Good turn out that game going into bandit country we split of from the rest that day 200 good boys and stood our ground up and down the old Kent road millwall even admitted that they got as good as they gave hats of to them for being honest but must admit had butterflies that day but we done ok also years before that at the old ground we did not perform to well to many idiots with us but good days the likes you will never see again
Wow - I didn't realise that Millwall and Chelsea were already playing each other as far back as the year 199 - that is 1,823 years ago! Does anyone remember the score?
@Chelsea still the special ones I'm not one of those who said West Ham were undefeated, that stupid bs talk. Arsenal took The Shed as early as 1967, Millwall and West Ham have taken it, not including Spurs as they have always been a Mickey Mouse mob. Chelsea always talk bs about the documentary, we was at home, yet we had to go all the way to Victoria to confront Chelsea, as they werent going to do anything at Upton Park, the clash at Mile End, old bill were chasing West Ham down the steps, that wasnt Chelsea, West Ham got on the train and went to Victoria as planned. At Parsons Green, yes you bricked our train, I was actually impressed with that move, no one expected it, but Chelsea only did that out of revenge because they got done before both our cup games that night. 40 of us got out the station, I had to run across the tracks risking electrocution to get out lol, Chelsea started loobbing bricks n bottles at us, but for some reason wouldnt go face to face combat, which I thought I was strange, since you far outnumbered us and if you really went for it would have done us big time. Two Chelsea guys got a kicking in the road, a small mob of black Chelsea backed away when we run at them, I didnt Chelsea had blacks in their mob. The year we was both going for the title 86 I believe, the game at Upton Park got off are Plaistow, got as far as what was then the Green Gate pub and got absolutely mullered, 7 Chelsea got stabbed, that particular mob never got to the game, the old bill escorted them back to the station. Your top guy Hickey even said they got ironed out, plus I never said West Ham took the Shed every season, in about 82 or 83 season a load of West Ham went in there, in all the years I went to the Bridge I never went in the West Ham away end, either the East or West Stand, or the Shed,
@@derekduvall6482 do you mean the shed? I remember west ham in shed dec 74 and stayed in there the whole game..few years later were in there again early..must have been queuing up before turnstiles opened lol but old bill threw them out after a while and walked back to north stand..then in 80s a mob in west stand..after the game they steamed into the side of the shed end as everyone was leaving..this was icf but 70s they was known as mile end.
@@derekduvall6482 millwall have never taken the shed? Are you thinking of 1977 when about 50 of them got chased out..hardly taking an end..i went old trafford night game in 84 and at the end of game a dmall mob of chelsea ran into stretfird end and they zcattered and were running to front to scramble over the fence to get away..but thats not saying chelsea took the stretford end..all thier mob was in the paddock on the side..
I was there. There was about 30-40 miillwall in the shed end and chelsea bollted. old bill broke it up and chucked millwall out and marched them to the other end of the ground. thats when the horses came on the pitch because millwall in the away end pulled that high mesh fence down that you used to have. When I say bolted, i think you were shocked that we were there until we piped up. You can actually find film off it on you tube . i'm the skinny kid in the white jumper being escorted back to the away end. Just so you know i'm not lying or being biased. chelsea did show at millwall. CBL end too. I remember Babs the one armed guy, who they had let in with a walking stick. That was a good fight, a copper dragged me all the way out and down the stairs at cbl and threw me out. Lost a shoe and did't see the game. I know it's stupid, but it was genuine excitement .COYL.
We came in n down through shed from tea bar millwall also come over from whitewall we shocked chelsea by steaming in totally out numbred still got good photo of that dayand you can see Babs an his lil lot stood like statues... till ol bill pushed us out onto pitch side... please give credit.. wall come with intent n played knowing full well it was an impossible task but had the bottle to go in there and make a show the shed held a huge amount of chelsea and some very game loyal supporters...my missus is a cfc season ticket holder been a shed girl since 74...always says west ham are the only lot to completely take the shed but with a huge amount.
@@SE16Proud M8 anyone with any knowledge of terrace fighting or taking ends would tell u both wall and Chelsea were shit in 77........ Wall if they were serious about taking the shed would be at the top of the shed not where they were near the bottom exposed from all sides....... Chelsea being the usual tossers didnt attack from all sides and look like they r standing off from a pathetic number of wall
I'd say chelsea, Millwall and West ham were the top firms in London 80s early 90s but to be honest in those times most clubs could get a firm together.. Manchester both hard as nails same on merseyside, zulus very tough game bunch, in reality all the big city clubs could turn out a good firm as could most of the small towns. London and Manchester had the advantage with numbers.. Not many clubs came to London or Manchester and had it all their own way although I do remember Everton at Kensington High Street doing us, but hey you win some you lose some.. 😂
Talk shit u got run to the side after the match u murdered a Gooner after which the Gooners declared war and cut u east end monkeys up on the Hackney rd zero 6 Southend and Lipsticks Stepney
@@britishqueen94 It was in the Monday tabloids, panoramic photo view of the North Bank. Arsenal/Gooners forced out in terror,.... thousands on the pitch, bottled it.
@@lennylaa1686 whenever there is fighting many innocent supporters run on the pitch no doubt that happened but the Arsenal firm run u into one corner of the NB. BTW I am Spurs. I notice is U don't dispute WH getting done on Hackney Rd, Lipsticks, Zero 6 by Gooners ,how about 85 when u ran from them on the Barking Rd.
@@lennylaa1686 why is every WH tosser quoting Pennants book verbatim " pincher movement"? Pennant like all East End Monkeys was a fantasist calling himself ICF. The real ICF was Swallow and 40+. There were many many firms at WH. One of ur famous names was Taff who cut the Mancs on the ferry. I hope the education proved useful and maybe u idiots would stop quoting Pennant acting as if u were in the know By the way u lot were once East end monkeys but now live on caravan parks in Essex
@@britishqueen94 I'm only going by the tabloid reporting at that time. The photos don't lie. i hope Everton go down, then they face Millwall.... they'll need the army out.
Silly comment as there was no such thing called the YamYam Army or Headhunters in the 70s nor were there anyother silly named firms around ....... Guess Chelsea arent the only ones with Billy Bullshitters
You are talking pure bollocks mate wolves have never done anything at Chelsea but remember when we were band when we played you at molineux we took over your ground you are nothing enough said also take no notice of this British Duke all she does is read things out off books she's the bullshiter
Loada bollocks..brum had 1 pen in north stand for the cup game and got battered by north stand..they were petrified and hiding behind old bill..week later we were at home to brum in the league and we won 1.0...and fuckin no brum at all came lol...brum have never come to chelsea..them silky books are full of shit..youve never been to stamford bridge you tool
I'm Chelsea dont be daft we had some results but west ham away in the 70s no one went mobs only started going in the 80s with segregation in the ground
@@northstandchelsea6918 Im talking about the ICF videos that the ICF had removed from youtube at Fulham Broadway and Mile End because they were on the train hiding as the Chelsea firm approached ,I know because I was at Fulham Broadway singing where is your famous ICF as Pennant was hiding behind the train door giving it large,all mouth,he knows what firm got the headlines back in the day.
@@brearfox4662 I remember that night they were on their way through from Wimbledon, and Chelsea had it planned waiting when the trains came through they got absolutely battered that night. West Ham fans were on the radio the next day complaining about the violent Chelsea fans
@r que you are relentless haha your on every Chelsea video .. sad and what I expect from spurs .. probably wishing it was spurs but alas they wasn't in the same league or level of Chelsea .. and no amount of you saying anything different will change the mass opinion of Chelsea and the firm that was number one in the 90s ..
Was at this game..cant remember exactly what but think 1st division..millwall only up one year?..Kerry dixon hat-trick..one of the Allen brothers got walls goal..boiling hot day..no way Chelsea had 8000..3000 tops behind goal..spread out..I've seen every Chelsea-millwall game since 76-77..so that's all of em!!.. home and away
@r que take it rque....you werent there so leave it...go watch your spurs lot nowadays tight in the street...shit on the pitch...leave us chelsea to be top london team time and again...and...before you blarny on about king Roman. Its what hes there for...pay for the best on behalf of his cfc.....we had two new ends before he rebuilt the other two ends...we have youngsters now that turn the spuds over more times than not....so to conclude...back in the spurs bragging days ..terrace and pay at the gate days....no spurs mobs ever took our shed...we would have died rather than let that happen...yet arsenal tried west ham did many times....youve never been a top club...we are the top lo.don club....so ...to finally conclude...you can own the streets..its all youre worth
@r que ...i have a respect of sorts for you but showing the.....36 YR OLD KNUCKLEDUSTED FROM BEHIND....surely isnt a boast.....but i know you fairly well...youll come back with something along the lines of why didnt we avenge it....
Remember this mob well. Happy days.. massive over 1000 lads. Met in Victoria, few game Wall got battered. Death wish types! Tubed it to the Elephant, then the long walk. Wall tried to have a pop out of a side road near the current b+q, but lost interest due to our numbers. Old bill had it sorted to be honest. Spotters the whole way. Hot day I remember.
Absolutely was mate.. exactly what I was explaining on earlier message. 2 boozers full of us in Victoria and always remember 1 geezer stood on table outside pub and said drink up , were on the move.. downed his pint and threw his glass on the floor which everyone there followed suit.. that sound of 5/600 glasses hitting the floor in a 10 second spell was deafening and will stay with me forever.. was crazy
I was there all day.. had no ticket so was out and about and cant recall anything very big happening.. I dont run about saying im a headhunter but from mid 80s onwards was about especially at anything lively.. must of been something I missed mate
I was at millwall last game of season I think 89/90 with Chelsea..we won 5.0 we took over 3000 and was nearly all game heads.. one of best Chelsea mobs I've been in
@@theshed70 in your dreams that is nowhere near Millwall if you think it is tell me what ground was it at when ever you played us home or away we kicked your arses only west ham stood there ground against us and that's a fact never missed a London Derby from 1970 till 1995 the I grew up
@@michaelmorgan2054 _ I didn't say it was this one or you got your arses kicked.. just saying when I went to the old den (hot sunny day) end of season we took the full allocation of away end..you can get footage and see on UA-cam when Chelsea won 5..0
3..1 we won away..I was getting mixed up with the game at The Bridge that season we won 4..0. Yeh ,May 1990 it was / the game I'm referring to at Millwall.
Overall in order in London West Ham the hardest and best organised Millwall the bravest and gamest Spurs very unpredictable but sadly not unified Chelsea massive numbers but often a let down Arsenal brilliant at times but not for long enough
Okey doke - this is from first hand experience of the games I’ve attended in recent years - I say it as I see it and I’m a Derby fan who lives in Tottenham - long story lol. Anyway - every time I have seen West Ham at the Lane they seem to get a squeeze - I’ve seen them charge Spurs and seen them run it’s as though they have this psychological advantage. Weird. On the other hand the Arsenal mob that came was pathetic and Spurs there the kitchen sink at them - it looked like bullying to me - as for Millwall Everyman and his dog came out for them and a few others from other clubs - it was a massive reception given. Millwall’s main boys hardly got a ticket. It was a non event in any case. Chelsea ? I don’t really know ..but I do wonder why West Ham get this reverence. I’ve seen it a few times down the lane.
Also went West Ham Millwall at Upton Park and the massive iron numbers swayed it but again mainly a non event . Millwall have always had bottle and that’s why despite the outcome they have a go win lose or draw. Respect .
And as for Ajax never seen such a scruffy mob but they didn’t get much opposition apart from a few directly outside the stadium - huge anti climax - told then in reality it’s mainly all over .
Very interesting - all my mates were Gooners and obviously Denton was the name back then - I went to Northumberland park and sold programmes in the Paxton in 1984 - I must be one of a handful still living around here - just off Scotland green - it was a fun era for music etc and the clubs you mentioned I went to. I followed Derby in 1975 At the lane as a bit of a glory boy I suppose as they were champions - Charlie George scored in a 3-2 win - but I knew a lot of Spurs - a lot were part timers but were very handy. Arsenal didn’t take any prisoners for a few years - but as you said previously things change and we all move on.
Nowadays you lucky to get 2000 how times have changed when Chelsea had proper fans working class etc at our gaff
Back in the day Chelsea allways had a good away support
Doesn’t appear to be that many Englishmen in London these days. How the leftwaffe destroyed the working class bloke . Removed the man from football.
I miss the English days!!!
Good turn out that game going into bandit country we split of from the rest that day 200 good boys and stood our ground up and down the old Kent road millwall even admitted that they got as good as they gave hats of to them for being honest but must admit had butterflies that day but we done ok also years before that at the old ground we did not perform to well to many idiots with us but good days the likes you will never see again
so many rentboys claiming to be on this firm and not one Rentboy can say where this is. It isn't the Old Den more likely Watford
Was this in 1995 at the FA Cup game. I was at both of those matches.
Wow - I didn't realise that Millwall and Chelsea were already playing each other as far back as the year 199 - that is 1,823 years ago!
Does anyone remember the score?
This was over 1800 years ago!? 😮.
🎵Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea 🎵
i was there we were fucking awesome......zigga zagga
-nobody would of stood that mob
LOL, you must be joking mate, West Ham took the piss every season with them, every top London mob took the Shelf.
@Chelsea still the special ones I'm not one of those who said West Ham were undefeated, that stupid bs talk.
Arsenal took The Shed as early as 1967, Millwall and West Ham have taken it, not including Spurs as they have always been a Mickey Mouse mob.
Chelsea always talk bs about the documentary, we was at home, yet we had to go all the way to Victoria to confront Chelsea, as they werent going to do anything at Upton Park, the clash at Mile End, old bill were chasing West Ham down the steps, that wasnt Chelsea, West Ham got on the train and went to Victoria as planned.
At Parsons Green, yes you bricked our train, I was actually impressed with that move, no one expected it, but Chelsea only did that out of revenge because they got done before both our cup games that night.
40 of us got out the station, I had to run across the tracks risking electrocution to get out lol, Chelsea started loobbing bricks n bottles at us, but for some reason wouldnt go face to face combat, which I thought I was strange, since you far outnumbered us and if you really went for it would have done us big time.
Two Chelsea guys got a kicking in the road, a small mob of black Chelsea backed away when we run at them, I didnt Chelsea had blacks in their mob.
The year we was both going for the title 86 I believe, the game at Upton Park got off are Plaistow, got as far as what was then the Green Gate pub and got absolutely mullered, 7 Chelsea got stabbed, that particular mob never got to the game, the old bill escorted them back to the station.
Your top guy Hickey even said they got ironed out, plus I never said West Ham took the Shed every season, in about 82 or 83 season a load of West Ham went in there, in all the years I went to the Bridge I never went in the West Ham away end, either the East or West Stand, or the Shed,
@Chelsea still the special ones 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@derekduvall6482 do you mean the shed? I remember west ham in shed dec 74 and stayed in there the whole game..few years later were in there again early..must have been queuing up before turnstiles opened lol but old bill threw them out after a while and walked back to north stand..then in 80s a mob in west stand..after the game they steamed into the side of the shed end as everyone was leaving..this was icf but 70s they was known as mile end.
@@derekduvall6482 millwall have never taken the shed? Are you thinking of 1977 when about 50 of them got chased out..hardly taking an end..i went old trafford night game in 84 and at the end of game a dmall mob of chelsea ran into stretfird end and they zcattered and were running to front to scramble over the fence to get away..but thats not saying chelsea took the stretford end..all thier mob was in the paddock on the side..
Yes we were and we had a big away support
Go on then Rentboy if U were there, tell us where this clip is taken...it isn't near the OKR probably Watford
Yam yam army😂😂😂😂
199, some retro footage here
ALL OF YOU GO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO MILLWALL TRYING IT ON IN THE SHED...SMACKED WALL RIGHT OUT....CHELSEA V MILLWALL FEB 1977
I was there. There was about 30-40 miillwall in the shed end and chelsea bollted. old bill broke it up and chucked millwall out and marched them to the other end of the ground. thats when the horses came on the pitch because millwall in the away end pulled that high mesh fence down that you used to have. When I say bolted, i think you were shocked that we were there until we piped up. You can actually find film off it on you tube . i'm the skinny kid in the white jumper being escorted back to the away end. Just so you know i'm not lying or being biased. chelsea did show at millwall. CBL end too. I remember Babs the one armed guy, who they had let in with a walking stick. That was a good fight, a copper dragged me all the way out and down the stairs at cbl and threw me out. Lost a shoe and did't see the game. I know it's stupid, but it was genuine excitement .COYL.
@@garycheesman3238 I was there that night with a few faces we had been drinking in the Kings Road nearly all day it was a great night
I was there Chelsea got a good beating
We came in n down through shed from tea bar millwall also come over from whitewall we shocked chelsea by steaming in totally out numbred still got good photo of that dayand you can see Babs an his lil lot stood like statues... till ol bill pushed us out onto pitch side... please give credit.. wall come with intent n played knowing full well it was an impossible task but had the bottle to go in there and make a show the shed held a huge amount of chelsea and some very game loyal supporters...my missus is a cfc season ticket holder been a shed girl since 74...always says west ham are the only lot to completely take the shed but with a huge amount.
@@SE16Proud M8 anyone with any knowledge of terrace fighting or taking ends would tell u both wall and Chelsea were shit in 77........ Wall if they were serious about taking the shed would be at the top of the shed not where they were near the bottom exposed from all sides....... Chelsea being the usual tossers didnt attack from all sides and look like they r standing off from a pathetic number of wall
During the 80s and 90s Chelsea were by far the best firm in English football !
In your dreams son
Rent boys the best firm? Not a chance.
west ham, millwall, Birmingham.
@@stuartbarkley29 fuck off we’d have you done in seconds
I'd say chelsea, Millwall and West ham were the top firms in London 80s early 90s but to be honest in those times most clubs could get a firm together.. Manchester both hard as nails same on merseyside, zulus very tough game bunch, in reality all the big city clubs could turn out a good firm as could most of the small towns. London and Manchester had the advantage with numbers.. Not many clubs came to London or Manchester and had it all their own way although I do remember Everton at Kensington High Street doing us, but hey you win some you lose some.. 😂
Dixon perfect hatrick - Ian Seymour leading from the front.
1982 - I remember ICF two mobs causing a pincer movement in the back of Arsenal North Bank.
Gooners fleeing, ICF took the whole end. Arsenal battered.
Talk shit u got run to the side after the match u murdered a Gooner after which the Gooners declared war and cut u east end monkeys up on the Hackney rd zero 6 Southend and Lipsticks Stepney
@@britishqueen94 It was in the Monday tabloids, panoramic photo view of the North Bank. Arsenal/Gooners forced out in terror,.... thousands on the pitch, bottled it.
@@lennylaa1686 whenever there is fighting many innocent supporters run on the pitch no doubt that happened but the Arsenal firm run u into one corner of the NB. BTW I am Spurs.
I notice is U don't dispute WH getting done on Hackney Rd, Lipsticks, Zero 6 by Gooners ,how about 85 when u ran from them on the Barking Rd.
@@lennylaa1686 why is every WH tosser quoting Pennants book verbatim " pincher movement"?
Pennant like all East End Monkeys was a fantasist calling himself ICF. The real ICF was Swallow and 40+. There were many many firms at WH. One of ur famous names was Taff who cut the Mancs on the ferry. I hope the education proved useful and maybe u idiots would stop quoting Pennant acting as if u were in the know
By the way u lot were once East end monkeys but now live on caravan parks in Essex
@@britishqueen94 I'm only going by the tabloid reporting at that time.
The photos don't lie.
i hope Everton go down, then they face Millwall.... they'll need the army out.
None can stop us.. #KTBFFH
Late 1970s I remember the Yam Yam Army arrive in London and then give Chelsea a good fecking slap at Stamford Bridge etc. Chelsea Head Hunters?
Silly comment as there was no such thing called the YamYam Army or Headhunters in the 70s nor were there anyother silly named firms around ....... Guess Chelsea arent the only ones with Billy Bullshitters
@@britishqueen94 That is where you are wrong Chav!
You are talking pure bollocks mate wolves have never done anything at Chelsea but remember when we were band when we played you at molineux we took over your ground you are nothing enough said also take no notice of this British Duke all she does is read things out off books she's the bullshiter
Full of shit ,Dreamer 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Loada bollocks..brum had 1 pen in north stand for the cup game and got battered by north stand..they were petrified and hiding behind old bill..week later we were at home to brum in the league and we won 1.0...and fuckin no brum at all came lol...brum have never come to chelsea..them silky books are full of shit..youve never been to stamford bridge you tool
The camera deosn't lie same as the ICF running away and hiding on trains giving it large as the Chelsea firm approaches.
I'm Chelsea dont be daft we had some results but west ham away in the 70s no one went mobs only started going in the 80s with segregation in the ground
@@northstandchelsea6918 Im talking about the ICF videos that the ICF had removed from youtube at Fulham Broadway and Mile End because they were on the train hiding as the Chelsea firm approached ,I know because I was at Fulham Broadway singing where is your famous ICF as Pennant was hiding behind the train door giving it large,all mouth,he knows what firm got the headlines back in the day.
@@brearfox4662 I remember that night they were on their way through from Wimbledon, and Chelsea had it planned waiting when the trains came through they got absolutely battered that night. West Ham fans were on the radio the next day complaining about the violent Chelsea fans
@@northstandchelsea6918 no mobs went in the 70s, is that so 😂
They wasnt running away, wwhen and where? West Ham run down the stairs from old Bill at Mile End that wasnt running, I was there,
good firm Chelsea at millwall 8 000
@r que you are relentless haha your on every Chelsea video .. sad and what I expect from spurs .. probably wishing it was spurs but alas they wasn't in the same league or level of Chelsea .. and no amount of you saying anything different will change the mass opinion of Chelsea and the firm that was number one in the 90s ..
My last reply to your comments as I don't want to be in your head for the next few weeks .. cheerio fella ..
Was at this game..cant remember exactly what but think 1st division..millwall only up one year?..Kerry dixon hat-trick..one of the Allen brothers got walls goal..boiling hot day..no way Chelsea had 8000..3000 tops behind goal..spread out..I've seen every Chelsea-millwall game since 76-77..so that's all of em!!.. home and away
@r que take it rque....you werent there so leave it...go watch your spurs lot nowadays tight in the street...shit on the pitch...leave us chelsea to be top london team time and again...and...before you blarny on about king Roman. Its what hes there for...pay for the best on behalf of his cfc.....we had two new ends before he rebuilt the other two ends...we have youngsters now that turn the spuds over more times than not....so to conclude...back in the spurs bragging days ..terrace and pay at the gate days....no spurs mobs ever took our shed...we would have died rather than let that happen...yet arsenal tried west ham did many times....youve never been a top club...we are the top lo.don club....so ...to finally conclude...you can own the streets..its all youre worth
@r que ...i have a respect of sorts for you but showing the.....36 YR OLD KNUCKLEDUSTED FROM BEHIND....surely isnt a boast.....but i know you fairly well...youll come back with something along the lines of why didnt we avenge it....
Collective IQ of about 34.
Intelligence is not important....its heart that matters
Remember this mob well. Happy days.. massive over 1000 lads. Met in Victoria, few game Wall got battered. Death wish types! Tubed it to the Elephant, then the long walk. Wall tried to have a pop out of a side road near the current b+q, but lost interest due to our numbers. Old bill had it sorted to be honest. Spotters the whole way. Hot day I remember.
Absolutely was mate.. exactly what I was explaining on earlier message. 2 boozers full of us in Victoria and always remember 1 geezer stood on table outside pub and said drink up , were on the move.. downed his pint and threw his glass on the floor which everyone there followed suit.. that sound of 5/600 glasses hitting the floor in a 10 second spell was deafening and will stay with me forever.. was crazy
How did the brave headhunters fare against Luton migs in 94
@@johndean6355 - are you referring to Wembley game
Yes
I was there all day.. had no ticket so was out and about and cant recall anything very big happening.. I dont run about saying im a headhunter but from mid 80s onwards was about especially at anything lively.. must of been something I missed mate
That was not at Millwall old or new ground you had about 500 if that and got a right kicking fact
I was at millwall last game of season I think 89/90 with Chelsea..we won 5.0 we took over 3000 and was nearly all game heads.. one of best Chelsea mobs I've been in
@@theshed70 in your dreams that is nowhere near Millwall if you think it is tell me what ground was it at when ever you played us home or away we kicked your arses only west ham stood there ground against us and that's a fact never missed a London Derby from 1970 till 1995 the I grew up
@@michaelmorgan2054 _ I didn't say it was this one or you got your arses kicked.. just saying when I went to the old den (hot sunny day) end of season we took the full allocation of away end..you can get footage and see on UA-cam when Chelsea won 5..0
3..1 we won away..I was getting mixed up with the game at The Bridge that season we won 4..0.
Yeh ,May 1990 it was / the game I'm referring to at Millwall.
We met you at the Crown and gave you a right kicking like we always did
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Revs
Overall in order in London
West Ham the hardest and best organised
Millwall the bravest and gamest
Spurs very unpredictable but sadly not unified
Chelsea massive numbers but often a let down
Arsenal brilliant at times but not for long enough
Okey doke - this is from first hand experience of the games I’ve attended in recent years - I say it as I see it and I’m a Derby fan who lives in Tottenham - long story lol. Anyway - every time I have seen West Ham at the Lane they seem to get a squeeze - I’ve seen them charge Spurs and seen them run it’s as though they have this psychological advantage. Weird. On the other hand the Arsenal mob that came was pathetic and Spurs there the kitchen sink at them - it looked like bullying to me - as for Millwall Everyman and his dog came out for them and a few others from other clubs - it was a massive reception given. Millwall’s main boys hardly got a ticket. It was a non event in any case. Chelsea ? I don’t really know ..but I do wonder why West Ham get this reverence. I’ve seen it a few times down the lane.
Also went West Ham Millwall at Upton Park and the massive iron numbers swayed it but again mainly a non event . Millwall have always had bottle and that’s why despite the outcome they have a go win lose or draw. Respect .
Tottenham could have been top 2 overall especially in the 70s 80s and 90s / I knew lots - good fighters but too individual and not bonded enough.
And as for Ajax never seen such a scruffy mob but they didn’t get much opposition apart from a few directly outside the stadium - huge anti climax - told then in reality it’s mainly all over .
Very interesting - all my mates were Gooners and obviously Denton was the name back then - I went to Northumberland park and sold programmes in the Paxton in 1984 - I must be one of a handful still living around here - just off Scotland green - it was a fun era for music etc and the clubs you mentioned I went to. I followed Derby in 1975 At the lane as a bit of a glory boy I suppose as they were champions - Charlie George scored in a 3-2 win - but I knew a lot of Spurs - a lot were part timers but were very handy. Arsenal didn’t take any prisoners for a few years - but as you said previously things change and we all move on.