'Rooting for him': Chelsea fans show sympathy to Potter after his kids receive death threats

Graham Potter surprised everyone last night when he revealed his family has been receiving death threats from fans.

"I've had some not very nice emails that have come through that want me to die and want my kids to die, so obviously that's not pleasant to receive," Potter said.

Chelsea fans on Reddit have been commiserating with Potter following his stunning revelations. Many are sickened by how far people can go over the results of football games.

💭Coz91: "How demented you are as an individual to send anyone death threats. Utter scumbags of the highest order."

💭Ok-Finance: "This breaks my heart man"

💭Alg602: "Seriously. People need a fucking reality check. It’s just football."

💭Green_goblin: "Regardless of what you think about him as a manager I think we can all agree the people who do stuff like this are the biggest losers on the planet."

💭junejune2345: "Potter seems like a good guy, in a difficult situation. This type of stuff is obviously way out of line.

"I am rooting for him to succeed and get through, even if I’m sceptical of whether he is capable of doing so."

💭Doomjas: "Social media brings out the worst in people truly. Potter is a good man. Will he be successful as our coach? I have no idea. But, I do know that NO ONE deserves this crap, especially from their own “fan base.”