My flat is about a 10-minute walk to Stamford Bridge, home stadium of the famous Chelsea Football Club. Chelsea's a big-time team here with a billionaire owner and money to spend on top players. On game days, you can hear the crowds cheering from my flat. Recently I took a tour of Stamford Bridge.
Some nice shots of the field and stands:
The field has just been re-seeded, so we were not allowed onto it.
Not sure about the grammar on this banner, but the sentiment is clear.
Chelsea supporter clubs in America. North Texas, seriously??
Here's the press room, where the team does pre-and post-game press conferences. The tour guide was telling us about all of the "famous" players who signed their contracts on this very desk. Our tour guide was a lifelong Chelsea supporter (they use the word "supporter" more than they use "fan"), so giving tours was clearly a passion for him.
Visiting team's locker room is pretty awful.
Compared to the home team's locker room
Since the tour was during the offseason, they can dress things up. These are the jerseys of the starting players, hanging at their lockers.
Goalies wear yellow, I think to make it harder for opposing players to find the goal.
Cost: £8.00
Getting there: If you live where I do, it's a 10-minute walk
Kid-friendliness: Very high
Italian Tourist Factor: Extreme Risk of Italian tourists. They will travel in large family packs, carrying the flag of their home team (it was "Verona" on my tour), that they will photograph themselves holding up at every opportunity.
Was really laughing out loud at the ITF risk classic!
ReplyDeleteThis is sweet! More football ground tours please!
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