CHELSEA fans slammed the club for “exploiting” supporters with ticket and membership price rises.
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust will be joining the #StopExploitingLoyalty campaign after a member survey saw near 90 per cent vote in favour of it.
Blues fans are reeling from a triple whammy of season ticket hikes, a new £60 “priority” membership and new booking fees on every seat.
The Football Supporters’ Association launched the campaign last year.
And a CST spokesperson said: “Chelsea FC is alienating a large part of our core fanbase.
“This should be a huge wake-up call to the owners and senior leadership team within the club.
“Not only is it ethically wrong to exploit the loyalty of the lifeblood of our club but it is strategically short-sighted.”
Chelsea have been approached for comment.
But they are not the own fanbase fuming at clubs over price hikes.
Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe previously introduced a flat-rate minimum of £66 per seat for non-season ticket holders.
This has now been replaced with a new match categorisation model that will charge some members up to £97 for top fixtures.
The Red Devils initially axed concession prices for junior and senior fans, but these tickets were restored following a huge backlash.
And despite the Red Devils’ woeful season, there has been a five per cent increase in season ticket prices for adults.
Though those for under-16s will be frozen at the current amount.
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