Ricketts family give eight-point pledge to Chelsea fans as part of takeover bid

The Ricketts household has confronted large backlash from Chelsea supporters (PA)

The Ricketts household have given an eight-point pledge to Chelsea supporters as a part of their takeover bid.

Chelsea supporters have strongly voiced their disapproval of the Ricketts household’s bid to purchase the membership and staged a protest exterior Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The anger from Chelsea followers has been primarily directed in direction of Joe Ricketts, who's the daddy of the Chicago Cubs house owners who at the moment are attempting to purchase Chelsea, after he described Muslims as ‘my enemy’ in leaked emails from 2019.

The Ricketts household are one of many last 4 bidders who're aiming to purchase the membership from Roman Abramovich, though Joe Ricketts has no position within the Chelsea takeover bid.

However the Ricketts household have now given a listing of pledges to Chelsea supporters in an effort to ease issues over their takeover proposal.

Included of their pledge is a promise that the membership’s identify, badge or dwelling package color wouldn't be modified throughout their reign.

The Ricketts household have additionally promised that the membership would by no means signal as much as a breakaway European Tremendous League, which was proposed final 12 months earlier than a number of golf equipment withdrew following widespread backlash from followers.

Chelsea’s supporters staged a protest in opposition to the Ricketts household at Stamford Bridge (AFP through Getty)

RICKETTS FAMILY PLEDGE TO CHELSEA FANS

They've additionally pledged to ‘commit the assets needed’ to proceed investing within the group and have vowed to ‘match the present dedication’ to the Girls’s facet.

In the meantime, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has urged the Ricketts household to finish their takeover plans.

‘There have been actions and noise within the final week that the Ricketts’ bid appears to be the favoured one and get the preferential therapy as different events have recommended,’ Neville informed Sky Sports activities.

‘I've to say, we don’t know. There isn't any transparency, there is no such thing as a independence in English soccer to have the ability to decide the way you bid for a soccer membership.



The Ricketts household have tried to ease the issues raised by Chelsea followers (Motion Photos through Reuters)

‘If I had been the Ricketts household and received that sort of hostility on the best way in, transfer away. Transfer away, the followers are vital.

‘We’ve seen unpopular house owners just like the Glazers at Manchester United or Mike Ashley at Newcastle United, it drains absolutely the lifetime of a soccer membership and a metropolis.

‘So we’ve received to verify transferring ahead it’s not in regards to the bids, it’s about what the followers need.’

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