Hate is such a strong word..or not.

[arooj.livejournal.com]

Arsenal no longer loathe Spurs as much, West Ham don't hate Millwall and Chelsea have become the new Man United...

Tottenham's long-suffering fans haven't had much to shout about in recent seasons.

Since the Premier League's inception in 1992, the club have never finished higher than fifth and have added just two League Cups to their dust-gathering trophy cabinet.

It might be a little harsh to suggest they're an irrelevance, but they certainly have been when it comes to challenging for major honours in the Premier League era.

And now north London rivals Arsenal have rubbed salt in the wound by naming Chelsea - alongside Spurs - as the club they dislike the most.

In a survey of the capital's supporters conducted by Football Fans Census, Chelsea topped the list as the team London fans love to hate, but followers of Tottenham will be dismayed to learn that they are no longer considered Arsenal's main rivals anymore.

Despite Arsenal's growing indifference to their north London neighbours, West Ham fans voted for the boys from White Hart Lane as the team they dislike most with more than double the votes of second-placed Chelsea.

That particular rivalry appears to be one-way however, with Tottenham naming Chelsea and Manchester United as the teams they dislike most - after the Gunners.

But although a section of Arsenal's support now no longer consider the traditional rivalry with Spurs relevant, their own fading fortunes have ensured they're no longer regarded by Chelsea as a main rival.

Fans of the west London club have now turned their attention to the big boys of English football, Liverpool and Manchester United - with Tottenham given an honourable mention in third-place.

West Ham's grudge against Sheffield United (for their opposition to the dodgy Carlos Tevez) shows no signing of going away with the Yorksshire club appearing third on their list, ahead of traditional rivals Millwall.


ARSENAL

1st - Chelsea 32 per cent
= Tottenham 32 per cent
3rd - Manchester United 15 per cent

CHELSEA

1st - Liverpool 52 per cent
2nd - Manchester United 16 per cent
3rd - Tottenham 10 per cent

FULHAM

1st - Chelsea 66 per cent
2nd - Manchester United 12 per cent
3rd - QPR 11 per cent

TOTTENHAM

1st - Arsenal 67 per cent
2nd - Chelsea 23 per cent
3rd - Manchester United 5 per cent

WEST HAM

1st - Tottenham 47 per cent
2nd - Chelsea 23 per cent
3rd - Sheffield United 7 per cent

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1195501/Arsenal-loathe-Chelsea-just-Spurs-West-Ham-dont-hate-Millwall-Blues-new-Man-United-.html

Comments

[anais-molko.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAH this is so true
just cannot wait to see the %

[arooj.livejournal.com]

I did a poll on the man united comm like 9 months ago.

It was:

1) Chelsea, haha.
2) Liverpool
3) Madrid or maybe it was Man City.

Arsenal came very very low.

I bet, it's totally different now. I might do it again actually ;)and I'll have to dig up the old one sometime.

[anais-molko.livejournal.com]

ohhhhhhhhhhh do it bb! I'd like to see the answers! then compare!

[arooj.livejournal.com]

Haha okie. I'll do it sometime this week and find the old one and compare percentages..Should be interesting ;)

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I remember that, and a couple of us were upset because Liverpool weren't first.

[arooj.livejournal.com]

I think I was like one of the few who voted RM and LP as the two most hated team which is probably more common now, haha.