Unionjack 7,531 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Starman60 said: I see what you mean and I agree with you 100%. I probably got the jist of what Iggy was saying slightly distorted. But I am to a degree a "day Tripper" and would hate to feel that our support would mean any less than fans who attend week in week out. I hadn't really thought about the "laptop brigade"but thanks for reminding me about those wasters supporters I have just had a brainwave.....Over here in Ireland where I live, we have loads of green fields where a new stadium could be built, traffic wouldn't be a big problem and I only live 40 mins from Dublin Airport. Our Government takes the cheapest corporation tax in the world and they would let us build as big a stadium as we liked (as long as the right hands are greased ) And if all you guys came over every second weekend you could party all weekend in Dublin before going back. And with the money the country would take in, we would be able to repay England for the large bailout we got from you during our "crash" in 2008. Oh happy days, watching us take a 2-0 lead , only to lose 2-3. Then spending the night getting blotto and telling anyone who'd listen how i would have done a better job..And a marquee signing for us was Duncan McKenzie from Everton !!! The joys of supporting Chelsea Only if we could get Guinness to sponser us. But cant see them changing the color to blue tho. But yes mate you git the jist of what we mean by daytrippers. They seem to get corporate freebies from wherever their offices are in town whilst some chap thats followed them man and boy now cant afford one. Its all down to large corporations grabbing as much money as they can wherever and whenever possible. I was talking the other day how different it is to be an annual mid table club. They have no pressures at all as nobody expects much from them. They can ecperiment as much as they want with players,formations etc. And have that luxury to be able to buy good players from lower leagues because they are probably at their standard. If we could take a couple of seasons like that where Roman agreed to give whatever nanager we had his full support so they could strip us down from the board to the academy. Wake up Uj youre dreaming again mate! Iggy Doonican and Starman60 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Starman60 said: Hi Iggy, I would just like to say I agree with you to a point. I too would hate West Hams ground. But I'm a tad offended by your " proper fans no day trippers". i am a club member, been supporting the Chels for 48 years,used to go to all the home and away matched in the late 70's (when we were shit ) when I lived in London. But I now live in Ireland. This makes it kinda tough to attend every match but I get over when I can. So I would be one of these "Day trippers" you speak about. But this doesn't make me any less of a fan. We may not always be there but we are the face of Chelsea around the world and without us the club would be a whole lot poorer. I would love to attend every game again, but for me to attend a match and staying in London plus flights is expensive so not possible all the time. So please dont call us day trippers or tourists. We, or at least I,feel I am a genuine supporter, who just cant make every game. Your 100% right the day tripper I mean are the sort of middle class tosspots who when in London go to the theatre and says '' Shall we also take in a soccer match?'' they can afford to buy the most expensive tickets and just sit there motionless for 90 minutes. All old Chelsea fans are welcome of course but I would want genuine Chelsea fans old and young not tourists I remember a couple of years ago this American bloke referring to Cech as the goaler !!. But I really am dreading Wembley I think our support is going to go through a hard time if it's four years at Wembley. Starman60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 52 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: Do you remember the old shack (that’s the only way to describe it) that doubled as a ticket office and merchandise shop? I turned up there one day to buy some tickets (a very rare event in those days of pay on the turnstile) and Duncan was in there, new fag on, old one still hot in the ashtray, chatting up the girls in the office. He looked totally disgusted that they had to take their attention off him for a minute to sell me three tickets and a mug. Even back then I thought to myself, chain smoker, that explains a lot! And Duncan McKenzie jumping over mini's when he was at Leeds. I remember when we lost 3-1 against Spurs in 78 Duncan McKenzie doing a lovely chip and Tommy Langley scoring a bicycle kick. Problem was I was in the Northstand my older brother insisting we went in there as he was paying me in and he said our mum would have gone mad if we'd split up. Absolute bollocks of course I'd been to Chelsea on my own and with my mates several times before I was 12 in 1978. Comfortably the worst day I've ever had supporting Chelsea I had to stand still when Langley scored and do a sort of little jump when they scored again instructed by elder brother who still reminds me of it today Unionjack and Starman60 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Iggy Doonican said: And Duncan McKenzie jumping over mini's when he was at Leeds. I remember when we lost 3-1 against Spurs in 78 Duncan McKenzie doing a lovely chip and Tommy Langley scoring a bicycle kick. Problem was I was in the Northstand my older brother insisting we went in there as he was paying me in and he said our mum would have gone mad if we'd split up. Absolute bollocks of course I'd been to Chelsea on my own and with my mates several times before I was 12 in 1978. Comfortably the worst day I've ever had supporting Chelsea I had to stand still when Langley scored and do a sort of little jump when they scored again instructed by elder brother who still reminds me of it today The only game I ever watched from the North Stand was the famous Clive Walker game vs Bolton. No problem that day because we were top right (facing the pitch) and the Bolton fan were way over to the left and there were only 17,000 there that day, hardly any of them Bolton. Starman60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman60 1,343 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 57 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: The only game I ever watched from the North Stand was the famous Clive Walker game vs Bolton. No problem that day because we were top right (facing the pitch) and the Bolton fan were way over to the left and there were only 17,000 there that day, hardly any of them Bolton. Fucking hell !!! I was in the North Stand that day too. Bolton very happy at 2-0 and we were going to bugger off to the pub.......Enter Clive Flasher Walker. At the final whistle you'd have thought we won the Champions League !! That's the Chelsea I love and want to remember Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, Starman60 said: Fucking hell !!! I was in the North Stand that day too. Bolton very happy at 2-0 and we were going to bugger off to the pub.......Enter Clive Flasher Walker. At the final whistle you'd have thought we won the Champions League !! That's the Chelsea I love and want to remember You weren’t up from Southampton with your girlfriend that you had just got engaged to were you? We were in North Stand because we were late so we dived in there rather than walk round to The Shed. That meant it was a bunch of new people around us that we didn’t know. Got chatting to those two and made a nice afternoon of it. By the way, we were three down when Walker came on to spark the miracle come back. I remember we had been singing for him to come on the whole second half. The place went wild when was finally brought on with less than 20 minutes to go. The rest is history. The ref said afterward that, despite having reffed in front of 100,000 at Wembley, that was the loudest noice he ever heard in a football ground. Starman60 and Unionjack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman60 1,343 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: You weren’t up from Southampton with your girlfriend that you had just got engaged to were you? We were in North Stand because we were late so we dived in there rather than walk round to The Shed. That meant it was a bunch of new people around us that we didn’t know. Got chatting to those and made a nice afternoon of it. By the way, we were three down when Walker came on to spark the miracle come back. I remember we had been singing for him to come on the whole second half. The place went wild when was finally brought on with less than 20 minutes to go. The ref said afterward that, despite having reffed in front of 100,000 at Wembley, that was the loudest noice he ever heard in a football ground. No thank God I wasn't the one who got engaged I still tell people about the atmosphere after that game.A old damp miserable day, freezing our bollox off, 0-3 playing like shite... Then the "miracle of Stamford Bridge" happened. I have never ever ever seen a Chelsea team do anything like it since. Bolton were shell-shocked at the final whistle OhForAGreavsie and Unionjack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Will the brick columns create shadows on the pitch while playing in the daytime? Anybody noted it in the last match against Newcastle. It makes so annoying to watch on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,140 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 mccg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Not sure if the news is good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,140 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 It probably means we could up the bid for Sarri by 50k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Wtf... current unfavourable investment climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Chelsea put plans for new Stamford Bridge stadium on hold http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11390844/chelsea-put-plans-for-new-stamford-bridge-stadium-on-hold Lets go crazy now in the transfer market !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 This is bad news. It feels like this could be the start of the end of Ronans Reign. Fuck life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Bad. We are the only big club in Europe really with a small sized stadium, and the more you delay, the harder it is to get the job done.It was supposedly the reason we weren't spending much, but it could have a more significant meaning. Roman's personal issues will certainly have a negative effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, DDA said: This is bad news. It feels like this could be the start of the end of Ronans Reign. Fuck life. 24 hour offy just up the road from me! My round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Unionjack said: 24 hour offy just up the road from me! My round I'll give you know who a bell. This is gunna get messy. Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,333 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thank fuck for that We don't need a new ground with the current tv deals. Iggy Doonican and Unionjack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinAshburner 1,270 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 How many of you are Willing to bet by before the end of 2018.Chelsea would have been sold to Another Billionaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Thank fuck for that We don't need a new ground with the current tv deals. You are relieved? That ground looks awesome. It would have been brilliant. This is the first time we have not seen Romab fully commited to the club since his arrival. Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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