Yes I've had exactly the same, prior to the CL final people were stopping me in the street on the way to the pub, wishing us luck and saying thanks for stopping them winning the FAC.I've now received messages from 26 mates/fans of other clubs.
Everyone of them delighted for us,and for levelling the rags manipulated award.
The media don't realise that the rags (and dippers) are hated by fans of other clubs whose combined total fan bases far outnumber theirs.
Have the press spun the wrong coin?
I hadn't expected it but what surprised me most since, and even prior to, the FAC final is the number of people, not sure how many but well into 20-30 or so.