West Standers

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West Standers

Where have I seen that picture before? I'm pretty sure it's been on the cover of some Chelsea book or magazine.

Where have I seen that picture before? I'm pretty sure it's been on the cover of some Chelsea book or magazine.

I know I've seen it, Kerry Dixon leading the singing has stuck in my mind ever since.

off the cover of the book celery chelsea in the 80s

Some more from Brighton away 83/84

Some more from Brighton away 83/84

'We're gonna invade the pitch !'

off the cover of the book celery chelsea in the 80s

Cheers!

No matter what we've done since and whatever we may do in the future I don't think any season will ever be as good as that one.

I've been hoping that game would turn up on youtube mate, one of my favourite away trips that season, 10 goal thriller, good Chelsea support there, shame another old classic English ground gone now though.

Me too, was at the game, if only we knew what Scum Saunders was all about then .....

Scott, your last pic, is that the painting that was in the East Stand function suite?

Cheers!

that pic is also in the book,AND KNOW ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE US. twenty five years behind the scenes at chelsea fc. by John Ingledew. some nice pic in it.

Scott, cracking pic of The Bridge. It's heaving !

I remember that Brighton game we were on the side terraces that day.

But it all started on a Friday night when loads of Chelsea Fans arrive in Brighton and it kick off every where.

I got there on the Saturday morning about mid day and all the talk in the pubs were about what happen the night before.

If you notice in them days no one use to wear teams colours.

The painting was stolen after the Chelsea disco evening in 81. I posted some pictures here earlier from that disco when Robson and co turned up with Ray Wilkins.

The painting was from the Chelsea v Arsenal record crowd for a home team playing a league game at home. A record that still stands, 82,905. There are just two league games with higher attendences but these are disqualified because they were played at a neutral ground and thus drew attention from three sets of fans.

The painting was lifted off of the wall in its frame. As far as I know it was never returned so I was one of the last people to see it. However I think the photo above may have been a photo that the painting was based on as the painting was in full colour.

"The painting was stolen after the Chelsea disco evening in 81."

I'm in the clear then, last one I went to was in 76

WE'RE THE MIDDLE.....

arrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - We're the tea-bar, we're the tea-bar, we're the tea-bar of the shed.

And i know who nicked that painting,you know him too garry.He's doing a bit of time for the Cardiff game at the moment.Does the fat man

ring any bells.And i'm not sure but i think so many people had a go at him about it,i think it did get returned by a third party,but i might be wrong so don't quote me.

And i know who nicked that painting,you know him too garry.He's doing a bit of time for the Cardiff game at the moment.Does the fat man

ring any bells.And i'm not sure but i think so many people had a go at him about it,i think it did get returned by a third party,but i might be wrong so don't quote me.

BM?

Kerry Dixon simply a Chelsea Legend,

Newcastle at Chelsea, not sure on the year?

Bod put this is Chelsea 4 Newcastle 0 83/84 its an hour before kick off. Newcastle had the section before this one as well the middle 2 pens

Sorry, it was not BM, he was not there. As I have photos of everyone there that night I can exclude only those not there.

That painting? - I do have an idea who might have taken it. About this time I used to knock around with a Chelsea lass from Romford (as a friend). Just before Xmas a Chelsea mate of mine turned up in the Kings Road with the Russell Hobbs Chelsea teasmade. He said he had got it from the club shop but didn't want it and couldn't take it back as he did not have the box or the receipt. I got it for a score.

I then popped it in xmas paper and turned up in Romford on Christmas Day 1982 and gave it to this girl's parents. I stayed the night and we were picked up by Cathy in the morning and then went and collected Doddy. I remember what a great feeling it was roaring along the Embankmant on way to QPR for that plastic pitch away game on Boxing Day, We won 2-0 but I digress....

Her parents figured out how to work the Chelsea teasmade and loaded it up a few days later. It woke them with a lovely pot of tea one morning and they drank it. They then got dressed and went downstairs only to find it was still only 3.45 am although the clock on the teasmade was 7.30.

Many years later I found out the truth. Or a story that might be the truth, It is said that the guy that sold it to me used to hang around the East Stand after the games, he was on the look out for official team sheets that were printed and left in the Executive boxes. He found the Chelsea teasmade in one and couldn't resist it. Then when he turned up in the pub and had to answer questions he made up the story and I just steamed in with my £20 which he couldn't resist.

The girl I gave it to? I lost contact with her but recently found her on facebook and we caught up. She married for the second time last summer, I thought of sending over a teasmade but resisted the irony. I did explain the "stolen" teasmade story and she cracked up having forgotten it.

The guy that took it? Yes he was at the Chelsea disco. But I have nothing else to go on.....