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Welcome to BlueChampions - Chelsea Fan Blog. This blog is a diary of ideas, opinions and views of a Chelsea fan from India. This is the place for the Chelsea FC related discussions, arguments, debates and the occasional friendly chat :-) If you’re interested in advertising in BlueChampions, click here. If you want to write for BlueChampions, you should read this. Before commenting, go through the comments policy right here. Tell me what you feel about BlueChampions by participating in a survey. And if you want to contact me, drop in your message here. If you want to know more about me and also want to introduce yourself, read on!

What’s my name? BC is fine with me! I personally don’t like the idea of disclosing too much information about myself in the internet. So, let me introduce myself within this framework. Most of you might know that I’m from/in India and I’m 29-yr old qualified professional accountant working for a bank. At office, I manage a team of more than 20 people and that’s how I get to realise/understand the people management issues the football managers can face. At home, I live with my family which consists of my parents, wife and my 2 year old angel.

Like most of the Indian football fans, I get to see English Premier League more than any other league. So, there is a massive chance for an Indian football fan to be a supporter of Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs / Everton/ WestHam etc in this order. How and when did I become a Chelsea fan? I’m not going to say that I’ve been following Chelsea for 15 years and Zola is my favourite player etc because that would be a lie. I started following Chelsea only after Roman came in. I’m not sure from which moment I became a fan as such. Also I admire Jose Mourinho, his genius and even his arrogance. People do make fun of me that I’m a plastic fan, but I’d shrug them off. If I wanted to support only successful teams, my Indian cricket team did not give too many happy moments but I’ve experienced the best and worst with them. Or I’d have supported Pete Sampras instead of being an Andre Agassi fanatic through his roller coaster career.

As a heavy internet user I realised that Chelsea has very little online presence when compared to its rivals. There were not too many Chelsea blogs around and only a few but populated forums. But forums can never be like blogs right? So, I just started this blog one day with no great expectations but I hope most of you would feel that Chelsea fans do have a place to come to, for discussing, arguing, chatting, debating - all things Chelsea and football.

I run this blog only out of passion. I work for about 10 hours in office and then about 2-3 hours on the internet everyday which includes the time I spend on this blog. I understand that there are a lot of expectations from you about many new things. The fact of the matter is that this blog is run by one individual who has a day job and a family and earns zilch out of this blog. Of course there would be some limitations and restrictions. I still would call this blog a success. If the readership and participation increases in the next few months, I’d consider much more technical upgradations. For now, enjoy your stay in the blog and keep visiting!

KTBFFH!

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Hi i’m Dan Tomlinson, im 20 and live in North West of England, Followed Chelsea since age of 2 ( i still got the Kevin Peacock Shirt haha) when dad took me to stamford Bridge and iv never looked back since!
Am currently a Legal Advisor for Consumer Direct and working my way to get myself to a City lol.
Love Life, Love Football, Love CHELSEA!!

I am a Chelase fan from Chennai, India. Been a Chelsea fan from 2002. Been more a Hater of ManU before that.

Hi…I am Manish from India….I support Chelsea from the first day I started following EPL….honestly speaking I am not sure why and how it happened because I really disliked the way Chelsea played and still do so…..but I kept watching EPL only for Chelsea matches (really not sure why) and in due course I found that I have become a Chelsea supporter…may be its what they call love at first sight….

I’m Adonis Agha, and I’m 18. I, like Giridhar, have been a Man U hater since the late 90’s and then I moved to the US where I couldn’t get any soccer games on TV, so I lost contact, but not love, of the sport. I tried the internet, but it’s not very good, hearing about a fantastic Chelsea squad that’s whooping everyone, and not seeing it. The first game I saw, after I got the soccer subscriptions for my TV, was Chelsea’s 3-0 match against Manure to win the title (when Rooney broke his foot), and I’ve been a Chelsea fan ever since. I envy those of you who’ve been Chelsea fans all your lives and who know the club history inside and out, but it’s alright. I try to learn as much as I can about this fantastic club all the time.

hi,am dipo a banker from nigeria,i have been following chelsea since babayaro joined in 97,i watched chelsea evolve from a crowd pleasing midtable team to an all conquering peolple hating time.and i just love it!

Great post mate. Like you, I don’t like to disclose to much personal info, so call me SpecialOne. Me? I am from Australia, 17 and love watching the good old Chels’ play. To be honest I haven’t supported Chelsea for that long, thus I am often on the receiving end of the “band-wagon” slurs. But I proclaim my innocence from their insults, as I was not aware of such band-wagon when I began supporting! Being in Australia it is hard to watch every game due to most of them being shown in the earliest hours of the morning and half not being shown on TV (doesn’t stop me watching them elsewhere .. muahaha). Nevertheless I follow every move by the club with huge interest and can’t wait to see us tackle the new season. KTBFFH!

Hi Guys, I’m Anthony (Anto, Antwan) lol 24 from Lisburn, N.Ireland.. Supported the Chels since i can remember which is probably bout 20 years, Love gettin to the bridge and cant wait til start of the season…

WE WANT OUR TITLE BACK!!!!!

Hi Guys,
This Is A Guy,age 17 from lucknow…………U May Call Me Fusion That’s My Net Name………………………………Why i support Chelsea…………Because unlike other clubs It’s making history instead of resting on past laurels…………………………….I Admire Jose as he is the best manager

Hi Guys,
My name is Fifi. I am from Ghana. I am 40 years. Never initially thought much about the english game. In fact I thought it was crap and started following only when my favourite italian players started arriving. since Chelsea were the favourite destination, i started developing interest in chelsea. coincidentally, the Azzuris are my favourite national squad and have been since i first followed live world cup matches in 1978. since Chelsea were also were blue like Italy, the love grew more intense. juventus, was still my number one. but over the past five years Chelsea has even outpaced my favourite local team, Accra Hearts of Oak. I love the blues with a passion. I love Mourinho for his directness, his confidence and his ability to withstand all the hate. Chelsea is the future of football- My cup is now full because since the arrival of essien a couple of seasons back, support for Chelsea in Ghana has completely outpaced that of Arsenal and Man U. Blue is the colour.

My name is Suraj, currently living in Northwest of England orginally come from London!!. Been a blues fan since knee high, every time I go back home I always past the bridge which is a welcoming sight to see. My favourite blues player in this time has to be the mighty Essien (I haven’t seen a player for the blues that gives so much on the pitch for a single team).

My name is Maysam. I have been supporting Chelsea from the game in which Gianfranco Zola missed a penalty (Italy-Germany), I do remember Kopke was Germans goal keepers then. I think it was 1996.
I am always talking about soccer and Chelsea. My friends think I am insane, and call me ‘Mr. Chelsea’ at work and university.
I am good at analyzing games because I worked for a professional team in Iran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAS_Tehran_F.C.). I helped their manager to analyze games by computer and prepare power point for players.
I love Vialli , Zola , Cudicini and Mourinho the most.
I am also good soccer player, I have played for my high school and university team. I have won a cup with my university team. My friends say I play like Makelele but faster. By the way my position is defensive midfielder.
I am that kind of fan who don’t hide tears, I usually cry for soccer games , specially CL. My first cry was for Zola, his lap of honor.
I start my day by checking http://www.Chelseafc.com and this website and some sports websites.
That’s me.

Hi, I’m Siddharth - 28 yrs. of age. I’m software professional from Pune.

I started watching football (not supporting chelsea) in 2001. I started supporting them in 2003.

friends…konichiwa from japan. i am gaurav , 26 software professional, come from india presently in japan from a year and maybe a few years ahead.

We used to bet beers on the football matches and my love for chelsea started there. Won a lot many beers from my peers… oh jose i owe u a lot

blue is the colour football is the game
we are all together and winning is our aim!!

Hey guys , i am Jyotirmay from India , i m 17 and studying at Delhi University , and i too started out as a Manure hater , which brought me closer to CFC , since 2001 i hav regularly followed the teams progress , but the last four seasons hav been a revolution , a Chelsea revolution , as Roman and Jose hav built this world-beating team , i do not blindly follow anyone and hav indulged in a lot of management and games of football , with indepth research as well!!!!

Most people on this blog or visiting this blog hate me , and cant help but take a swipe at me , but it does not even make me flinch as i hav struggled my way all life, which is why i luv CFC , the struggle and then the prize , anyone who i hav ever abused or embarrased i m really sorry , its never personal , its just that hot-streak that goes with me , but Chelsea is my life , my inspiration , my passion , a hope for the weak and struggling to rise up and fight the ones dominating , True Blue forever!!!!

Thanx BC for this wonderful blog , i too hav worked a lot in this computers field and i kno how difficult , time-consuming and hard-work takes its toll , but iam always there for every CFC supporter!!!

Cheers mates
Joeblue

I’m Chris, 18, a student from Manchester, England. The first ever Chelsea game I watched was the Champions League semi-final second leg against Monaco during the 03-04 season, and I’ve followed the team ever since.

My membership will be in its second year this year. I look forward to seeing our fortunes with Malouda, Pizarro et al this season!

Hello, I am Alex from Boston Massachusetts; Age 32. I started following Chelsea at the start of last season. I finally got Fox Soccer Channel and a DVR so I can now follow the English game. I liked Chelsea as an “Anti Man-U”. I also like their international roster. I went to my first game at the Bridge in May (The unfortunate 2-2 draw to Bolton). I loved the atmosphere in the stadium.

Hiya there everyone ,
I’m RomanHoliday presently in Mandalay,Burma. I have been a Chelsea supporter and proud member of the bandwagon since…… I forget the dates altho I have always liked Zola and Torre Andre Flo , And the Swede also whose name I do not remember. I became a committed Chelsea fan afterwe lost to Monaco in CL semi -final,picture me gritting my teeth and swearing at Morientes. I had to buy friends a lot of beers when once I bet against Chelsea and Jimmy Floyd smacked in a hat-trick… but that hasn’t yet since JM
arrived.
I am fat -middle aged and bespectacled, have horrible grammar and usually write in this blog when drunk so sometimes I can be incomprehensible.

I work for an oil company and try to manage a bunch of hooligan engineers and technicians who are mostly Manure fans so I must be very careful not to upset them too much ( like when I flip flopped on the carpet on the FA win night) and the team spirit at work altho I have CFC stickers in my cubicle and wallpaper on my PC.
I appreciate BC’s work on the blog and will always remember the welcome that he and Blue58 gave me the first few times I visited the blog. JoeBlue after a mighty spat with me, is my best friend on the blog and I hope the rest of you will be too soon.
I enjoy using pseudo-fruedian pychiatric ,psycho babble to anaylze and bait any wayward fans of Manure,Arsey or Liverpuddle who happen to insult us in this blog.
Swede’s name is jesper..cannot spell the rest…. sker.

Cheers . BC, Joe Blueand all

Hi people, first off ther’es something really uniquely homely about this place (credit to you guys out there, esp Bluechampion.)
I’m Cashif, 20, was raised in a zoo of man u fanatics but was saved by Poyet, Zola, Wise, Petrescu and co (4-0 sunderland my first Chelsea game)… Been following football since Vialli’s reign. Something about the multinational squad of ours that got me hooked…Now Chelsea’s a sort of drug for me…
KTBFFH

ROMANHOLIDAY: jesper Gronkjaer is the guy ur thikning of (i think) and he was danish not sweedish buddy!

my name is dips i am from nigeria,i love chelsea,the history and everything we stand for.blues till manure goes on relegation!!!!!!

Hi!,
My name is Abigail. I am 12 years-old..hm. well, I can’t say that I’ve been supporting Chelsea since I was really young but I started really supporting at the age of.. 10? 9? But since then I’ve always been a true-blue!!
Chelsea!!

Abigail

Hey Guys… This is Kaushik from India.
I am a massive fan of football and i follow chelsea in & out.
The first game that i saw of the EPL was a chelsea match in which Zola scored a goal which caught my attention(2001-2002 season) and have been following the Blues since.
Jose’s appointment was the best thing to happen to chelsea and for me, he’s the man to take it to glory…..

I am a Doctor by Proffesion, Luckily, Just out of Med School So have a lil free time to follow footie.
Have a lot of interest in the tactical and technical side of the game. Being a football player for college helps in that.
This blog is a wonderful avenue for Fans like us to share our views and catch up on some club news.
Thanx BC….

Jose Rocks ….He’s the best manager by a country mile!!!!

and guys……….
“It’s in the Blood”

I dont know when it all started. But I simply love it!!! Im 22 and belong to south asia. The affair betn me and blues seems to be getting stronger year after year.
Its a good blog.

“its in blood”

I am 29,I fell with luv with Jose when he won UCL with Portoo,when he came to Chelsea,so I start liking chelsea too.But now I like Chelsea b’coz of many ppl.
1.Roman

I am 29,I fell with luv with Jose when he won UCL with Porto,thenhe came to Chelsea,so I start liking chelsea too.But now I like Chelsea b’coz of many ppl.
Roman, Terry, Ballack, Sheva, Robben, j Cole, Chec.

I like Chelsea’s Neverdying spirit,may be because of Jose only it is in players.
Of Course as long as JM is there I think I ll luv Chelsea.

If i am a Chelsea fan now, you know the reason, you. I appreaciate what you are doing. All the best

Figure I’d introduce myself here. My name’s Dave, I’m 21 years old, and I’m from Hammersmith, West London. I was brought up as a Chelsea fan by my dad, him by his dad, and so forth. I count myself lucky, living so close to Stamford Bridge I’m able to watch my beloved Chelsea play when I can (money permitting, that is), and obviously being from England there is extensive coverage of the Premiership.

I started viewing this blog about a month ago, but have only started to get involved within it, so I raise my glass to everything blue, and yourself Blue_Champion :o)

Dan, 18 yo from Reston, VA, USA. I’ve been supporting Chelsea since 2004. It’s funny, but I started following Chelsea before I started following EPL, Europe, or even the MLS with much depth. I liked Drogba and Cech and Mourinho and after that I was hooked.

My ambition for the near future is to get straight A’s in college and make a pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge to see my beloved Blues play on their home ground.

Hi..I’m Manjith Thomas From India..I am a Networking professional at a company in the UAE..I hold a Masters Degree In Engineering..I want to do my PHD as well n get into teaching after that:)
I was an Arsenal fan till 2003..Then with Roman taking over chelsea there was a lot of hype n i just fell in love with the blues..I’ve been a chelsea supporter for the last 4 years.
This is a great place n i’m starting to enjoy the discussions here:)

Go BLUES Go

I’m a 19 yr old Indian studying in Singapore…I too started out as a Manure hater (i dint know there were so many others!)…i officially became a fan last season and i’m completely in awe of Jose Mourinho…my first season was the one which Chelsea lost their title (06-07), but i was proud to be rooting for them the way through and was even more proud of how they played…with injuries they were in contention for 4 prizes at a time, and i’ve really come to love the grit and determination that is synonymous with Chelsea..

this blog is great! Thanks BC!

hi!i’m joe from malaysia..i’m undergradute in sc.comp..i’m fan of chelsea start from the era of zola..that time claudio raneiri is the manager..i’m not much seeing their match but i’m supporting chelsea than other club..hope the injuries issue won’t problem the blues to grab back the ttle from MU..glory to chelsea!
n i would like to link this site to my blog..

Hi! I’m Surinder from New Delhi. I’m a Training and Development Manager- General Motors India. I really support chelsea and love the way they play. Hi “Manjit Thomas” remember me? ur schoold friend! u can mail me at ssgill.mail@gmail.com. I hope u see this and write back! bye

Hey everyone. I’m Kevin, and a Chelsea supporter from the United States. Like BC I have to admit I did not follow Chelsea until after Roman arrived, but I watched Chelsea in the Champions League in 2004/2005 and immediately was taken by the spirit of the Blues. At any rate, I enjoy discussing soccer (football) with fellow fans, and that’s what I hope to do here.

Hey, my name is Graham, and I live in Florida, USA.
I grew up in a football (american football) town, but I always loved and wanted to play soccer (real football). I played in high school, and at college, and now I play in community leagues.

I mostly just watched World Cup Football since 1998, sometimes I see an MLS game and they are getting better. After the 2006 World Cup, I decided to learn more and follow European games. I found a game on television and it was Chelsea vs. Werder Bremen (2-0), and many of my favorite World Cup players were with Chelsea, so I was a supporter from then. I tend to support/follow players more than teams, but if there is a team I support it is Chelsea.

Hey, I am Sumesh, from India.

I am a 15-year old student, currently in 10th grade.

I have been a Chelsea fan for as long as I watched EPL - since 2004. Coincidence, it was also Chelsea’s title reign.

That’s why I really fell in love. I do hate the new bigmoney signings, with the exception of Shevchenko. They’re not as dedicated as the squad of ‘04.

I am a 30yrs old male from Nigeria. Go by name Owo. I am into Computer Repairs and Maintenance I started supporting Chelsea since the Champions league quarter final away match against Arsenal at Highbury. Since then i have been a true and always going deep to know more about the History of this wonderful club. Everything became superb when Jose Morinho came in and we started winning trophies. We have more enemies and I love arguing with them and proving Chelsea right for action and step taking by the board or any member of the team. I hate Arsenal . I wish we win the Champions League ahead of Arsenal.
Go Chelsea. Blues4life

hi all. i am vijay from Pune india. i have been supporting chelsea since 2002. I wanna be a part of the great blue revolution and hope to create and rewrite history along with the blues. go blues go…..

Hi, I am Syed, 20-year old male from London. I was born in Bangladesh. I have been following Chelsea since Jose Mourinho arrived at the Bridge, and have been a (True Blue) member of the club ever since. Of course, I’m sad at the departure of TSO, but still very much a fan of the Blues, watch the Blues in action telly every game and go to the Bridge occasionally when I can get the tickets/have time from studying. My next game at the Bridge will probably be the Carling Cup Quarter Final against the Red Scousers. Passionately hate Arse-Anal, Liverpool & Barcelona, as much as, if not more, than I love the Blues. Come on You Chels!

i am Asa - Chelsea Fans from Bangkok, Thailand - been chelsea supporters from 1996

i am the owner of http://www.chelseathailand.com (only few Chelsea Supporters in Thailand i would say)

Let’s sing Blue is the Colour !

hi all,

Nice to see a place where all chelseafootball fans have united. Got the link to this website from a frnd of mine who is the cousin of the mod of this website. Nice place to hangout for football reviews.

Kick off from today ! 26-Jun-2008

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