Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Abramovich’s stand-off with worried Chelsea fans

WORRIED Chelsea fans last night announced they will fight to stop owner Roman Abramovich moving the Blues away from Stamford Bridge.

Supporters are concerned after the Russian billionaire tabled a £10million offer to buy out the shareholders who own the 41,800-seat ground.

That would leave him free to re-develop the 13 acre SW6 site for residential and commercial use and move the team to a new home nearby.

But one leading fan, who asked not to be named, said: "The great thing about Chelsea is that the ground is owned by the fans so nothing can happen here without our agreement.
"Chelsea Pitch Owners bought the land 14 years ago to see off the property developers and their bulldozers back then because this is the home of Chelsea Football Club and always has been.

"The intention was always to keep the club here at our spiritual home — and nothing's changed.

"So we will be writing to all the shareholders urging them to remember why we acted in the first place — and asking them to vote against Mr Abramovich's proposals at the CPO emergency meeting on October 27."

source: thesun.co.uk

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