I was away at Aldershot and the home e game, but I was waiting on Shoreham railway station at 6 o'clock or so when people had come back from London saying they could not get in.
It should have been postponed but with over 10 thousand Albion fans there the Police did not want it postponed (rumour). The pitch was not just unplayable, it was unwalkable. unrunnable.
Quagmire: it was like the Adur at low tide (literally) !
Replay 3-1 was really buzzing!
Queues four abreast to the bus depot two hours before the start of the reserve match.
54,582 and I heard people could not see as well in the replay. Biggest crowd for the season at Stamford Bridge eclipsing the 51,000 for the Chelsea v Spurs match. And nearly double the previous Chelsea home match against Man City. A very big match in the season following the World Cup.
People...