1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

Before Cobham!

I visited Cobham a few years back when building work was still being carried out. It was during Mourinho's first stint at the club. Managed to get into the main building and into the room which would be Jose's office. Loads of practice pitches dotted around the site. The first team were training and noticed lots of flashy cars in the car park. I think there was a couple of Bentleys.

Posted many times before. The transport then is very different from that used nowadays. Looks like a Bedford van.

Saw this on a Bolton Wanderers fan blog about them getting chased back to their coaches after the game at The Bridge only to find Chelsea were sat in their coach waiting for them !!

""We were getting chased all over outside the ground going back to the coaches and when I finally made it back to our coach the cheeky bastards were sat on it waiting for us. Come on then you northern c**ts was the cry as they ran down OUR COACH at us, im not too sure what happened but I do remember the back window getting smashed by them as they chased the coach through the streets. Also remember picking up a few lads who were getting chased as we drove down the streets, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh it were fun in them""

On 24/02/2026 at 19:37, The Rising Sun said:

Years apart , the Sunday queue for tickets!

Ah, the days of queuing for hours at the box office. Did that many a time at the Bridge and also at concert venues. I know buying online tickets can be a pain but very different from queuing in the rain and sometimes overnight. At least nowadays you can buy tickets from home, work etc.

I read the other day that the Foo Fighters are doing some gigs in the U.K. and Ireland and you have to go to the venues to buy tickets.

We used to walk through the passage by the block of flats opposite the mansions onto the Fulham Road early Sunday mornings. , only to see a massive fecking queue every time!

Just now, The Rising Sun said:

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21 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

We used to walk through the passage by the block of flats opposite the mansions onto the Fulham Road early Sunday mornings. , only to see a massive fecking queue every time!

I remember starting to queue up the night before for tickets for a cup final. I was about 20th in the queue and we expected to be there all night. Eddie Barnett then turned up and said they had decided to open the ticket office early. Saved queueing up all night. On the way back to Fulham Broadway Station and bumped into a couple of fellow Chelsea fans and gave them the good news that the ticket office had happened early. They were happy as you can imagine.

Eddie Barnett, that's a blast from the past.

On 25/02/2026 at 06:49, Boyne said:

Wonder if they had ‘jumpers for goalposts ?’😀

Sorry, just couldn’t resist!😀😀

Above : Bobby Tambling scoring against Arsenal on 26th Sept 1964. We won 3-1 in front of a crowd of 54,936.

And scoring against them in 1961.

Edited March 1Mar 1 by erskblue

‘The Cat’ in action against Arsenal. 15th April 1961. We won 3-1 in front of a crowd of 38,233

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Wonder if they had ‘jumpers for goalposts ?’😀

Sorry, just couldn’t resist!😀😀

Time for a great sketch.

Supporters train on the way to Everton in 1984. For the life of me, I can't remember the name of the woman on the left with her back to the camera. A Chelsea legend. Anyone recognise her? Cheers.

Breda Lee. Her son Gary died at Preston being chased by their fans.

Just now, Richard P said:

Breda Lee. Her son Gary died at Preston being chased by their fans.

Cheers mate. Bloody horrible what happened to Gary.

Happy St David’s Day.

Charlie Cooke in the pouring rain.

Oh to have these two at their respective peaks in our current side!

The Cat in command.

Chopper Harris against George Best.

5 hours ago, erskblue said:

Charlie Cooke in the pouring rain.

Oh to have these two at their respective peaks in our current side!

The Cat in command.

Chopper Harris against George Best.

The irony of Chopper dribbling with the ball and about to be tacked by Best is wonderful.

On 01/03/2026 at 13:23, Richard P said:

Breda Lee. Her son Gary died at Preston being chased by their fans.

Blimey mate. Didn't know about that, what a tragedy.

Micky Droy leads the team out in 1979, with Peter Osgood not far behind him.

From official club site.

Bobby Tambling scoring in the 3rd min against Villa at Villa Park on 27th November 1965. He then scores another 2 minutes later as we won 4-2.

George Graham in the 47th min and Peter Osgood in the 79th min, were our other goal scorers. Watched by a crowd of 16,335.