It might just have been that your post was a bit too specific and maybe from the thousands who frequent the local train stations on a match day few could be bothered to reply your post.

Personally I wonder how or if you still manage to relate and associate with a team full of foreign footballers who are only here for the money. I dont think chelsea are the worse for this. Like arsenal in recent seasons where they have not had a single British player playing for them these players could be playing for any other team in europe wearing different colours.

Maybe its just me but during the last world cup I remember hearing all these players names, I knew they played in the premiership but I couldnt tell you who they played for. I reckon I could name you more players from a 1986 Chelsea team than I could from today - I could certainly spell their names more accurately (even Doug Rougvie).

As for chelsea finishing in a coveted champions league place - I obviously dont care too much but from from an outsiders point of view its nice to see different teams play in the competition (albeit spurs). I had had enough of chelsea v liverpool. its also nice we have now at last reached a proper competitive competition unlike the dull group stages - the competition would lose its interest again for me if one country's teams dominates the semi finals though.