A Load Of Bees

"I was watching Englishmen Tweeting that they wanted Munich to win!!!!!!"

I agree Nev. Although I think we Could forgive Tottenham fans for wanting Bayern Munich to win, the rest of the country should get behind the English team as I always do.

Question: out of pure curiosity, if it was Derby or Forest in the final (laughable I know but go with me) - would you want them to win? I am not quite sure myself. Luckily we will never have that problem!!

It is remarkable how there are no teams beginning with B in the Prem, yet there are 8 in the Championship! Cannot recall a time where there were no B's in the PL, I even remember when Bradford City had a couple of seasons!

"I was watching Englishmen Tweeting that they wanted Munich to win!!!!!!"

I agree Nev. Although I think we Could forgive Tottenham fans for wanting Bayern Munich to win, the rest of the country should get behind the English team as I always do."

One question - why? Not saying I wanted Chelsea to lose (although Bayern deserved to win based on overall chances and possession), just curious why fans who have no direct relationship with a club would be so desperate for them to win at all costs...

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I'm kind of agreeing with Foxello again. Yes, I wanted Chelsea to win, but this was nothing like wanting the national team to win the Euros. Besides, Chelsea only had (I believe) 3 English players playing for them, one of whom I wouldn't want to pass the time of day with.

That said, the sight of a distraught German penalty misser was highly enjoyable as a change.

Gosh twice in a day Dunge. Jupiter and Uranus must have aligned or something like that....

I'm generaly pretty unpatriotic anyway. Use to be, but a combination of being utterly infuriated by the useless F.A. and being subjected to our God-awful gutter press media has kicked any patriotism I had well and truly out of me.

I did remark to a mate that Schweingsteiger must be the only German in the world who is useless at penalties

I don't think i'm uber patriotic if you excuse the pun.
but in a contest of two teams you are going to pick your own.
Dung unless they have moved the kings road Chelsea are English who ever plays fro them its like saying the Liverpool of the 70's was a Scottish team.

Anyway how funny it was to see the german guy complain that the goal keeper moved !!! while the Munchen keeper was having an out break of St Vitas dance

Nev - I am patriotic, very much so. I guess what my view stems from is the question: "But how English are they, really?"
Yes, they play in the English leagues, but they're owned by a Russian, managed by an Italian and most of their squad don't represent England on the international stage. Meanwhile, along with many other clubs including ourselves, Chelsea are aiming to become a global brand, to attract fans in Asia, North America and probably more. Added to this, the Chelsea fans were almost certainly celebrating club over country as they won the trophy.

So I don't find it that easy to see Chelsea as "my own", or representing me. Obviously they do more than Bayern Munich, but I can't feel particularly passionate about it. The most I felt was that I quite wanted them to win - because they are an English team (particularly against the Germans) and because I quite liked the fairy tale ending of Roberto Di Matteo delivering the trophy Abramovic has always wanted. But I can't say I'd be that upset if others didn't care either way.

On the other hand, if people are being deliberately obnoxious by shouting their support of Bayern Munich against Chelsea, well that's a chip for their shoulders, not mine.

I didn't go so far as to want Bayern to win, but I wasn't particularly behind Chelsea either – not least because I thought it was a bit rough on Spurs, who had done the business in the league.

It was all a lot easier back when the teams on the pitch were, in fact, at least 50% English. When the cup was won by English teams a remarkable six times in a row (Liverpool 77, 78, 81; Forest 79, 80; Villa 82) the starting line-up in every one of those finals contained at least six Englishmen, and no players from further afield than Ireland.

Villa fielded eight Englishmen and three Scots at the start of their final. Liverpool (77) nine Englishmen. And all three managers – Bob Paisley, Brian Clough and Tony Barton – were English. It's hard to feel quite as patriotic about a team list that starts: Cech, Boswinga, Luiz… and ends with Manager: Di Matteo.

You forgot Bl**dy Forest and Bl**dy Derby

I know the teams arent necessarily English, but the club is. The fans are. The history is. Maybe its just me though. Regardless of whether its Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool etc I want to see an English team win it every year.

I was behind Bayern. Ive been to Munich a number of times and been to 4 games at the Allianz - cant say Ive ever been to a Chelsea one and I have some German friends which I have made along the way, who all support Munich so thats my reasoning!