22 minutes ago, Osgood is Good said:

I used to have the red silk/satin scarf, white writing (Chelsea FC) and green tassles, if my memory serves me correct 

yes I remember it although I never had that one. I also had another version of the red/green white scarf but the bars were all the same width   

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/chelsea-footballers

12 hours ago, charierre said:

Is that Shrewsbury?

Yep. Now that was a great day out. Always liked that white kit. Still got the shirt somewhere but doubt it still fits.

Two of us drove up there and got in a pub near to the ground just after opening time. Bouncer on door checking for Chelsea fans. By about 1pm half the pub was lads we knew, all drifting in in ones and twos.

Stood outside the ground waiting for turnstiles to open, and cops were saying game would be off, and then the special arrived.

Snowball fight with Speedie was fun

 

long drive back as well

 

those were the days.

Edited May 10, 20179 yr by Shug

22 hours ago, nominator said:

I never liked our red shirts. When I see players in red on the pitch they remind me of clubs like Arsenil, Loserpool and others, I don´t like at all.

Yellow + blue were and are my favourite away shirts.

The red actually originates from the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea coat of arms. If you look back at the away kits from our early years there is plenty of red featured. Black and white stripes was also very popular.

Red Green and white kit was copied from Hungary's international team according to Chelsea Programme going back to 1970 something a long while ago  http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=hungarys+football+colours&id=A57CC30F2A6E15DA4BC516D3F86DCFFAB2F1EE1D&FORM=IQFRBA

The association I believe was to make us think that we were a better team than we were at the time.

Quite liked the red green and white kit, certainly liked the scarf and good to see 78s replicating a piece of our history-

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by Nitro

Gola boots. Ah memories of the mid - late 1970s. I'm sure Golas were my first pair of 'proper football boots'.

In fact I saw someone wearing a pair of blue retro Gola trainers earlier on this week.

Sad git that I noticed that I accept...

10 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Proper boots, you knew you'd been kicked when one of those landed on your knee. 

Posted also on the matchday thread

 

15 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

 

Blue and White, Green and Red, we're the North Stand not The Shed, La La La La, La La La, La La !!

1 hour ago, Osgood is Good said:

 

Blue and White, Green and Red, we're the North Stand not The Shed, La La La La, La La La, La La !!

The North Stand was a bit before my time, was this a terrace next to the Away End?

On 9/5/2560 at 21:29, Jezz said:

1964-1965 squad.

That looks like the NAAFI ground at Mitcham. It was a short walk across Poulters Park for me and my two brothers.

7 hours ago, charierre said:

Proper boots, you knew you'd been kicked when one of those landed on your knee. 

Indeed and the player who tackled you probably never got booked!

18 hours ago, bluehaze said:

In black,pf course...

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

In black,pf course...

I always preferred PUMA. I remember having a pair of Puma Cruyffs when I was about 13 or 14, black with orange trim,. I played at RB, and I still couldn't master "the turn"

Boyne: I preferred adidas but my old dear preferred Gola. They cost about £6-£8 a pair as opposed to the dearer adidas ones back then.

My first pair of adidas boots were Hansi Muller and I bought a set of the red nylon studs ! I know, I know...

 

2 minutes ago, Boyne said:

What a great picture. Great flag too.

6 minutes ago, erskblue said:

What a great picture. Great flag too.

Indeed. And from the same parade:

As a youngster back on the mid 1970s. I used to get Shoot magazine delivered every week and read it from cover to cover.

It was great when the Chelsea team picture or a colour picture of any Chelsea players were in it.