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The millwall one was the worst IMO....As has been said, some of us went into the CBL.end...I remember at this particular one a trainload were waiting for BABs lot to turn up and all would go into the CBL together....I remember there was a cut off point for waiting for this train and the chelsea that were available decided to go to the ground and go in but wait till others turned up....As it happens on getting up to the terrace someones adrenalin goes off and a chant went up of CCCHHHHEEELLSSEEEAA...Millwall initially scatter only to rush back into the fray...If im not mistaken , at the back of the terrace was a small t bar or programme selling hut...Fighting went off for a bit..I remember a bloke i knew by face and name called Scotty laughing as he fought...I decided this was not my place today and with a small group of Blues legged it on the pitch and into the other end where we were eventually run out the ground.....I paid to get back in at the sde terrace with a couple of other Blues....We then saw at around 2 55 chelsea steam the away end as millwall were abundant in there..We thought that may have been Babs n his lot..When i went onto the pitch to escape i felt bad but was too scared to not do it...I lived to be entertained at many many more matches

 
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Mike Carefree said:
What about silly times when one , in retrospect, is happy to get onto transport home....Sometime in the 70s i drove to WBA on my tod...Met a couple of ALBION fans and ended up getting pissed b4 the match in one of their pubs....Went into their end with these guys who were good hosts....I think it was a game where DIXON might have scored a goal....Anyway coz i was pissed i started shouting rediculous things in their end like ...YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE AT HOME.....COME ON, THAT WAS A FAIR FOUL by one of our players on one of theirs....I was tollerated for the first half , then the 45 mins whistle blew...Pissed me walks down to the loos..While im relieving myself im aware guys are around me but not going to the loo...Fear hit in for the first time. I remember a tremble go through me and the thought that i wasnt gonna leave this loo undamaged...A huge blond bloke asked me for a light even tho no cig was in sight....At that point the most wonderful sight came to view..A cop walked in to the loos to see if all was ok in there. I dont really know why...I walked quickly past him and onto the terrace...The HOSTS were obviously told by other WBA to get me out or else...I snuck off into the vast terrace and lost myself amongst others...Paranoia stepped in at full time as i was sure i would be captured on exit..My walk to find my car was a lonely one, and to find a tyre was punctured too..On my way home the safety feel was good...This is a mild story of many......YOURS
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You must have been smashed if you thought Dixon scored for us in the 70s lol!

Drink driving tut tut, Robert Bates got the sack from CFC for the same thing! :-)

 
Is there an equivalent Millwall site with accounts of our visit to the Den and their visit to the Bridge in the 70s?.

 
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Nitro said:
Is there an equivalent Millwall site with accounts of our visit to the Den and their visit to the Bridge in the 70s?.
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I've never seen any, however talking to some of their boys at their FACQF with Ipswich a year or so later they had respect for what we did, unlike Spurs who earlier that season brought a lot more than us but had an escort all the way from the Elephant.

 
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Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1977-78) FA Cup

I think this was the match, if my memory serves me right? Chelsea's Home FA Cup tie vs Burnley was postphoned at the very last minute. The Fulham Road was mobbed with CFC all dressed up with no where to go! "Chelsea on the way to Arsenal" someone sang. So off we all went. I remember it was murder trying to get down the escalator to board the tube to Highbury, such was the enthusiasm, hehe! As we neared Arsenal's manor on the tube the faces of the local supporters was one of utter disbelief. No attempt was made to hide our Blue & White scarves, not at all! I remember the game had already kicked off as a sizeable mob of CFC made their way up the famous North Bank, Highbury terrace steps. The Chelsea mob spread to the right hand side of the massive packed home terrace. It was obvious to the Gooners that we were there & their home end had been infiltrated by CFC. "3-0 ... 3-0 ... 3-0" they sang at us, reminding us of our early season defeat! The Chelsea faithful stayed put for the whole of the game. Match of the Day even picked some of us out singing & holding our 'blue & white' scarves aloft during the match's evening highlights. I also remember another group of Chelsea in the Wolves away end section too ...

This was my very first trip to Highbury as a Chelsea fan ... I think I may even still have the programme somewhere too ... :O)


 
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Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1977-78) FA Cup

I think this was the match, if my memory serves me right? Chelsea's Home FA Cup tie vs Burnley was postphoned at the very last minute. The Fulham Road was mobbed with CFC all dressed up with no where to go! "Chelsea on the way to Arsenal" someone sang. So off we all went. I remember it was murder trying to get down the escalator to board the tube to Highbury, such was the enthusiasm, hehe! As we neared Arsenal's manor on the tube the faces of the local supporters was one of utter disbelief. No attempt was made to hide our Blue & White scarves, not at all! I remember the game had already kicked off as a sizeable mob of CFC made their way up the famous North Bank, Highbury terrace steps. The Chelsea mob spread to the right hand side of the massive packed home terrace. It was obvious to the Gooners that we were there & their home end had been infiltrated by CFC. "3-0 ... 3-0 ... 3-0" they sang at us, reminding us of our early season defeat! The Chelsea faithful stayed put for the whole of the game. Match of the Day even picked some of us out singing & holding our 'blue & white' scarves aloft during the match's evening highlights. I also remember another group of Chelsea in the Wolves away end section too ...

This was my very first trip to Highbury as a Chelsea fan ... I think I may even still have the programme somewhere too ... :O)
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If my memory serves me right we were singing "we all agree super Chelsea are magic" at the time when we were flimed
 
I think you may well be right :O)

Another game that springs to mind was Charlton Athletic away (late 70's or early 80's, I think it was) I know we won!

Charlton had one of THE best open terraces in London which was truly massive and used to stretch the entire length of one side of the pitch. It was impressive and this is where the mostly sensible fans & supporters normally stood. Chelsea mobbed the away end, as per usual & they were in fantastic voice. Another home game feel to the whole day. Us, we were in the midst of the covered home terrace where any resistance from Charlton's finest may have been. We weren't expecting much but on the train across London someone said that Millwall may show? Hence, the extra edge. The Home terrace was full of 'wall to wall' lads & we relaxed, a little when it became apparent that all the fine chaps around us were, in fact CFC! The very boisterous away support were waving at us to reveal ourselves which we all did in due course, by waving back. Suddenly, from the top, right-hand corner a pocket of Charlton FC piped up! With that, virtually the whole covered home end terrace turned in complete unison singing Chelsea songs with arms pointing in their direction. They were quickly dispelled. Pronto! I remember one huge lone Charlton warrior making a stand, of sorts before he too thought better of it and scarpered! One of the most complete takings of virtually the whole home terrace I have witnessed.

 
a mate of mine at school went to that arsenal-wolves game and asked me who babsy  was cos arsenal kept singing babsy clap your hands and babsy is an octopus cheeky bar stewards

 
goodison last year, was in uni at Liverpool and couldn't get a ticket in time so decided to go into the goodison road stand, well not much of an atmosphere there on the best days, but when they scored everyone went mad just had to stand there and take it.

 
chelsea78 said:
If my memory serves me right we were singing "we all agree super Chelsea are magic" at the time when we were flimed
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cfcblue said:
Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1977-78) FA Cup

I think this was the match, if my memory serves me right? Chelsea's Home FA Cup tie vs Burnley was postphoned at the very last minute. The Fulham Road was mobbed with CFC all dressed up with no where to go! "Chelsea on the way to Arsenal" someone sang. So off we all went. I remember it was murder trying to get down the escalator to board the tube to Highbury, such was the enthusiasm, hehe! As we neared Arsenal's manor on the tube the faces of the local supporters was one of utter disbelief. No attempt was made to hide our Blue & White scarves, not at all! I remember the game had already kicked off as a sizeable mob of CFC made their way up the famous North Bank, Highbury terrace steps. The Chelsea mob spread to the right hand side of the massive packed home terrace. It was obvious to the Gooners that we were there & their home end had been infiltrated by CFC. "3-0 ... 3-0 ... 3-0" they sang at us, reminding us of our early season defeat! The Chelsea faithful stayed put for the whole of the game. Match of the Day even picked some of us out singing & holding our 'blue & white' scarves aloft during the match's evening highlights. I also remember another group of Chelsea in the Wolves away end section too ...

This was my very first trip to Highbury as a Chelsea fan ... I think I may even still have the programme somewhere too ... :O)

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New years day 1986 we had West Ham away we all met at Liverpool Street and the game was called off, so we decided to go Arsenal V Tottenham with a few old bill with us, when we got there as there was just about 100 of us we decided not to say anything and just watch the match.  The Police with us insisted that we went in the clock end and while we where going in the turnstiles a few Tottenham challenged us asked who we where and we replyed Chelsea and they asked to come in the middle section as we walked in the section shouted Chelsea and the whole section scattered and we stood in the middle the whole game(most of them went in the 2 other sections)  The North Bank cheered I asked a copper can they escort us up the North Bank and we will do the same there, he laughed and said you wouldn't do that at West Ham (he told me he son supported them)

 
1979-80 Leicester City 1 - 0 Chelsea

The year Leicester City won promotion as Division 2 Champions.
This is a a story with a different perspective on the topic because for this match we were an isolated group of Chelsea (high up) amongst the vast LCFC home seated support.
On entering, we were pretty much sussed straight away by the locals around us. Fortunately for us, they were a respectful & friendly lot. Mind you, I'm not so sure this hospitality would have been reciprocated back at the Bridge? At this vantage point, it was a privilege indeed to be amongst the home support because the grandstand panoramic view allowed us to witness all the shenanigans, mayhem and menace played out in the Terraces below us & the true frightening nature of Chelsea's large & impressive away support. It was truly a site to behold!
 
Leicester's boisterous home terrace was behind the goal to our right. It was divided into 3 x equal size pens or sections. Chelsea had been given the far section including all the seating wrapped around the side of the pitch (right up to the half way line) & Leicester the rest. An early doors entry attack on Leicester's middle pen had been successfully repelled! However, Leicester's near side pen had clearly been infiltrated by some serious CFC boys which muted their support (within it) quite noticeably! In fact, it was clear from our viewing platform that Leicester's finest were significantly out-numbered should the fences be removed! The first half was played out with continuous sporadic outbreaks of problems caused by Chelsea fans. Some CFC even getting caught up in the goal netting! It even kicked off directly below us as some locals were scattered! This off-field entertainment finally settled down for the second half. Then we were treated to Chelsea's amazing 'Geordies of the South' continued vocal support for the remainder of the entire proceedings. The norm' back then but unfortunately, long gone today ...
 
You could sense the fear & unease from the local support around us as the game drew to its conclusion, despite Leicester winning this 'crucial' promotion decider the vast home support in the seats had clearly seen enough & were just concerned about their own 'health and safety' getting home. And who could blame them! I would have felt exactly the same if an equivalent sized mob had descended upon the Bridge.
 
I was told later that the old bill, in their wisdom had let the terrace sections out together, much to the Chelsea mobs delight resulting in one big melee!

This was also one of those many games from this era when our vocal away support would continuously sing ... "Chelsea, Chelsea ... Chelsea, Chelsea" ... almost non-stop for an entire half, whatever the outcome and you can hear this on the match day video highlights link below.
 
http://fansonline.net/leicestercity/article.php?id=611



 
cfcblue said:
Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1977-78) FA Cup

I think this was the match, if my memory serves me right? Chelsea's Home FA Cup tie vs Burnley was postphoned at the very last minute. The Fulham Road was mobbed with CFC all dressed up with no where to go! "Chelsea on the way to Arsenal" someone sang. So off we all went. I remember it was murder trying to get down the escalator to board the tube to Highbury, such was the enthusiasm, hehe! As we neared Arsenal's manor on the tube the faces of the local supporters was one of utter disbelief. No attempt was made to hide our Blue & White scarves, not at all! I remember the game had already kicked off as a sizeable mob of CFC made their way up the famous North Bank, Highbury terrace steps. The Chelsea mob spread to the right hand side of the massive packed home terrace. It was obvious to the Gooners that we were there & their home end had been infiltrated by CFC. "3-0 ... 3-0 ... 3-0" they sang at us, reminding us of our early season defeat! The Chelsea faithful stayed put for the whole of the game. Match of the Day even picked some of us out singing & holding our 'blue & white' scarves aloft during the match's evening highlights. I also remember another group of Chelsea in the Wolves away end section too ...

This was my very first trip to Highbury as a Chelsea fan ... I think I may even still have the programme somewhere too ... :O)

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I asked about that day in my vintage pics thread as i'd been told the story by older mates, sure i heard CFC were escorted along the touchline though to the clock end?

Nice to read about it from lads there that day.

 
cfcblue said:
1979-80 Leicester City 1 - 0 ChelseaThe year Leicester City won promotion as Division 2 Champions.
This is a a story with a different perspective on the topic because for this match we were an isolated group of Chelsea (high up) amongst the vast LCFC home seated support.
On entering, we were pretty much sussed straight away by the locals around us. Fortunately for us, they were a respectful & friendly lot. Mind you, I'm not so sure this hospitality would have been reciprocated back at the Bridge? At this vantage point, it was a privilege indeed to be amongst the home support because the grandstand panoramic view allowed us to witness all the shenanigans, mayhem and menace played out in the Terraces below us & the true frightening nature of Chelsea's large & impressive away support. It was truly a site to behold!
 
Leicester's boisterous home terrace was behind the goal to our right. It was divided into 3 x equal size pens or sections. Chelsea had been given the far section including all the seating wrapped around the side of the pitch (right up to the half way line) & Leicester the rest. An early doors entry attack on Leicester's middle pen had been successfully repelled! However, Leicester's near side pen had clearly been infiltrated by some serious CFC boys which muted their support (within it) quite noticeably! In fact, it was clear from our viewing platform that Leicester's finest were significantly out-numbered should the fences be removed! The first half was played out with continuous sporadic outbreaks of problems caused by Chelsea fans. Some CFC even getting caught up in the goal netting! It even kicked off directly below us as some locals were scattered! This off-field entertainment finally settled down for the second half. Then we were treated to Chelsea's amazing 'Geordies of the South' continued vocal support for the remainder of the entire proceedings. The norm' back then but unfortunately, long gone today ...
 
You could sense the fear & unease from the local support around us as the game drew to its conclusion, despite Leicester winning this 'crucial' promotion decider the vast home support in the seats had clearly seen enough & were just concerned about their own 'health and safety' getting home. And who could blame them! I would have felt exactly the same if an equivalent sized mob had descended upon the Bridge.
 
I was told later that the old bill, in their wisdom had let the terrace sections out together, much to the Chelsea mobs delight resulting in one big melee!This was also one of those many games from this era when our vocal away support would continuously sing ... "Chelsea, Chelsea ... Chelsea, Chelsea" ... almost non-stop for an entire half, whatever the outcome and you can hear this on the match day video highlights link below.

http://fansonline.net/leicestercity/article.php?id=611
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Quality post.

 
Many thanks for the match report on the Leicester game, cfcblue - I'd love to say it brought back lots of memories, but unfortunately I must have overdone it on the booze again that day! Got vague memories of travelling up to that one in the back of a Ford Transit with about two dozen of South London's finest mad-mental piss artists :biggrin:

Always enjoyed going to Leicester, never a dull moment!

 
BlueBeard said:
Many thanks for the match report on the Leicester game, cfcblue - I'd love to say it brought back lots of memories, but unfortunately I must have overdone it on the booze again that day! Got vague memories of travelling up to that one in the back of a Ford Transit with about two dozen of South London's finest mad-mental piss artists :biggrin:

Always enjoyed going to Leicester, never a dull moment!
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Shame they never returned the favour at ours eh bb, proper stay at home firm when it came to visits to the bridge.

97/98 40 odd BS came at half time but got seen off by 15 of our finest who charged out the white hart, then in 07 6,000 at ours in the cup they had a pop at the Goose pub, in 35yrs of fv they came twice but when the scene was dieing, sums em up, weird though very good at home were the BS.

 
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