Oh and those are two of my favourite Chelsea strips in that picture above.

Noticed there was no shirt advertising on either strip.

Also back in the 1970s. Certainly mid 1970s . The lunchtime football preview show was either Football Focus on Grandstand Bob Wilson.

Or On the ball with Brian Moore on World of Sport.

I was an On the ball fan

 

England using the Bridge for a training session before the game against Scotland in 1957.

Bobby Isaac is a regular poster on one of the Facebook Chelsea pages, proper one of us. 

 

I'll post a link if it's ok with admin.

From the club website. When we secured promotion in 1984.

21 hours ago, erskblue said:

Also back in the 1970s. Certainly mid 1970s . The lunchtime football preview show was either Football Focus on Grandstand Bob Wilson.

Or On the ball with Brian Moore on World of Sport.

I was an On the ball fan

 

Before Bob Wilson a bloke called Sam Leitch used to do a football show on Grandstand.

On 20/04/2017 at 08:43, erskblue said:

Did we often have a first team v reserves match before or at the very start of a season?

Just wondering. I genuinely don't know.

Cheers in advance.

Remember going to a couple of blues v yellows matches in the early 80s. 

Stopping off at the little shop near Fulham broadway station or maybe the club shop on Fulham rd next to the shed entrance for the new Le Coq shirts (pre megastore)

 

All the players with sun tans after their summer hols.and seeing them running round the lake at Virginia water the week before. Lots of them struggling as too many beers over the break.

 

Edited April 21, 20179 yr by Shug

On 18/04/2017 at 19:28, Boyne said:

A fine line-up.

Guess they all had to jump in the transit for the trip over to training at Mitcham in those days 

 

can just imagine today's multi millionaires going to training in a Ford transit minibus

Edited April 21, 20179 yr by Shug

On 20/04/2017 at 08:45, erskblue said:

Oh and those are two of my favourite Chelsea strips in that picture above.

Noticed there was no shirt advertising on either strip.

Started Boxing Day against Pompey with a sponsor deal with gulf air on our shirts for the first time. Although you couldn't buy them. By the start of the following season I think we had dropped it. I think the next one was Bates's farm promoting ice cream!! On the horrid Chelsea collection kit!

On 20/04/2017 at 08:43, erskblue said:

Did we often have a first team v reserves match before or at the very start of a season?

Just wondering. I genuinely don't know.

Cheers in advance.

Don't remember any other game like this. Just the open days where you watched them train, then come out and sign autographs.

Cheers for the information on first team v reserves fixture.

I like the 1957 picture of England training at the Bridge. Pretty sure my old man, my grandad and two of my uncles were at the England v Scotland game at Wembley that year.

On ‎21‎/‎04‎/‎2017 at 18:14, Shug said:

Guess they all had to jump in the transit for the trip over to training at Mitcham in those days 

 

can just imagine today's multi millionaires going to training in a Ford transit minibus

After the terrible showing at Old Trafford last Sunday I would not even have given them that luxury when they returned to training this week.

Don't know who we were playing.

6 hours ago, Boyne said:

Don't know who we were playing.

Let's start guessing!!! The picture is taken from the north terrace that looks full and is round where away fans would be standing. Could be the league cup semi final first leg against Wednesday lost both legs. We were shocking at home losing 0-2. Around 91-92 

Not sure re above photo. Say sometime in 1983/84 ?

Hope we won,no matter who we were playing in that photo !

On 23/04/2017 at 20:15, Richard P said:

Let's start guessing!!! The picture is taken from the north terrace that looks full and is round where away fans would be standing. Could be the league cup semi final first leg against Wednesday lost both legs. We were shocking at home losing 0-2. Around 91-92 

Yes we were awful at home!! But It was a Sunday 11:30 ko if I remember right (sod knows why) and a fairly bright day, so Im guessing it isin't that game?

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Now that's a proper stadium, the bridge at its finest, 1980's vintage, "jonny Neal's blue and white army"

Edited April 24, 20179 yr by chi blue

18 hours ago, chi blue said:

Now that's a proper stadium, the bridge at its finest, 1980's vintage, "jonny Neal's blue and white army"

I love the fact that the new ground is going to follow the exact outline of the original Bridge.

 

 

On 23/04/2017 at 14:02, Boyne said:

Don't know who we were playing.

That pic is v Brighton in 88/89 & obviously taken by a Brighton fan, i know that for a fact because i've put it up on here before ;-)

That badge, dont remember seeing that before..

Chelsea v Mboro 82/83 gate 13