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25 ViewsChelsea vs. Brighton And Hove Albion : 30 August 2026. After our win against Luton Town in the League Cup on the Thursday, Chelsea’s next match was another home game – against Brighton – on the Sunday. But that fixture was only the middle fixture of games on three consecutive days for me. Either…
23 Views(Reposted with permission from Martin Cloake, original article https://martincloake.substack.com/p/the-fab-files-3-corporate-governance) I have set out to explain the opportunities offered to fans by the Football Governance Act by using plain English and everyday examples to provide a starting point. You can read the first two articles in the series on this Substack – they are free…
23 Views(Reposted with permission from Martin Cloake, original article https://martincloake.substack.com/p/the-fab-files-2-strategic-business) With the Football Governance Act (FGA) now law, fans of every club in the top five divisions of the English men’s game have a chance to take a seat at the table when the club’s strategic business plan is being written. In this second in…
22 Views(Reposted with permission from Martin Cloake, original article https://martincloake.substack.com/p/the-fab-files-how-to-use-the-football) The Football Governance Act gives fans the best opportunity they have had in many years to genuinely influence what goes on at the clubs they support. But, even among the more organised sections, there is little understanding of what that opportunity is, what fans’ rights…
722 ViewsFollowing the events after Chelsea’s FA Cup tie at Charlton on 10 January, 2026, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST), working alongside the Chelsea Supporters Group (CSG) and the Chelsea Supporters Club (CSC), sought a full explanation from the Metropolitan Police regarding the treatment of Chelsea supporters. After extensive engagement, including raising the concerns reported…
1,565 ViewsChelsea Football Club will be holding a ‘Ticketing Policy Meeting’ in the form of a Town Hall on Wednesday 6th May at 16:30 – 18:00. The Chelsea Supporters Club have been given a maximum of 10 spaces so, if you can make the time and date and wish to attend, please let us know…
1,931 ViewsCHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB MEN’S FANS FORUM 2025-26, 2nd MEETING MINUTES Meeting held in the Vialli suite at 6.30pm on Thursday 4th December 2025 Attendees Club title/ group represented Akers, Diane Chelsea Disabled Supporters Association Allen, Laura Club Senior Strategy Manager Brooker, John UK away scheme Brown Tracy Fan Advisory Board Co-Chair Clarkson, Meg Club…
1,502 ViewsChelsea vs. Bournemouth : 30 December 2025 subtitled : “chaos theory.” After the collapse against Aston Villa, we were heading back to Stamford Bridge for the second home league game in four days. This time, the visitors were Bournemouth, or AFC Bournemouth to give them their full, rather pretentious, title. What version of Chelsea…
1,487 ViewsChelsea vs. Aston Villa : 27 December 2025 I wasn’t happy that there was no Chelsea match on Boxing Day 2025. I was also annoyed that there was no Frome Town game on Boxing Day 2025. It seemed that the natural laws of football in the festive period were being flaunted. At least, I…
1,392 ViewsNewcastle United vs. Chelsea : 20 December 2025 With consecutive away trips to Cardiff and now Newcastle within five days, it was if these two fixtures were plucked out of the March 1984 football calendar for me to enjoy once again. These two matches from over forty-five years ago still resonate. Saturday 10 March…