Its true chelsea would not have the global reach, and international fan base had abramovich not come along with his billions. But this where we are now, and parochial fans from london and the home counties need to realise this. Yes I was one of those who saw all the 'glory hunters' arrive around 2005, having been a long serving fan since 1967, and resented it. But its the reality. I have met foreign fans and many are just as passionate, even more so, than yer average home counties shaven headed beer monster. Eg CFC Indonesia are chelsea fucking mental. I would have liked them fighting with us in the 80s. The other thing is, this forum is an international community, and if some fans think theyre 'more chelsea' than others, theres other forums that cater for that kind of thing