Ok, it seems the point of my post has been somewhat lost along the way, as some posters have chosen to focus on one aspect of my post, and ignore the rest.
Are those who have denounced me as 'fairweather' annoyed because I have criticised the way we are playing of late, or simply because they feel I have not been supporting Chelsea long enough to be allowed to do so?-which for the record is actually 14 years (I said 10 or so as I didn't think it was that important, clearly I was wrong)
Bluebeard (sorry to include you) and others agree with me regarding our performances of late, but no one has had a go at them. Clearly, many have been supporting Chelsea longer than me (and many haven't), but am I to take it then that there is a cut-off point, a year after which you become fairweather and no amount of support from the club from this moment onwards makes you a 'true' fan? Bit pathetic if so, don't you think?
I have posted on this forum for years now, way back when it was in the old, old format, and this is one of the few times when i've come out and had a pop at the way we are playing, as given the money we now have, and the players and manager we now have, it has been poor of late.
What you miscontrued Just, is that my saying i've had enough meant that I no longer intend to follow Chelsea just because i'm exasperated at the way we are playing as of late, and you have run with that idea, despite the fact that I have reaffirmed my support in the subsequent post.
Not once have I said I will give up on us, and I never will. I am, however, perfectly entitled to have a go at our performances of late, as they have not been what you would expect from a team with such talent in it. Perhaps, just perhaps, Just et al, my post shows the amount I care for the club, rather than the spoilt brat ranting of a 'fairweather fan?'
I would hope that those who have been on the forums for a while would have faith that it is the former.
I am not the first to criticise the club, the players and the manager this season, and I certainly won't be the last. If it helps, I apologise for the sensationalist tone of my post heading, but the assumptions that have been made as a result about the entire nature of my support and love for the club, are a bit extreme to say the least.
Fair enough?
Are those who have denounced me as 'fairweather' annoyed because I have criticised the way we are playing of late, or simply because they feel I have not been supporting Chelsea long enough to be allowed to do so?-which for the record is actually 14 years (I said 10 or so as I didn't think it was that important, clearly I was wrong)
Bluebeard (sorry to include you) and others agree with me regarding our performances of late, but no one has had a go at them. Clearly, many have been supporting Chelsea longer than me (and many haven't), but am I to take it then that there is a cut-off point, a year after which you become fairweather and no amount of support from the club from this moment onwards makes you a 'true' fan? Bit pathetic if so, don't you think?
I have posted on this forum for years now, way back when it was in the old, old format, and this is one of the few times when i've come out and had a pop at the way we are playing, as given the money we now have, and the players and manager we now have, it has been poor of late.
What you miscontrued Just, is that my saying i've had enough meant that I no longer intend to follow Chelsea just because i'm exasperated at the way we are playing as of late, and you have run with that idea, despite the fact that I have reaffirmed my support in the subsequent post.
Not once have I said I will give up on us, and I never will. I am, however, perfectly entitled to have a go at our performances of late, as they have not been what you would expect from a team with such talent in it. Perhaps, just perhaps, Just et al, my post shows the amount I care for the club, rather than the spoilt brat ranting of a 'fairweather fan?'
I would hope that those who have been on the forums for a while would have faith that it is the former.
I am not the first to criticise the club, the players and the manager this season, and I certainly won't be the last. If it helps, I apologise for the sensationalist tone of my post heading, but the assumptions that have been made as a result about the entire nature of my support and love for the club, are a bit extreme to say the least.
Fair enough?
