Memorable Match: There’s just so many to pick from against Spurs but the one I’m going for was the  league cup semi final Dec 71 & Jan 1972. This game was a two legged affair with the first leg at the Bridge.It was a pulsating game which saw Spurs take the lead twice in 2 minutes to lead 2-1,only for Garland to equalize and Hollins to smash home a penalty right at the end.So we went to 3 point lane with a slender 3-2 lead. An exciting first half was ended with a Spurs goal to level the aggregate score to 3-3.The second half  got underway with Garland scoring a thunderbolt of a shot  to take the lead on aggregate to 4-3.That should have been enough to see Chelsea through to their 3^rd final in 3 years, but the ref had other ideas and gave a harsh, (harsh I tell you,I can still remember it at the time and I was only 9). Penalty, which Peters put away to make it 4-4 on aggregate. There was about 5 or 6 minutes left and my dad was going to send me to bed as I had school the next day and extra time was looming. Thankfully Hudson had other ideas and wanted the game finished before I hit dreamland. Chelsea were awarded a free kick just outside the box. The two sets of players were expecting a chip into the danger area but Huddy just kicked it, it went through numerous players legs, Knowles kicked thin air, Jennings was completely wrong footed and just stood and watch the ball crawl over the goal line. Everybody, players and fans were dumbfounded ,but then everyone had realized we were winning 5-4 on aggregate with seconds to go.The whistle went and we were at Wembley again .The rest is history with the defeat in the final and the start of the great Chelsea team of the 70’s falling apart.   

Games From This Week In Years Gone By

Oct 25^th 98: vs Leeds Utd (A)  D 0-0  Att. 36,292

Oct 25^th  69  vs Newcastle Utd  (a)  W 1-0  Goalscorer  Osgood  Att 40,088

Oct  28^th 89  vs  Manchester City  (H)  D 1-1  Goalscorer Dixon  Att 21,917

CHELSEA LEGEND: Born is the king of Stamford Bridge was the all to familiar cry heard from the Shed, yes I’m talking about the one and only Peter Osgood. An ex bricklayer to full time professional  in 6 months goes to show the potential this young kid from Windsor had. After Ossie scored twice   on his debut aged 17 in 1964 he became a regular the following season. At the age of 19 he broke his leg against Blackpool and Ossie would be the first to admit that the  injury took a yard of pace away from him, but that did not diminish his talent for putting the ball in the back of the net. But lets not forget not only did he score 150 goals but his passing was immaculate and a lot of people overlook this. Ossie was only capped 4 times by England which for such a great player was a travesty, at the time the England manager was not really into flair players, as our own Hudson, Marsh, Bowles(from QPR) and Currie, would tell you.Ossie is the last player to score in every round of the Fa Cup a record which I don’t think will be beaten for a long time. I remember Ossie’s last game for Chelsea,it was a reserve game against Southampton (I think),he went off with a injured cheekbone,I can remember him turning around and looking at the Bridge for one last time. Thankfully he came back in 1978 but alas it was’nt the same Ossie that left,even though he did score on his 2^nd debut vs Middlesboro( we lost 2-7).His last Chelsea appearance was the following season vs Birmingham in a 1-2 home loss .Ossie won A few medals with Chelsea including: Fa cup winners & Charity shield medal (70) Ecwc winners medal(71) and a league cup  runners up medal (72),he also won 4 caps for England. Peter Osgood always the king of Stamford Bridge and a true   ... CHELSEA LEGEND.

 

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!Carlo Cudicini and Ed De Goey have near identical Goalkeeping stats…Up to the start of this season (06-07) their stats are Cudicini played 178, De Goey played 178…goals conceded..Cudicini  162,De Goey 165..Clean sheets Cudicini 78 De Goey 72..  ...I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!!!

QUIZ QUESTIONS:

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS:

1: 5 different players to score for 5 different teams…Answer. .Stan Collymore…Mark Hughes…Ashley Ward…Benito Carbone…Nick Barmby

 2 Score 7 in fa cup tie and still lost…Answer…Dennis Law ..He scored all 6 in a 6-2 lead, game got abandoned and scored 1 in the 3-1 rematch

THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONS

 1: Who was the only player to score for Brazil in the 98 World Cup whose last name did’nt end in a vowel?   

 2:Who was the only manager to win the FA Cup with and ‘old’ first division team and a ‘old’ second division team                                                                

Until Next Time Then…….Cheerio!  Tel