{"id":4047,"date":"2026-05-05T05:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:16:08","slug":"chelsea-fans-need-to-fall-in-love-with-the-club-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4047","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans need to fall in love with the club again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I actually don\u2019t see a section of this Chelsea fan base falling back in love with the club under these owners, I really don\u2019t.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For many, that love is gone, and it will only come back again once Blueco eventually leave. Of course, you will always get the fickle fans who will be all OK again if we win a game or two, or even somehow manage to fluke a trophy win. But for the majority, I have seen them lose their love for Chelsea Football Club entirely, and it\u2019s all down to these current owners.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea contact former Blues player for shock return to the club this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher said last night after the 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest yesterday afternoon, that Chelsea fans need to fall back in love with the club again because they hate these owners so much. He\u2019s right, most of us have fully checked out on them and the club now. It\u2019s a sad state.<\/p>\n<h2>Carragher on Chelsea fans<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-1200x675.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports..jpg.webp 1919w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports..jpg\" class=\"wp-image-124654 has-webp\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher speaking on Sky Sports.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-1200x675.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jamie-Carragher-speaking-on-Sky-Sports.-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1919\/1079;max-width:1919px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Carragher speaking on Sky Sports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In quotes picked up on X last night, Carragher said:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cI almost feel like <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Chelsea<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  supporters need to fall back in love with the club again. Right now, there\u2019s a real dislike for the people running the club but also people playing for the club as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Joao Pedro has said it was an early goal that cost Chelsea against Nottingham Forest \u2013 but he had no answers to why his team start badly even if he says he feels sorry for the fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main-title\">Four overpaid scammers who should be sacked right now were pictured at Stamford Bridge during the game yesterday looking very glum. A lot of our issues are their faults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Jamie Carragher<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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