Welcome to the ‘May 2020’ newsletter. It feels strange to produce this in May, when the team are usually embroiled in the business end of cups and fighting to optimise their league position. With no top-flight football taking place in this country and no certainty when there will be, the current crisis has impacted all […]
Continue ReadingHammersmith & Fulham Foodbank
Throughout the 2019/20 season, the CST have supported the Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank with collections regularly taking place at home matches at the CFCuk stall. Sadly, the Covid-19 outbreak has seen an inevitable rise in demand for their services. Since its creation in 2010, the H&F Foodbank has been a lifeline for many people in […]
Continue ReadingCST Interview – Simon Taylor, Head of the Chelsea Foundation
The Chelsea Foundation: Educating, Motivating & Inspiring The outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic was a time for organisations to step up. Few football clubs have stepped up as well as Chelsea with Roman Abramovich providing the use of the Copthorne and Millennium Hotels at Stamford Bridge and the club’s catering facilities for local NHS staff […]
Continue ReadingCST Charity Donations
As announced last week, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust have agreed to donate £1,000 from our funds to various charities during these challenging times. Half of that sum will be divided between Stoll Foundation and Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank. The remaining £500 is to be divided between 5 charities for nominated by our members. The board […]
Continue ReadingCST Charity Nominations
As you are all aware, we have been supporting the Hammersmith and Fulham foodbank with food and cash donations for a few years now and we have also, fairly recently, started to help our friends at the Stoll Foundation. During these extraordinary times these charities are needed more than ever. With that in mind, the […]
Continue ReadingNewsletter – March 2020
Welcome to the ‘March 2020’ newsletter. This edition is probably the most unusual we have written to date. Naturally, it is dominated by the recent Covid-19 outbreak. We appreciate that every one of our members is affected so we have used the opportunity to include links to useful information and ways to help our community. […]
Continue ReadingPremier League Suspension – CST Statement
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust welcome the suspension of the season by the Premier League. The most important consideration must be the health of all people involved in the game and, indeed, in society. In the forthcoming weeks, it is clear that difficult decisions will need to be made about how this year’s football competitions are […]
Continue ReadingNewsletter – January 2020
Welcome to the ‘January 2020’ newsletter. This edition highlights some of the recent work that has been carried out by the Trust, particularly around our discussions with the club relating to kick off times, ticket prices and VAR. We also include our involvement with initiatives of associated groups such as the Fans Forum and CPO, […]
Continue ReadingFA Cup Ticket Pricing Structure
Regarding the club’s announcement of the ticket pricing structure for the FA Cup 5th Round fixture against Liverpool, the Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) have issued the following statement. Following the club’s progression in the FA Cup, the CST are hugely frustrated with the decision to implement a 35% price increase on the pre-publicised adult […]
Continue Reading4th Round Kick-Off times
Concerning the announcement of the 4th round Kick- Off times of the FA Cup, the Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) have issued the following statement. The FA Cup is the oldest association football competition in the world. It is a competition attended and enjoyed by many. Chelsea’s (CFC) 4th round tie has been selected to be […]
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