Subject: Chelsea Preview

We Owe Them One(At least)

Peter Gilbert  13.1.00

If ever you should feel that life is getting you down, that you are battling against uneven odds, that you can hardly drag your tired body through another exhausting day on this planet of ours then think back to the achievements of Leicester City over the last four seasons and if you have an ounce of Royal Blue blood in you then you will be inspired to carry on and you will succeed in all that you try to do.
We are so privileged to support Leicester City for we are no flash in the pan, no concoction of mercenary fighters, no world wide marketing exercise, Oh no!!  we are the real thing, the stuff that dreams are made of but with strong foundations and loyal support.

The achievements of our team over the last few weeks has been quite remarkable, we have achieved against all the odds and we are on the threshold of a dream that will see us rubbing shoulders with the so called elite. But I repeat - we are the real thing, we are the bedrock of all that is good in English football and because of this we will win the day, and survive and move on and win another day and grow and develop.  Can't you just feel the volcano we are sitting on?

And because of this strength we have, we will be no easy pickings for any avaricious vultures who are flying in the air looking for weak stragglers; so think on Chelsea; we'll be coming down to see you on Saturday and we'll be all fired up and ready for action fresh from our recent cup successes over London Clubs.

We do not fear this game or any other...........WE ARE LEICESTER CITY - THE MIGHTY  ROYAL BLUES.

Chelsea for me sum up all that is wrong with British football. They have a glorious past and a strong tradition of producing fine players from their ranks. But their wheels have come off the track and they can no longer produce a string of Brits. . so with wads of City money in their pockets they have spread a World Wide Web and have trawled in a whole host of foreign players who's mission is to 'Win Something! Win anything - Just win something.' They have ex Prime Ministers in the stands and an ex sports minister' and untold conglomerations of celebs. who are 'Chelsea Fans' when they're in town. In fact people have been falling over to support them , it's the place to be seen these days 'The Bridge.' David Mellor (a dyed in the wool Fulham fan who must have thought about 'coming out' last night.) even built a political career on being a Chelsea fan ensuring that he and John Major always sat together.
But in all honesty they've won nothing of any great distinction yet with this rag tag army of theirs, they have no foundation and their fan base is disillusioned with it all.
The other week when they played Southampton they didn't have a British player travelling on the coach with them, what might I ask are they contributing to English football?

And so because of what we are and what they are too I hope we beat them and upset the media circus and the city financiers and the patronising sycophantic clap trap that emanates from Millionaire Mellor's well groomed vocal chords.
I hope we beat them for the sake of the man in the street, the kids on the terraces and the mums with a part time job slaving away to buy a replica kit somewhere 'Up North.'. Chelsea and their like are laughing at Joe Public, they're fleecing him, taking him for a ride.
I'm not going to mention any of their players, suffice to say they deserve a good thrashing and I hope we give it to them in a lethal dose and then 'real' football supporters the world over will laugh into their scarves and pray for the day when the beautiful game returns and their dreams can be seen, and realised and are kept burning in their hearts.

Did You Know?
1. Chelsea owe their existence to Fulham;The Cottagers rejected the offer to rent Stamford Bridge who's owner Mr H.A. Mears was determined to have a football team play there, and so he formed Chelsea.
2. They have been league Champs. just once in 1954/55.
3. They have been in 5 FA Cup Finals, winning 2.
4. They have played in 8 European campaigns and have won The Cup Winners Cup twice. They have never played in the European Cup but got into this seasons Champions League competition through the back door.
5. Ex Chelsea player Vinnie Jones holds the record for the fastest ever booking when in a 5th Round FA Cup tie he was shown the yellow card after only 3(three,trois) seconds.
6. Chelsea player Jimmy Greaves became the youngest ever player to net 100 goals, he achieved this when only 20 years and 261 days.
7. They came third in the league last season.