One of the great things about supporting Chelsea is how welcome the club makes current and former staff feel.
Players love playing here. Managers may have acrimonious departures, but many come back after the sting has eased.
And for retired players, it seems like almost every Chelsea home match is a homecoming for one or another of them.
Take Sunday, which wasn’t a particularly special fixture, really, despite Everton’s run of good form.
And yet we had Golden Age players Michael Ballack and Michael Essien in the stands.
Chelsea legends, @Ballack and @MichaelEssien are in the house! #CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/DSGL4kmKzV
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 11, 2018
And tucked away from the television cameras — but not able to escape Ballack — was the manager who led Chelsea to our first Champions League final, Avram Grant.
Nice to see you boss! #CHEEVE @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/FLozS3x0Hr
— Michael Ballack (@Ballack) November 11, 2018
This is the sort of thing that gives me the warm fuzzies about my club.