22nd May 1971. Police struggle to contain fans of Chelsea as the team arrive at Fulham Town Hall after they had won the European Cup Winners Cup by beating Real Madrid by 2-1 in a replayed final in Athens, Greece.

2 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

Two Chelsea legends in this photo

One a working class man who followed Chelsea home and away. The other a millionaire who loved the fans so much he wanted them to be zapped like cattle if they went anywhere near his fiefdom.

10 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

Now that is a very good photo. A packed Shed End.

Looks early season judging by the amount of grass still on the pitch !

9 hours ago, Carshalton Blue said:

 Think it might be from this game. We won 2-1 with Hollins 38th and Mulligan 84th min our scorers. In front of 53,722

Match reports from bounder friardale.

Great photo on the cover of this game v Everton. Again bounder friardale site.

Peter Bonetti the Chelsea match hero by the sounds of the reports.

13 hours ago, erskblue said:

Never knew that the standard greyhound standard distance was 500 yards.

One of my grandfathers many years ago, used to go to watch the greyhound racing at Shawfield Stadium in Glasgow. This was the home ground of Clyde F.C. for many years.

In fact I think there is Greyhound racing there to this day.

Many years ago, I went to Shawfield for the Scottish Derby with a few mates of mine. They lived in a town called Fauldhouse, halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Lunatic Celtic fans unfortunately.

18 hours ago, bluehaze said:

One a working class man who followed Chelsea home and away. The other a millionaire who loved the fans so much he wanted them to be zapped like cattle if they went anywhere near his fiefdom.

Bates was born in a council flat, his mum died not long after he was born & his Dad did a runner, he was bought up by his grandparents, he is a self made millionaire.

The electric fence was a gimmick anyone who really thinks he would have turned the power on to his electric fence is deluded.

1 hour ago, Carshalton Blue said:

The electric fence was a gimmick anyone who really thinks he would have turned the power on to his electric fence is deluded.

That's just laughable 

 

2 hours ago, bluehaze said:

That's just laughable 

 

It was Bates response to the FA charging the club for the Sunderland riot, he was interviewed afterwards & said how can we be fined when we did everything we can to stop the morons causing trouble, over 30,000 people witnessed a fan on the pitch trying to attack Clive Walker yet the culprit walked away with a fine.

Do you honestly think the GLC, the FA, the Police, the fans would have accepted the electric fence being turned on? No chance.

 

I think it was down to a quote by the F A that the hooligans needed a “short sharp shock”

44 minutes ago, Carshalton Blue said:

It was Bates response to the FA charging the club for the Sunderland riot, he was interviewed afterwards & said how can we be fined when we did everything we can to stop the morons causing trouble, over 30,000 people witnessed a fan on the pitch trying to attack Clive Walker yet the culprit walked away with a fine.

Do you honestly think the GLC, the FA, the Police, the fans would have accepted the electric fence being turned on? No chance.

 

So your saying someone went to the expense of putting up an electric fence just to make a point your taking the piss. You believe Bates thinks right the club is being seen in a really negative way so what I'll do is make us look even more stupid and vilified by putting up an electric fence. What sane person runs a business and thinks I'll get some terrible publicity and will be threatened with legal action and look like a right tit but it's worth it nothing like getting your name dragged through the mud.

Of course the police and GLC objected it's inhumane to put up an electric fence and your saying it was a publicity stunt ! people try and get publicity to promote their business in a good light not the polar opposite. If Bates could have turned it on he would have done and only backed down because of the threat of legal action  no grey area he put it up he intended to use it.

Edited July 15, 20197 yr by bluehaze

My sons shake their heads in complete disbelief, when they see or read of the conditions in football stadiums that supporters had to put up with back in ,say,the mid 1980s.

They are amazed that so many people actually paid to go along and put up with these conditions. Also the policing etc.

Edited July 16, 20197 yr by erskblue

Micky Nutton v Spuds FA Cup at The Bridge 1982.

 Peter Rhoades Brown has scored v Liverpool in FA Cup at The Bridge 1982,

 Mickey Nutton  and Graham Wilkins v David Cross of West Ham, at The Bridge on 6th Sept 1980.

 David Mills (Middlesbrough) shields the ball from Chelsea's John Sparrow and Ron Harris in I think March 75.

   Micky Droy v York City at The Bridge. 4th Oct 75. A 0-0 draw in Division 2.

  Teddy Maybank, Willie Johnston and Ian Britton go for the ball. The Bridge Jan 1976

 An amazing crowd of 54,407 saw us sadly lose 3-2 to Palace. Just shows the appeal of the FA Cup back then.

 Photo from bounder friardale site.