71 ViewsChelsea vs. Shamrock Rovers : 19 December 2024 This UEFA Conference League campaign had been a long-drawn-out affair this autumn and winter, yet it was coming to a halt at an alarming rate with two final games in just eight days. However, after the excitement and adventure with the Astana game in Almaty, the…
The Blues Brothers
53 ViewsAfter changing my place of work for the very first time, not the last however, I found myself working in a tall skyscraper right outside London Bridge station during the summer of 1980. I’d previously worked around the Holborn/Chancery Lane area of Central London so the change of scenery meant a different view from…
Tales From Forty Years Apart
139 ViewsChelsea vs. Aston Villa : 1 December 2024 The Famous Five were back together again for the home game against Aston Villa; I was on the road at 6.30am and by 7.30am my four passengers had been securely collected. I was alongside PD in the front while Glenn, Parky and Ron were squeezed into…
Tales From Foxes, Tigers And A Stray Dog
183 ViewsLeicester City vs. Chelsea : 23 November 2024 With the latest International Break behind us, real football was back on the agenda. Leicester City would host Chelsea at the King Power Stadium, with an early kick-off at 12.30pm. I collected the three amigos – PD, Glenn, Parky – by 7.30am as Storm Bert, don’t…
Fans Forum Minutes: November 2024
841 Views Fans Forum Minutes CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB MEN’S FANS FORUM 2024-25, 2nd MEETING MINUTES Meeting held in the Vialli suite at 6.30pm on Tuesday 12th November 2024 Attendees Club title/ group represented Beckwith, Gary Fan Advisory Board liaison Beerman, Clayton Home season ticket (“ST”) Brooker, John UK away scheme Clark, Dawn Access Clarkson, Megan Club Senior Supporter Services…
Tales From Two Trips
306 ViewsChelsea vs. Newcastle United : 27 October 2024. This was the oldest fixture in my particular book of Chelsea games. My first-ever game was Newcastle United at home in March 1974. This one would be my forty-third such fixture. In all of those previous forty-two matches, Newcastle’s record at Stamford Bridge has been wretched….
Tales From The Football Road
183 ViewsLiverpool vs. Chelsea : 20 October 2024 That bloody concourse. That bloody away end. That bloody announcer. Those bloody anthems. That bloody song. Those bloody scarves. That bloody clock. A day out on Merseyside, a day out in Liverpool, a day out at Anfield. And a few other things to talk about too. But…
Revised Academy Ticket Prices At Kingsmeadow: STHs, Members and Under-20s Now Go Free!
1,097 ViewsChelsea have today announced revised ticket pricing for all academy matches at Kingsmeadow, effective immediately, headlined by the fact that Season Ticket Holders, Members, and all fans Under-20 (regardless of STH or Membership status) can now attend for free. All other fans will now be charged £4, down from £7 (£5 for concessions) since…
Fan groups stage #StopExploitingLoyalty protests
1,096 ViewsFrom the official FSA.Org website: Fan groups from a wide range of top-flight clubs will meet ahead of games in the next fortnight to show their support for the growing #StopExploitingLoyalty campaign led by the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA). Nineteen out of 20 top-flight clubs raised prices last season – only Crystal Palace froze…
RIP Matthew Harding
2,409 ViewsRIP Matthew Harding A True Blue. Missed by many. 26 December 1953 – 22 October 1996