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Angry Strasbourg fans pen open letter to Chelsea owner Boehly

📅 October 12, 2023⏰ 1:15 AM

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has received an angry letter from fans of RC Strasbourg.

The American investment group took over the Ligue 1 club to make it a feeder for the Blues.

However, with Strasbourg sitting in mid-table in the league, and Chelsea in the same position in the Premier League, Todd Boehly is under fire again.

The letter from the FĂ©dĂ©ration Supporters RCS reads: “Following BlueCo’s purchase, the 2023 summer transfer window is our first element of analysis and our first major worry.

“The exclusive recruitment of very young players – not yet operational and potentially weakened by their over-exposition, combined with the absence of arrivals of more mature players, exposes the club to a sporting risk from which the owners should have better protected us.

BlueCo’s imposition of an obligation to buy only very young hopefuls is senseless on a sporting level and the fans don’t relate to their team at the moment.

“The supporters that maintained that, since the purchase of Racing, we are only a training center and a secondary piece in a global business, have gained credit following this transfer window, which seems far from the announced ambition.”

They added: “Money without competence doesn’t lead to anything good, and the example of Chelsea, our so-called ‘big brother’, who have spent a lot of money but have had a vertical fall down the English hierarchy, is an important reference point: We don’t want to incompetence that reigns at Chelsea at RCSA. Neither directly, nor indirectly.

“Beyond the Strasbourg case, we wish to also remind you that multi-club ownership is a danger to football.

The pyramid system that this system is slowly locking into place, and even more strongly than was already the case, risks reducing the majority of clubs to a simple objective of developing young players and helping the few clubs at the top of the pyramid in order to yield a profit for their business. Clearly, it is a very worrying perspective.”

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