Chelsea chat

Quoted from Heisenberg

I’ve never really thought about this, but if GOS is for really
Poorly kids, I apologise. I’ve always thought it was just a massive hospital for kids only. Hopefully I’m right.

It's what used to be termed (maybe still is) a Tertiary Referral Centre. Primary being GPs and the like, Secondary your district general hospitals and Tertiary  is when the secondary don't have the technical capability to deal with the condition. So yeah, very specialist. Also lots of R&D going on into rare conditions.

Actually Moorfields is (or was, my info may be out of date) also a Tertiary centre.

Quoted from Rik e B

And somebody said it wasn't very much of a draw and we'd fail to sell out on a week night. 🤨

I didn't say it wasn't much of a draw but I am guilty of saying that I didn't think we'd sell out, but our fans never cease to amaze me.

Over 5000 tickets for a midwek game in an often maligned cup competion against Chelsea reserves is some going.

Everyone who bought a ticket should give themselves a big pat on the back.

I initially thought that 3000 would be a decent following (it would've been).

I wonder how many tickets Macclesfield would have sold?

Quoted from Les Brechin

What was the gate when we lost 5-0 at Liverpool in 1980, about 50,000 IIRC. It was that long ago though that my memory might be addled a bit!  

49000 with 15000 town fans. Great day out, even though we lost 5-0 to arguably the best team in the world at that time. All town fans singing “ we’re proud of you “. Amazing day.

This very localised virus is cured by a 24 hour exposure to the less-polluted southern air!

The Anfield attendance would have exceeded 50,000 but some Town fans were not allowed in after the Anfield Road end was full.  Other Town fans went on the Kop and were booted out.   Other Town fans went to the FAC match at Everton.

I wonder if any other northern team in Div 2 has taken more than 5,000 fans to a London midweek game?  Sat FAC matches are easier to travel to.

My (very old) Dad told me earlier this year that he was at the 1937 match at BP in 1937 which was the record attendance (31,651). Parking of bikes must have been a nightmare.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I've been warning of a virus in North Lincolnshire for weeks. Seems to affect relatives who move away too so must be a vulnerability due to an environmental factor growing up, if it's not hereditary. Kids mustn't go to school with it. But it clears up in a couple of days.

The kids got Grimbyitis, should settle down in a couple of days...

Quoted from ivanosandwich

Just to clarify, is this the result of the swear filter?

If it is you should be fine then.

(kidding 😝)

I originally said on another thread there will be hardly 25,000 there !!

Now I feel like a mug.

Great support from Grimsby fans, but also well done Chelsea for selling out a game that is not very glamorous - really encourages people to attend games

A chance for their proper working class supporters who usually priced out to attend instead of the prawn sandwich brigade so should be a cracking atmosphere!

And fair play to Chelsea for the £10 tickets

How many of the other Round 3 games will be priced so low??

Just a quick bit of internet research on a couple of the Prem teams at home in the Cup :

Arsenal v Forest - 8,397 snapped up by Forest fans not sure how much they had to pay

Watford v Swans - price is £10 for Swans fans

Wolves v Reading - price is £15 for Reading fans

Now this is the best one!!!

Man U v Rochdale - £10 !! Bargain right??? Wrong!!!

0-15 £10
16-17 £22
18-20 £29
65+ £22

21-64 £36/37 !!!!!