Liverpool supporters taunt their Chelsea counterparts with the chant 'You ain't got history' while some question how many supporters have joined the bandwagon since Roman Abramovich rode into town with all those rubles.
Fans of the London club naturally bristle with indignation at the jibes - but honestly, the club doesn't always help their cause.
Have a look at this edict from the official website as Stamford Bridge gets ready to welcome the aristocrats from Inter Milan.
'Flags or scarves will be laid out at seats around the stadium for tonight's game but please bring your own colour and singing voices, and please arrive early to raise the temperature ahead of kick-off'
Yes, you read it right folks - it really does say 'raise the temperature'.
Can you honestly imagine Manchester United fans needing such instruction before one of those famous European nights at Old Trafford?
I doubt very much the Anfield crowd will ever need to be whipped up into any manufactured frenzy for the big occasions - indeed Chelsea know to their cost how loud that ground can be after that 2005 European Cup semi-final.
I don't even think London's 'lesser lights' would need such encouragement. Certainly not West Ham. Probably not Fulham either.
So as you settle down to watch live coverage of the big Champions League match, or listen in your transistor sets, try and gauge the temperature for yourself.
Fans of the London club naturally bristle with indignation at the jibes - but honestly, the club doesn't always help their cause.
Have a look at this edict from the official website as Stamford Bridge gets ready to welcome the aristocrats from Inter Milan.
'Flags or scarves will be laid out at seats around the stadium for tonight's game but please bring your own colour and singing voices, and please arrive early to raise the temperature ahead of kick-off'
Yes, you read it right folks - it really does say 'raise the temperature'.
Can you honestly imagine Manchester United fans needing such instruction before one of those famous European nights at Old Trafford?
I doubt very much the Anfield crowd will ever need to be whipped up into any manufactured frenzy for the big occasions - indeed Chelsea know to their cost how loud that ground can be after that 2005 European Cup semi-final.
I don't even think London's 'lesser lights' would need such encouragement. Certainly not West Ham. Probably not Fulham either.
So as you settle down to watch live coverage of the big Champions League match, or listen in your transistor sets, try and gauge the temperature for yourself.
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