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fillerywhereru said:
Thats right I was at that Arsenal game (probably suspended from playing again) we were in the seats just to the right of the North Bank where there was also a group of Chelsea. Used to love going to Highbury. Do you remember Coventry away where it was just the two of us that decided to go last minute on the train, 0-1 defeat Micky Ginn scored.
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Yes I do and that was probably the worst Chelsea match I went to, poor attendance from our normally top support, a dour match and the only player I remember was an aging Alan Dicks putting in a midfield shift for us.

 
It was a poor turnout for us probably not even 2000, not the best performance either in that red and white kit we wore at Sheff Weds in the league cup semi. we were sh*t that night too.

 
It was a FAN tastic time for me as a kid in the late 60s going to away games for the first time to each ground.....The new experiences from going to spuds , then ipswich and then further and further was exciting to the max........Thru the 70s it was a joy to get up uber early knowing youd meet your mates then get coaches or trains or drive to away games feeling safe ( most of the time) around the bigger gangs and slowly progressing to speaking to the hierarchy with maybe a few bumps and knocks on the way.......Most of my awaydays were in this period and believe me never to be forgotten.....Wonderful chelsea fans  both male and female ere there and damn well everywhere.....All the ends that were allowing us to join in with them...The 80s for me was a darker epoch ...I got injured too many times ....Became more cowardly of the many dangerous groups about......Was more cautious after being slashed by wall.......90s saw a petering off of away days and not too many homes either........Once seating arrived i was totally disenchanted with it all .....From then to now i go sporadically......Spurs a few times.....YAWN.......Home to spam...YAWNish.........Wembley ill go to if up to it.......Now ive finally had my op it looks like wemb here we come v manx........BUT.....Im generally bored with it all....im still blue blooded and pleased my girl chelsea knows a few of the chaps and meets up with them .......TURN back the clock please and let me start all over

 
Mike Carefree said:
It was a FAN tastic time for me as a kid in the late 60s going to away games for the first time to each ground.....The new experiences from going to spuds , then ipswich and then further and further was exciting to the max........Thru the 70s it was a joy to get up uber early knowing youd meet your mates then get coaches or trains or drive to away games feeling safe ( most of the time) around the bigger gangs and slowly progressing to speaking to the hierarchy with maybe a few bumps and knocks on the way.......Most of my awaydays were in this period and believe me never to be forgotten.....Wonderful chelsea fans  both male and female ere there and damn well everywhere.....All the ends that were allowing us to join in with them...The 80s for me was a darker epoch ...I got injured too many times ....Became more cowardly of the many dangerous groups about......Was more cautious after being slashed by wall.......90s saw a petering off of away days and not too many homes either........Once seating arrived i was totally disenchanted with it all .....From then to now i go sporadically......Spurs a few times.....YAWN.......Home to spam...YAWNish.........Wembley ill go to if up to it.......Now ive finally had my op it looks like wemb here we come v manx........BUT.....Im generally bored with it all....im still blue blooded and pleased my girl chelsea knows a few of the chaps and meets up with them .......TURN back the clock please and let me start all over
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Good to see you posting again Mike, I notice Garrison hasn't posted for a while I hope he is ok.

I've enjoyed both your stories from the old times and they've helped me understand some of the hatred between clubs.

 
80s by miles.

As others have said, Leeds away in 82 (I think) where a cop tried to take the keys to my new XR2, as I might throw them at someone. He wasn’t impressed when I said the car cost more than he earnt in a year.

Arse on first day of the season, jammed in clock end, and some fun on the way back to the tube with some of their lads

Brighton away, loads of lads out, great laugh

Southampton in the cup a couple of years before (memory fading, can’t recall which year) went down without tickets and a tout came into the pub and was relieved of a large bundle of tickets and dished out to a load having a beer.

Cambridge away, chaps on the roof of the stand, and on the way there we stopped to ask a cop where the ground was, his reply “United or city.” Followed by “avoid it, all those Chelsea holigans heading there today”

Same group of lads most weeks, we used to drive up, park about 20 mins walk to ground, find a pub, and then have some fun. Always good getting back to the pub in Fulham late on Saturday evening and sharing stories about the day.

 
Shug said:
Cambridge away, chaps on the roof of the stand, and on the way there we stopped to ask a cop where the ground was, his reply “United or city.” Followed by “avoid it, all those Chelsea holigans heading there today”
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Funny you mention Cambridge like that as I remember Oxford during our last venture in the second tier with chaps on the roof, people climbing through garden fences and general mayhem as Chelsea overwhelmed the town.  

 
Let's not forget 78/79 season only two away wins all season but it didn't put off our fans the following season we took thousands everywhere we went.

 
Strider6003 said:
Funny you mention Cambridge like that as I remember Oxford during our last venture in the second tier with chaps on the roof, people climbing through garden fences and general mayhem as Chelsea overwhelmed the town.  
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Thats how we got in wasnt it? I remember first trying to get in their end but me and your brother got picked out as we ''looked too much like Londoners'' ha ha then we walked round to the away end just as a group of Chelsea tried steaming through the old bill to get in. The old bill went after them leaving us to sneak in through the turnstiles. was rammed in there remember ''G'' perched a few feet up the floodlight so he could see. Happy Days :-)

 
fillerywhereru said:
Thats how we got in wasnt it? I remember first trying to get in their end but me and your brother got picked out as we ''looked too much like Londoners'' ha ha then we walked round to the away end just as a group of Chelsea tried steaming through the old bill to get in. The old bill went after them leaving us to sneak in through the turnstiles. was rammed in there remember ''G'' perched a few feet up the floodlight so he could see. Happy Days :-)
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Yes the Police asked my brother to name Oxford's goalkeeper and he decided his cover had been blown.

 
Strider6003 said:
Yes the Police asked my brother to name Oxford's goalkeeper and he decided his cover had been blown.
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i remember forgetting my membership one home game and the police asked me for the last 5 results and scorers. I impressed myself by answering with a minute. Got let in. Maybe an old trick they used.

 
Cambridge 83/84 was funny as the roof of the turnstiles wasn’t very high. Loads got in without tickets or needing to bung the gate man a few quid!! They had those revolving metal things on top of the fences with grease on them to stop people getting in, it didn’t work!!

 
Richard P said:
Cambridge 83/84 was funny as the roof of the turnstiles wasn’t very high. Loads got in without tickets or needing to bung the gate man a few quid!! They had those revolving metal things on top of the fences with grease on them to stop people getting in, it didn’t work!!
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Was that the game when pop Robson scored and CFC won 0-1 ? Or was the pop Robson game a different season ?recall been outside the ground in the que for match day programme.all was going well untill the twat infront of me bought the last 20 or so programmes left.

how on earth did he carry all them back home 

 
83/84 was a 1-0 win Tony Mc Andrew goal. 

Here’s the info on your game.

Cambridge United (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date:Saturday, 28th August 1982 at 15:00

Competition:Football League Division 2     Position 7

Venue:Abbey Stadium

Attendance:8,124

Referee:Howard Taylor (Oadby)

Cambridge UnitedWebster, Donaldson, Murray, Smith, Fallon, Reilly, Cartwright, Spriggs (O'Neill), Mayo, Streete, Nicholls

   ManagerJohn Docherty

Chelsea1 Steve Francis, 2 Mike Nutton, 3 Chris Hutchings, 4 Gary Chivers, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Colin Pates, 7 Clive Walker (12 Paul Canoville), 8 John Bumstead, 9 Colin Lee, 10 Bryan Robson, 11 Mike Fillery

   ScorerRobson 87

   Debut PlayersBryan Robson

   ManagerJohn Neal

 
Richard P said:
83/84 was a 1-0 win Tony Mc Andrew goal. 

Here’s the info on your game.

Cambridge United (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date:Saturday, 28th August 1982 at 15:00

Competition:Football League Division 2     Position 7

Venue:Abbey Stadium

Attendance:8,124

Referee:Howard Taylor (Oadby)

Cambridge UnitedWebster, Donaldson, Murray, Smith, Fallon, Reilly, Cartwright, Spriggs (O'Neill), Mayo, Streete, Nicholls

   ManagerJohn Docherty

Chelsea1 Steve Francis, 2 Mike Nutton, 3 Chris Hutchings, 4 Gary Chivers, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Colin Pates, 7 Clive Walker (12 Paul Canoville), 8 John Bumstead, 9 Colin Lee, 10 Bryan Robson, 11 Mike Fillery

   ScorerRobson 87

   Debut PlayersBryan Robson

   ManagerJohn Neal
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Thanks for that fella,19 bloody 82,ffs where has 30 odds years gone .micky Droy got to be my most favorite CFC player tbh.

 
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