been going through a shed load of old programs.. fond memorys of the great team of the late sixties   .to the abosulte crap of the skint era,,,bill garner  teddy maybank.. john sissons who west ham let go because he was totally gone....gary locke who sat on the ball pissed off with the crap around him when waiting to take a free kick ....but it was still my Chelsea .all the new era is fantastic with trophys galore the old bridge full every game and the club a super power in the modern game ..but how I miss the real Chelsea .....

Edited September 8, 201510 yr by osgood57

We signed Bill Garner in 72, before the skint era, as a long term replacement for 'Ossie'. Obviously not on the same plateau, unfortunately he seemed to be injury prone.
One of his goals which sticks in my memory was at Old Trafford in 76 or 77 (?) when we won 1-0, and i believe that day we were the 1st London club to take an 'army' up there. (Apart from Cup Final replay in 70).
 

We signed Bill Garner in 72, before the skint era, as a long term replacement for 'Ossie'. Obviously not on the same plateau, unfortunately he seemed to be injury prone.

One of his goals which sticks in my memory was at Old Trafford in 76 or 77 (?) when we won 1-0, and i believe that day we were the 1st London club to take an 'army' up there. (Apart from Cup Final replay in 70).

 

I remember Bill Garner being a bit of a hard man too. I think in the Liverpool cup game (4-2) Emlyn Hughes unwisely tries to square up with him and quickly falls to the ground holding his face ;).

Didn't he play in goal a few times too? I think a couple of games where John Phillips got injured and there were no goalie subs in those days. I want to say one of them was West Ham away 77-78.

I remember Bill Garner being a bit of a hard man too. I think in the Liverpool cup game (4-2) Emlyn Hughes unwisely tries to square up with him and quickly falls to the ground holding his face ;).

Didn't he play in goal a few times too? I think a couple of games where John Phillips got injured and there were no goalie subs in those days. I want to say one of them was West Ham away 77-78.

 

I got his autograph one time after he'd been in goal and I seem to remember he squared up to someone in that match who followed through a bit too much - I commented on the incident and he showed me his hand which was all bruised where the player had caught him.  I don't think he had the temperament to be a goalkeeper!  But I liked him.

We signed Bill Garner in 72, before the skint era, as a long term replacement for 'Ossie'. Obviously not on the same plateau, unfortunately he seemed to be injury prone.

One of his goals which sticks in my memory was at Old Trafford in 76 or 77 (?) when we won 1-0, and i believe that day we were the 1st London club to take an 'army' up there. (Apart from Cup Final replay in 70).

was at old Trafford that day, escort from the station near the cricket ground, we had thousands up there that day.They had a mob to the left of away end that keep chanting ," where's ya famous one armed man" !!

And if this carries on we can start singing "we're the boys in blue in division 2......" again.

There are some great trips in the championship!!

And if this carries on we can start singing "we're the boys in blue in division 2......" again.

And we won't be here for long

Somehow "champions of Europe, you'll never sign that" won't have the same ring in the Chamionship

Somehow "champions of Europe, you'll never sign that" won't have the same ring in the Chamionship

Can't sing it to forest under that we might get away with it

Can't sing it to forest under that we might get away with it

 

We can at Millwall (if they get promoted)

 

Lets just hope its a minor blip even tho when the Arsenal have a pop i remind them who we have managed to beat in the league!

was at old Trafford that day, escort from the station near the cricket ground, we had thousands up there that day.They had a mob to the left of away end that keep chanting ," where's ya famous one armed man" !!

Here you go mate

 

seems like only yesterday,,,,,,,been from the north my accent saved me a few times .... but the scariest was Liverpool lime street  hadn't removed my Chelsea scarf  the blue/yellow silk from the 70s...... Stanley pulled on me and my mate but we lived to tell the tale  3/1 we lost ...first game for steve Sherwood in goal born in my town of Selby north yorks......god where have the yrs gone...

Here you go mate

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZS_kHVeJuo

hey !! Thanks for that, blimey you get some good pics and films mate, thanks.