Chelsea fans release open letter declaring ‘erosion of trust’ in club’s owners

SportFootballChelsea fans release open letter declaring ‘erosion of trust’ in club’s ownersSupporters have raised concerns over the ‘underlying direction of the club’ under owners BlueCoJamie Braidwood Thursday 16 April 2026 16:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959006","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-owners-fans-protests-man-united-news-b2959006.html","title":"Chelsea fans release open letter declaring ‘erosion of trust’ in club’s owners"}}A Chelsea fan holds up a banner in protest against the club's ownership outside Stamford Bridge (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) has said there is a “lack of confidence” in the club’s owners, BlueCo, and feel there has been an “erosion of trust” in the direction of the team. Fan pr...