.

I suspect that he comes out with this stuff because he knows rags like the Mirror will buy the story and keep him in beer money for a little while.

 
Was still doing after dinner speeches last year [ an evening with Alan Hudson ] so he must have some money coming in.   sad story  :ohmy:  

 
Maybe craig burley can help him out with a few pennies,then they can both sit in the pub and slag off Chelsea together.

 
Might be a sad story but as most have pointed out it's of his own making despite the accident.  Saw him play many times and there is no doubt he was a gifted player but his 125 pounds per week sure beat my 10 shillings a week, so lets put it all into perspective.  In that era players would go on binges and smoke / drink themselves into oblivion and shag their willies off, which eventually left them with health problems ala George Best and many others.  He always seemed bitter to me but if others can get their act together and he can't that's his problem, not any of his former employers including CFC.  Sorry Alan you don't get my sympathy when you piss any money you had up against the wall, maybe go and beg to your agent(s) and your investors after all they are the ones that f**ked you not the club or the fans...  

 
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I feel sorry for him on a human level but he has his way when speaking about Chelsea then expects something from the club. Roman has at least righted a few wrongs from Bates when it comes to past players, so I don't know if this article will get their attention. If Chelsea somehow helps him, that's fine, but it's better they do it quietly.
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I dont agree with the so called wrongs Bates did regards old players, when he bought us no one else was interested in helping us out, lets not forget we not only nearly went bust we also nearly went down to division three, what help did our so called superstars of the 70s do to help the club?

Nothing at all instead the likes of Osgood slagged us off on tv & in the press, the early 90s Ron Harris done exactly the same, so look at it from Bates point of view, he put his money in to the club when we needed it most yet all he ever got was slagged off by ex players, so why would he want the club to embrace people that were slagging us off?

Compare some of the 70s players with the 90s team, 

Gullitt "Chelsea for me was the happy time. First time I came to King's Roadit was the best time I ever had and I think it showed when I played football!" Coming from someone who won so much with Milan and Holland that's a compliment of the highest order. Amazing how comfortable so many of these great players feel at Chelsea.

of something great and thus a sense of "ownership". That Gullit generation of players are astonishingly committed to the club: Petrescu, Di Matteo, Poyet (despite the stick of rock erel), Flo, Desailly, Leboeuf as well as Ruud. And of course the "homegrowns" such as Newton, Wise, Sinclair and Clarke. It's a great tradition to have and it's continued with Mourinho. Embraces Ranieri, Hiddink and Ancelotti as well

All those players played under Bates, i didnt agree with everything he said or done but i also dont think he deserves the abuse he always seems to get.

 
cfc88 said:
I feel sorry for him on a human level but he has his way when speaking about Chelsea then expects something from the club. Roman has at least righted a few wrongs from Bates when it comes to past players, so I don't know if this article will get their attention. If Chelsea somehow helps him, that's fine, but it's better they do it quietly.
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I dont agree with the so called wrongs Bates did regards old players, when he bought us no one else was interested in helping us out, lets not forget we not only nearly went bust we also nearly went down to division three, what help did our so called superstars of the 70s do to help the club?

Nothing at all instead the likes of Osgood slagged us off on tv & in the press, the early 90s Ron Harris done exactly the same, so look at it from Bates point of view, he put his money in to the club when we needed it most yet all he ever got was slagged off by ex players, so why would he want the club to embrace people that were slagging us off?

Compare some of the 70s players with the 90s team, 

Gullitt "Chelsea for me was the happy time. First time I came to King's Roadit was the best time I ever had and I think it showed when I played football!" Coming from someone who won so much with Milan and Holland that's a compliment of the highest order. Amazing how comfortable so many of these great players feel at Chelsea.

of something great and thus a sense of "ownership". That Gullit generation of players are astonishingly committed to the club: Petrescu, Di Matteo, Poyet (despite the stick of rock erel), Flo, Desailly, Leboeuf as well as Ruud. And of course the "homegrowns" such as Newton, Wise, Sinclair and Clarke. It's a great tradition to have and it's continued with Mourinho. Embraces Ranieri, Hiddink and Ancelotti as well

All those players played under Bates, i didnt agree with everything he said or done but i also dont think he deserves the abuse he always seems to get.

 
Shame.......I wonder who would run around giving RDM or Jose dosh freely if they ever went bust

 
I have no business talking about him as I'm younger generation to have ever seen him play but I feel bad for him on a human level. On the other hand everybody is their own man and need to take responsibility of their own actions. You can't blame anyone else for your own mistakes.

Hope this sad story has a happy ending.

 
Like everybody here, I feel sorry for someone whose life has taken such a dive. However:

1. no common sense

2. bad advice (when will people ever learn that if investment can make you rich, it therefore can make you poor as well)

3. plus bad luck in the form of an accident

don't add up to being entitled to "shaming" one (of several) former employers into action. There is no obligation whatsoever by CFC to help him out, just because the club has a wealthy owner.

 
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This is so very common among athletes. Good at one thing, the club has always taken care of you after mom passed the torch and no interest to educate yourself during the career. Add alcohol to it and you have your hudsons and gazzas.

 
Carshalton Blue said:
I dont agree with the so called wrongs Bates did regards old players, when he bought us no one else was interested in helping us out, lets not forget we not only nearly went bust we also nearly went down to division three, what help did our so called superstars of the 70s do to help the club?

Nothing at all instead the likes of Osgood slagged us off on tv & in the press, the early 90s Ron Harris done exactly the same, so look at it from Bates point of view, he put his money in to the club when we needed it most yet all he ever got was slagged off by ex players, so why would he want the club to embrace people that were slagging us off?

Compare some of the 70s players with the 90s team, 

Gullitt "Chelsea for me was the happy time. First time I came to King's Roadit was the best time I ever had and I think it showed when I played football!" Coming from someone who won so much with Milan and Holland that's a compliment of the highest order. Amazing how comfortable so many of these great players feel at Chelsea.

of something great and thus a sense of "ownership". That Gullit generation of players are astonishingly committed to the club: Petrescu, Di Matteo, Poyet (despite the stick of rock erel), Flo, Desailly, Leboeuf as well as Ruud. And of course the "homegrowns" such as Newton, Wise, Sinclair and Clarke. It's a great tradition to have and it's continued with Mourinho. Embraces Ranieri, Hiddink and Ancelotti as well

All those players played under Bates, i didnt agree with everything he said or done but i also dont think he deserves the abuse he always seems to get.
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I agree with you, and I've never seen those Gullitt quotes before but I wouldn't say I'm surprised. As you said that generation, especially the foreigners are well committed to Chelsea, it's something different from another English club really.

 
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