๐ฃ๏ธ Chelsea Supporters Trust statement #CFC's new ticketing proposals.
"Chelsea Supportersโ Trust members and matchgoing supporters have overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of balloting for Chelsea FC tickets.
"The CST has consistently made clear to the club that balloting would not be welcomed by matchgoing supporters, and that the CST would oppose its implementation. That position has been reinforced through CST member feedback, supporter engagement and the significant volume of correspondence received following Wednesdayโs announcement, the overwhelming majority of which opposed the introduction of ballots.
"Many loyal supporters, particularly members who have spent years building loyalty points and regularly attending matches, now face reduced access under the proposed system. The club has also presented no evidence that a ballot system will place more tickets into the hands of genuine supporters.
"Fans are not opposed to all change. Supporters understand the need to tackle touting and ensure tickets end up in the hands of genuine matchgoing fans, and there is recognition that some aspects of the wider proposals are sensible and long overdue. However, supporters also expect any new system to be fair, transparent, and proportionate.
"There remains deep concern that these proposals risk weakening the long-standing principle that loyalty and commitment to Chelsea Football Club should matter.
"The CST is also concerned that, despite months of discussion, supporters are still being asked to accept major changes to ticketing policy without sufficient operational detail around how key aspects of the system will work in practice.
"Throughout this process, the CST urged the club to focus first on improving the existing ticketing operation, which many supporters already find inconsistent and frustrating, before introducing further layers of complexity and restriction.
"It is tone deaf that these proposals are being progressed against a backdrop of growing supporter anger and distrust, with protests organised by the โNotAProjectCFCโ group now confirmed ahead of both the FA Cup Final and the home fixture against Spurs.
"The CSTโs position remains clear. Chelsea FC must listen to its fanbase. Supporters want the club to pause, survey members, properly listen to supporter concerns and re-evaluate these proposals before pressing ahead with changes that have been overwhelmingly rejected."
"Chelsea Supportersโ Trust members and matchgoing supporters have overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of balloting for Chelsea FC tickets.
"The CST has consistently made clear to the club that balloting would not be welcomed by matchgoing supporters, and that the CST would oppose its implementation. That position has been reinforced through CST member feedback, supporter engagement and the significant volume of correspondence received following Wednesdayโs announcement, the overwhelming majority of which opposed the introduction of ballots.
"Many loyal supporters, particularly members who have spent years building loyalty points and regularly attending matches, now face reduced access under the proposed system. The club has also presented no evidence that a ballot system will place more tickets into the hands of genuine supporters.
"Fans are not opposed to all change. Supporters understand the need to tackle touting and ensure tickets end up in the hands of genuine matchgoing fans, and there is recognition that some aspects of the wider proposals are sensible and long overdue. However, supporters also expect any new system to be fair, transparent, and proportionate.
"There remains deep concern that these proposals risk weakening the long-standing principle that loyalty and commitment to Chelsea Football Club should matter.
"The CST is also concerned that, despite months of discussion, supporters are still being asked to accept major changes to ticketing policy without sufficient operational detail around how key aspects of the system will work in practice.
"Throughout this process, the CST urged the club to focus first on improving the existing ticketing operation, which many supporters already find inconsistent and frustrating, before introducing further layers of complexity and restriction.
"It is tone deaf that these proposals are being progressed against a backdrop of growing supporter anger and distrust, with protests organised by the โNotAProjectCFCโ group now confirmed ahead of both the FA Cup Final and the home fixture against Spurs.
"The CSTโs position remains clear. Chelsea FC must listen to its fanbase. Supporters want the club to pause, survey members, properly listen to supporter concerns and re-evaluate these proposals before pressing ahead with changes that have been overwhelmingly rejected."
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๐ฃ๏ธ Calum McFarlane ahead of @Liverpool_Always [A] in the Premier League:
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ:
โWeโve got a few lads returning.
โLevi [Colwill] has trained a full week with us, and so has Reece, so itโs really positive with those two.
โWeโve still got another session [before facing Liverpool], but both trained fully today and weโre hopeful [that they could start].
โPedro Neto and [Alejandro] Garnacho are both carrying knocks and itโs unlikely that they will be available. While Rob [Sanchez] wonโt be available after the head injury he sustained against Nottingham Forest.
โThe early signs with Jesse [Derry] are very positive and I spoke to his dad [Shaun] after the Forest game.
โI also spoke with his family yesterday. I donโt have all the details but all the early signs are really positive.
โJesse wonโt be available for us now until the end of the season, which is an abrupt end for him, but he showed in that first half what he can bring to the team.
โOf course, itโs disappointing for him [to see his season end] but as long as heโs healthy, thatโs all that matters.
โIt was great to give him his first start. Iโve worked a lot with him in the Academy and I know how talented he is.โ
๐ด ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โTheyโre a really good side, a lot of good players, thereโs a lot of threats that we have to be aware of. We also have a lot of good players and weโre just focussing on ourselves at the moment and making sure that our performance levels are at a higher level than what they have been.โ
โAs a staff, you watch your opponentsโ games, you always watch the previous game from the last time you played them to see how it looks, to see how it matches up, to see if thereโs anything you can go after. So, we havenโt discussed it with the group per se, but weโve watched a lot of Liverpool games.โ
(Via chelseafc & bobbyvincentfl - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ:
โWeโve got a few lads returning.
โLevi [Colwill] has trained a full week with us, and so has Reece, so itโs really positive with those two.
โWeโve still got another session [before facing Liverpool], but both trained fully today and weโre hopeful [that they could start].
โPedro Neto and [Alejandro] Garnacho are both carrying knocks and itโs unlikely that they will be available. While Rob [Sanchez] wonโt be available after the head injury he sustained against Nottingham Forest.
โThe early signs with Jesse [Derry] are very positive and I spoke to his dad [Shaun] after the Forest game.
โI also spoke with his family yesterday. I donโt have all the details but all the early signs are really positive.
โJesse wonโt be available for us now until the end of the season, which is an abrupt end for him, but he showed in that first half what he can bring to the team.
โOf course, itโs disappointing for him [to see his season end] but as long as heโs healthy, thatโs all that matters.
โIt was great to give him his first start. Iโve worked a lot with him in the Academy and I know how talented he is.โ
๐ด ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โTheyโre a really good side, a lot of good players, thereโs a lot of threats that we have to be aware of. We also have a lot of good players and weโre just focussing on ourselves at the moment and making sure that our performance levels are at a higher level than what they have been.โ
โAs a staff, you watch your opponentsโ games, you always watch the previous game from the last time you played them to see how it looks, to see how it matches up, to see if thereโs anything you can go after. So, we havenโt discussed it with the group per se, but weโve watched a lot of Liverpool games.โ
(Via chelseafc & bobbyvincentfl - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
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