West Ham

There is only one rule that I follow where football is concerned, and that is ABC (Anyone But Chelsea).  To me, Chelsea are the blue team well known for having a sinister figure throwing money to invest in a side that contains people that cheat and do not care for their team mates.  They are a side that does not show interest in the ordinary fans that come to support them week after week.  They do not care about fair play; they show no interest in the big picture, the team does not concern them, it appears to be all about personal gain.
Winning and doing what is best for them; accruing the most money; getting a result regardless of who they damage - that, to me, is the blue team.

There is only one team for me, and that is West Ham.  I have loved West Ham for a long time.  I have seen them relegated, I have seen them promoted, I have seen them win and I have seen them fail.

There is no sensible person that could blame the club's misfortune on one singular human being, as that merely displays crass stupidity. If we look at football nationally, there is a decrease in the amounts being paid to players, in the amount that the clubs earn, and an increase in forced relegations due to clubs falling into administration. This can also be seen globally.



I do not like their current owners. I did not like their last owner.  For me, it is not about who owns the team.  It is about the team itself working as a team.  It is about what the team stands for. 

To me, West Ham stands for truth.  They are what is good about the UK.  There is an affection for them that is almost London wide.  That is because, despite their fiscal situation, despite the mistakes made by them, they stand for the greater good.  We know that they will get better. We know that it is a difficult situation that we we are in.  We know that there are issues that need to be resolved.  We know that there have been crushing mistakes and mis-management.  We know that there have been mistakes in the past, some of them due to us, some due to the past malaction of others.

We also know that it can be made better.  We are in it for the long haul.  We know that we can suceed, because we can. 

When I look at the owners of West Ham, although I don't like them, I know that, put in a room with the other owners, they are the cleverest of all of them.

This is what I want from any leader.  I want the cleverest person in the room to be in charge, to lead and direct.  I am not interested in the one that looks best in a suit. 

I want the one that has experience of turning situations around, who has led to victory, and I want to keep that person when times are challenging and hard.

For me, the blue team will never be able to offer that to me. 

The past is no longer relevant, it is the future that concerns me.  I am ready to pay more for a season ticket, because it has been told to me honestly that by doing this my children have a good chance of loving this team just like I do.


I want a club that I can bring my kids to, one that has some of the best facilities for children in the premiership, where they support disabled children like mine, where they support the community and develop support networks within it. 
 
I care for the future. I want the future to be fair, and fair for all.  That is why I will always, always love West Ham, and I could never support the blue team.