8 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Occasionally I still long for the Umbro kits.... 

An original from the 70's are very rare now and not cheap. I saw one on Ebay a few years ago guy wanted £100 for it his dad had a sport shop so it was unopened from 1978. Problem was it was a small and couldn't be worn by most adults and the kids aren't interested in stuff from our era and it would probably get ripped straight away so your left with putting it in a display cabinet and £100 to do that is out of the question.

https://twitter.com/nostalgiafutbo1/status/1482480805725319169/photo/1

 

I watched this tonight, interesting considering we meet Liverpool again the in the League Cup final.

Carlo C - leads the team out.

Still wearing the old club badge.

Bad week for CFC although the best defensive team in the League lost to Newcastle and then away at the Nou Camp.

Riise opens the scoring and 'they never lose when Riise scores..............'

Mourinho sent to the stands for gesturing after 'Pool score an own goal. Probably because he was incensed by what Carragher did earlier though that was never cleared up.

 

Edited January 25, 20224 yr by strider6004

After winning the Cup Winners Cup in 1971.

 

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

That might just be considered dangerous play today. 😊

An odd signing for us though he did score some cracking goals.

 

Spurs 85 I got locked out a mate drove we couldn't get anywhere near the ground the old bill had cornered off a big area.

 

I recall early to mid 90's going to Highbury and bizarrely it was not all ticket.

So like thousands of others went to pay on the gate.

When we got there, there was huge queue and going towards the end of it found it was starting at the other tube station.

Then we heard the touts and that was it, in the Arsenal seats.

Chelsea scored first and then we found 100s of other Chelsea were also in the seats.

Think we lost yet certainly gave them a scare. 

Probably the last non-ticket London derby. 

2 hours ago, strider6004 said:

I recall early to mid 90's going to Highbury and bizarrely it was not all ticket.

So like thousands of others went to pay on the gate.

When we got there, there was huge queue and going towards the end of it found it was starting at the other tube station.

Then we heard the touts and that was it, in the Arsenal seats.

Chelsea scored first and then we found 100s of other Chelsea were also in the seats.

Think we lost yet certainly gave them a scare. 

Probably the last non-ticket London derby. 

Remember a mate of mine who supports Arsenal was in North Bank that day, and he admitted it we looked impressive in the seats, all the Arsenal around him were a bit taken a back, I think we lost about 4-1 in the end

1 hour ago, chi blue said:

Remember a mate of mine who supports Arsenal was in North Bank that day, and he admitted it we looked impressive in the seats, all the Arsenal around him were a bit taken a back, I think we lost about 4-1 in the end

I was in the North Bank that day too, so don't think it was that one, I think it is the one where we went 2-0 up and then lost 3-2 (in 1991) and with the goals going in every  Chelsea fan cheered and it was then obvious we outnumbered Arsenal in that part of the ground, too many for the police to move out. Several angry Arsenal fans yet they were clearly in the minority. 

On that 4-1 loss, the only match where I walked out early as the chap I bumped into at the station started swearing as we conceded goals and Arsenal fans started to circle.

With hindsight I swear at the start of the match I could hear chants of 'Chelsea, Chelsea' coming from the middle of the North Bank that gradually got drowned out.

By the time I was thinking of leaving  to my right were a small compressed group of Chelsea fans closed in by police, I think this was probably Garrison and his mates that had been moved out.

On the outside more chaps hanging about, no-one threw punches or anything yet seemed volatile. 

I didn't have a habit of going in the other end just 3 times. That 4-1 was the worst.

The best was Plough End after being promoted back to Div 1 as we won. 

 

 

22 hours ago, strider6004 said:

I was in the North Bank that day too, so don't think it was that one, I think it is the one where we went 2-0 up and then lost 3-2 (in 1991) and with the goals going in every  Chelsea fan cheered and it was then obvious we outnumbered Arsenal in that part of the ground, too many for the police to move out. Several angry Arsenal fans yet they were clearly in the minority. 

On that 4-1 loss, the only match where I walked out early as the chap I bumped into at the station started swearing as we conceded goals and Arsenal fans started to circle.

With hindsight I swear at the start of the match I could hear chants of 'Chelsea, Chelsea' coming from the middle of the North Bank that gradually got drowned out.

By the time I was thinking of leaving  to my right were a small compressed group of Chelsea fans closed in by police, I think this was probably Garrison and his mates that had been moved out.

On the outside more chaps hanging about, no-one threw punches or anything yet seemed volatile. 

I didn't have a habit of going in the other end just 3 times. That 4-1 was the worst.

The best was Plough End after being promoted back to Div 1 as we won. 

 

 

Was that the year we were in the lower seats in their East Stand ( Looking down from the Clock End on the right hand side?)

I turned up on a whim and got a ticket off a tout who was doing a roaring trade operating out of a betting shop on Avennal Road I think.

No idea what the score was other than we didn't win. I had to wait till the midweek cup game first season of Wenger before witnessing victory there

1 hour ago, Fruit Bat said:

Was that the year we were in the lower seats in their East Stand ( Looking down from the Clock End on the right hand side?)

I turned up on a whim and got a ticket off a tout who was doing a roaring trade operating out of a betting shop on Avennal Road I think.

No idea what the score was other than we didn't win. I had to wait till the midweek cup game first season of Wenger before witnessing victory there

I often went on a whim too yet then met others we became groups yet by the time the groups came it became all ticket affairs.

I can't remember where Chelsea were for the 4-1 loss except the North Bank,  when we lost 3-2 I was in the Arsenal seats yet from the Clock End we were on the right. Or left from the North Bank. 

I did have a CFC friend that got an Arsenal fans season ticket one season back then and was sat in their seats close to the pitch with his Chelsea shirt under a light jacket. He got a bit of stick before saying he was a mate of the season ticket holder. 

Brilliant memories looking at this thread for an older bloke. My sin has set me up on here and it's giving me goosebumps reading this

On 25/01/2022 at 20:51, strider6004 said:

I watched this tonight, interesting considering we meet Liverpool again the in the League Cup final.

Carlo C - leads the team out.

Still wearing the old club badge.

Bad week for CFC although the best defensive team in the League lost to Newcastle and then away at the Nou Camp.

Riise opens the scoring and 'they never lose when Riise scores..............'

Mourinho sent to the stands for gesturing after 'Pool score an own goal. Probably because he was incensed by what Carragher did earlier though that was never cleared up.

 

Forgot to mention on this after going a goal down Mourinho waited ages and then changed it by taking off a defender and putting on Gudjohnsen and moving Ferreira to a CB.

Once we got the equaliser he goes back to a 4 at the back by bringing on Glen Johnson and removing Jarosik.

The equalising goal was hilarious, Gerard has been so unlucky against us, either a cross or free-kick goes over and although no CFC player close three Liverpool players go for the ball and it comes off the back of Gerard's head into the top right hand corner.

Tony Cottee I think did the commentary and was reasonable and if anything more favourable to us making points like CFC had been away twice that week, Newcastle and Barcelona whereas Liverpool had been at home.

On 26/01/2022 at 07:15, erskblue said:

 

Classic photo😉 sending off in today's game probably

A bit different but the old Chelsea station which closed down in 1940. The bridge is on the Fulham Road. Was hoping to see the ground in the background but not to be.

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A joint team photo before a friendly match on 4th Aug 1967 v Clydebank,to mark the opening of New Kilbowie Park.
Never seen this picture before.

 

 

😂😂

 

Some ‘challenge’ by Ron Harris on George Best!

Hull 77 proper fans not corporate tosspots.

 

I know the couple sitting down. Sadly the lady passed away about ten years ago. He now attends the games with one of their sons. Sit next to me in the MHU.