I recently read a very interesting article written by a Chelsea fan. It appears it’s not all that great after all, winning title after title. He says he misses the constant anxiety of following the Chelsea of old, with the many lows and the oh so few highs that made being a Chelsea fan far more of an adrenaline rush than the current cruise to title after title does! I can understand where this guy is coming from even though I am a supporter of a relatively small championship club myself. Every season, ever the optimist where my team is concerned I predict a push for promotion and a possible play-off finish and every season the dream is dashed just after Christmas and I re-focus on the 40 point safety barrier to avoid relegation, still with the hope of a respectable mid table finish.

There is nothing better though than facing one of the so called ‘bigger’ teams in the division away from home after a run a straight defeats, when morale is low and everyone expects a heavy defeat, but you defy all the odds and secure an unlikely 3-2 win after being 2 down at halftime. It’s what fairytales are made of and happens every weekend up and down the country. That is when the adrenaline starts pumping, excitement shoots off the Richter scale and all the disappointing defeats, being knocked out of the cup by a team two divisions below are forgotten. You celebrate that one victory as if you have won the title.

Now don’t get me wrong if my team ran away with the championship title this season, then it would be a dream come true. And I wouldn’t say no to winning titles and cups but when you get to the stage where you are favourites in virtually every single game you play it could become very tedious. If you win, it’s not a great thrill because you were expected to win and if you lose then there is massive disappointment. Where’s the adrenaline rush in that? No wonder Chelsea only sold half their ticket allocation for the charity shield. If your team wins every title going, win every game they play then as a supporter what have you got to aspire to? If all your dreams come true then what have you got to dream of?