“AGAINST THE SWISS IT WAS, ‘GET UP!’ THEN, ‘GO BACK!’ I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE F**K TO DO”
What was it like as a youngster at Chelsea in the late-80s and early-90s?
Behind the goal where the Matthew Harding Stand is now, there was a 25ft pole with a sign on it saying ‘Save the Bridge’. The whole place was crumbling, and there wasn’t much money floating about. There was Vinnie Jones, Andy Townsend, Peter Nicholas – they were rough old days. Jonesy would never back down from anything. He’s a real hard guy, Vinnie, and he doesn’t just play the hard guy. He really is the hard guy. But I’ll tell you what, he was helpful to me. He’d look after the young kids. All right, he wasn’t a dazzling twinkle-toes, but he was important to the club at the time.
How did all the apprentices fuel themselves back in
