{"id":627579,"date":"2023-08-29T14:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627579"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:22:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:22:36","slug":"chelsea-supporters-have-away-travel-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/chelsea-supporters-have-away-travel-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Appalling&#8217;: Chelsea Make Surprise Boardroom Decision; Fans Furious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Football Club have announced that they will be removing the full coach subsidy for away domestic travel &#8211; in a move that has angered Chelsea supporters.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Appalling Decision\u2019 Angers Chelsea Supporters Trust<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking the British transfer record twice in a year is fine, but a \u00a310 subsidised coach is where Chelsea draws the line<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\ufe0f Chelsea to remove domestic away coach subsidy<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\ufe0f CST to subsidise coach for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOUCHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BOUCHE<\/a> to highlight the appalling decision &amp; urges CFC to reconsider cutback <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ta1uZYksYS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ta1uZYksYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chelsea Supporters\u2019 Trust\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@ChelseaSTrust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaSTrust\/status\/1696460924977066257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Away Travel Removed for Financial Reasons<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The move by the Chelsea board to cancel subsidised away travel has angered the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseasupporterstrust.com\/chelsea-supporters-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Supporters Trust<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The CST have branded the move an &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaSTrust\/status\/1696460924977066257\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">appaling decision.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; By stopping this service, supporters &#8211; will have to pay considerably more for away travel. According to the update from the supporters&#8217; trust, they and coach users made representations to the club for the service to remain &#8211; but the club have decided the \u00a310 per coach user is not &#8220;financially sustainable&#8221; to subsidise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/chelsea-djordje-petrovic-signing-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Unveil \u2018Incredible\u2019 Player as Newest Summer Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Supporters&#8217; Trust disclosed in their update &#8211; that they met with club officials earlier in August to discuss the rumours that the club would stop the coach subsidy for the 2023\/24 season. The Stamford Bridge club clarified that they hadn&#8217;t made a decision regarding the future of the scheme &#8211; but did confirm they would be looking at the subsidy budget. During the meeting, it was made clear to the club that many people would be affected by the decision to end the subsidy scheme, including young supporters, vulnerable supporters, and people with mobility issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Happens Next?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Those who have used the service communicated to the club that the coach subsidy must remain in some way, and if it was stopped, many supporters would be priced out of attending away games. Chelsea Supporters Trust again met with club officials on Friday 25 to communicate that their decision to remove this service in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis was unacceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/chelsea-targeting-three-attacking-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Journalist Reveals Three Exciting Players Chelsea Are Now Targeting to Increase Firepower<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Supporters Trust have decided to part-fund the away travel for the upcoming league game against Bournemouth. The Trust explain this will help highlight the shocking decision by the club and for them to reconsider stopping the subsidy scheme, placing a further financial burden on many supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Image Credit:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chelsea_Football_Club,_Stamford_Bridge_(Ank_kumar)_22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ank Kumar,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC BY-SA 4.0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Football Club have announced that they will be removing the full coach subsidy for away domestic travel &#8211; in a move that has angered Chelsea supporters. 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