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Newcastle did splash the cash in the 90s and were praised by the media and labelled them as everyone's second favourite team

 
one of the worse cases of anti-Chelsea sentiment was when the sun offered £10,000 to anyone who'd score against Chelsea cos we hadn't conceded in the first six games or something in 2005-6 campaign...never seen anything like it before or since...our dominance was boring apparently...

funny how when arse and utd have strolled the lge it's glory wenger/fergie bs...

found the sun's article when Moore did it...even muppet O'Leary was bemused at stick Chelsea were getting

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/225362/Chelsea-2-Aston-Villa-1.html

 
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On the internet channel i watched the match on it was very pro pool.....Even when chelsea fans were reasonably loud they would say ...its gone quiet here....etc........no one ever says ...Chelsea fans are in fine voice.......No one likes us

 
See it as a positive, it's great poking fingers in people's eyes.

We know who we are... 

What is strange every other clubs says the same

 
Tim W said:
See it as a positive, it's great poking fingers in people's eyes.

We know who we are...

What is strange every other clubs says the same
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Exactly. Every fan of every club thinks the same, laughably even Liverpool.Is there a media bias? maybe, but we do bring a fair chunk of it on ourselves.

Personally I find the self wallowing and self pitying that goes on regarding any media bias very dull, though I'm very aware I'm very much in the minority.

If you really think there is a bias dont let it dominate your life as some seem to, leave playing the victim card to other fans - focus your frustration on supporting the team, instead of inventing scenarios to support your theories (Drogba not winning a player of the month - I mean, seriously...?) channel the engeries in a positive manner or it will take over your life!

We just need to get on with it, f**k em all ...

 
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I'm glad were not universally liked, I do not read papers, or watch the news and don't listen to talk sh*te radio. I just support Chels. f**k Em All!

 
Clug ? that should have read Club...sorry, and this morning on Sky Paul McCarthy doing the papers mentioned Sam Wallace's piece and went on to say "Only John Terry could get convicted of rascist abuse and still make himself the martyr".

So Mr McCarthy Firstly the FA's Kangeroo court deciding to find him guilty does not constitute a conviction, Secondly John Terry was not making a big thing of it or trying to make himself out to be a martyr, no doubt if he'd shook Bernsteins hand the press would have found fault with that. Thirdly just F*ck off.

 
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Good post Myles I'm don't forget last weeks semi final.
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And getting slatted for being the first European champions for going out in the group stages even though we finished up with10 points. More than the arse if i am not mistaken? and scoring the most goal at that stage of the competion. Thats right all you media outlets Lucky,boring old Chelsea.B******* to the lot of ya!

 
Us and City had two of the toughest groups (imo) Manure got off lightly as per usual. I'm glad I don't buy a paper any more this website it the best place to get Chelsea news and opionion ..I do watch SSN but half the time I end up turning over or shouting at the telly...

Fleet street can kiss my ar*e

 
I don't notice it because I don't pay attention to tabloids.  If you're liked you're doing it wrong anyway. 

 
As mentioned in some of the later posts, fans of every club tend to think the media is against them and often fail to see any criticism of other teams or players. One caller into 606 had me in stitches when he said "the only reason this is getting blown out of proportion is because it is Suarez - if it was someone like John Terry then nothing would be made of it". Yes as Chelsea fans we know that statement is totally wrong and all hell would break loose however for this guy he only sees criticism of Liverpool and Suarez in particular. United fans tend to think Rooney is persecuted. I'm sure if a survey was done across all the premiership clubs they would all be able to pick out alleged media prejudice against their club or one of their players.

 
Very good points brought out in the posts. I can't say I really care about what the media says much though. I don't even watch the local news or read the newspapers because all that the news talk about is who's dead and who blew who up. If the media prefers to dislike the club then it always gives a positive boost for me because I can separate the ones who start talking the same story they saw on the news. Personally I prefer to create my own picture of a situation rather then base it on someone elses opinion. KTBFFH Chelsea Forever. Fact is we are still the European champions and the media can't deny the success this club has had.

 
I can't help but think if John Terry had taken a chunk out of for example Rio Ferdinand's arm the press and FA would be angling toward a lifelong ban from football.

The media and FA are so anti - Chelsea it is unreal, it goes without saying we need a Manager who can manipulate the press in our favour. Alex Ferguson has done it for years and the now more experienced and controlled Jose Mourinho can do exactly the same.

THE UK PRESS LOVE THE SPECIAL ONE

 
Myles_91 said:
A couple of months ago (more than a couple, probably about a year or two) I posted a thread on the topic in question and a debate ensued as to whether there was a legitimate case as to whether there was an inherent bias against Chelsea in the media, many agreed and some said it was paranoia as all teams felt their team was harshly criticised by the media? Today I saw 3 Liverpool players who should have been sent off, and pundits/journalists laughing and joking about the Suarez incident. The BBC headline reads "Suarez apologises for Ivanovic 'bite'". The BBC clearly siding with Suarez and almost taking an apologetic stance on what was a grotesque incident.

Want to know what the headline was after Hazard's incident at Swansea? "Hazard kicks ballboy". Not only factually misleading and inaccurate but also no mention of Hazard's reconciliation with the ballboy and Swansea officials afterwards. 

I know it can't be me being paranoid when non-Chelsea fans tell me there is a bias against us as well.

For the doubters amongst you can I ask you one thing:

1. If Arsenal/United/Liverpool/Spurs had won the Champions League having been 2-0 down at Barca and down to 10 men (drawing 2-2) and beating Bayern in their own back yard with key players absent, do you think the style of football would have been questioned?

2. If John Terry had bitten the arm of a Liverpool player do you think pundits would be laughing & joking with journalists urging the FA not to give a lengthy ban?

3. Do you think Didier Drogba would have received at least one player of the month award if he played for any other club?

4. Do you think there would have been an investigation into Roman Abramovich's background/wealth if he had acquired Man Utd, Liverpool or even Spurs?

5. Do you think any other club would have been labelled "boring" having just set a record for points and clean sheets in a 38 game season?

6. Do you think Liverpool fans would be blamed for their teams performances if Gary Neville became their manager and was proven to be inept? (or Spurs fans if Tony Adams became their manager)

7. If United or Liverpool had been on the receiving end of Ovrebo how do you think the media would have reacted? (Bear in mind the outrage at the Nani red - which was correct IMO)

When Drogba scored that offside goal at Old Trafford I watched Sky Sports replay it every day for four times an hour until the midweek games on the Tuesday and site it as "the reason Chelsea will win the title" despite us being in control and United themselves have a handball goal awarded. History was effectively allowed to be re-written. That week we benefitted from a decision against Bolton and a decision against Villa in the FA Cup semi. Sky would not let it go, they put a collage of video clips highlighting our "luck" and the key decisions that went for us, until a decision went against us, that was against Spurs in a 2-1 defeat.

The FA bent their own rules and undermined a court of law to ban a Chelsea player, the media did not even kick up a fuss, they actually went a step further and condemned the FA for not making the ban longer. The FA gave us a suspended 3 point penalty for the Ashley Cole affair with Arsenal chairman and FA chairman David Dein conducting contract talks, not once did the media scrutinise the obvious conflict of interests. FIFA tried to put a transfer embargo on us and the media couldn't wait to twist the knife, when vindicated there was no acknowledgement, it was just "Roman paid FIFA"

If people want to live in blissful ignorance of the bias that's fine but I refuse to.
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Agree with everything except that pundits on sky weren't laughing and joking. Souness and redknapp were completely horrified and made no attempt to hide their disgust. I hate anti chelsea media, really riles me. Our champion league campaign was absolutely fantastic and we got condemned for our style of football. Though sky did make that program on us winning. 

 
If JT was a Liverpool player he would be the most hated player on this forum without any shadow of a doubt. If Suarez was a Chelsea player the vast majority of posters would be defending him today.

Supporting a football club is a visceral thing. Criticism of the club is felt as if one of your family was criticised.

If we are disliked more than most other clubs it is because we are not particularly likeable. 

Believing that there is a refereeing conspiracy against us is pure paranoia.

And in the end none of it matters, because none of it can take away the pure pleasure we get as fans when our team does well.

 
Liam said:
If we are disliked more than most other clubs it is because we are not particularly likeable.
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You're saying the media has no influence on how people view the club, which begs the question, why do they try so damn hard?

 
Liam said:
Believing that there is a refereeing conspiracy against us is pure paranoia.
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Not a conspiracy, you miss the point. The way we're viewed influences referees, just as it does for Barcelona, only the other way around. Referees are human beings too and they can be influenced, believe it or not, otherwise Fergie and Jose wouldn't try so damn hard. If you know nobody will really focus on a mistake against Chelsea but be up in arms if one goes in our favour, of course it's going to have an affect, even if it's only subconscious. You probably treat different people differently Liam without realising, we all do, and how we behave towards them is influenced by what we think, even if it all goes on in the subconscious mind.  Attractive people get treated differently and so on. Refute it all you like. Chelsea have a real problem and believing it is paranoia is misguided IMO. Anyone that knows football knows that referees can be got at, well we've got to them but not in the way we'd like, and a lot of that has to do with the media. If you give a bad call against us you will have to apologise, have we ever received an apology ourselves, from Uefa for instance? Hmm. Barca would be denied four stonewall penalties at home would they? Hmm. Sorry mate but I think you're deluded. Not one player sent off against us this season, coincidence? Not one Utd player sent off. Coincidence? My god, there's a lot of coincidences in your world. Did you know when we're losing we have the least time added on whereas when we're winning the most time is added on, and did you know the opposite is true of Utd? My god, the coincidences just never stop. 7 minutes yesterday Liam. 7 minutes. 7 minutes. When was the last time you saw that in a game? I wonder how many times Torres was booked for diving while at Liverpool? Frank Lampard had to take a penalty 3 times at Upton Park. 3 times Liam. Apparently our players were encroaching. Have you ever seen that before, ever? Sorry but I refuse to believe Chelsea don't come in for special treatment. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

 
The bottom line is, since Abramovich took over, we have become public enemy number one, and some of that was of our own making. Ashley Cole, Peter Kenyon, Frank Arnesen, Steven Gerrard etc, we started trying to poach people left right and centre, breaking rules on occasion, as well as poaching youths of other clubs and so on, we even tried to lure the England manager, Sven, and denied it and then got caught with our trousers down. We embarked on the biggest transfer splurge ever seen and gatecrashed the party. We had it all our own way. The media decided they would give us a game, a game we couldn't win, and they have come after us ever since, whipping up hatred towards us, and the media is very powerful, if it weren't successive Prime Ministerial candidates wouldn't have tried to ingratiate themselves with Murdoch. Ever since, I'm afraid, there's a been a witch-hunt. We get treated far differently to other clubs.

 
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