What our opponents' fans are saying about us 17/18

[Ionman34]

I expect to be laughed at cos other fans hate us, but I also expect some grudging respect fir the way we played them off the park. I'm reading Shearer's review of Chelsea's win and he claims they were "content to soak up Spurs attacks". Like hell they were. We bossed the game after the initial shock of going a goal down. They scored from 3 set pieces and the 4th was when we were chasing the game. They were resolute in defence but they had to be. Surely neutral fans could see that.

They won't because they hate us.

I made the observation to my brother that they didn't actually counter attack us at all, they simply cleared the ball upfield in the hopes that someone would get on the end of it, there was nothing "constructive" in their transition.

 

[easley91]

They won't because they hate us.

I made the observation to my brother that they didn't actually counter attack us at all, they simply cleared the ball upfield in the hopes that someone would get on the end of it, there was nothing "constructive" in their transition.

Chelsea gave away a lot of dirty fouls with no bookings. Batshuayi stood in front of the ball several times when we were about to take the free kicks as well only to be booked after the 6th or 7th time.

 

[easley91]

Chelsea gave away a lot of dirty fouls with no bookings. Batshuayi stood in front of the ball several times when we were about to take the free kicks as well only to be booked after the 6th or 7th time.

Add Alonso early on down the right with no booking. Shocking decision.

 

[olliec]

Alonso should of been off by half time!

 

[Eric_s]

Yeah, nothing wrong with a bloke sitting behind his keyboard in China/America/Africa telling match going fans what support is all about...nothing wrong with that at all.

So ONLY match- going fans are real fans and can define what supporting a team mean? How narrow minded.
Do you know how difficult it is for us foreign fan because we are not able to attend games?

 

[Gb160]

Do you know how difficult it is for us foreign fan because we are not able to attend games?

I have no problem with foreign fans, i have a huge problem with match going fans getting shit from internet fans because they choose to leave when they see fit.
Maybe if you went 20-40 games per season you might understand why people do it.
Of course the day-trippers will stay till the end, its a novelty for them to actually be at a match.

 

[riggi]

I guess all who left early were vicars.

 

[tommo84]

Left straight after the Kane free-kick in stoppage time. I wanted to avoid walking through the 000s of Chelsea fans who would intercept my route to Wembley Central.

Unfortunately their fans are so plastic that they leave early even when the team is winning a semi-final against their nearest rivals.

I'm not a fan of people leaving more than a few mins before the end but I understand it on days like yesterday.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I have no problem with foreign fans, i have a huge problem with match going fans getting shit from internet fans because they choose to leave when they see fit.
Maybe if you went 20-40 games per season you might understand why people do it.
Of course the day-trippers will stay till the end, its a novelty for them to actually be at a match.

I am a match going fan and have been pretty much my whole life, first when other family members tickets were available and since 97 on my own season ticket. I get very frustrated at fans leaving early. When it's a 'day tripper' as you call it, it's especially galling as they aren't fortunate enough to be regular so they should soak up every last minute to my mind.

When it's the regulars, who leave at the same point every single time regardless of kick off day/ time, score line or importance of the match I just wonder why they're wasting their money. You know when the fixtures are well in advance, the traffic is horrendous regardless of what you do and the trains are regular with three different stations.

As a once in a while because you have an engagement to attend or a family situation, fair enough. But every bloody time, whether it's 1-1 or 4-0 (or 0-1/ 1-2)? Would they leave three minutes before the end of a movie or play? Would they leave their child's parents evening without speaking to the last teacher on the list?

Each to their own, and I won't call them names or make accusations of poor support, I just question why, if you're not emotionally invested enough in the team to want to soak up every last second, you'd waste hundreds (or thousands in some case) of pounds when you could enjoy every single game via tv/ stream for much less money and just go to the odd game here and there.

 

[Gb160]

I am a match going fan and have been pretty much my whole life, first when other family members tickets were available and since 97 on my own season ticket. I get very frustrated at fans leaving early. When it's a 'day tripper' as you call it, it's especially galling as they aren't fortunate enough to be regular so they should soak up every last minute to my mind.

When it's the regulars, who leave at the same point every single time regardless of kick off day/ time, score line or importance of the match I just wonder why they're wasting their money. You know when the fixtures are well in advance, the traffic is horrendous regardless of what you do and the trains are regular with three different stations.

As a once in a while because you have an engagement to attend or a family situation, fair enough. But every bloody time, whether it's 1-1 or 4-0 (or 0-1/ 1-2)? Would they leave three minutes before the end of a movie or play? Would they leave their child's parents evening without speaking to the last teacher on the list?

Each to their own, and I won't call them names or make accusations of poor support, I just question why, if you're not emotionally invested enough in the team to want to soak up every last second, you'd waste hundreds (or thousands in some case) of pounds when you could enjoy every single game via tv/ stream for much less money and just go to the odd game here and there.

Fair points, but it's none of my business why people choose to leave early...it's no-one else's business.

 

[spurs mental]

Having been to Wembley twice this season and knowing how much of a nightmare it is to get out of I don't blame people for leaving especially as we weren't going to get back in it. I don't agree with it one bit but I understand it completely. You support your team rain or shine.

 

[dontcallme]

If you want to chat about the rights and wrongs of fans leaving early start a thread. Can people stop using this thread as a generic chat thread. Have to sift through so much shit to get to what people want from the thread.

From the Shed End:

Had a read of their thread on this game. Between the unbelievable amount of swearing it was much of the same nonsense this bloke is speaking.

"We were better", well you lost, so you weren't!!

"They scored 4 from 5 on target", well you scored 2 from 4, whats your point?

"So many decisions went Chelsea's way" first of all that penalty, WAS a penalty, Alderwierald's challenge in the 5th min could have been a red, as could the Ali stamp on Luiz and the Lloris hand ball, which with both nothing was given.

"They scored from a free kick, pen, corner and a fluke long range effort", what's your point, they are all legit goals.

It seems when we lose the majority of us actually accept it and take it on the chin. 90% of them lot will make any kind of excuse... Stop acting like a petulant child and accept the defeat and move on!!

Just watched the game back on iplayer this morning and saw an hilarious clip that i missed first time around.


When Matic scores the wonder strike the camera pans to the crowd and a spud fan is turning to someone and saying:


"Shall we go home."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.


Fantastic.

I'll say now what I said then, there is a massive, massive difference between dominating possession and dominating the match.

with fresh hazard and cesc coming in with him in the 70th minute against a tired spuds defense + poch throwing the kitchen sink leaving loads of space? and aside from one good link up play and that header chance i don't remember much from diego yesterday

michy was instrumental in almost all of our counter attacking chances in the first half , including the one which led to willian's fk goal

many of them were over confident, thinking they're better than what they are. They've recently hammered Watford and Bournemouth at home. Two games you'd expect them to win quite emphatically yet the media and dabs suddenly thought they were invincible.

 

[riggi]

As much as they make me cringe, i kind of wish we had an ultras kinda of thing at spurs. At least you know there will be a decent amount of people still there cheering the team on until the final whistle, even when everyone fucks off.

I felt abit sorry for the players when they came over to clap us and it was almost empty.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

If you want to chat about the rights and wrongs of fans leaving early start a thread. Can people stop using this thread as a generic chat thread. Have to sift through so much shit to get to what people want from the thread.

From the Shed End:

Had a read of their thread on this game. Between the unbelievable amount of swearing it was much of the same nonsense this bloke is speaking.

"We were better", well you lost, so you weren't!!

"They scored 4 from 5 on target", well you scored 2 from 4, whats your point?

"So many decisions went Chelsea's way" first of all that penalty, WAS a penalty, Alderwierald's challenge in the 5th min could have been a red, as could the Ali stamp on Luiz and the Lloris hand ball, which with both nothing was given.

"They scored from a free kick, pen, corner and a fluke long range effort", what's your point, they are all legit goals.

It seems when we lose the majority of us actually accept it and take it on the chin. 90% of them lot will make any kind of excuse... Stop acting like a petulant child and accept the defeat and move on!!

Just watched the game back on iplayer this morning and saw an hilarious clip that i missed first time around.


When Matic scores the wonder strike the camera pans to the crowd and a spud fan is turning to someone and saying:


"Shall we go home."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.


Fantastic.

I'll say now what I said then, there is a massive, massive difference between dominating possession and dominating the match.

with fresh hazard and cesc coming in with him in the 70th minute against a tired spuds defense + poch throwing the kitchen sink leaving loads of space? and aside from one good link up play and that header chance i don't remember much from diego yesterday

michy was instrumental in almost all of our counter attacking chances in the first half , including the one which led to willian's fk goal

many of them were over confident, thinking they're better than what they are. They've recently hammered Watford and Bournemouth at home. Two games you'd expect them to win quite emphatically yet the media and dabs suddenly thought they were invincible.

That was at least related because of the comments on redcafe about fans leaving early. Tangential maybe but still related. I supposed you piped up and swung you balls just as much at all the chocolate bar talk as well? Or was that more relevant to the topic of this thread.

You can't pick and choose what type of tangent pisses you off, it either all does or none of it does.

Oh, and thanks for gathering what our opponents fans are saying.

 

[RichieS]

Add Alonso early on down the right with no booking. Shocking decision.

Was that the one that left Eriksen down for a while? If so, it was so late that I didn't even see it as I'd already switched my attention to the continuation of the play!

 

[dontcallme]

That was at least related because of the comments on redcafe about fans leaving early. Tangential maybe but still related. I supposed you piped up and swung you balls just as much at all the chocolate bar talk as well? Or was that more relevant to the topic of this thread.

You can't pick and choose what type of tangent pisses you off, it either all does or none of it does.

Oh, and thanks for gathering what our opponents fans are saying.

The chocolate tihng went on way too long. Those of us looking for opposing fans views had to sift through around 6 pages of chat with the occasion post from opposing fans. It's very frustrating.

 

[easley91]

Was that the one that left Eriksen down for a while? If so, it was so late that I didn't even see it as I'd already switched my attention to the continuation of the play!

Think it was Trippier, could have been Eriksen but was early first half for sure. Was amazed he got away without a booking for that.

 

[Col_M]

From RAWK in reply to "Conte schooled them"

Ehhh I don't agree. One goal came from a huge fuck up by Son, another from a set piece which arguably Lloris should have done better for. Another was a goal of the season contender. Chelsea's 3rd was a complete fuck up from spurs in dealing with the set piece. I don't think Conte wanted to allow spurs to have as much of the ball as they did. Chelsea started off being the dominant team for the first 15-20 mins


And this one:

It must be fashionable to make fun of Spurs, but IMO they played pretty well. Got sucker punched by a Moses dive, and a great Hazard goal. As for Matic, he can try 1,000 he'll never hit it as sweetly.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

The chocolate tihng went on way too long. Those of us looking for opposing fans views had to sift through around 6 pages of chat with the occasion post from opposing fans. It's very frustrating.

I agree. But this instance was relevant. United fans views were that our fans were poor for leaving early. A debate around that ensued for not even a pages worth of posts. I don't see why that one irked you as it did. Your reaction would've been far more suited to the chocolate posts.

 

[RichieS]

Think it was Trippier, could have been Eriksen but was early first half for sure. Was amazed he got away without a booking for that.

Ah, ok. Hard to tell from where I was!