Twice in the space of a few days I have watched the first half

[Burney]

of a Chelsea match.

On both occasions Chelsea have been far the better team and have played some nice football.

On both occasions I have checked later and found that Chelsea lost.

On both occasions I have *gulp* found myself feeling sorry for Chelsea.

Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

I don't even particularly dislike Chelsea these days. Even United don't irk me much. And I'm almost completely ambivalent about City.

The only teams I actively despise and upon whom I wish nothing but terrible things these days are Tottenham (obvs) and Liverpool.