The Shred End Podcast ...
There’s so much wrong with Chelsea Football Club right now, or should I say “CFC LDN” as we´ve been franchised and branded as now. As someone who´s been going to games since I was young, here are just a few of the things I noticed at today’s game that simply wouldn’t have happened during the Abramovich era:
🔹 The pre-match huddle. Clearly staged for the cameras and social media with the referee awkwardly left standing in the middle because no one moved. Cue the memes.
🔹 Away fans sitting in the Chelsea end in the Westview section, casually walking around in their Newcastle kits without even bothering to cover them with a jacket. Not a steward in sight and no one seemed interested in doing anything about it.
🔹 The flood of “fans” heading straight for the megastore and merchandise trucks after a defeat, eager to buy the latest weekly drop of lifestyle gear and line the owners’ pockets.
🔹 The ridiculous and inconsistent ticket pricing loyal season-ticket holders are being hit with. For example, I was told a potential Chelsea vs PSG Round of 16 tie would cost significantly more than if we drew Qarabag, Newcastle or Monaco. What happened to the days when every game had a fixed ticket price?
🔹 And the atmosphere suffers because of it. When prices keep rising and games are treated like premium events, the crowd inevitably changes. It increasingly feels like a trip to Stamford Bridge is becoming just another tick on the itinerary for London weekend visitors or tourists. As long as someone is willing to pay the price, the seats will be filled, that´s what the owners care about money but the atmosphere that once defined this club slowly disappears.
And that’s the saddest part. Going to Stamford Bridge used to be the highlight of my week. The anticipation, the pre-match buzz, the sense of belonging, it meant something. Now it just doesn’t feel the same. What used to be a football match feels more like a packaged “experience.”
BlueCo OUT!
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