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The Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Chelsea fans fume after being blitzed with Sir Jim Ratcliffe-style ticket price hikes and new booking fees
CHELSEA fans slammed the club for 'exploiting' supporters with ticket and membership price rises. The Chelsea Supporters' Trust will be joining the #StopExploitingLoyalty campaign after a member survey saw near 90 per cent vote in favour of it. 3 3 Blues fans are reeling from a triple whammy of season ticket hikes, a new £60 'priority' membership and new booking fees on every seat. The Football Supporters' Association launched the campaign last year. And a CST spokesperson said: 'Chelsea FC is alienating a large part of our core fanbase. 'This should be a huge wake-up call to the owners and senior leadership team within the club. 'Not only is it ethically wrong to exploit the loyalty of the lifeblood of our club but it is strategically short-sighted.' Chelsea have been approached for comment. Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe introduced a flat-rate minimum of £66 per seat for non-season ticket holders. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS A new match categorisation model has been introduced that will charge some members up to £97 for top fixtures. Concession prices have also been axed for all. And despite the Red Devils' woeful season, there has been a five per cent increase in season ticket prices for adults. Though those for under-16s will be frozen at the current amount. 3
BBC News
4 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Fans urge Supporters' Trust to join campaign around ticketing
The results of a survey of Chelsea fans has urged the Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) to join the Football Supporters' Association (FSA)'s 'Stop Exploiting Loyalty' comes as the club introduces a range of new policies around ticketing and membership, including a new booking fee per ticket and a priority membership to the CST's survey, almost 90% of respondents instructed the trust to join the FSA's campaign which was launched in 2024 and has seen a number of protests across different supporter groups take place in support of the CST say that Blues fans have indicated they do not believe their loyalty is "understood or appreciated by the club" and that they will now "take action to highlight how supporters are continuously being overlooked".The CST said: "Piece by piece, Chelsea FC is alienating a large part of our core fan base with decisions that will slowly force supporters to pick and choose which games they attend."The exploitation of members is also a worry, and we are deeply concerned that the increasingly bad deal that members have will negatively impact our club for generations to come."This should be a huge wake-up call to the owners and the senior leadership team within the club. Supporters are rejecting the decisions made by the club and are evidently unhappy with the current path being taken."Not only is it ethically wrong to exploit the loyalty of the lifeblood of our club, but it is strategically short-sighted and obliterates any trust or goodwill that had started to be built by recent positive initiatives."
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Premier League begin talks with Chelsea over Todd Boehly's controversial ownership of ticket reselling website Vivid Seats
The Premier League have entered into talks with Chelsea amid Todd Boehly 's controversial ownership of the ticket reselling website Vivid Seats. Blues supporters previously called on the footballing authorities to look into the third-party platform which has been panned by critics as tickets can be resold for prices far higher than their face value. Richard Masters, the Premier League's chief executive, has now confirmed during their structured dialogue meeting with the Football Supporters' Association that they have written to Chelsea. It is also mentioned in the minutes from that meeting that Masters will let the Chelsea Supporters' Trust know once he has concluded his conversations with the club. Boehly, who is part of the BlueCo consortium which owns Chelsea, is an investor and director in Vivid Seats. Vivid Seats were previously found to be selling Chelsea tickets at a premium, with the club's home clash with Liverpool listed for up to £20,000. The platform is listed by the Premier League as an 'unauthorised ticket website'. On their website, the Premier League urges fans to 'exercise extreme caution' when dealing with unauthorised ticket websites, including Vivid Seats.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Chelsea asked to explain relationship with controversial ticket website Todd Boehly part-owns after fan fury
CHELSEA have been asked to explain their relationship with ticket resale site Vivid Seats after fan fury towards Todd Boehly. Blues co-owner Boehly is a director and investor in the American firm, which listed some individual Premier League tickets for up to £20,000 last season. 2 2 The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) wrote to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters in March saying they were "dismayed" by the connection. Blues supporters also said Boehly's position felt like a "breach of trust" and a "clear conflict of interest". Vivid Seats, who often sell tickets at inflated rates, is listed on the Premier League website as an unauthorised ticket website. The league has even told fans to "exercise extreme caution" when purchasing from Vivid Seats. Masters met with the Football Supporters Association last month and revealed the Premier League have now contacted Chelsea and that the matter is "ongoing". The minutes from the meeting between the FSA and Masters, which included CST vice-chair Dom Rosso, read: "RM [Masters] confirmed the PL had written to Chelsea to seek clarification on the club's position with the matter ongoing. "RM advised the PL would reply to CST once the PL had concluded its discussions with the club." Chelsea took strong action against ticket touts earlier this season. They told supporters in an email that they had cancelled 1,500 membership accounts where a link to ticket touting had been identified. Chelsea have been contacted for comment.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Supporters Association back major changes to League Two
The Football Supporters Association (FSA) have backed the campaign by the National League to increase the number of relegated teams from League Two. During their annual AGM, the FSA voted on a resolution to support the National League's '3UP' campaign, which looks to change the number of promotion and relegation places between League Two and the National League. Advertisement At present, only two teams go down from League Two, and there is only one automatic promotion spot in the National League, with the second decided via the playoffs between the teams finishing between second and seventh. In February, all 72 National League clubs grouped together in a campaign to see three clubs earn promotion into the EFL every season. The gap between the two leagues is notably small, with no club having ever been relegated back to the fifth tier in their first season in League Two since the introduction of automatic relegation. In a statement when the campaign was launched, the EFL said: 'Recognising the strength of the pyramid, the league has been consistent in its commitment to looking both upwards and down when considering future changes. 'As such, we remain willing to consider changes to the current position on promotion and relegation in the EFL, but these discussions must be part of a broader package of reforms which benefit all levels of the game.'
