Your Shout - Love letters to Dickie

Published: 11 February, 2011

Richard Osley’s open letter to Chelsea fans in last week’s Crow really ruffled some feathers . . .

Dear Mr Osley 

Here is an open letter for you. 

Please do try not to spend so much time worrying about us Chelsea supporters. We are fine. Worry more about your team. Let’s face it, there’s a lot to worry about. 

1. Are you not a little fed up with trying to pretend you’re all happy to have not won a thing for nearly six years?

2. Are you not a little fed up with hearing that “the kids” were not quite ready this season, or the one before, or the one before that? 

3. Are you not a little fed up of having to pretend that getting to the Carling Cup final is a big deal, when if Chelsea or Spurs were in it you would be calling it a sad, minor, cup? 

4. Are you not a little fed up with a manager who refuses to spend a penny and would not recognise a decent goalkeeper if he fell over one? 

5. Are you not a little fed up  that the silver polisher at the Emirates has been redundant for the last six years? 

Right, I am done now... I am a bit fed up talking about Arsenal!

Up the Blues!

JOAN HARDY, NW1

Dear Dick Osley, 

Was there a problem with the colour of the paper during printing? Only, I expected you to appear green… with envy. See you May when, as you know, the Mighty Blue Army collect the sil­verware! Keep believing in the Wen­ger spin. It was only £71,250,000.00 so Roman still has plenty of ammo for the 2011-12 season… you may need to see a shrink!

PETER MILES, NW5

. . . and Spurs bouquet for the historic Blues

 
EMBARRASSED?
 
Why on earth would Chelsea fans be embarrassed? 
 
As a Spurs fan it makes me sick to see the Russian Blues spending all that money –  but only because the two players they brought in makes them that much stronger. 
 
There’s nothing wrong with using every advantage that you have at your disposal to make your squad stronger in order to actually win silverware.
 
In years to come the history books will only have recorded the trophies Chelsea won, not the money they spent. 
 
It’s only a shame that having reportedly been willing to pay £30million for Andy Carroll, my beloved Spurs didn’t just bite the bullet and stump up another £20million to try to sign ­Fernando Torres. 
 
ALLEN ANDREWS, N1