mourinho leaves Chelsea!

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

It will be interesting to see what the crowd reaction will be at the next home game.

Probably the same as against Rosenborg, a half empty stadium because all the glory hunters stay at home.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Probably the same as against Rosenborg, a half empty stadium because all the glory hunters stay at home.

Pretty much all Chelsea fans are glory hunters imo, you don't tend to get many football fans living in Kensington and Knightsbridge, so they are hardly supporting their local team are they?

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Pretty much all Chelsea fans are glory hunters imo, you don't tend to get many football fans living in Kensington and Knightsbridge, so they are hardly supporting their local team are they?

But there's the fans that have been supporting them 4+ years and the ones who have supported them 1-4 years

[BBKing]

you don't tend to get many football fans living in Kensington and Knightsbridge

Plenty of Chelsea fans out in the south-west suburbs where I live. I'm glad to say that the younger generation are inclined more towards the Gunners, though, in my experience (the lads who have an evening kickabout opposite my house, for instance).

plus Spurs have a decent squad and a bit of cash,

I would disagree with both of those statements. I present 'swapping £16m for Darren Bent' for my supporting evidence for both points.

Mourinho might make a good pundit - none of the big clubs (we're talking European top eight here, Spurs fans) are going to be needing a manager in the next five months or so until the first Champions League exits. You can rule out any of the British top four, so that's AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid. I'd go for Inter based on a shaky start to their group matches.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by BBKing

Plenty of Chelsea fans out in the south-west suburbs where I live. I'm glad to say that the younger generation are inclined more towards the Gunners, though, in my experience (the lads who have an evening kickabout opposite my house, for instance).

South-west Chelsea, wouldn't be nearer to Fulham than Chelsea by any chance, think I'll stick with my original statement if so

[BBKing]

Well, Chelsea's ground is in Fulham, as any Fulham fan will bore your backside off about if you give him the chance. Fulham isn't as posh as Kensington by any means, although it's not exactly a slum.

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I've lived in South West London all my life and have followed Chelsea closely a lot longer than the last 5 years, from the days of when Dennis Wise went over, Gullit as manager etc etc. I actually used to support Wimbledon in the times of the Crazy Gang, but once Kinnear left and the Norwegians came in I became disheartened. And when they moved to Milton Keynes I had enough (to me Wimbledon was always about being in South London - thje South London spirit as such) and just started taking more of an interest in Chelsea. Does that make me a glory hunter? If I was then surely I'd have started supporting Arsenal.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Does that make me a glory hunter?

What you asking us for? You should know the reason why you chose them above clubs like AFC Wimboldon etc

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Originally Posted by BBKing

Well, Chelsea's ground is in Fulham, as any Fulham fan will bore your backside off about if you give him the chance. Fulham isn't as posh as Kensington by any means, although it's not exactly a slum.

I know it's not a slum, very nice in fact, also has a lot more 'real' people there then in certain other areas

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I dont see why it makes you a glory hunter if you do not support a 'local' club. People support Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool from all over the world. Could it be because they actually like the team and hence supposrt them? Chelsea were hardly enjoying any glory previous to the Roman era anyway. It does annoy me when people say that you're a glory hunter if you follow a club outside your locality, and it also annoys me when people say you only follow a club (i,.e chelsea) cause of the money. I think more thought should go into it before making such statements.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

People support Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool from all over the world. Could it be because they actually like the team and hence supposrt them? Chelsea were hardly enjoying any glory previous to the Roman era anyway. It does annoy me when people say that you're a glory hunter if you follow a club outside your locality, and it also annoys me when people say you only follow a club (i,.e chelsea) cause of the money. I think more thought should go into it before making such statements.

Strange comments from some one whose club got moved hundreds of miles because of a lack of support from the local community and council. Did you find it hard switching teams? I know if my club went out of business, there is no way on Earth I could support another

Don't you think the vast majority of fans abroad support teams in their country and cities first and foremost, pretty bleak future for their leagues if they don't

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

I dont see why it makes you a glory hunter if you do not support a 'local' club. People support Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool from all over the world. Could it be because they actually like the team and hence supposrt them? Chelsea were hardly enjoying any glory previous to the Roman era anyway. It does annoy me when people say that you're a glory hunter if you follow a club outside your locality, and it also annoys me when people say you only follow a club (i,.e chelsea) cause of the money. I think more thought should go into it before making such statements.

I've always believed that you follow support a club because you have an affinity to them.

I support Everton, my father supported Everton, I was born and bred in Liverpool.

I can't understand people who choose a team to support, the team chooses you. How could I support, for example, a London club. I'm not from London, I don't even like the place, to be brutily honest I'm not that keen on the people either - I have nothing in common with anything in London - So how could I support a London team. In my opinion that works both ways. I don't see how anyone outside of Liverpool or Manchester could support those teams if they have no ties to the Cities or the people. They will not have the passion for the club.

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Strange comments from some one whose club got moved hundreds of miles because of a lack of support from the local community and council. Did you find it hard switching teams? I know if my club went out of business, there is no way on Earth I could support another

Don't you think the vast majority of fans abroad support teams in their country and cities first and foremost, pretty bleak future for their leagues if they don't

So if your team goes out of business you stop taking an interest in another? Would you stop watching football too? As I said earlier I have taken an interest in chelsea long before the roman era, even whilst i supported Wimbledon. HArd switching teams? What was hard was seeing Wimbledon destroyed as a club and moved to Milton Keynes, following another (south)London club - that I already enjoyed watching - was not. I'd never liked Crystal Palace, even less so when Wimbledon moved to Selhurst park, so I never took any interest in them.

As far as your last point goes, Chelsea is in fact in London so I don't see why people who live in London, outside The Kings Road cant support them.

[danielf]

Isn't this thread about Mourinho, rather than a chance for the fan-police to clamp down on people supporting 'the wrong team'?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

So if your team goes out of business you stop taking an interest in another?

Yes, you'd never see me wearing another teams shirt

Would you stop watching football too?

Might catch the odd game on the telly, doubt I'd ever attend another club match, unless it was to help a club avoid going out of business, like with Orient a couple of years back, hmm with hindsight though I should have just sent a cheque

As far as your last point goes, Chelsea is in fact in London so I don't see why people who live in London, outside The Kings Road cant support them

FYI I have never said who you or anyone else can support, you choose and you have your reasons for picking them, it's no one else's business, although I am firmly in the Pierre camp with regard to choosing and being picked

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Originally Posted by danielf

Isn't this thread about Mourinho, rather than a chance for the fan-police to clamp down on people supporting 'the wrong team'?

Its also about the club and their conduct and imo they aren't the wrong team, just wrong un's in charge

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Should the thread title not be changed to Mourinho Forced Out Of Chelsea? As it stands the title implies that he walked out on Chelsea, but its clear he was 'pushed'