Many loyal fans of Chelsea Fc will have encountered different kinds of rumors about the ownership of the football stadium used by Chelsea Fc. Over time, there have been numerous discussions about Chelsea Fc being the only top club without a maiden stadium and that has always brought shame and embarrassment to Fans who don’t know much about the history and development of the club and how it’s secured the ownership of Stamford bridge as it’s playing ground for home matches....CONTINUE READING
Rival Fans have always made claims that Stamford bridge belongs to Fulham Fc without genuine facts to back their claims but the fact is, Chelsea Fc owns the stadium and it’s secured the ownership through, Gus Mears(the founding father of Chelsea fc). Before Chelsea became a name in early 1905, Stamford bridge was already in existence and it was a stadium that was used for different ceremonial and sporting events. The stadium was officially opened in 1877 and it was initially used by London Athletic Club until 1904. Gus Mears took over the ownership of the Stadium and in other to fill up the available space, he formed the Chelsea football club in 1905 and since then the stadium had been for Chelsea.
The reason why Fulham Fc is in the picture is because of the offer they were given to own the stadium but they turned it down, however, the closeness between Chelsea and Fulham made many people think the latter has a share or possesses the ownership of the stadium. Fulham would have owned the stadium but they refused to move into the stadium because the 5000 capacity stand in the stadium was designed in form of Stevenage Road Stand at Craven Cottage(Fulham’s present Stadium). The Stevenage Road Stand was built in honor of Fulham’s legend, Johnny Haynes. Without much ado, Chelsea Fans need to get this straight and stand up to tell anyone that The Bridge belongs to Chelsea and not Fulham.
The Freehold right that was secured by Ken Bate gave Roman Abrahamovic the right to hold on to the ownership to date and if all plans turnout successfully, Roman will redevelop the stadium to a bigger capacity that will add more prestige and respect to Chelsea Fc.
Stamford bridge belongs to Chelsea and not Fulham who rejected the ownership of the stadium due to financial reasons and Loyalty to their legend.
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