Besides the Russian oligarch criminal blood money factor their history of white supremacy sickens me and is often overlookedThey were probably the 3rd/4th most consistent team the decade prior to Roman. You know as well as I do that Wandsworth and Mitcham have a shyt load of Chelsea fans from around that time.
Now I will agree with you that Chelsea do have some plastic element about them, as I know Chelsea fans were complaining about the atmosphere changing at the Bridge back in the early 00's as their season tickets were getting higher under Captain Birdseye's ownership. But you cannot dismiss the fact that they were a successful cup team the decade prior to Roman. They were no different to what Spurs were in the 80's.




