Sheff Weds at Chelsea 1984

I think we won that game 2-0. I'm sure a small part of it was shown on a Seb Coe documentary from 1984 called 'Born to Run'.

The Sheff Wed game above from 1984 I am referring to re our 2-0 win.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Yes, some player. Met him about a year before he passed away. Was on the plane to Barcelona for a CL game. Had time to talk to the fans and have photos taken with them. Had a photo taken with him. Sadly I lost it. From the club website:

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/02/peter-osgood---blue-is-the-colour.html

I met him at a corporate pre-match lunch and jolly at a Southampton-CFC game a few years ago.  His speech was witty and very anti Chels and anti Bates, because he was talking to a Southampton invited audience, but I had a chat between the lunch and the game and he said he had to say stuff like that, given his allegiances at the time, but was always a blue really.  Nice bloke and very funny.

The article about that team and the Blue is the colour song to me sums them up. Lubricanted before the recording, the singing, meeting Pans People before and after it and then a refreshment afterwards down the Kings Road!

Some team,some song.

21 minutes ago, erskblue said:

I think we won that game 2-0. I'm sure a small part of it was shown on a Seb Coe documentary from 1984 called 'Born to Run'.

No we won 3-2 Mickey Thomas scoring twice I was in Gate 13 in the picture above where Mickey ran to when he scored. Your right about the documentary Ersk.

47 minutes ago, Carshalton Blue said:

Vs Sheff Weds 1984

 

For some reason the Shed roof looks to cover more of the terrace than it actually did- must be the angle of the photograph.

I reckon it only gave shelter to about a third of the end. Good pics though.

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

I think we won that game 2-0. I'm sure a small part of it was shown on a Seb Coe documentary from 1984 called 'Born to Run'.

Yes I remember that documentary and it was featured on it, I hadn't realised he supported Chelsea until I saw the documentary in 1984, also remember the game, I didn't go, but was cycling with a mate to watch our local village team, on way I suddnely came off my bike and crashed to floor cracking my head in a bad way, being nearly 15 I manned it up, and carried on to watch local team, I was cheared up during afternoon listening to my radio i had with me and Peter Jones giving updates on the boys in blue!! still to this day I am sure a car must of clipped me when on my bike as there was no other reason why I should of crashed off. 34 years ago unbelievable. ("during the war")

Cheers bluehaze about the Sheff Wed score.

4 hours ago, chi blue said:

Yes I remember that documentary and it was featured on it, I hadn't realised he supported Chelsea until I saw the documentary in 1984, also remember the game, I didn't go, but was cycling with a mate to watch our local village team, on way I suddnely came off my bike and crashed to floor cracking my head in a bad way, being nearly 15 I manned it up, and carried on to watch local team, I was cheared up during afternoon listening to my radio i had with me and Peter Jones giving updates on the boys in blue!! still to this day I am sure a car must of clipped me when on my bike as there was no other reason why I should of crashed off. 34 years ago unbelievable. ("during the war")

Yeah 34 years ago... During the war!

Where did all that time go !

The Hull game great day Chelsea are back.

 

10 hours ago, bluehaze said:

The Hull game great day Chelsea are back.

 

The back page headline of the Sunday Express the next day was Chelsea and Spurs are disgraced. The y..s had pitch invasions as well ( they were relegated)

My older brothers got a scrapbook from that season somewhere I'm trying to get me hands on.

 

17 hours ago, bluehaze said:

No we won 3-2 Mickey Thomas scoring twice I was in Gate 13 in the picture above where Mickey ran to when he scored. Your right about the documentary Ersk.

Just thinking about Gate 13- it weren't uncommon for people to sneak in, everyone would shuffle up a bit and you'd end up not having a full seat to sit on.

4 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Just thinking about Gate 13- it weren't uncommon for people to sneak in, everyone would shuffle up a bit and you'd end up not having a full seat to sit on.

Was the best atmosphere ever at the Bridge when Gate 13 was going. It became a really intimidating place for the away support coupled with the West Stand and benches you couldn't really hear the Shed to be honest.

5 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Was the best atmosphere ever at the Bridge when Gate 13 was going. It became a really intimidating place for the away support coupled with the West Stand and benches you couldn't really hear the Shed to be honest.

standing in the shed back in the 80's as a teenager, Gate 13, benches and West stand were an impressive site when they stood up at 10 men went to mo, funny in this day an age of all seater stadiums 10 men went to mo is no where near as impressive as everyone is standing anyway.

On 01/03/2018 at 13:05, Famous CFC said:

Think Ron had tried to break every bone in George's leg that day. What a duel. 

 

Is this at Old Trafford anyone know the season and score please

18 minutes ago, Walnuts said:

Is this at Old Trafford anyone know the season and score please

Score	2-1 to Manchester United
Competition	League Cup 4th round
Venue	Old Trafford

 

1970 I think. 

Edited March 2, 20188 yr by Famous CFC

5 hours ago, chi blue said:

standing in the shed back in the 80's as a teenager, Gate 13, benches and West stand were an impressive site when they stood up at 10 men went to mo, funny in this day an age of all seater stadiums 10 men went to mo is no where near as impressive as everyone is standing anyway.

Couldn't agree more. The thing I remember the most is sitting in the middle tier of the East Stand as a kid, hearing the 'delay' when the Benches and Gate 13 were singing the same song, although never quite in unison. Made the sound effect in the ground even better.

10 men went to mow back in the day was just the best experience. I'm thinking particularly of the 2-2 at QPR in '91 (Wisey's overhead kick) when we all sat down on their sh*te little terrace. In fact, the pre-match banter was pretty good that day too. During the warm up, Eddie Niedzwiecki told Vinnie Jones to start us off with 10 Men went to mow and when Townsend was asked to give us a song, he tried the "We're on the march with Jackie's Army" for a joke. We responded with; "We're going to Sweden, We're going to Sweden, You're not, You're not."

6 hours ago, chi blue said:

standing in the shed back in the 80's as a teenager, Gate 13, benches and West stand were an impressive site when they stood up at 10 men went to mo, funny in this day an age of all seater stadiums 10 men went to mo is no where near as impressive as everyone is standing anyway.

Miss a great rendition of it nowadays. Use to laugh when at away games people on the terraces would crouch down until we got to ten! Also use to do that down on the concourses before the game. Funniest occasions for me singing O M W T M was at a cinema in Holborn for Boro away playoff final 1st leg  and Wembley arena when we played spuds, we had no allocation due to building work. 10,000 inside made a great atmosphere, great fun. I will say it was surreal seeing so many grown men and women shouting and singing at a big screen!!!

29 minutes ago, Richard P said:

Miss a great rendition of it nowadays. Use to laugh when at away games people on the terraces would crouch down until we got to ten! Also use to do that down on the concourses before the game. Funniest occasions for me singing O M W T M was at a cinema in Holborn for Boro away playoff final 1st leg  and Wembley arena when we played spuds, we had no allocation due to building work. 10,000 inside made a great atmosphere, great fun. I will say it was surreal seeing so many grown men and women shouting and singing at a big screen!!!

Remember a couple of one man went to mows, coming out the old dell in 91 I think, we'd lost 1-0 a young Alan shearer scored and Tim flowers had a Stormer in goal, a load of us stopped at traffic lights all sat down and did mow meadow holding up all the Saturday afternoon shoppers, another was when we played Pompey in 90 in rumblelows cup, we had terrace, and seats in their main stand, half time batesy came up and said we had to leave seats and go on to terrace as their crap stand was cracking!!!!! Quite a lot were escorted on to the terrace everyone sat down as had paid for seats then produced a rendition of mow meadow, the game was memorable as we scored 3 in last 10 mins to win 3-2 after being 2 down, Hitchcock did a wonder save midway through 2nd half at 2 down.                         Best mow meadow I can remember  though was full members cup final, it seemed our whole support of 50k that day did it in unison. 

 

 

12 hours ago, Ewan Hoozarmi said:

Couldn't agree more. The thing I remember the most is sitting in the middle tier of the East Stand as a kid, hearing the 'delay' when the Benches and Gate 13 were singing the same song, although never quite in unison. Made the sound effect in the ground even better.

10 men went to mow back in the day was just the best experience. I'm thinking particularly of the 2-2 at QPR in '91 (Wisey's overhead kick) when we all sat down on their sh*te little terrace. In fact, the pre-match banter was pretty good that day too. During the warm up, Eddie Niedzwiecki told Vinnie Jones to start us off with 10 Men went to mow and when Townsend was asked to give us a song, he tried the "We're on the march with Jackie's Army" for a joke. We responded with; "We're going to Sweden, We're going to Sweden, You're not, You're not."

I'd imagine Wisey and Vinnie were murder to play against. Can't remember who it was but someone said VJ startied on the verbals to which he told he to .... off.

" Wisey, we've got a live one here" said Jonesey, then DW gives him some bunny....During Porterfields time as manager it came out that there were a cabal of players that called the shots and pretty much run things, which were the above two plus Townsend and maybe Mick Hartford plus someone else- the old grey cells not working well this morning...

The first time I went in gate 13 was against Wolves early on in 82/83, which I reckon was the first year it really got going. Between then and the Shed getting pulled down it was there or the West Stand seats for me, with maybe a dozen or so appearances in the Shed because either the seats were sold out or I was skint.

Re OMWTM, the accompanying arm actions were amusing looking back!

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 20188 yr by Ewell CFC

Re the 'Ten-Men went to Mows,' best for me was OT away about 91 when the whole away terrace end crouched down, even the oldies with walking sticks and then sprung up on 'Ten.'

The volume in the ground went ballistic, never heard anything like that again.

Tottenham away in the 90s we had some good renditions and one I remember when we played Utd at Stamford Bridge when the Shed End was being developed and think it was Boxing Day. As the Shed End redevelopment brought the fans closer to the pitch you could hear the other Chelsea stands calling out the number markers and when it got to 'Ten' three sides of the ground stood up together in time.

That was the only time at the bridge I recall the stands get it synchronised.

On 01/03/2018 at 14:47, Carshalton Blue said:

Sheff Weds at Chelsea 1984

Not a very impressive turnout from Wednesday considering it was a top of table clash, bare in mind numbers we took to Hillsborough following year in league cup 4-4, mind you our away support was second to none in those days, funny even 34 years on whenever the names Sheffield weds, Newcastle, and Man City come up it still reminds of that season, 4 big clubs in second division trying to get promoted, can't ever remember a season since when 4 big clubs were vying for 3 promotion spots.

2 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Re the 'Ten-Men went to Mows,' best for me was OT away about 91 when the whole away terrace end crouched down, even the oldies with walking sticks and then sprung up on 'Ten.'

The volume in the ground went ballistic, never heard anything like that again.

Tottenham away in the 90s we had some good renditions and one I remember when we played Utd at Stamford Bridge when the Shed End was being developed and think it was Boxing Day. As the Shed End redevelopment brought the fans closer to the pitch you could hear the other Chelsea stands calling out the number markers and when it got to 'Ten' three sides of the ground stood up together in time.

That was the only time at the bridge I recall the stands get it synchronised.

Another great mow meadow was 87 at White Hart lane, we'd won first 3 games of season if I remember right and took thousands the away end was unbelievably rammed, think loads got locked out, the mow meadow from terrace and seats above was superb, non of that camp bollox of waving hands in front of themselves and singing " o when the spurs", is it just me, but those antics from those clowns really has the Larry Grayson's about it ("shut that door") anyway back to game, we lost in last 5 mins, Eddie did a bit of a fumble and Nico classen scored for them, we promtly ended up the season relegated