It's the most wonderful time of the year - and we've got the perfect magazine to get you in the Ally Pally spirit! If he don’t come, we’ll tickle his bum with a lump of celery.' The lyrics were as follows: 'Ask old Brown for tea and all the family.

Notorious Chelsea fan Mickey Greenaway was the one who ignited the chant, having sung a song named 'Ask Old Brown To Tea' at games. You’d commend the fans if they loved the vegetable for its nutritional value, but a chant from the 80s is the culprit, and the thing that rose this lowly plant to fanatical stardom. READ MORE: Jose Mourinho pinpoints reasons behind Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne sales at Chelsea READ MORE: Marc Cucurella's WAG finds Chelsea star asleep in hospital with Blues match on It was actually a League Cup final when celery's involvement reached its peak, and the club were forced to release a statement in the aftermath of this plant finding itself on the pitch. I mean, what better way is there to celebrate winning a league title than chucking a bunch of vegetables about?ĭidier Drogba, during his second stint with the Blues, and marksman Diego Costa did just that in 2015, but the origins of this faux pas date back to long before this title success.

Chelsea fans and celery have a weird and wonderful relationship.

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