by Hugo Boss »
29 Dec 2010 17:19
Some good rational points here chaps. Agree that the behaviour off the pitch of some of their players has been abysmal, but then the same can be levelled at a lot of professional footballers. Nobody seems to hate Spurs cos Crouch cheated on his Mrs, likewise Man Utd / Rooney.
I can't help feeling however that some of the reasons are completely irrational and have a whiff of jealousy about them. I'm sure most of us would be a bit "classless" if a billionaire Russian came in and turned our fortunes around. I think we'd all revel in our new found success and certainly don't think we'd suddenly hate the Club, yet some seem to hate Chelsea simply because a new owner came in and they've had success ever since. This change in fortunes would also naturally increase gates - It doesn't take a genius to work out that when a team is doing well, attendances increase. We've seen that with our own Club so can't really criticise that now can we.
LOL @ "Cashley Arsehole" by the way. Whilst his actions off the pitch leave a lot to be desired, I think deep down most of us know we'd leave our current employer if a similar employer came in with a massive wage increase for doing pretty much exactly the same job. I actually feel embarrassed for people that boo him. Sidwell did the same yet doesn't get boos??
And finally, as for their supporters being arrogant... Aren't all football supporters arrogant??!! It's the nature of the beast when you're doing well on the whole!!