It was a cracking weekend that. We were hugely outnumbered at Wembley. There were 68,000 there and 45,000 plus of those were Chelsea fans as I don’t think they had been to Wembley for years and they only lived on the doorstep. Their end was absolutely packed and we had to move out of the seats on the side and back onto the terrace as it was just kicking off everywhere. I was 17.Full Members Final was fun before , during and after , we must have been outnumbered 4 to 1, had a couple of "eventful" moments after the game ,just a shame the game didnt go to extra time if we had got the game back to 5-5 we would have stuffed Chelsea.
We hardly ever got to Wembley in those days , so weirdly it was still a good day out.
There were a few London/cockney accents around us on the terraces but it didnt kick off until after the game walking back down Wembley Way and on the way to the tube station , i was in my twenties and there was eight in our group there were a couple of "incidents" but it was quite normal in the eighties , there were always a few nutters trying to prove themselves including our own fans , but we all survived :)It was a cracking weekend that. We were hugely outnumbered at Wembley. There were 68,000 there and 45,000 plus of those were Chelsea fans as I don’t think they had been to Wembley for years and they only lived on the doorstep. Their end was absolutely packed and we had to move out of the seats on the side and back onto the terrace as it was just kicking off everywhere. I was 17.
There was quite a bit of trouble on the lower terrace as Chelsea infiltrated our end. Our mini bus almost got turned over after the game even though they had won! God knows what it would have been like had they lost!There were a few London/cockney accents around us on the terraces but it didnt kick off until after the game walking back down Wembley Way and on the way to the tube station , i was in my twenties and there was eight in our group there were a couple of "incidents" but it was quite normal in the eighties , there were always a few nutters trying to prove themselves including our own fans , but we all survived :)
People tend to forget what a mess Chelsea were in the 70s and 80s. They weren’t a million miles away from us in terms of performance - great team in the late 60s and early 70s culminating in winning the FA Cup and Cup Winners Cup followed by a sharp decline.It was a cracking weekend that. We were hugely outnumbered at Wembley. There were 68,000 there and 45,000 plus of those were Chelsea fans as I don’t think they had been to Wembley for years and they only lived on the doorstep. Their end was absolutely packed and we had to move out of the seats on the side and back onto the terrace as it was just kicking off everywhere. I was 17.
That’s really poor. I always thought the west end of Wembley has deemed a lot more appropriate for people travelling from the north west of England rather than from the west of fucking London on the tubeEast End it is then. Chelsea have the West.
Is it confirmed we have the east side and did the same source say what the day and kick off time was pal?If the past games against Chelsea we were given the west side I wonder why we have been given the east side this time.
Someone earlier in the thread said we had east side, no idea how they know. I am pretty sure we will be Sunday as Coventry play Tuesday. As to the time that’s all down to the broadcasters, they aren’t bothered about 30k+ people having to travel.Is it confirmed we have the east side and did the same source say what the day and kick off time was pal?