A fine player. Was gutted when he left.

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

A fine player. Was gutted when he left.

Well Hazard has now left, but to be honest it's nothing compared to how I felt when Nevin left, totally gutted. Maybe an age thing.

23 hours ago, chi blue said:

Didn't Everton win league in 85 and 87, remember a mate of mine found an Everton grey away shirt left behind in a school changing room around 84, he couldn't find whose it was and sold it to me for £5 as I liked the shirt, wore it down the park next day for football training, it didn't seem right wearing another teams shirt, so next day sold it to someone else at school, went back to my le coq sportif Chelsea shirt.

Yeah, they won FA Cup in 1984 then did the double of League and Cup Winners Cup in 1984/85.

They narrowly lost to Man Utd in 1985 FA Cup Final 1-0 and it took a great Norman Whiteside goal to beat them.

Runners Up in League and FA Cup the following season and then won the League again in 1986/87.

20 hours ago, Backbiter said:

Bit like the Liverpool teams of the 80s. More Celts than English players, I'd say: Hansen, Lawrenson, Souness, Rush. Whelan, Houghton, Nichol ...

And Dalglish !

8 hours ago, chi blue said:

Well Hazard has now left, but to be honest it's nothing compared to how I felt when Nevin left, totally gutted. Maybe an age thing.

I was totally gutted when Ray Wilkins left us to join Man Utd in autumn 79.

However I knew even as a 12 year old that with us relegated at the end of 1978/79 he would move on .

Agreed, an age thing.

 

 

47 minutes ago, erskblue said:

And Dalglish !

Forgot about him.

50 minutes ago, erskblue said:

Yeah, they won FA Cup in 1984 then did the double of League and Cup Winners Cup in 1984/85.

They narrowly lost to Man Utd in 1985 FA Cup Final 1-0 and it took a great Norman Whiteside goal to beat them.

Runners Up in League and FA Cup the following season and then won the League again in 1986/87.

Yes remember that cup final as I did all of them in those days, Kevin Moran got sent off and Whiteside curled goal in bottom corner. We had a slow day in the office about 6 or 7 years ago and me and one of the younger lads in office were chatting about football, fa cup final was the highlight of the season back in the day I said, out of no where I said to him I bet I could relay off all the cup finalist and scores  between 1970 and 2002, I duly did it to the astonishment of this lad, as he checked on the computer. I said that's the power of the fa cup. He either thought I was genius or a geek!!!!. Can't remember what my Mrs told me 5 mins ago though.

21 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Forgot about him.

Brilliant !

18 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Yes remember that cup final as I did all of them in those days, Kevin Moran got sent off and Whiteside curled goal in bottom corner. We had a slow day in the office about 6 or 7 years ago and me and one of the younger lads in office were chatting about football, fa cup final was the highlight of the season back in the day I said, out of no where I said to him I bet I could relay off all the cup finalist and scores  between 1970 and 2002,

I duly did it to the astonishment of this lad, as he checked on the computer. I said that's the power of the fa cup. He either thought I was genius or a geek!!!!. Can't remember what my Mrs told me 5 mins ago though.

I'm the same re what Mrs asks me  but can easily remember Chelsea facts from 70s and 80s...

I'm sure that this picture has been posted before but certainly no harm in posting again.

... my favourite shirts!

7 hours ago, Boyne said:

I'm sure that this picture has been posted before but certainly no harm in posting again.

Must have been days before Fillery jumped ship and joined QPha.

9 hours ago, Boyne said:

I'm sure that this picture has been posted before but certainly no harm in posting again.

Indeed, a great team picture.

Great team, great season, great strip, great memories...

3 hours ago, nominator said:

... my favourite shirts!

And mine, not surprisingly !

11 hours ago, Boyne said:

I'm sure that this picture has been posted before but certainly no harm in posting again.

Now I might be a bit byast but has there ever been a better team photo?..the blue kit, the keepers kit, managers tracksuits and off course that iconic badge on the east stand. Welcome to the 1980's Chelsea style

70's fashion I think Weller's is the worse although I did have a tanktop like Hudson's I think we all probably did didn't we ??

They probably bought their clobber from here.

 

8 hours ago, chi blue said:

Now I might be a bit byast but has there ever been a better team photo?..the blue kit, the keepers kit, managers tracksuits and off course that iconic badge on the east stand. Welcome to the 1980's Chelsea style

To answer your question. No

Nobody will be surprised by my answer...

7 hours ago, Boyne said:

Another iconic player, wearing another iconic 80s strip.

Joey Jones.

On ‎11‎/‎06‎/‎2019 at 07:43, erskblue said:

I'm the same re what Mrs asks me  but can easily remember Chelsea facts from 70s and 80s...

OK Who was the first foreign national to both score and win a European competition with Chelsea?

   Love the way Keith Weller is soaking up the adoration and having a celebratory cigarette!                                    

30 minutes ago, Andy North said:

OK Who was the first foreign national to both score and win a European competition with Chelsea?

Is it John Dempsey who scored in the Cup Winners Cup replay in 1971? Although born in England he qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his parents.

21 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Is it John Dempsey who scored in the Cup Winners Cup replay in 1971? Although born in England he qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his parents.

That's a very good point if he ever played for Ireland. It wasn't who I had in mind though.

You're close but this guy scored before him.

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6 hours ago, Andy North said:

That's a very good point if he ever played for Ireland. It wasn't who I had in mind though.

You're close but this guy scored before him.

I think that was Derek Smethurst. Normally useless at these types of questions, but I had a trial at Chelsea the same day as he did so I kept a close eye on his career.