Chelsea 1984

[chelseapep]

Hi,I'm a keen collector of approximately 300 Chelsea programmes (Mostly from since I started going to games in 1994) and decided my next project will be to collect the year I was born,1984! Now to decide whether to do 83/84,84/85 or just 84 as a year!!

[hydemaine]

Hi

in the past I collected programmes from all teams played on my birthday whatever year. Just another idea for you?

[chelseapep]

hydemaine wrote:

Hi in the past I collected programmes from all teams played on my birthday whatever year. Just another idea for you?

Great idea but I'm an awkward July birthday!!

[seand]

Hi chelseapep
Why not use you summer birth date as a starting point? You should be able to fill 84-5 and on at your leisure without massive spending, good luck!

[hydemaine]

fair point you would only be able to go for pre season friendlies.

In my opinion I would collect the season you were born you can look back what was happening before you were born and after.

were any matches played on or near to your birthday?

[cfcmartin1965]

Hi
As a fellow Chelsea fan I would go for 1983/84 season as this was the first time we won the old division 2 title.
Great times watching a young team including Kerry Dixon,pat Nevin and Nigel spackman superbly managed by John Neal.

Martin

[chelseapep]

seand wrote:

Hi chelseapep Why not use you summer birth date as a starting point? You should be able to fill 84-5 and on at your leisure without massive spending, good luck!

Thanks that would probably make more sense!!

[chelseapep]

hydemaine wrote:

fair point you would only be able to go for pre season friendlies. In my opinion I would collect the season you were born you can look back what was happening before you were born and after. were any matches played on or near to your birthday?

the nearest was 2 weeks after at Aberystwyth,that may be tricky to get!!

[chelseapep]

cfcmartin1965 wrote:

Hi As a fellow Chelsea fan I would go for 1983/84 season as this was the first time we won the old division 2 title. Great times watching a young team including Kerry Dixon,pat Nevin and Nigel spackman superbly managed by John Neal. Martin

Thanks Martin,Some great names in that side wasn't there! A great one to get would be from the following season,the famous Arsenal game at Highbury!

[cfcmartin1965]

I was at that game when Kerry scored it felt like that half the ground was full of Chelsea

[cfcmartin1965]

I was at that game when Kerry scored it felt like that half the ground was full of Chelsea

[blueshearer]

The Aberystwyth one is on Ebay at £5

[chelseapep]

cfcmartin1965 wrote:

I was at that game when Kerry scored it felt like that half the ground was full of Chelsea

I've always read that they say there was 20,000 Blues there,Amazing!

[chelseapep]

blueshearer wrote:

The Aberystwyth one is on Ebay at £5

superb thanks for looking!