Some people say that the reason why people are more tolerant of history is because it is our lost years.

Of all the Chelsea fans, Ron Hawkins has always believed he is the luckiest of all, as he is one of the few, if not extremely rare, witnesses to Chelsea's two peak footballing seasons.

Remember, 50 years ago, in 1955, Drake's Chelsea performed a feat that shocked the whole of England.

In '53, they were almost relegated, in '54 they were in the middle of the table, and in '55, the Blue Lions beat the strongest Wolves team at the time and won the English top league, which was regarded as a miracle by countless people at the time.

Ron Hawkins was a witness to Chelsea that season, and in that season Chelsea played a total of 4l league games, and the only one he didn't show up was away to Aston Villa because he got married on that day, and Chelsea lost that game, which made him feel bad.

He always remembered very well that at the end of October of that year, Chelsea were still in the first place, which was the psychological ranking of Chelsea's strength, and then they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Notts County, and then there were many, many bad things that happened, such as the British newspaper strike.

It was a time of madness and hope, and after Chelsea won their first league title in history, everyone had a lot of faith in Drake's side, but in reality, the team was completely reverted to form the following year, finishing 16th in the league after the season, just three points off the relegation zone.

Chelsea had their ups and downs, with four relegations, the longest of which was a five-year absence from the top flight, and never again, until Ken Bates took charge and gradually returned to the top of the Premier League.

Although many outsiders are very disgusted with Ken Bates, he has always been a very contradictory chairman in the minds of true Chelsea fans, on the one hand, he did cause Chelsea heavy financial pressure, and eventually sold the team to Roman Abramovich, but it is also he who has put Chelsea back on the front lines of the Premier League and found some of its former glory.

I have been waiting for 50 years.

Ron Hawkins is a well-known long-time Chelsea fan and has been featured in The Times on a regular basis, with his remarks representing Chelsea's public opinion, as he has watched as many of Chelsea's first-team games and more than 500 reserve squad games as he has seen in his past life.

Even though he is in his old age this season, he still watches every Chelsea game, including the away game, and no one is more qualified to judge this Chelsea team and represent the Chelsea fans than him.

And it is precisely for this that Chelsea has given him a very high recognition, in addition to a set of VIP tickets for the Champions League final, which allows him to go to Germany with his friends to watch the game live, he will also receive the distinction of holding the 03UU4 Premier League Champions Gold Cup, which will be awarded to the team's captain John Terry.

It was an honour for a die-hard Chelsea fan, and Ron Hawkins dressed up for the occasion, donning a long-sealed suit and tie, and watched the entire game from the rostrum at Stamford Bridge.

And this game is exactly like all Chelsea fans imagined, Ye Qiu's team did not give the opponent any chance, has been relegated from the Premier League ahead of schedule, and the debt-ridden Leeds United completely lost their fighting spirit and determination to resist, and was slaughtered by the Blue Lions at Stamford Bridge.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the entire stadium at Stamford Bridge was completely overwhelmed with cheers of the champions, and no one could hear what the live broadcasters were shouting, because it was clear that even the live announcers were excited.

For the team to win the championship, everyone has long been mentally prepared, but when this moment really comes, when all the suspense is settled, everyone finds that all the psychological preparations they have made before are far from enough.

It's like at this moment, Drake, who is standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel with Ron Hawkins, can't help crying, and even Ron Hawkins, who is used to seeing ups and downs, has scarlet eyes at this moment.

They have been waiting for half a century today, and how many 50 years of life are there?

"Lang, I can die" Drake is already dying, he is no longer the high-spirited young marshal of the year, now he is in his old age, to put it mildly, half of his feet have stepped into the coffin.

But if he was still unwilling in the past, it must be that he failed to see Chelsea win the championship again, but now, he feels that he has no regrets and can die peacefully.

"I don't have any regrets about seeing this day again," Drake hugged his old friend with tears and laughter.

Ron Hawkins was equally excited, with the two old men hugging at the entrance of the players' tunnel, unnoticed, but touching those around him, as they both represent Chelsea's past and pursuits.

Drake played as a centre-forward for Arsenal and England before retiring as a coach and leading Chelsea to the title in his third year, but many felt he had good luck that season and never had a repeat of his peak.

Chelsea have been studying and discussing the post-triumph celebrations, with Roman Abramovich hoping to hype up his first title in his first year at Chelsea, and neither Ye Qiu nor Peter Kenyon objected, but Ye Qiu suggested that the team should be made more close to the fans.

So, the head coach, players and famous old fans who helped Chelsea win the league title that year received a special invitation from Chelsea for this game, and each of them also received VIP tickets for Chelsea's Champions League final, among them, Ron Hawkins and former champion coach Drake were invited to present the award after the team won the championship.

This move has undoubtedly greatly curried Chelsea fans, and has also won the recognition and attention of English football.

As a multinational force, although Chelsea's main squad still has a strong English flavor, many people feel that Chelsea has always been an international column, and even Chelsea fans have not shown much loyalty to this team, but now, this change of attitude at the club proves that the club's strategy will gradually tilt towards the fans.

"I still remember that the team won the championship that year, and it didn't seem like there was a parade, right?"

At the end of the game, the entire stadium at Stamford Bridge was completely in full swing, with all the players and coaching staff rushing onto the pitch and celebrating wildly, while the Chelsea fans in the stands chanted "We are the champions", a sound that could be heard even off the pitch on Fulham Road.

Drake Har smiled, his teeth were patched up and patched, obviously missing a few, and he could see it when he laughed, so he was very stingy with a smile on weekdays, but tonight he didn't mind at all, "What was our reward for winning the championship at that time?" Tea and cheese sandwiches, but beyond that, nothing else"

"Oh, yes, and also, because we won the title early, Sir Busby and his Red Devils lined up to meet us at Old Trafford, and it was the best moment of my life, and Bentley told me about it a while back, hahaha."

According to the rules of European teams, if a team wins the championship in advance, every opponent he faces next must maintain a gentlemanly demeanor and line up to welcome the champion team before the game starts.

"Bentley?" Ron Hawkins also became concerned when he heard the name, "I heard that he was sick, did he come?" ”

"How could he be missing at such a time?" "He's still telling me that John Terry is very much like him, and he's going to ask for a photo and an autograph with John Terry later, as if his grandson is a Terry fan, and ask him for a Terry jersey." With that, he burst out laughing again.

For them, the elderly, this is the greatest joy of life.

Bentley is definitely qualified to say that, because he was the captain of Chelsea's league title that year, and after the team was eliminated from the FA Cup by Notts County, it was Bentley who swore to the media and reporters that he would lead the team to the league title, which started Chelsea's sprint to the title.

There is also a man named O'Connor, in the words of their old men, Bentley is the team's spiritual leader, O'Connor is the team's attacking tool, and the son of the Cumberland farmer with his extremely skilled foot skills is nicknamed by many old fans as the Ronaldinho of the championship team of the year.

Of course, that's what they're saying now, but it can be seen that O'Connor's technical characteristics and status at the time were at that Chelsea.

There were no professional players at the time, they were all amateur fans, and O'Connor's most admirable thing was that he had to bring his shoes to London every Saturday for Chelsea games, and after the game, he had to take the train back to the farm to help, but the lad was brilliant and scored a hat-trick in the first game, although the team eventually lost to Busby's Manchester United.

The English First Division 50 years ago and the Premier League 50 years later are two completely different worlds.

Today's players earn tens of thousands of dollars a week at every turn, and they become famous at every turn, which was unimaginable at the time.

"I remember, when we won the championship, but we didn't pay so much attention to it, and after we won the championship, we rushed to eat the cheese sandwich, it was a delicious food, remember? We put the championship trophy directly on the trolley, and arranged two or three staff members to watch it, anyone could see it, anyone could touch it, and no one paid attention to it. ”

Drake recalls the scenes of the past, and every bit of it comes to mind.

Back then, as long as they could eat a tea and cheese sandwich, it was a luxurious meal for them, but now, these things are overflowing, no one pays attention to them, and for them old people, the only thing that can be said is that the world has changed

"At that time, football was about the game, but now football is about results," Hawkins said lightly, "It's not because one person, a team, or even an era can change, it's the result of more than 100 years of development and accumulation of professional football." ”

Sometimes, Hawkins will also scold the current players and coaches in the newspaper, for example, they are greedy for money, for example, they get high salaries but do not produce results, but sometimes he himself thinks that it is not the problem of the players and coaches, but the environment has changed.

In today's environment, who can stay out of it?

"Seriously, Drake, sometimes I miss that year, the big traffic jam in London because of the race we won, the last 15 minutes of the last 15 minutes that were as long as a year, the year when we beat Sheffield Wednesday and got the newspaper strike to an early end, Mills, O'Connor, all the people, everything."

After hearing this, Drake smiled, tilted his head, his ears were full of sounds from Stamford Bridge, and he couldn't stop nodding, "Yes, I miss it too, because it was our glorious days, and now this era no longer belongs to us, he belongs to young people like Ye Qiu, like John Terry, like Frank Lampard, and no longer belongs to us."

Ron Hawkins smiled after hearing this, "Don't say it, I really think Ye Qiu will definitely be better than you."

"Fart," Drake scolded.

Ron Hawkingston looked at Drake with a smile, and when the latter blurted out, he was amused.

This is what anyone who really knows Drake knows, his character is the kind of dead duck with a hard mouth, no matter how impossible to accept softness, he can laugh at himself, admit that he is inferior to anyone, but if someone says to his face that he is not as good as so-and-so, he will fight to the end, this is a very typical English character.

"Well, for the sake of him winning a second title for us and a chance to win the first title in the club's history, I'll admit, he's better than me," Drake smiled and looked at Ron Hawkins, "How's that?" Are you satisfied? After speaking, he also shook his head and sighed deliberately aggrieved.

Ron Hawkins knew this old friend very well and didn't care, just smiled, "I think he can bring a dynasty to Chelsea, just like the dynasties of Liverpool and Manchester United, so that Chelsea can completely inform English football"

The so-called dynasty, the championship of one or two seasons is nothing, the important thing is that you stay dominant for a long time.

There are many dynasties in the history of England, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, these teams have dominated the English top league for a long time, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and other teams have also been brilliant, while Everton is intermittent and unsustainable, so it is not much talked about.

Only by creating a dynasty of one's own can it be worthy of being a wealthy family

Therefore, even if Chelsea is invincible at present, no matter how good Chelsea's results are, no matter how good they are, even if Chelsea now has endless money, in the eyes of everyone, this team is not close to the giants for the time being.

Only by creating a glorious dynasty of its own is a wealthy family

Speaking of this, Drake had no opinion, and kept nodding, he knew very well that now is definitely a godsend for Chelsea, and it can even be said that it is the best moment in hundreds of years, as long as you seize the opportunity, it is not difficult to lay the foundation of the dynasty in one fell swoop.

First of all, the time of day, Manchester United's squad is declining, with the departure of Beckham, Keane's state is declining, Giggs, Scholes and others are also facing the problem of adjustment and transformation, and even the whole Manchester United needs to adjust, although this team still has a strong fighting ability, occasionally able to remain competitive, but it is difficult to have a sustainable state and stability.

You must know that the league depends on stability, and Ye Qiu was able to win the championship with an undefeated record this season because his team was stable enough.

It is difficult for the young Manchester United to make an impact on Chelsea, and Arsenal are different from Manchester United, with the likes of Thierry Henry, Ljungberg and Patrick Vieira all in their prime, but the problem is that these players are clearly centrifuged.

In the final analysis, Arsenal has spent a lot of money on the construction of the new stadium, which has led to the club having to reduce its investment in the management of the team, and has also imposed restrictions on the salaries of many leading players, and it is said that Wenger has also proposed a strategy of signing once a year after the age of 30, which is definitely a big failure, as evidenced by the pressure from Vieira and others this season.

Liverpool have been in decline for many years and will not be able to regain their dominance for the time being, so the current situation in the Premier League will usher in a golden opportunity to be leaderless, and as long as Chelsea can take advantage of the trend, not make mistakes and remain competitive, it will not be difficult to dominate the Premier League for the next few years.

Also, if the current professional team wants to succeed, there are three things that must be there, one is the huge financial backing, Abramovich's assets are the best in the Premier League; Peter Kenyon has proven himself to be a manager who knows how to operate, and he can turn Abramovich's investment into the driving force for Chelsea's sustainable development in the shortest possible time, and establish a self-sufficient blood supply system for Chelsea as soon as possible, which is what Peter Kenyon is good at.

Of course, the most important thing is to have a good manager.

In his first season in the Premier League, Ye Qiu proved with a Premier League title and a Champions League final that he is the most promising candidate in football today to lead Chelsea to build the Blue Lions dynasty, and Chelsea fans now believe in him.

With these conditions, it can be said that Chelsea have a great opportunity to dominate the Premier League in the future, and it has been proved that the separation of powers of Chelsea's management has also ensured the division of power between the club, as long as it continues to follow the current situation, maintain the development trend of the club, and there are no major changes, then Chelsea is bound to usher in a glorious peak period.

The Blue Lions dynasty will no longer be an unattainable fantasy for Chelsea fans, but a real goal