This place needs more Aussies :-)

[Porthos 35]

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!

Like most Aussies in the early/mid 80's was subjected to wall to wall coverage of Liverpool (thanks to Craig Johnston's tenious Australian link) and had to follow the peer pressure

Then in April 1989 ... went on a European school trip and on it spent a week in London (and a week in Paris & WW1 Somme battlefields but that is another story...). So on one weekend, school group had tickets to a Spurs/somebody else game or Chelsea/Leeds game. My hand went in the hat & pulled out a ticket to Stamford Bridge

Got a seat in the Old West Stand .... was dumbstruck by the atmosphere!

Can't remember much about the game at all. Another faux-Aussie Tony Doriego was playing is all I recall. Won 1-0 I think? Crowd went ballistic after the game (not knowing at the time & finding out in the newspaper the next day that win sent CFC up to Div 1). Got myself a CFC shirt (which I have to this day ... but can't fit into anymore )

So been BLUE ever since that day ....

God knows what would've happened if I had pulled that Spurs ticket out of our teachers hat instead!

22 years later find myself back at Stamford Bridge, totally different place than what I remembered. Go on a Stadium Tour & drool .... then see Torres, Ramires & Drogba smash Swansea

In between so many late nights watching Foxtel (get off my screen Bozza!) or trying to listen to dodgy audio streams and then there was May 19 2012

[capriccioso 2,545]

Hi

Not at all! There's an enormous Australian community on here

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Quality story, welcome mate!! The Aussies we have on the site at the minute aren't very good members. They often spam and cause arguments, although I'm sure you'll prove you aren't all the same

[capriccioso 2,545]

Quality story, welcome mate!! The Aussies we have on the site at the minute aren't very good members. They often spam and cause arguments, although I'm sure you'll prove you aren't all the same

Oi!

[Ollie 4,400]

Welcome, nice story mate. We certainly don't need any more Aussies tho lol, damn these guys are invading!

[Strike 7,217]

We have an Aussie admin as well

Anyway welcome to the forum

[Steve 10,227]

Welcome to talkchelsea mate!

[uzairblue 22]

Welcome to all Aussies here

tell us about yourself

[termninja 5,290]

Nice story. Welcome mate and enjoy your stay

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

welcome aboard mate. i was at that game as a schoolboy too (13 at the time)..i was in the shed. it was indeed 1-0. Chelsea v Leeds was always a bit radio rental .quite surprised a school trip was taken to such a hostile game and during the heyday of hooliganism in the u.k.