The only place to be every other saturday..

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 20169 yr by Boyne

Bridge news, think it came out that season? Personally think it was better than the advert filled glossy mag that gets sent these days

3 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

What year was this taken Carshalton? By the time I got to go through the outer gates in 1978 they were in a bad state and that sign wasn't there.

3 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

Can't believe the team trained behind the goal at the shed end on a Friday!!

I was gutted, when Ray Wilkins signed for Man Utd in the autumn of 1979.

Looking back it was inevitable, as we'd just been relegated in 1978/79..

Wilkins was the first player to leave, I can remember who I was gutted about, as he was our only superstar player at the time. As a 10 year old school boy he was practically the only chelsea player your school mates knew off. The next time I was gutted like that was when Pat Nevin went to Everton in 87 I think it was.

22 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Wilkins was the first player to leave, I can remember who I was gutted about, as he was our only superstar player at the time. As a 10 year old school boy he was practically the only chelsea player your school mates knew off. The next time I was gutted like that was when Pat Nevin went to Everton in 87 I think it was.

True mate.

 

Yeah Nevin going to Everton didn't please me either. Think they were Champions when he moved.

 

However,was no European Cup for Nevin to look forward to as the Englisih clubs were still banned.

3 hours ago, erskblue said:

I was gutted, when Ray Wilkins signed for Man Utd in the autumn of 1979.

Looking back it was inevitable, as we'd just been relegated in 1978/79..

I cried! ha!

Thanks CB for more quality pictures,this is the thread that just keeps giving.RE the Stamford bridge sign above the outer gates,I have never seen that picture but it is now in my top 10 of all time .Briallant picture ! It kind of looks mid to late 60's maybe ?

With the new ground plans and I know we might all have our own individual wishes but if we could incorporate that sign somewhere then I would be one happy old bloke 

 

 

 

I remember being delighted that Ipswich Town hammered Man Utd 6-0 in the spring of 1980

Sad what I remember about football at times...

Memories...

Some more ! 

 

Don't know what happened to Part 2 of this match ?!

So here's the whole match highlights.

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

I remember being delighted that Ipswich Town hammered Man Utd 6-0 in the spring of 1980

Sad what I remember about football at times...

Ipswich had a good side around that time with the two Dutch guys. Remember them hammering us in the late seventies around Christmas time. The again we didn't have a good side back then.

30 minutes ago, charierre said:

Ipswich had a good side around that time with the two Dutch guys. Remember them hammering us in the late seventies around Christmas time. The again we didn't have a good side back then.

Yeah they had Arnold Muhren .  He  supplied the cross for that Van Basten volley v USSR in the 1988 European Championship Final

And his fellow Dutchman Frans Thijssen.  They cost a combined fee of about £300,000.

John Wark was a brilliant goal scoring midfielder too.

Edited September 8, 20169 yr by erskblue

On 2/09/2016 at 19:42, Carshalton Blue said:

Chelsea's new East Stand, Architects Darbourne & Darke - 11,000* seats/cost £2 million, 16 August 1974.

 

Just shy of 19 million in today's money.

 

I really like this picture, captures three distinct 'era changers' at the club: The East stand, inarguably our greatest cock-up, Ruud, arguably our most influential signing of the 90's, and the end of the Shed signalling the Bates/Harding redevelopment of the ground.

 

+ one of my favourite shirts of all times and one of our best players. Thanks for this lovely pic.

Chelsea's Gary Locke tackles Coventry City's Alan Green 1974/75