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The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Friday 9th May 2025!
Morning all,
It was a Chelsea FC match day yesterday in our return leg for our Conference League semi-final match against Djurgarden.
The Blues go into the cup final now against Real Betis on May the 28th after cruising through the competition.
You can hear my full thoughts in my debrief, ratings, and conclusion here.
Before the game, I had an exclusive transfer article out on the future of Aston Villa and England star, Morgan Rogers. Villa might need to sell this summer, and Chelsea are very much there… You can get the full lowdown on this one here.
Luke is in the house next, and he has a great article here on Enzo Maresca, being a Chelsea fan right now, and how we should not get ahead of ourselves for now. Measured stuff from Luke this.
We also had the latest Podcast out yesterday and I was back on with Jai - you can listen to that here if you haven’t already.
I like to be as balanced and fair as I can be on this site, because there is not enough balanced voices in this fan base in my opinion. I will call out things I don’t like, and things that Maresca does that I disagree with, but I will also highlight the good things I see and hear as well, which is what I did here on Maresca.
And as always, you can round up all your latest Chelsea news from across the last 24 hours in the same place here, covering all the latest transfer rumours, quotes, interviews, stats, and opinions.
Have a good weekend all - any big news and I’ll jump on the Substack App chat section. Otherwise, I’ll be back on the site on Sunday in time for THE biggest game of our season so far! COME ON CHELSEA!!!!
Peace, Si.
If you have seen this today
A call for evidence.
During Thursday’s UEFA Conference League vs. Djurgården, a huge number of away supporters were able to infiltrate large areas of the home end.
This is the most serious breaches of stadium security in recent memory, and it significantly undermines any security protocols Chelsea FC put in place ahead of the fixture.
As a result, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust will formally write a letter of complaint to Chelsea FC’s COO and Head of Security. We will call for a formal investigation by the club into the ticket sales process and Chelsea FC’s security response during the match.
The findings of this investigation and any subsequent recommendations must be made available to supporters.
The CST invites all supporters who attended the fixture on Thursday to submit written, photographic, and video evidence they captured during the fixture.
The CST will then collate this evidence and then submit it to Chelsea FC.
It is important to note that the CST shared concerns with senior club officials over the vulnerability of home areas ahead of this fixture. No supporter should feel unsafe while at Stamford Bridge, and the CST will do everything to ensure that a full and proper explanation is issued to supporters and safeguards are put in place to ensure that this situation is not repeated in the future.
Please click here to submit evidence.
This form will close at 15:00 on Monday 12 May.
A further update is to follow.
Yours sincerely,
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust Board
Well said Si there are not enough balanced voices in the world.