‘We’re not Arsenal’ – Chelsea fans hold protest against Todd Boehly ownership and demand they leave
CHELSEA fans fumed "We’re not Arsenal” as they held a protest against Todd Boehly’s ownership group at Stamford Bridge.
Hundreds of Blues supporters gathered outside the stadium ahead of Tuesday night’s Premier League clash with Southampton.
They first marched down the Fulham Road with banners, leaving traffic at a standstill, before letting off flares and even throwing dollars on the floor.
Local tube station Fulham Broadway closed due to a "fire alert", with reports claiming firefighters were forced to put out several pyros outside Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are on a dismal run of form that has seen them lose three consecutive games in all competitions.
They have also won just three of their last 12 matches.
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And fired-up fans showed their anger at the situation as they also waved placards and sang pro-Roman Abramovich songs outside Stamford Bridge.
Their anger was directed at American billionaire Boehly, who led a 2022 takeover of Chelsea with investment group Clearlake Capital under the consortium banner ‘BlueCo’.
Chelsea have since spent over £1.2billion on new signings while working their way through three permanent managers and several interim bosses.
They are now facing a potential third season without Champions League football after Saturday’s defeat to Aston Villa saw them drop to seventh place in the table.
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And supporters gave Boehly, Clearlake and BlueCo a piece of their mind with a number of fiery banners this evening.
One read: “BlueCo, stop killing Chelsea, get out of our club.”
Another declared: “BlueCo, Clearlake, Boehly, (Hansjorg) Wyss, (Jose) Feliciano and (Behdad) Eghbali. You’re destroying our club.”
One noted: “No stadium plans, no UCL football, average squad, player trading obsession.”
Another simply added: “We’re not Arsenal. Win or f**k off.”
Numerous chants were also heard from the Chelsea fans gathered outside the Bridge.
Among them included “Jose Mourinho”, “Roman Abramovich", “You should have bought Brighton”, and “You’ve won us f**k all.”
Chelsea stars will be hoping to cheer the protestors up by delivering an emphatic win against Southampton tonight.
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The visitors are rooted to the bottom of the table.
And anything less than a straightforward victory will not go down well with doubters.