Everybody in the world of Major League Baseball knows the name of the Evil Empire. The New York Yankees are synonymous with everything that is wrong with baseball but it seems that they have their fans in the form of Chelsea Football Club.
The New York Yankees are renowned for their ability to exploit and manipulate merchandising, the media and fans in the pursuit of money, in a way in which the Disney Corporation can only envisage in their wet dreams.
Universally hated by all but their own fans, Chelsea, like the Yankees seem to have a penchant for signing unlikable players (including the arrogant, selfish and downright mundane), pushing as many different marketing aspects down you’re throats as possible and playing good-cop-bad-cop with the F.A.
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that Great Britain has become a clone of the USA in more ways than one and it seems that Chelsea are keen to follow this trend.
First there was Blair copying Bush and then the unashamed dog on a lead following into Iraq. Britain has become reminiscent of the schoolyard bullies’ best mate. The USA offers a warning to cough up you’re dinner money and then Britain cowardly leans around his fatter ally with a snarled “Yeah!”.
This is why the Buffalo is pleased to see that a player as great as Ronaldinho, even if he has dipped in form of late, has shunned a chance to cross over to ‘the Dark side’ and has instead opted to join an AC MIlan side unlikely to seal a Champions League place.
Then again even the buck-toothed genius can see that a move to Chelsea would see him become as unpopular as Michael Jackson at a tea party.
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haha love it but lets face it chelsea aren’t the first british clone of the yankees remember man united in the 90’s won everything and everyone hated then for it and like the yankees they even created thier own megastars such as jeter for the yanks and becks of man u.
And lets face it Chelsea cant be a true clone til Abramovich starts openin his mouth and deliverin comedy gold like Hank Steinbrenner or atleast meet us half way and hire Neil Warnock to replace Avram Grant to clone the off the field comedy value.
good point. then surely that makes Chelsea a mini me of Man Utd?? lol
Kinda but Man U ave now evolved into a Red Sox clone where there winning but no one minds cause at least it not Chelsea
Amen Brother!!
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