Before the match v Unión at Santa Fe, during the 1929 South American tour.

 

Edited June 28, 20224 yr by erskblue

Got 100% 😁.

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24 minutes ago, bluehaze said:

Got 100% 😁.

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Me too. There's a couple that I'd forgotten that they played for us. I put that down to too much beer and whisky over the years.

43 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Me too. There's a couple that I'd forgotten that they played for us. I put that down to too much beer and whisky over the years.

This is if it isn't should be in the forgotten great goals thread. 

 

Have no memory of this game at all don't think I went was there when they beat us 3-0 not sure of the year can't be arsed Googling it. I'm going to have to work out how many times I've been to Selhurst Park definitely my most visited away ground.

 

24 minutes ago, bluehaze said:

This is if it isn't should be in the forgotten great goals thread. 

 

A great goal.

This is a great video brings back so many memories best bit is how young the kids are and no adults with them my first Chelsea game I was 9 and went with my brother RIP who was 11.  Started going regularly with my mates when I was 10-11 pretty sure no one under 12 is allowed in the Bridge unaccompanied now.

 

The Whitewall steps in the background....

The Sway that temporary end was informally known as for obvious reasons. Everyone used to pile down those really wide gangways when we scored.

 

On 29/06/2022 at 05:16, bluehaze said:

Have no memory of this game at all don't think I went was there when they beat us 3-0 not sure of the year can't be arsed Googling it. I'm going to have to work out how many times I've been to Selhurst Park definitely my most visited away ground.

 

I remember going to this game. It looked like we would win comfortably before they had a late rally to snatch a draw. At the time we looked pretty comfortable in mid table, but we went on a terrible run dropping tons more points from winning positions and then found ourselves in the playoffs. Should never have gone down that season. I know we bounced straight back up but I often wonder if we could have held on to Pat Nevin had we not got relegated.

Article about the appointment of Ted Drake as manager in 1952 and his subsequent career at the club. Some great photos in the article. Drake was the first person to win the title as both as a player. He had won the title as a player with Arsenal.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/long-read-birth-of-the-blues-the-drake-revolution

3 hours ago, forbzy said:

I remember going to this game. It looked like we would win comfortably before they had a late rally to snatch a draw. At the time we looked pretty comfortable in mid table, but we went on a terrible run dropping tons more points from winning positions and then found ourselves in the playoffs. Should never have gone down that season. I know we bounced straight back up but I often wonder if we could have held on to Pat Nevin had we not got relegated.

Worse decision Bates made was giving Hollins the job apart from anything else it was disrespectful to John Neal who I don't think at the time had any health issues.

I've adjusted this as best as I can this was taken a few weeks ago apparently this was the 3rd memorial day. Some proper Chelsea legends on the flag we never forget our own if I see or get sent a picture that has a better view of the names I'll post it.

 

The Benches

 

 

11 hours ago, Scott said:

The Benches

 

 

Me and my mates used to call it them the piledrivers cause sitting on concrete for 90 minutes wasn't good for you're bottle and glass 😆. Tweet below is the reason the benches as were got taken out.

 

8 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Me and my mates used to call it them the piledrivers cause sitting on concrete for 90 minutes wasn't good for you're bottle and glass 😆. Tweet below is the reason the benches as were got taken out.

I didn't get to experience the benches until a little after that, when they were members only. Always a good atmosphere in there though. Agreed on the "piledrivers" though. Quite a few brought newspapers to sit on although I'm not sure how much that helped 😉.

57 minutes ago, forbzy said:

I didn't get to experience the benches until a little after that, when they were members only. Always a good atmosphere in there though. Agreed on the "piledrivers" though. Quite a few brought newspapers to sit on although I'm not sure how much that helped 😉.

Don't think I ever saw a woman in the benches when it was concrete. Looking back it shows how badly fans were treated back then concrete slabs to sit on a massive fence in front of you and terrible khazis and yet we still went every home game 😆. Here's the West Stand bogs you forget just how bad they were !

I know of two that used to sit on the benches.

One of them used to come and find me in the office on Monday if it was an away weekend. It was amusing in the office as visitors were frowned upon yet she was quite senior so I did not get any grief.

On the end of season video on one season in the 90's I had to laugh as they were pictured on the benches wearing these horrible looking CFC type baseball caps with hands coming out of the sides holding a scarf.

 

 

Top picture shows the proposed re-development of the ground in the early seventies. 

On 02/07/2022 at 09:30, bluehaze said:

Me and my mates used to call it them the piledrivers cause sitting on concrete for 90 minutes wasn't good for you're bottle and glass 😆. Tweet below is the reason the benches as were got taken out.

Sat on the benches 82-85 used to be down by the north stand end. Always tried to sit back row. Soon as the concrete came in, it was time to part with more money and by tickets behind benches block X Y Z!! 7£!!

Zola bends in Chelsea's third during a UEFA Champions League Second Round Second Leg in 1997.

The Loft 1970 against us Paul Cook ( Chelsea fan) of the Sex Pistols with his leg sticking out. Was the same as any other year Chelsea fans all over the ground.  Other pic not sure who the guy in the cardi is think it might be Derek Richardson.

 

11 hours ago, Richard P said:

Sat on the benches 82-85 used to be down by the north stand end. Always tried to sit back row. Soon as the concrete came in, it was time to part with more money and by tickets behind benches block X Y Z!! 7£!!

I was talking to a mate about the West Stand that era and what the beer in the green can was got to admit I didn't drink it often my guess was this stuff.