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Chelsea’s owners have been targeted with a sticker campaign depicting them as clowns due to discontent among fans at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have endured two miserable seasons on the pitch since Todd Boehly’s consortium completed their £4.25 billion takeover of the club.
Despite spending more than £1 billion since the summer of 2022, the Blues face the prospect of finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League for a second successive season.
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has warned co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali of the risk of fan protest in a 1,500-word letter.
As reported The telegraphstickers depicting Boehly and Clearlake Capital owners Eghbali and Jose Feliciano as clowns were seen in the concourse of at least one Stamford Bridge stand during their 4–2 FA Cup quarter-final victory against Leicester.
Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano have been portrayed as clowns in a brutal sticker campaign aimed at Chelsea’s owners after the club’s on-field struggles.
Chelsea face the prospect of finishing in the bottom half of the table for the second year in a row.
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has warned joint controlling owners Eghbali and Boehly of the risk of fan protest in a 1,500-word letter.
The trio is depicted as clowns under the title “Clownlake, three-ring circus”.
Underneath their edited images it says ‘take them out, we want our Chelsea back’.
The Telegraph reported that stickers were seen on the club’s official signage at the stadium, with one appearing alongside another sticker of owner Roman Abramovich – whose name fans have chanted this season.
Despite the warning from the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, it is not clear who is responsible for the stickers or whether they will continue to be displayed at future matches at Stamford Bridge.
The club are yet to win a trophy under the current regime, having come close in a Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley to Liverpool – who finished the game with mostly children due to their football problems. injuries.
This led Gary Neville to brand the Blues “billion pound bottlers” after the match.
Chelsea’s Supporters’ Trust has launched a scathing attack on BWell, In an open letter to the Blues owner, claiming the American has turned the club into a “laughing stock”.
“Current sentiment among Chelsea supporters is at its lowest level since the early 1980s,” the letter read.
“A significant number of supporters we speak with are quick to express concerns that the lack of any public vision from the new owner has led to an immense sense of helplessness, frustration and deep concern.
Chelsea are yet to win a trophy since their £4.25 billion takeover despite spending more than £1 billion on transfers.
“The current mood of supporters is extremely low and cannot be ignored. The feeling that the club has become a “laughing stock”, both on and off the pitch, is growing.
“The CSE unfortunately believes that we are close to a significant shift in partisan opinion that could result in irreversible toxicity,” they added. “Unless the situation improves, this seems likely to manifest itself in more targeted chanting, particularly during televised matches.”
The letter also highlights fans’ frustration with rising prices for tickets, programs and food on match days, particularly when the club has been so liberal in its spending on players.
Chelsea chief executive Chris Jurasek responded with a letter, defending the club’s level of communication with its supporters and saying an increase in revenue was necessary for the Blues to compete with their rivals.
