I Salute Man Utd, Not Their Fans...

The Premier League is all done and Manchester United are the champions contrary to what many others and I said. They deserve it without a doubt - playing fantastic, consistent football which they lacked in the previous years. They have a good manager in Sir Alex Ferguson, a man who was criticized so heavily in the last 2 years by his own fans all over the world.

I've managed to step onto the topic of fans then - this in reference to the ones I know and the ones in India as a whole. The thing is that these 'fans' actually became fans after the 'glory days'. I know people who became supporters in this millennium where they won only once before this season. So, these people have it in their heads that it is their god given right to roll over anyone else and that whatever happens - the other teams are useless and there is only one team in the world, Manchester United.

The fact is that, as an Arsenal supporter I do get a lot of stick. It is part of being against a brigade of pompous and arrogant fans who believe Arsenal will not do anything significant in the future and that Chelsea are a team made by money. On the face of it, everything looks correct because they've just won the title and are basking in the glory of victory. It wasn't a long time back when Manchester United kicked an Arsenal team out of the park at Old Trafford and then scored the most undeserved penalty of the century. So, not all of their achievements are creditable.

I hate Manchester United, not because they're the arch rivals of Arsenal, but because of their incredibly useless fans who believe that they are the sun which all teams revolve around. I guess they've never been introduced to a word called modesty... and they probably will never know what it is to be modest.

Chelsea might have been built on money, but money cannot buy the spirit and courage that their players showed yesterday. Mourinho might be criticized heavily, but the fact is that he protects his team superbly by stealing the limelight. He has excellent tactical acumen and in my opinion is a brilliant manager.

Arsenal have had a tough couple of years and could well have some more to come. The test for a fan is to stick by his or her team when the times are tough, not to just give up all the possible hope there is for a comeback. I love Arsenal and whatever Arsene does, I will take it in the right spirit and get on with life. I will not call for him to be sacked for whatever reason! We might be bad losers, but the Manchester United fans are bad winners. You guys are just going to create more hatred for your team. I just hope that next year something incredibly drastic happens to Man Utd and then, we will see the real fans stick around because the others are just pretenders.

Congratulations to Manchester United and at the same time my commiserations - you might have won the title, but your fans down here in India are just pathetic winners!