Fck I can sleep well tonight...
I had a good amount staked on Arsenal to win the PL. All gone.
No bro! It's not until it's over - I want to walk with you till the end.
At least I sort of respected Liverpool and Spurs fans even from back then, they were shit for a long time, never won EPL and still had fans.
Success, without a doubt, increases your fan base, and it is difficult for non-city clubs like Chelsea and others to compete with city clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United, where nearly everyone who grew up there became a fan right away.
98% of my state's population supports our local club, Rivers United, in the Nigeria Premier League, good or bad. Liverpool dominated in the 1980s, Manchester United dominated in the 1990s, and Chelsea rose to prominence in the 2000s, so most of our fans emerged from the cave once the team provided us with something to be proud of.