Am I the only one who thinks that Chelsea fans should be excluded from an opinion about the Premiership?

All other fans contribute toward their respective teams by way of items bought or season tickets being purchased way in advance, which in turn contributes to that side's activity in the transfer market early in the transfer window. Those same fans are fully entitled to complain when things are not going well, and gloat when things are going swimmingly, as in a small way, they've paid for it.

Chelsea, on the other hand, are in a completely false position if you take Roman Abramovich's money  out of the equation.

'Perhaps the only answer is for teams to only be allowed to purchase players dependant on their profitability, which with Chelsea's losses amounting to the debt of a banana republic, would mean a derby with Windsor and Eton rather than Fulham'


On many sites, you listen to or read Chelsea fans constantly saying: "It's not only  about the money." Sorry Blues' fans, it is utterly and completely only about the roubles. Would Jose Mourinho have elected to join Chelsea had he not been offered two huge wads initially - one for him and one to purchase whichever mercenary was available at the time, and make him an offer he couldn't refuse!.

Perhaps the only answer is for teams to only be allowed to purchase players, dependent on their profitability, which with Chelsea's losses amounting to the debt of a banana republic, would mean a derby with Windsor and Eton rather than Fulham.

I have watched football for more years than I care to remember, and have seen domination by Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool - and through gritted teeth could do no more than doff my cap  with respect and say, "You deserved it". I cannot in Chelsea's case, because they don't! I always have a mental picture of Abramovich getting bored playing LMA or Premiership Manager, getting resoundingly beaten, then phoning up the cheatline and buying all of them.

As the team have no bearing on the the support, do they even have a right to call themselves Chelsea? Surely not. Perhaps, like MK Dons, they should be renamed Roman's Mercenaries or perhaps you could think of a better title, as Chelsea is inappropriate, don't you think?. Equally, how can a Chelsea fan possibly feel part of his or her team's success knowing they haven't contributed toward it one iota?

Again, you wonder where and who these 'fans' are. According to the radio stations I listen to, the real fans cannot afford to attend matches any longer. Confusing, isn't it?

It wouldn't be as bad if they at least played a brand of football that you could say was special. You can't admire this team. The antics of many players on the field are pathetic, to say the least, and they have a manager who is good at telling everyone who'll listen just how wonderful he and his team are, when in essence, perhaps they are not.

Hopefully, with plenty of cash coming in next term, clubs will not  forced into parting with their prized assets so readily, and a slightly more level playing field will ensue. Here's living in hope - but I doubt it, somehow.


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