As a support of AFC Bournemouth, I can safely assume that a lot of people in Great Britain think that our club is a bit of a joke, thanks to the theatre act that is Eddie Mitchell. Via Youtube, Sky Sports News, and other sources people all over the globe could stumble into a video of a drunk chairman offering to fight fans on a football pitch, and that will decide the opinion this previously neutral viewer will have. Another example is that of Crawley Town, who have been hated by many this season due to the antics of their now ex-manager Steve Evans. A convicted crook, Evans has been known to make outlandish statements in the media and often act very eccentrically during matches. But now he has left Crawley to join Rotherham, will Crawley rid of their negative status in the footballing world and pass it on to Rotherham?
In my opinion, people are too quick to form a judgement on a club based on the people that represent the club that are featured in the media. It is certain that if the fans of clubs were the ones shown in the news, rather than people such as the manager or the chairman, everybody would more aware about the true values and foundations that each football club is based upon. Maybe I wouldn't think all Chelsea supporters were a bunch of glory hunters if Roman Abramovic wasn't the only representative of Chelsea i'm ever exposed to? I think that each and every football club has unique features that make it great and interesting, whether that be the success of Manchester United, or the compact feel of going to watch Macclesfield play at Moss Rose.
Until next time,
Max
Oh...here's Eddie Mitchell being his oh so charming self.
