15 Dec 2025 08:59:50
Questions for everyone to keep the site more active:
What made you support Chelsea?
There are no wrong answers.
I am Lithuanian myself so did not watch premier league games before coming to England.
And once my parents brought me here (I was 16 at the time) at 2003 I started to support Chelsea as most English people disliked it (Because of Russian Mafia Money - Abramovich) .
So it was more of the support our own (he is Russian though) and stand against everyone else.
15 Dec 2025 10:57:36
Lrdit, I like the the idea of supporting anting because everyone hates it.
My reason is very simple. I worshipped the greatest player I have ever seen play football, Jimmy Greaves and although I was devastated when we sold him, apparently to save the club, I just carried on supporting what was a very young group of players!
15 Dec 2025 11:47:43
Family. Although my dad’s parents moved down to London, from Yorkshire, when he was a kid, and my grandad was a big Leeds fan. I’m in the rather unique position of being a Chelsea fan with a soft spot for Leeds (and most things Yorkshire) .
15 Dec 2025 12:04:43
Grandad, dad, myself and my son fortunately no choice for us.
15 Dec 2025 13:30:07
Arrived from Ireland as a seven year old, it was coming up to the cup final in the sixties.
I the school play yard there were two lines, one for Us and the other for Spurs.
There were less in our line so I picked us only to be beaten 2-1, I was gutted but supported us ever since, many people suggested I see a shrink.
15 Dec 2025 14:44:39
No family ties. My parents were Irish and my Dad wasn’t interested in football. He was a big fan of Gaelic football (the Kingdom ) . I can’t specifically remember why I started supporting Chelsea.
I was brought up in North West London where there was big support for Chelsea. Also a kid on our street invited me to go to Chelsea with his Dad;my first ever football game: it was probably that; never looked back.
15 Dec 2025 15:18:34
First game I saw a 3 3 with Coventry got bitten by the bug
Lived in south London although Palace was nearer Chelsea were the easiest team to get to as there was a bus outside my house to Victoria,
15 Dec 2025 17:12:48
I was hooked early. After my parents divorced - when I was a kid - I moved with my mother to Godstone where the man who then took care of my Mum (she wasn't well much of the time) and me became a surrogate father figure. It was John who introduced me to CFC. He had been brought up in a pre-gentrified Fulham and had himself been Chelsea fan since a kid when his father took him to games.
John used to drive me to home matches well before kickoff so he could get a few in at one of the pubs near the ground and catch up with some of his mates. I was happy to sit quietly downing a coke or two. The deal was that I would back up his story to my Mum - it was her car- that we had to get there early cos of the traffic and parking problems!
Docherty's Chelsea were generally good to watch. But I reckon I also invested considerable emotional energy in my support for them cos of my family circumstances. Going to games was a wonderful opportunity to let off steam - and still can be!
Well you asked the question Lrdit so I took myself on a trip down memory lane. Thank you!
15 Dec 2025 20:19:40
Yes great question Lrdit, It has been interesting to read our posters stories. I agree about keeping the site alive and busy even if we disagree.
15 Dec 2025 21:38:09
Totally agree Jimbo, yes more posters the better no matter what people's views are, all are welcome.