19 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Match DJ Pete Owen and DK.

Cheers and the' mini car park' in front of The Shed End. I half expect to see 'Boycie' from Only Fool sin that top picture !

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/08/17/remember-when----leicester--february-1997?cardIndex=0-7

Remember when... Leicester, February 1997

From official club site, a decent read.

In the latest instalment of a new feature focusing on the story behind a classic match relevant to our next fixture, club historian Rick Glanvill interviews Erland Johnsen about a controversial Cup penalty and more...

‘Of course it was a penalty!’ It is an answer former Chelsea defender Erland Johnsen has delivered repeatedly and in good humour for almost a quarter of a century.

He is referring to the famous incident deep into extra time of the FA Cup round five replay at home to Leicester City in February 1997 – a crucial stepping stone for the Blues on the way to glory in the competition for the first time since 1970.

‘Before I came on I was told to go forward as often as I could,’ he recalls. ‘We needed a goal. I had a clear run, played a one-two with Luca [Vialli] and got into Leicester’s penalty area. Very unknown territory for me… ’

As the rugged centre-back burst into the box he was blocked by Spencer Prior and Mike Reed whistled for the penalty. Once Frank Leboeuf had converted, 0-0 became 1-0 with two minutes to go. Martin O’Neill and his players were incandescent at the decision – but home advantage helped.

‘Back then our great fans in the Shed End made sure that the ref couldn’t hear the protests,’ the defender smiles. ‘After the game everyone was so happy to go through so it was a lot of praise.’

Erland flying through the air earlier in the 1996/97 season

The Video Assistant Referee system is being used in a Premier League match at the Bridge for the first time this Sunday, and against the same opponents. So how does Erland, currently academy coach at Sarpsborg, reckon VAR would have affected his legendary contribution to Chelsea history?

‘I think that VAR is taking too much time of the game,’ he offers. ‘It puts an end to disagreements and interesting discussions among the fans as well. Honestly, I don’t know what VAR would have done with the referee’s decision in my case. But I do know that I wouldn’t have had to answer the question “Was it a penalty?” about a thousand times!’

The Norwegian will be watching with affection on Sunday. ‘I miss being the first one out on the pitch for the warm-ups before home games and paying my tribute to the best fans I’ve ever had,’ he says. ‘It’s great to have Frank Lampard back at the club. I wish the Blues and supporters all the best.’

 

 

 

 

Legends: Erland Johnsen

Interview with our former defender which takes a look at his Chelsea career spanning from 1989-1997,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  v Derby at The Bridge during 1971/72.

On 18/08/2019 at 13:48, erskblue said:

 Marvin Hinton

Suave Marv,'

Love to see an imaginary game where Ron marked that tosser dean sau#ders and spent 45 minutes kicking the Cnut all over the pitch ,he goes off on a stretcher to be replaced by John f**king aldr%%ge who Ron proceeds to also kick all over the pitch for the next 45  minutes... rinse and repeat 

 Today 20th Aug 1969. 0-0 draw in front of 43,346

 Programme Cover of our match v Birmingham City, 20th Aug 1949.

We won 3-0. Reg Williams with 2 and Roy Bentley were our goal scorers. 45,068 saw it.

 Ron 'Chopper' Harris leads the team out at The Bridge. Late 1960s/ early 1970s.

 Chelsea supporters waiting to enter The Bridge before the match against Fulham on 12th Sept 1964. We won 1-0, with Barry Bridges scoring in the 30th min. In front of 41,472 spectators, including those pictured above.

Edited August 20, 20196 yr by erskblue

 

 The Cat in action, possibly at Highbury ?

  Chelsea team for the 1969/1970 season

 Bobby Tambling, some player.

 Bobby Tambling and John Boyle.

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

 Chelsea supporters waiting to enter The Bridge before the match against Fulham on 12th Sept 1964. We won 1-0, with Barry Bridges scoring in the 30th min. In front of 41,472 spectators, including those pictured above.

4 shillings (20p) to get in. How times have changed!

Don't know if this has been posted before.

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/01/01/dochertys-diamonds-the-innovative-chelsea-side-that-lit-up-the-early-1960s/

Wigan 85.

 

34 minutes ago, bluehaze said:

Wigan 85.

 

Even allowing for the day and age that is one poxy looking ground.

Makes Plough Lane look like the Nou Camp

Edited August 20, 20196 yr by Ewell CFC

2 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Even allowing for the day and age that is one poxy looking ground.

It is but to be fair to them they were non league till 77. Three years later they beat us in what as a young Chelsea fan is probably the worse night I ever had at the Bridge. Monday morning at school I was giving it the big un after beating Newcastle 4-0 the very next day I was getting the piss taken out of me even by a couple of the teachers !

11 minutes ago, bluehaze said:

It is but to be fair to them they were non league till 77. Three years later they beat us in what as a young Chelsea fan is probably the worse night I ever had at the Bridge. Monday morning at school I was giving it the big un after beating Newcastle 4-0 the very next day I was getting the piss taken out of me even by a couple of the teachers !

Ha. I dread to think what the karzi was like there. Oakwell in 82 was open air I remember. Just a wall with trough basically

10 hours ago, bluehaze said:

It is but to be fair to them they were non league till 77. Three years later they beat us in what as a young Chelsea fan is probably the worse night I ever had at the Bridge. Monday morning at school I was giving it the big un after beating Newcastle 4-0 the very next day I was getting the piss taken out of me even by a couple of the teachers !

I remember it well. How could we play so different in the space of a few days

21 hours ago, Boyne said:

4 shillings (20p) to get in. How times have changed!

True ! It'd be interesting ( well to me anyway !) to see how much 4 shillings is worth in todays money and what the average wage was back then .

Just for comparison sake.

And they all look very well dressed. As do the vast majority of Chelsea supporters !