Red Shirt Blue Shirt

Blue is the color – an introduction.

Hi.  I’m Gordon, and I’m a Chelsea fan.  Have been since I started following the beautiful game, and haven’t for a minute regretted my decision.  Being a dedicated footy fan and living here in the states is a tough gig.  It often requires shifting around my weekend schedule, waking up in the wee hours of the morning, finding a reliable stream that more than likely has very continental commentators speaking a language that I can barely understand, skipping class/work to watch Champions League, and getting derided by my peers for supporting a side that isn’t Manchester United, Barcelona, or Real Madrid.  When people give me shit for supporting Chelsea, finally I can say “at least we’re not City.”  Or for that matter PSG, Malaga, Anzhi Makhachkala, or any of the other nouveau riche clubs that are now owned by barons of all types. 

 

So, to answer the question, why Chelsea FC?  The answer is fairly simple – my dad lived in Russia for many of the last few years, and I felt it only right to support my father’s adopted compatriot.  Sure, Roman can certainly be a bit crazy (more on that in a later post), but the off the field antics of Chelsea make them as enjoyable a club to follow in the offseason as during the season. 

 

I’m excited for the future under Andre Villas-Boas, and while I know Roman’s track record of patience doesn’t bode too well for the new Special One if he doesn’t deliver some kind of silverware this season, I do feel like he has mellowed out a bit and is willing to let Andre do some growing of this team.     

 

On that note, I’ll leave you for now, as Bryan mentioned, stay tuned for a lot of comical posts in the future from two American lads who know way too much about footy for our own good.  And hopefully more photos like the one above.

- Gordon

WHAT IS RED SHIRT BLUE SHIRT?

Red Shirt Blue Shirt is a blog about football in the eyes of two lads who happen to be great friends but support opposing clubs - Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC.

We talk about footy all the fucking time so we thought why not start a blog about it? Though neither of us is actually scouse nor chav (considering we’re both from California), we know the EPL better than most, and that’s what we’re trying to share with you.

Now you’re probably asking how the fuck are these guys still friends after the Luis Garcia “ghost goal” in the 2005 Champions League and the Judas, I mean Fernando Torres, incident in January 2011? (Note:  Let’s not forget the 4-4 draw in the Champions League quarter final which saw Chelsea progress ahead to face Barcelona in a semi that I can’t forget soon enough -gordon) Well we tend to drink away our disagreements on a regular basis and share a common disdain for Manchester United, and that goes a long way.

So that’s kickoff then. Follow us for laughs about football with the occasional beautiful girl / club banger.

You’ll Never Walk Alone

-Bryan