官網終於貼出東西了.....orz http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=262571 Chelsea launched 100 years ago today Monday, Mar 14, 2005 It was 100 years ago today that Chelsea Football Club was officially conceived. The first meeting to launch us took place in the The Rising Sun pub on Fulham Road, opposite the main entrance of Stamford Bridge. At that first meeting Claude Kirby was appointed chairman of a six man board of directors. On the board were Gus Mears and his brother Joseph. Both are now buried in Brompton Cemetery behind the East Stand, alongside the main path through the centre. The Mears were wealthy London businessmen who wanted to build a football ground. At first they hadn’t wanted to start a football club. Stamford Bridge was an athletics stadium. They purchased it and later obtained market garden property adjacent to it. But when they set about raising finance to develop it, they found interest was low. Gus Mears met financier Fred Parker, a friend, and confided he was going to sell the site to the Great Western Railway Company who wanted the land for coal and goods sidings. Parker was upset. He believed in the project. During their discussion Mears’ scotch terrier dog suddenly bit Parker viciously in the leg. Parker’s response was to show pain but laugh through it. “You’re damned dog has bitten me. Scotch terrier, always bites before he speaks!” he exclaimed. The impressed Gus Mears immediately decided that he would mirror such courage and decided the project should go ahead.“Go to the chemist and get that leg seen to and we will meet here at nine tomorrow. Then we will get busy.” And get busy they did. They went off to Glasgow to look at the three big stadia there, and they hired architect Archibald Leitch to build the 5,000 capacity East Stand which stood until the 1970s. Building started in February 1905. Fulham, already in existence and playing at Craven Cottage, were approached to rent the venue. They turned it down. The Mears wanted ￡1500 a year for matches only, and were intent on using the ground to stage other games as well. Parker didn’t care. “You have the finest ground in the kingdom,” he told the brothers. “If they won’t come to terms, then tell them we’ll start a new club that is bound to become one of the best in the country.” Everyone was agreed. And so the seed of our football baby was planted. But what to call it? Fulham was out because that existed. Stamford Bridge, Kensington and London were all considered. The name of 'Stamford Bridge' had been taken from the bridge that ran over the canal which no longer exists. In fact, the railway runs along the old canal route. It had been Sandford bridge, named after the Sand ford, and metamorphosed into Stamford bridge. But somehow, it didn’t seem right for the football club. First of all Stamford Bridge was more associated with the place where a famous battle occurred in Yorkshire. And secondly, Parker was against it. He couldn’t imagine people shouting: “Play up Stamford Bridge!” So along the way ‘Chelsea’ was selected. Then the launch meeting was held at 7.30pm, March 14th, in The Rising Sun. A fuller version of this article will appear in the Matchday programme against West Bromwich Albion. by Neil Barnett ------ 真好玩，好像在看小說一樣 XD ------ 沒買蛋糕，但後來還是買了個慕斯在房間小小慶祝一下 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695208 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695238 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695287 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695335 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695414 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695486 http://www.pixnet.net/displayimage.php?pos=-11695522 -- " If I quit now, they win. " － Dana Scully in 'Fight the Future' --

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