Why do you support Chelsea?

[didierforever 7,349]

From india. Cricket is a religion here. Infact in my teens when I was a football buff, I was looked at like some weirdo. It is only now that football has started gainibg popularity here.

Anyways, when I started watching football it pretty much co-incided with chelsea's rise in 2005. But it was when BALLACK came to chelsea that I knew I had found the thing.

After that there has been no turning back. And this is something u simply can't explain why? Just like u can't explain why u love someone or something??? Sure u get attracted to that someone cos of beauty or blah blah (in this case it was ballack)... but after that things just sometine seem perfect.

I love watching, discussing doing anythibg concerning tochelsea. Why?? I dont know!!! Just do.

I am planing to do my mba in london so that I can have 2 years of actually watcging chelsea. Hope I will be there soon in a couple of years as I know it would be tge best day of ny life

[The Skipper 20,609]

No we ain't

...So are we still a Charlton/Millwall in your eyes then?

If we go by trophies alone we're the 4th most successful team in England.

Surely you understand that with us signing well known players from all over the globe, and being one of the most successful European clubs in the last decade and with TV and technology being at the level it is now that we're massively exposed to the global stage now?

[Thendo 1,088]

I've been following Chelsea since '04 when I was a little kid and on holiday in London, my dad wanted us to go see Arsenal but couldn't get a hold of any tickets so we somehow ended up watching Chelsea-Everton at the bridge instead.

What I want to be said is that there's always a reason why you start supporting a club, be it the club being succesfull and thus getting more publicity or a player being from the same country joining the team or whatever. As long as you keep supporting no mather what and are passionate about the club it should never be a question of how or when you became a fan..

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Since Mou's first stint. Didn't follow the PL before so I just went with a coach from Portugal. Inb4 "bandwagoner"/"gloryhunter".

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Just a generic "I'm a massive fan, bigger and better than all of you because I live in London and my dad supported Chelsea" thread...

[Yeboii 1,844]

I just kinda stumbled on Chelsea and Lampard became one of my idols when I was a kid. I started supporting Chelsea and could not imagine supporting another club. Chelsea is nr 1 in the world in my book and has been since I can remember really.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

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

[Roquila 1,335]

Probably want to drop some of these supporters groups a message mate.....

Sweden - Founded 1994

Cyprus - Founded 1992

Iceland - Founded 1997

Malta - Founded 1996

Norway - Founded 1980

Switzerland - Founded 2001

Australia - Founded 1988

Canda - Founded 1998

Hong Kong - Founded 1996

Indonisia - Founded 2003

Japan - Founded 2003

South Africa - Founded 1994

USA - Founded 1998

Add to that Chelsea FC Kosovo Fan Club! Founded in 2013 and officially accepted by Chelsea FC.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Just a generic "I'm a massive fan, bigger and better than all of you because I live in London and my dad supported Chelsea" thread...

"I was born in the Shed, Osgood used to shag my mum, and ive been to more games than cathy mcdonnell."

[zolayes 14,489]

I was born in the Shed, Osgood used to shag my mum, and ive been to more games than cathy mcdonnell.

I became a fan (and a glory hunter ) on my 70th birthday

[Rmpr 8,977]

Are you TOPTB in disguise?

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

I was born in the Shed, Osgood used to shag my mum, and ive been to more games than cathy mcdonnell.

Yeah, but did you eat more steak and kidney pies on a cold wet Tuesday night in Rotherham in "82 than Cath did?

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Yeah, but did you eat more steak and kidney pies on a cold wet Tuesday night in Rotherham in "82 than Cath did?

hahaha ! She wasnt such a munter then

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

I became a fan (and a glory hunter ) on my 70th birthday

fair,, play,,,,

[Beirut_Blues 306]

I'm just trying to understand it , as I don't see all these people from other countries following Charlton or Millwall( apart from the odd Dutch fella down at the Den), we were in similar positions to these two clubs 30 years ago and I didn't see any about then... So I am trying to be proved wrong that they are not just here for the silverware..

i fully understand and i often think the same..but im being a hypocrite talkin like this.. i jst dnt knw the answer.

good thread though.