Chelsea Vs Brentford (FAC) Sat 28/01 2017 KO 15:00 GMT

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January 30, 20179 yr

Great weekend -took my son to Bridge for my birthday treat. had to buy the hospitalty package (don't tell the wife). My last home game was 2006 so if you divide the cost by 11 its not so bad. Bumped into Chopper - said hello like I knew him which impressed my son. Colin Pates, John Bumstead and Paul Canoville did the hosting thing which was ok. Had a chat with Colin Pates after the game and he said best player he played with was Pat Nevin (no surpise) and best opponent was Johan Cruyff in a friendly. Plenty to drink and great result, as was the Liverpool game. We were not so impressed with Chalobah - he was quite wasteful early on. Loftus-Cheeks good in parts but he does look lazy sometimes. Ake was tidy and Batshuayi good with the ball at his feet but not so good as target man. Nice to see JT strolling around and good cameo from Ivanovic.
We were in West Stand and surrounded by people who seemed quite disinterested. A group nearby came back 10 minutes late after half time and then left at least 10 minutes before the end. When we scored we did the normal leap in the air but the people behind just sat rooted. Went to a pub after the game and such a good atmosphere - made a change for us to be in a boozer with just Chelsea fans (we live in Penrith, Cumbria - originally from Battersea). Good curry in Earls Court and slept on the train coming back.