CHELSEA supporters are fuming after the club announced plans to stop subsidising away fan travel.
The Blues used to provide supporters with a £10 subsidy for domestic away travel on official club coaches.
PAChelsea have done away with a £10 fan subsidy for official coach travel for away games[/caption]
CHELSEA SUPPORTERS’ TRUSTThe Chelsea Supporters Trust has slammed the decison[/caption]
But they have made the unpopular decision to do away with the subsidy in an apparent bid to cut costs, which has enraged many of the Stamford Bridge faithful.
An excerpt of a statement from the club’s supporters’ trust read: “Chelsea Football Club (CFC) has today announced that it will remove the full coach subsidy for away domestic travel.
“The appalling decision will force those who rely on the service to pay significantly more to travel to away fixtures.
“Despite representations from The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) and coach users, CFC has unfortunately decided that maintaining the £10 subsidy is not ‘financially sustainable.’”
The CST will dip into their own pocket to subsidise fan travel for the Blues’ trip to Bournemouth a fortnight on Sunday.
The removal of the £10 subsidy is particularly stinging given Chelsea’s recent splurges in the transfer market over the last year, during which they have TWICE broken the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.
The CST tweeted: “Breaking the British transfer record twice in a year is fine, but a £10 subsidised coach is where Chelsea draws the line.”
Blues fans voiced their fury on social media, with one tweeting: “That’s shocking, should be reversed immediately.”
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GETTYChelsea broke the bank this summer to sign Moises Caicedo[/caption]
Another said: “Really? This is seriously laughable.”
And another said: “Shocking, but, unfortunately, not entirely surprising decision.”
One remarked: “Terrible decision by the club on top of our women’s season tickets going up by so much.
“Pricing the most loyal supporters out of the game.”
Another chimed in: “This is absolutely pathetic from Chelsea’s owners.”
Chelsea have yet to issue a response to the immense backlash their unpopular decision has received.
The West Londoners will be back in action on Wednesday night, welcoming AFC Wimbledon to Stamford Bridge for their Carabao Cup second-round tie.
SunSport has reached out to Chelsea Football Club for comment.