CHELSEA owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have been targeted by their own fans with a brutal sticker campaign depicting them as clowns.
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust wrote to Blues bosses earlier this month warning them they face a tide of “irreversible toxicity” if they do not address the club’s status as a “laughing stock”.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men sit 11th in the Premier League table and face finishing in the bottom half for a second successive season.
The club never placed lower than 10th in previous owner Roman Abramovich’s 19 years at the helm.
And with Chelsea fans growing increasingly frustrated with Boehly and Co, one organised campaign against the ownership has now begun.
As reported by The Telegraph, stickers were seen on the concourse at Stamford Bridge during their 4-2 win over Leicester in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
One depicted Boehly, Eghbali and director Jose Feliciano as clowns.
And it also referenced the private equity firm Clearlake Capital which has a 61.5 per cent share in the club, saying: “Clownlake, three ring circus.”
Underneath the clown-inspired mock-ups of the trio, it read: “Get them out, we want our Chelsea back.”
One sticker was placed next to another of ex-Chelsea man Abramovich – who Chelsea fans have chanted for this season.
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It is not known who is responsible for the stickers.
Financiers Boehly and Eghbali spearheaded a £2.5billion takeover of Chelsea in 2022 when the club was facing oblivion due to sanctions imposed on Abramovich.
The two men have overseen a £1bn spend on new players but have so far only a Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley against Liverpool to show for it.
The result led to the players being labelled “billion pound bottlers” by former Manchester United star and TV pundit Gary Neville.
The supporters are just as angry at what they say is the lack of “public-facing vision” from the new ownership which they say has created an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
Boehly and his sidekick are also accused of breaking promises on prices for fan travel, replica kit, food and drink and ticket prices.
There are fears among many Chelsea supporters that season ticket prices are poised to go through the roof. This season they range from £750 to £940 for an adult.
Many feel this is to help bankroll the record-breaking transfer spending and the need to keep within strict Profitability and Sustainability Rules that have seen Premier League sides Everton and Nottingham Forest deducted points this season.
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The CST demands better communication between the club and the fans on a multitude of themes, including stadium redevelopment or moving to a new ground.
They want a “clear explanation of the journey” that Boehly and his pals from Clearlake Capital are taking Chelsea on.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
