Chelsea Supporters' Trust have called on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to make amendments to Chelsea's 'special licence' to allow the club to sell tickets for their remaining Premier League home matches against Leicester City and Watford. The group believes the progress of Todd Boehly's consortium agreeing to terms to buy the club makes the rule 'even more tenuous'.
The Blues were banned from selling tickets to supporters as part of one of the conditions they had to operate under in the aftermath of Roman Abramovich being sanctioned. The licence provided to Chelsea to continue with their season also included the inability to offer new contracts or complete transfers, along with limits on the amount of money that could be spent on travelling and hosting matches.
The rules initially included restrictions on ticketing for the Champions League and FA Cup and tickets being able to be sold to away supporters, but these areas have already seen adjustments. The trust believes keeping fans away from Stamford Bridge was an 'irrational' decision that served to punish supporters.
