Iggy Doonican

Even the most pessimistic Chelsea fans and I think we all were then thought our name was on the cup after that decision. If I remember rightly it was a proper bus parking performance by Leicester that night and seeing O'Neill incandescent with rage after the game made it even sweeter Think that thundercunt Savage was playing for them as well they were a slightly refined Wimbledon back then Leicester horrible pricks to a man.

Today was a dreadful game that was to be expected but I hope next week's idiotic friendly is played at an even slower pace. The injuries are mounting up and it's sods law someone will get hurt. It beggars belief who arranged this stupid match was it an oversight or sheer bloody incompetence I suspect the latter.

First time I went to Filbert Street had to get up at five it was a 11.30 kick off on the 2nd January it was a bank holiday for some reason. It was bloody freezing and we lost 3-0 Gary Lineker scored for them those were the days

Why are there no scousers called Sir ? because they would never accept a title

Trump ?

The sort of singer if you were in Butlins in the 70's 80's a real medallion man like John Travolta's seedy uncle with a scrapeover haircut '' Here he is back by popular demand put your hands together for Alan Crespo''

It's apt you mentioned Madame Tussauds FB because some of the people we get in the stands these days are very similar to waxworks no movement just staring into space a bit like Kovacic last night.

I think the winner of unintended homoerotic post of the year has been won !

One of the problems regarding atmosphere is the age of our support. Chelsea have the oldest support in the Premier League not sure what the average age is exactly but you only have to look round to see a lot of geezers like me in their 50's. So pre-match a 50 year old travels to the game has a few pints and something to eat believe me you want to sit down ha ha. We missed out on a whole generation of fans in the 80's because of our reputation plus we were shit and expensive to get in. So my generation and our kids still go but young kids and teenagers in the 80's and remember you could still pay on the day would go unfortunately to Arsenal and Spurs and some to QPR. It's weird because the best atmosphere for me was in the 90's when first the Shed was getting built and then when the West Stand was uncovered. Soon as the roof on the West Stand was covered the atmosphere went a bit downhill plus we went unbeaten at home for ages so it was almost a case of we don't have to get behind the team we're going to win anyway.

do we have more than 6000 loud away supporters anyway? no one wants to go to Baku. OUr fans got drowned out by eintracht support today it was shameful. In the end fans do not matter much. All foreign teams coming to England always outsing the opposition it's the same at City, United, Arsenal and definitely Liverpool where there's only a good atmosphere for the really big games. This was Eintrachts biggest game in years a real occasion for them, In 95 we went to Bruges which was our biggest game in years thousands of us went most without tickets and completely swamped the place. 25 years on a Europa League semi final without trying to be smug is not a massive deal for Chelsea. To say fans don't matter is pretty insulting to be honest football clubs are fuck all without the fans the clubs know it that's why we get ripped off all the time. If you saw the Croatia - England game that was played behind closed doors then you'd have seen how important fans are. There was a phone in on the BBC yesterday why do men cry at football but don't when a family member dies no question men hide their emotions but cry like babies when it comes to football. I was very close a few times myself Wembley 97, Bolton 2005 and Munich. Going back to foreign fans the funniest thing I've heard at the Bridge recently was Genk fans singing in English '' Your support is fucking shit'' again it was a massive occasion for them for us it was just a humdrum game.

We were all thinking it four English teams which one would fuck up yes Chelsea but we scraped through so try and enjoy it rather than go through the tedious post match analysis. Yes we were bastard lucky but that's the beauty of football it brought back memories of Vincenza in 98 another nervy night but we got through because we are the famous cfc.

Same as mate Liverpool for me Hobson's choice I'm afraid

Got to say FB I despise both teams but if Spurs lose past history tells us that it's their fans who will cause trouble. I've posted about this before but I grew up a couple of miles from Wembley and went to school in Harlesden so everytime there was a big game we'd bunk in it was a piece of piss. Spurs played Liverpool in the Milk Cup final and for once security was tight and we could only get in when they opened the gates 15 minutes before the end the game went to extra time Liverpool winning 3-1. Obviously the scousers stayed in the ground celebrating but outside anyone and I mean anyone who happened to be wearing just red not Liverpool tops or scarves were set upon by hundreds of yids and that's not an exaggeration. As you know mate Chelsea had a terrible reputation but they would never stoop so low to attack lone fans and families. As we were walking back to the tube station one of my mates was about 30 yards in front of us he had a wedge haircut very popular with Scousers. He called me over and said have you got a light for these blokes who were sitting in a car when they heard our accents one of them said '' It's ok lads we thought you were scousers if you see any of them give them some of this'' and this bloke in the back pulled out a massive blade. We were 15 years old what sort of fucking animals think it's ok to carve up schoolboys wherever their from. Hated Tottenham then despised them ever since especially when they knocked us out of the cup the following year.

As the saying goes the lesser of two evils so it's Liverpool for me. London and Spurs fans will be unbearable if they win they've won one trophy in 15 years or something yet their next one could be the champions league please no.

It's my fault I'm a Jonah I should never have took the piss at half time. I'm old school you're always nervous till the final whistle unless your three up with two minutes of injury time to play.

Exactly he was genuinely shocked. It should have been Jenas last night and McManaman tonight as a Scouser I'm sure he would have rather been watching as a fan.

I mentioned it last night you shouldn't have ex players co-commentating on their old teams. Last night McManaman could hardly contain his glee tonight Jenas is like Cyclops he's so one eyed and he sounds like he's going to burst into tears. Spurs being utterly outclassed the pricks back to mediocrity for them in their shiny new stadium.

Barca are a fucking disgrace no urgency they just sleep walked the whole 90 minutes. The number of times McManaman said we during the game you can't have your co-commentator so partizan it's ridiculous. God we'll never hear the end of this if Spurs win tomorrow I'm going to join a monastery on the Orkney Islands.

There's an episode where James Bolam says how much he hates Chelsea cause there all flash showbiz types .

Last night I did what's called a Likely Lads. That reference won't mean anything to nearly everyone on here it's from a tv show where the characters avoid finding out the score of an England match so they can watch it on the telly later. So I watched the game and it's something I will never do again it felt weird and almost dirty really wanting a team to win a match that's not Chelsea. The nerves I felt when that geezer missed that gilt edged chance at the end and the sigh of relief when he completely fucked it. But this is a microcosm of football fans all over the country who are bonded in their utter hatred of not just Liverpool football club but Scousers as a whole. Whatever country you come from I guarantee there's a club that everyone hates but the media absolutely love in England it's Liverpool with Man United a close second. When Chelsea are doing poorly the press can't hide their glee you don't have to read between the lines it's as plain as day. Man United doing poorly under Ole it's printed and discussed ad fucking nauseum and the media are genuinely upset. But and I hope I'm not being premature here I can't see City losing to Brighton if Liverpool won the league it would be a fucking nightmare. The documentaries that would follow where they would wheel out ex players, scouse actors, singers, comedians, politicians and members of the ratty scouse populace would be unbearable. And You'll never Walk Alone would be released and probably get loads of air play and get to number one. On the bright side surely they will set a record of most number of points only lose one game and still come second that record will stand for years ha fucking ha.

Do you have any idea who there manager was before Poch Tim fucking Sherwood an improvement on that is not an achievement. Praising Tottenham is not allowed on this forum mate they could beat Barcelona 5-0 in the Champions League final and I still would say they are shit.

You don't buy he isn't allowed into Britain for fucks sake mate are you for real ?. He's become an Israeli citizen because our poxy government are cracking down because of the Salisbury poisonings.So they blocked his visa just because he's Russian despite the amount of money he's pumped into the country.

He got Hull relegated, took five points out of thirty before being sacked by Watford and fans were calling for his head at Everton a couple of months ago. If you call that doing well then hopefully he will get to manage Spurs or Arsenal.

Will people please realise he's a fucking Manc he's not Chelsea end of. He's got a season ticket at Chelsea so fucking what how many rich arseholes go to football just to grease palms. Look at every game at Wembley always empty seats by the halfway line because cunts like Radcliffe are only interested in quaffing claret and stuffing their fat faces full of faux gras rather than watching the game. And by the way if I was the richest man in Britain and I lived god forbid in Manchester would I go to Old Trafford every other week would I fuck. Would I get a private jet to take me to when the blues were home or away yes I fucking would.

The more I see of Sarri the less impressed I am. I keep thinking of a Sunday under 12's team when the manager can't make it because his missus has made him go to a car boot sale.The manager says '' Don't worry kids Maurizio will be in charge next week''. What turns up is a reluctant scruffy myopic pensioner who has about as much aura as a drunk busker. He then spends more effort in 90 minutes chewing on a cigarette butt then coaching. Every 15 minutes or so he stretches his legs after getting bored of writing down his shopping list which presumably just says get cigarettes, some contact lenses and hopefully finding out how much a one way ticket to Italy costs. Sarri is so out of his depth I wouldn't be surprised if he's suffering from the bends he is a clueless twat get rid.