Chelsea Will Always be the Pride of London

Anyone suggesting that we shouldn't express our disappointment simply because the boss "saved" us is wrong and must answer these basic facts. Do you know Chelsea still had ambition even before Roman? I am for one, among the few people who will not keep quiet simply coz the boss has said, No way!!! Firing RDM is debatable,(some agree and some dont) but bringing Rafa to the Bridge is something else. I will support Chelsea and Rafa, but not because I agree with Roman. On this, I dont. I will support Rafa because I still love Chelsea and he is in charge and more importantly, other than express my dissatisfaction, there's pretty much nothing I can do.

Prior to 2003, Chelsea still had fans. We still had our ambitions. We still had our pride. There are those who still walked down the Fulham road every match day even when it was clear there wouldn't be any trophy at the end of the season. Those were the true fans and they are still there. No matter what, fans are stake holders. Some have season tickets, some buy the merchandise and some support the club in more than one way. Chelsea being the "pride of London" is not a phrase that came into existence after Roman, it was there even before he came calling. It was there even when Arsenal were literally ruling London. To us the fans, Chelsea will and has always been the "pride of London" and it didnt matter if we went 50years without Epl title. We were still the pride of London.

When fans turn against you, then it will matter less if you are the owner. It has happened before with Mike Ashley at Newcastle. Eventually, he had to listen to the fans since they too are stakeholders. And you know what, the result is Newcastle is now enjoying some stability, with a coach who has an eight year contract. They may not win any trophy, but in a way they will meet some of their season objectives.

You give an example of Portsmouth,I could give you Rangers, Leeds and most recently Real Oviedo in Spain, and many other Clubs who have faced the same fate. One thing is for sure, true fans have always remained with the Club, regardless of where the club is. And fact is, even mid table Clubs (Newcastle, Everton and Stoke) also have their ambitions, and more often they do meet their ambitions. You dont support a Club because it wins trophies (Arsenal are agree). Supporting a Club is an emotional feeling that trophies alone cant be the reason. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton and Blackburn though relegated at the end of last season still have fans to this day.

You make unpopular decisions, you probably will get away with the first one. Make a second and a third and you will be forced to sell the the club. To me, Abramovic's first unpopular decision was firing Mourihno, the second one is not firing RDM, but rather it is bringing Rafa, a man who is on the record to have insulted the same Chelsea fans he expects to win over their trust.

Ensure you read those banners on Sunday, then you will know, that Frank Oloo is not alone and obviously not ready to be told "he will never walk alone!" He knows that already!!!

Sincerely,

Frank Oloo