Chelsea owners hit by angry letter as Strasbourg Ultras demand meeting | 18N5311 | 2024-03-08 16:08:01
Chelsea house owners BlueCo have acquired an indignant letter from RC Strasbourg supporter group Extremely Boys 90, who have demanded an emergency meeting.
The consortium led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss took control of Chelsea in Might 2022, replacing Roman Abramovich.
But the west Londoners aren't the only European aspect owned by BlueCo after they turned majority shareholders of French club Strasbourg last yr.
Strasbourg fans have made no secret of their opposition to BlueCo but are growing more and more annoyed over the club's new switch coverage.
BlueCo have mirrored what they did at Chelsea – replacing lots of Strasbourg's veterans and experienced stars – and as an alternative putting their religion in younger players.
Prime scorer Habib Diallo, star midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and captain Matz Sels have all departed while BlueCo have spent massive on bringing kids to Strasbourg similar to Abakar Sylla, Emanuel Emegha and Dilane Bakwa.
BlueCo also determined to mortgage out two Chelsea youngsters to the Ligue 1 aspect together with Andrey Santos and Angelo Gabriel – however Strasbourg are largely struggling within the French top-flight and presently discover themselves 12th in the desk.
RC Strasbourg supporter group Extremely Boys 90 have now released a press release which reads: "They need to meet you' – was how Marc Keller put it when he introduced the sale of the club last June.
'Months went by and, regardless of our reminders, none of BlueCo's shareholders got here to see us. Out of respect for Marc Keller, his work for the membership during the last twelve years, and above all his confidence in the new house owners, we waited.
'By the top of January, our endurance had run out and we requested for a last meeting with the shareholders, to be held no later than the top of February.
'Right here we are in March and we nonetheless haven't seen anybody. So it's time to take inventory of this new page within the historical past of Racing.
'Racing is now nothing greater than a monetary asset, owned by an funding fund that already owns one other football club. We've stated it earlier than, and we'll say it once more: Multiclub is killing football, and we'll battle it!
'Two transfer home windows have also come and gone, and all we will do is watch helplessly as our membership is stripped of all its skilled gamers. In favour of younger up-and-coming players.
'It's now clear that BlueCo requires the recruitment of players aged 23 years or much less.
'We're not fooled! No skilled club may be competitive beneath these circumstances.
'With out balanced recruitment, the tens of hundreds of thousands invested in these younger gamers won't serve Racing but solely the pursuits of the brand new house owners.
'That's why we're asking: what's BlueCo's real plan for Racing?
'With all his expertise and past successes at the club, how can Marc Keller endorse such a senseless sporting coverage without saying a word?
'Though the top of the season promises to be tough from a sporting perspective, we might however wish to guarantee the staff of our full help in their bid to remain up, on the only condition that the players honour our shirt.'
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