Glory Hunter me ?

[SystemBlueBob 0]

  Badboy said:

Thats what american "soccer" fans do.

Sadly, it is what many London Chelsea fans do too.

[Badboy 1,526]

  SystemBlueBob said:

Sadly, it is what many London Chelsea fans do too.

I agree !

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

  Badboy said:

Badboy quote's himself

"When you can"

"when you can"

"when you can"

"when you can"

"when you can"

"when you can"

"When you can"

"when you can"

"when you can"

"WHEN YOU CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

This means when you have the time money and the right means to go the match !

Dont roll your eyes at me sunshine............Maybe when you grow and realise that the world doesnt revolve around football you'll understand where I'm coming from. Your opinion on a glory hunter changes season to season. Make your mind up and stick to it......

[Badboy 1,526]

  Aesthetic Relic said:

Dont roll your eyes at me sunshine............Maybe when you grow and realise that the world doesnt revolve around football you'll understand where I'm coming from. Your opinion on a glory hunter changes season to season. Make your mind up and stick to it......

1. "Dont roll your eyes at me sunshine" Why what are you going to do ?

2. "Maybe when you grow and realise that the world doesnt revolve around football you'll understand where I'm coming from" Please quote me when i said the world revolves around football.

3."Your opinion on a glory hunter changes season to season. Make your mind up and stick to it"

Again quote me !

[Cameron 30]

If I developed a liking for, lets say, AC Milan and eventually said that yes I am a fan/ supporter of them. But had never been to the San Siro before, like the tens of thousands that do pay their hard earned cash to go and support AC Milan, I would say that was rather insulting to those fans at the San Siro, to say that I supported Milan as much as them.

Anyway, to the topic starter. I don't you're a glory hunter, but seriously, why do you need to be reassured that you're a fan or whatever?

Edited July 24, 2009 by Cameron

[SeanO 7]

I tend to get called "Glory Hunter" as i'm a Chelsea fan from Birmingham. I don't really care what people think about me when say that, I was never really a football fan that much only watch England every so often. But then I watched a random Chelsea match about 3 years ago and I've been hooked ever since, I watch all the matchs I can and if I had the money I'd have a season ticket. I go threw all the up's and down's with Chelsea and plan to for the rest of my life, so I know i'm not a Glory Hunter as I'm never going to jump ship what ever happens.

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Gd man SeanO

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

  Badboy said:

1. "Dont roll your eyes at me sunshine" Why what are you going to do ?

2. "Maybe when you grow and realise that the world doesnt revolve around football you'll understand where I'm coming from" Please quote me when i said the world revolves around football.

3."Your opinion on a glory hunter changes season to season. Make your mind up and stick to it"

Again quote me !

1. Stick an apple in your mouth and spit roast you......

2. Figure of speech

3. Hold on while I trawl through several seasons of posts to find an exact quote

[Shane 2,275]

I'll be honest and I only started having an intrest in Football about 6 years ago. It was accutally a week before my birthday and alot of my mates supported football teams, I consulted my older brother who is a Man United fan and asked him who I should support, He suggested Chelsea as they will be good next season as RA just took over and were linked with many players. From that day I supported Chelsea and couldn't give a shit if i'm called a gloryhunter, because a gloryhunter would have left when we went 3 years without winning the league.

[warnie_666 1,081]

I dont think anyone needs to give an explanation when and why they supported Chelsea.

[Cameron 30]

  warnie_666 said:

I dont think anyone needs to give an explanation when and why they supported Chelsea.

They may not need to, but if they want to share why they started supporting Chelsea, why not?

[warnie_666 1,081]

I dont mind, but it seems like fans out here are trying to prove they are not glory hunters. And I feel no one needs to prove anything, we all know that everyone out here are genuine fans, a fake fan wont make an effort to search for Chelsea Forum and post in it....

Its just that this thread is wrong. May be we can have a thread where everyone shares how and why and when they started supporting Chelsea.

[Ray. 217]

TBH, I don't care if people think of me as a Glory Hunter. I decided to become a Chelsea Supporter after the FA Cup this year, and have supported the team ever since, OK I haven't been to many away games yet. Fulham has been my first Away Game and Aston Villa will be my second next week and possibly more and maybe even a Euro Away game at some point, other than that I've been to every home game so far and will definitely be continuing going to home games and will be looking into getting a Season Ticket next year. I know there are many people who can't afford to go to games, I don't think that makes you any the less a fan than someone like myself who tries to go to as many games as he can. You just go with you heart and enjoy it whether it's going to a match, watching it in a pub, at home, or on the internet. I'm certainly enjoying it so much and would never question someone elses support. The way I see it is we are like one big family which is growing all the time and we should support one another.

Edited October 10, 2009 by Blueray

[BlueLion. 21,491]

At the end of the day, I don't give a shit who someone supports, as long as they stick by that team for life.

[Ray. 217]

  On 10/10/2009 at 07:41, BlueLion said:

At the end of the day, I don't give a shit who someone supports, as long as they stick by that team for life.

Well said

[Elliott 7]

  On 10/10/2009 at 07:41, BlueLion said:

At the end of the day, I don't give a shit who someone supports, as long as they stick by that team for life.

I agree with that sentiment.

I'm pretty sick of people saying that those who support big clubs are automatically glory hunters.

These days, there are several ways you're going to get into a football club

1 - taken along by your dad etc

2 - going with your mates in your teens as something to do

3 - seeing a team on tv

With options 1 and 2, the club is ingrained into you early on, and it also means it'll likely be your local club, who may or may not be a good side. Well, with option 1, it is also somewhat likely its not your local team, as was the case with me.

With option 3, its likely to be a top side, for two reasons. a) the top sides are most commonly on TV and you're not gonna root for the shit team are you? It's not human nature I don't think, not usually anyway.

If you're lucky enough to have a football supporting dad, then option 1 is where you get your team. If you're lucky enough to live near the ground of a football team, then option 2 is where you may get your team. If not, then, what you're left with option 3. And as Alex said, as long as you then stick with that team, I see no problem with it.

[Ray. 217]

  On 10/10/2009 at 16:22, Elliott said:

I agree with that sentiment.

I'm pretty sick of people saying that those who support big clubs are automatically glory hunters.

These days, there are several ways you're going to get into a football club

1 - taken along by your dad etc

2 - going with your mates in your teens as something to do

3 - seeing a team on tv

With options 1 and 2, the club is ingrained into you early on, and it also means it'll likely be your local club, who may or may not be a good side. Well, with option 1, it is also somewhat likely its not your local team, as was the case with me.

With option 3, its likely to be a top side, for two reasons. a) the top sides are most commonly on TV and you're not gonna root for the shit team are you? It's not human nature I don't think, not usually anyway.

If you're lucky enough to have a football supporting dad, then option 1 is where you get your team. If you're lucky enough to live near the ground of a football team, then option 2 is where you may get your team. If not, then, what you're left with option 3. And as Alex said, as long as you then stick with that team, I see no problem with it.

I'm definitely option 3 and I don't care what anyone thinks. The best piece of advice that i've had is from Mark Worrall who said the following to me from a personal email that I had with Mark

For me supporting Chelsea isn’t so much about the football (CFC were dreadful when I started following them properly) but more about the shared experience and the glorious unpredictability that comes with the territory of being a football fan.

One final thing, dont let anyone tease you about being a JCL (Johnny Come Lately) the club has to grow its fan base somehow, and its my considered opinion that every new supporter that chooses CFC is one less fan for the likes of Rottenham Dropspur or Do You Come From Manchester United.

He also gave me lots of advice as for reading and have taken a lot of inspiration and met him briefly at the Tottenham game

Edited October 10, 2009 by Blueray

[.Cee 50]

  On 25/07/2009 at 02:00, warnie_666 said:

I dont think anyone needs to give an explanation when and why they supported Chelsea.

That's because some people feel insecure about why they support Chelsea so they feel they need to justify themselves. And I agree nobody actually needs to give an explanation as long as they stick by for life.

Edited October 10, 2009 by .Citraningsih