{"id":290780,"date":"2023-08-29T17:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=290780"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:04:47","slug":"chelsea-blasted-by-fans-for-removing-10-coach-subsidy-for-financial-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/chelsea-blasted-by-fans-for-removing-10-coach-subsidy-for-financial-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea blasted by fans for removing \u00a310 coach subsidy for ‘financial reasons’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big-spending Chelsea have been slammed by their own fans for cutting an away travel subsidy which costs the club just \u00a3250,000.<\/p>\n

The Blues have announced the "difficult decision to remove the coach subsidy for domestic away travel". The subsidy had been worth \u00a310 per person, with the tab being picked up by the Chelsea Supporters\u2019 Trust (CST) in the short term.<\/p>\n

That comes despite the Stamford Bridge outfit taking their spending over the last 12 months to almost \u00a3900m. The \u00a353m signing of Romeo Lavia from Southampton means they have now splurged \u00a3850m under owner Todd Boehly, with more new additions potentially on the way ahead of Friday\u2019s transfer deadline.<\/p>\n

CST has condemned the decision in a stinging statement which accused the club of \u201cpenny-pinching.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe appalling decision will force those who rely on the service to pay significantly more to travel to away fixtures,\u201d read the statement. \u201cDespite representations from The Chelsea Supporters\u2019 Trust (CST) and coach users, CFC has unfortunately decided that maintaining the \u00a310 subsidy is not \u2018financially sustainable\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to note that this decision was made in the same year that the club broke the transfer record twice. It is widely rumoured that the coach subsidy budget was approximately 250k.<\/p>\n

What do you think about Chelsea's decision? Tell us in the comments section below<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cEarlier this month, the Chelsea Supporters\u2019 Trust met with club officials in response to online rumours that the coach subsidy would be removed for the 23\/24 season. CFC clarified that at the time a decision had not been made but confirmed that they were evaluating the subsidy budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the meeting, the Trust stated that numerous groups of fans would be adversely affected, including young, elderly and disabled supporters.<\/p>\n

The hard-hitting statement added: \u201cIt appears that during a cost-of-living crisis, Chelsea FC are happy to increase the financial burden on many supporters by penny-pinching.\u201d<\/p>\n

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