14 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Good acoustics in both the pitch side stands at Palace.

Went there with a mate, lost him at half time, shortly after he drifted away from our crowd and moved away.

Didnt see him till 98 waiting for a delayed flight back from Copenhagen in the CL. His opening words 14 years later were “ Where the f..k did you go at half time”

Brilliant

Anyone go to the George Graham testimonial at Palace, May 1980?

Big ruck in the Holmesdale. I think Palace hammered us in a pre season game around this time also.

2 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Anyone go to the George Graham testimonial at Palace, May 1980?

Big ruck in the Holmesdale. I think Palace hammered us in a pre season game around this time also.

We took the Homesdale in a pre-season around that time, they escaped across the pitch.  Not massive numbers on either side though.

20 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Remembering you as I do, that does not surprise me.

Did your Dad ever buy you Chelsea merchandise for your birthday or xmas?

To be fair to him yes he did, usually it was a kit, first one was the 75-77 umbro kit and last one the first le coq sportif kit. And to be fair I would always get taken to a scattering of  Chelsea matches each season which during the crap years wasn't bad going.

20 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Remembering you as I do, that does not surprise me.

Did your Dad ever buy you Chelsea merchandise for your birthday or xmas?

 

Found the photo....Im also in one of the photos of the Boro riot looking in totally the wrong direction while everyone else is screaming at the copper at the gate...not very photogenic me lol

 

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1 hour ago, fillerywhereru said:

 

Found the photo....Im also in one of the photos of the Boro riot looking in totally the wrong direction while everyone else is screaming at the copper at the gate...not very photogenic me lol

 

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Diamond Pringle? I’d say the most popular colours were yours, the burgundy white and grey one, plus light blue white and grey.

2 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Diamond Pringle? I’d say the most popular colours were yours, the burgundy white and grey one, plus light blue white and grey.

That's right they were, it's funny Burgundy not a colour i ever wear nowdays, bit too West Ham

Ah Diamond Pringles, certainly brings back memories of the mid 1980s.

 

Chelsea 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Saturday, 21st April 1984 at 15:00

Our scorers' 'King' Kerry Dixon in the 6th and 87th minutes. Pat Nevin in the 32nd minute.

Nigel Spackman missed a  penalty.

Watched by 17,295 spectators.

Still 2nd in Div 2.

Next up it's Portsmouth away, on Tues 24th April 1984 at 19:30

 

We are three points behind Sheffield Wednesday.

On 21/04/2019 at 07:02, erskblue said:

Chelsea 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Saturday, 21st April 1984 at 15:00

Our scorers' 'King' Kerry Dixon in the 6th and 87th minutes. Pat Nevin in the 32nd minute.

Nigel Spackman missed a  penalty.

Watched by 17,295 spectators.

Still 2nd in Div 2.

Next up it's Portsmouth away, on Tues 24th April 1984 at 19:30

 

35 years since midweek at Pompey. It’s making me feel very old.

Remember coming back on the rattler this bloke sitting opposite me. He was about 25 to my 18, boxers face, wearing a orange and black diagonally striped Lacoste jumper which looked the nuts.

Right hard looking bastard, though judging by his boat he’d taken a bit of a pasting that night.

Ps It wasn’t uncommon back then to see  battle scarred fans at “ tricky” away games.

 

Edited April 22, 20197 yr by Ewell CFC

On 18/04/2019 at 17:18, Ewell CFC said:

Diamond Pringle? I’d say the most popular colours were yours, the burgundy white and grey one, plus light blue white and grey.

I had a couple of pringle jumpers but not the diamond ones bit to Ronnie Corbett for me. I had a nice Burberry jumper that I bought in Haymarket in 83. West Ham wouldn't wear Pringles apparently cause they were considered to be fackin Chelsea.

On 18/04/2019 at 19:44, erskblue said:

Ah Diamond Pringles, certainly brings back memories of the mid 1980s.

1 hour ago, bluehaze said:

I had a couple of pringle jumpers but not the diamond ones bit to Ronnie Corbett for me. I had a nice Burberry jumper that I bought in Haymarket in 83. West Ham wouldn't wear Pringles apparently cause they were considered to be fackin Chelsea.

Last year at school was 81-82- South London Comprehensive. In 5th form our uniform became black. There were a good few of us who wearing black Slazenger or Pringle jumpers with black or navy Farah slacks- sometimes wonder about scousers claim to have originated casual- my older brother and loads others were wearing similar with mock crock shoes 2 years earlier.

Edit: any one would think the Micky Mousers invented trainers- that and wedge haircuts seems to be their main claim to casual. Never quite got that, cause every Tom, Dick and Harry wore Dunlop Green Flash, Adidas Kick and Samba all over from the year dot.

 

Edited April 22, 20197 yr by Ewell CFC

2 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

 

I had a Slazenger jumper I bought in Wembley in 81 and every casual had to have Farah's in his wardrobe you couldn't get into nightclubs otherwise. What's striking about this video is Londoners having London accents not that ridiculous patter they talk now.

 

I seem to remember adidas zx500 trainers and Nike Wimbledon tennis shoes (White with blue swoosh) being popular in 1984-86.

Portsmouth 2-2 Chelsea

Tuesday, 24th April 1984 at 19:30

Watched by 19,267 spectators.

Our scorers: Mickey Thomas 5th and Pat Nevin in the 56th minutes. Pat's goal was a penalty.

2-0 up and they scored in the 62nd and 71st minutes.

Still second in Division 2.

Next up is Leeds Utd at The Bridge on Sat 28th April at 15:00.

Edited April 24, 20197 yr by erskblue

Chelsea 5-0 Leeds Utd

Saturday, 28th April 1984 at 15:00

In front of 33,447 ( and the rest !) spectators.

Our scorers: Mickey Thomas 6th, 'King Kerry' Dixon 18th, 23rd and 52th minutes, Paul Canoville 89th.

Still second.

I'm away for a few days and not back til Sunday, but wanted to post this anyway

No TV coverage of this games,so I don't think any footage exists, sadly.

Please feel free to add photos and memories of this day/game.

I'll have a quick look.

Next up Man City away on Friday, 4th May 1984 at 19:15

And this game was shown live on bbc tv .

Edited April 25, 20197 yr by erskblue

On 22/04/2019 at 11:16, Ewell CFC said:

 

I think what they actually started was the sportwear look. So Ellesse, Fila, Tacchini etc with faded lois and adidas trainers which in London was more Nike and Diadora Borg elite. London had long had it's own look which was the Golf jumper, rollneck, Gabicci, Farahs etc which partly came from the soul crowd and also the West Indian lads who went to soul alldayers (Gabicci/Farahs) and was influenced by what you could wear to get into clubs. You were not going to get in dressed like Jimmy Connors. I also had mock Crocs as well by the way ?

44 minutes ago, fillerywhereru said:

I think what they actually started was the sportwear look. So Ellesse, Fila, Tacchini etc with faded lois and adidas trainers which in London was more Nike and Diadora Borg elite. London had long had it's own look which was the Golf jumper, rollneck, Gabicci, Farahs etc which partly came from the soul crowd and also the West Indian lads who went to soul alldayers (Gabicci/Farahs) and was influenced by what you could wear to get into clubs. You were not going to get in dressed like Jimmy Connors. I also had mock Crocs as well by the way ?

Still got a yellow and black Gabicci. Agree with the black lads and their influence ( Gregory Isaacs was always wearing Gabicci on album covers)

First went to Greg Edwards at the Lyceum summer 82 and other than shoes the standard uniform was what later to be called casual. We were soul boys and the name hadn’t been invented yet.

Ps it was pretty football/ tribal in there, not helped by when Greg Edwards used to call out North, South, East and West London.

18 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

Still got a yellow and black Gabicci. Agree with the black lads and their influence ( Gregory Isaacs was always wearing Gabicci on album covers)

First went to Greg Edwards at the Lyceum summer 82 and other than shoes the standard uniform was what later to be called casual. We were soul boys and the name hadn’t been invented yet.

Ps it was pretty football/ tribal in there, not helped by when Greg Edwards used to call out North, South, East and West London.

I think  the thing with Casual is/was there were only a few bits in the media about it and most after the horse had bolted. So there has been a lot of revisionism regarding how it was and who wore what etc.. The soul crowd rarely gets mentioned as an influence and yet the scousers coming back with trainers and sportswear from Europe is quoted as if it was gospel. Fact is there is far more photographic evidence to back up the london version or its influences than the Scousers sportwear having been the start of things.

1 hour ago, fillerywhereru said:

I think what they actually started was the sportwear look. So Ellesse, Fila, Tacchini etc with faded lois and adidas trainers which in London was more Nike and Diadora Borg elite. London had long had it's own look which was the Golf jumper, rollneck, Gabicci, Farahs etc which partly came from the soul crowd and also the West Indian lads who went to soul alldayers (Gabicci/Farahs) and was influenced by what you could wear to get into clubs. You were not going to get in dressed like Jimmy Connors. I also had mock Crocs as well by the way ?

Don't forget the hair, mine was Permed at the back!! Chris Waddle esk

31 minutes ago, fillerywhereru said:

I think  the thing with Casual is/was there were only a few bits in the media about it and most after the horse had bolted. So there has been a lot of revisionism regarding how it was and who wore what etc.. The soul crowd rarely gets mentioned as an influence and yet the scousers coming back with trainers and sportswear from Europe is quoted as if it was gospel. Fact is there is far more photographic evidence to back up the london version or its influences than the Scousers sportwear having been the start of things.

Scousers were the scruffy version, and it hasn't changed 35 years on, poor sods how ever hard they try, a scouser will always look a scruffy urchin, put them in an Armani suit and they will still have the scouser look