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Chelsea fans have reacted to Thomas Tuchel's starting XI to face Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust says its membership neither supports nor has confidence in the Ricketts family's bid to buy the Blues.

Tom Ricketts confirmed meetings with Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, and pledged to sit down with more fans in an attempt to prove his family’s suitability to take over at the club. We look forward to more meetings – including with the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust – over the coming days and to making a public reiteration of our values and commitments.” “We also committed to surveying our members as to their confidence and support in the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea FC. Similarly, 77% of members who responded do not support the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea FC and three per cent of respondents are in support. “Last week, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust stated that the Ricketts family must urgently and publicly address supporter concerns – especially with regard to inclusivity, given both past and recent statements by members of the family,” read the CST statement. Chelsea fans also organised a protest against the Ricketts’ candidacy before Saturday’s Premier League match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge. Joe Ricketts, the family patriarch, who has no role at the Cubs or in the bid to buy Chelsea, described Muslims as “my enemy” in leaked emails from 2019.

The Ricketts family will not hold a controlling stake in Chelsea should their takeover bid be successful, a spokesman confirmed.

So there’s no revenues from the Chicago Cubs being used for soccer or any other sports investment.” However, their bid is backed by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, and it has been confirmed by spokesman that the Ricketts will not have a controlling stake. The Ricketts family will not hold a controlling stake in Chelsea should their takeover bid be successful, a spokesman confirmed.

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“Like always, it’s our job more to create an environment and atmosphere. It’s my information that it’s down to four and in the next weeks there should be further talks and negotiations,” Tuchel told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Brentford. We need our spectators behind us, so if we are a little bit less, they have to compensate for those missing.”

The Chelsea Supporter's Trust have played a major role in the anti-Ricketts protests over the last week.

Off the back of this, the Chelsea Supporter’s Trust conducted a poll to best understand how their members feel about the Ricketts family taking over the club. Post European Super League, Chelsea fans have understood their strength in numbers, with changes to the club structure allowing for greater fan-based opinion to dictate potential change. The Chelsea Supporters Trust have been one of the cornerstones of conversations between fans and those involved in the Blues hierarchy.

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Brentford, meanwhile, have put a small bit of breathing space between themselves and the relegation fight but Thomas Frank will know his side are not safe yet. On the pitch, however, Thomas Tuchel’s men have been in excellent form and while they appear to have little to play for in the league beyond confirming a third-place finish, the German will be keen to see his side rebuild momentum after the international break, ahead of a huge Champions League clash with Real Madrid, and with an FA Cup semi-final to come further down the line, too. There is all manner of uncertainty surrounding the club following the sanctioning of owner Roman Abramovich and several prospective new owners are still vying to take the Blues forward.

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) said on Saturday that 77% of its members do not support the Ricketts family's bid for the Premier League club.

It made similar comments in a statement on March 23. "It is essential that the new owners of Chelsea FC have the confidence of the supporter base and demonstrate an understanding of the values that we stand for," CST said in a statement. The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) said on Saturday that 77% of its members do not support the Ricketts family's bid for the Premier League club, in the wake of a fan backlash over previous racist remarks by members of the family.

Brentford have been making progress in their bid for Premier League safety but the job is far from over. Today they face a daunting trip to Stamford Bridge, ...

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Thomas Tuchel has delivered his reasoning for his Chelsea team selection to face Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

It’s to focus on our routine, focus on what makes us a strong team and to do this in the best way possible because that helps everybody. There are a lot of competitions where we are in the race. "On the other hand Ruben played the last game and was here the whole week.

Chelsea capitulated at home to Brentford as goals from Janelt, Eriksen and Wissa saw the Bees thrash the European champions.

Moments later, he found himself through on goal and while his first touch got past Raya, it ended on the wrong side of the post. Hakim Ziyech had come closest, forcing David Raya into a fingertip save and at the other end, Ivan Toney heading over after winning an aerial battle with Rudiger. Brentford netted four times in a remarkable second half after falling behind to a 35-yard strike from Antonio Rudiger, whose speculative efforts have become a running joke among Chelsea fans.

Christian Eriksen scores his first Brentford goal as they come from behind to beat Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge.

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The Chelsea Supporters' Trust say they are against the Ricketts family's bid to buy the club over racist remards made by members of the family.

We believe these are far-reaching and certainly include an absolute commitment on the part of the Ricketts Family and the bid team to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club," it said. It is essential that the new owners of Chelsea FC have the confidence of the supporter base and demonstrate an understanding of the values that we stand for," CST said in a statement. In response, the family reiterated that it was committed to inclusivity and had met many Chelsea fan groups and that if its bid goes through it was ready to make a range of commitments to the club and fans."

Brentford pulled off a shock victory against Chelsea as they hammered the London side 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The defeat at Stamford Bridge brings an end to a six-game winning run for the Blues. Brentford pulled off a shock victory against Chelsea as they hammered the London side 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The humiliating defeat for Thomas Tuchel's team sparked much talk on social media, with many making jokes at the home team's expense.

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“Why should we be distracted and think about Real Madrid when we are one goal ahead? “Every team has 11 players but sometimes you need key players to lift the rest by both playing well and their personality. “After so many wins and so many good results, I will now refuse to make a drama out of it,” he said. A reminder to keep on going and it would come with more fluidity. There are some reasons which we can put on us and we will digest it. Brentford made a lot of the 10 minutes we gave them.

"I don't know why," said manager Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea's first loss to Brentford since 1939, a 4-1 rout on Saturday.

They went through their full repertoire of songs, and the third brought the first rendition of "We're just a bus stop in Hounslow" -- a self-deprecating song referring to previous bating from Queens Park Rangers fans. After the third goal we had a disallowed goal and then we had a big, big chance from Kai Havertz and we missed them. "We timed it perfectly to score the four goals in front of our fans," Frank said. He will hope this result was a mere blip rather than the start of the season falling apart. He said prematch the team "were not affected" by the protests, but still it was a little eerie outside the stadium with the giant merchandise shop shut, and souvenir vans lying empty. Lesser teams would have buckled having gone behind, but Brentford used it as the fillip to go up another gear and Janelt struck the equaliser just two minutes later. In their first season in the Premier League, this was Brentford's biggest win of the campaign, and one of the most impressive in the club's history. Normally the goal is exactly what we wanted to open up new spaces but the opposite happened, and I don't know why." In a CST survey, they said 77% of its members did not back the Ricketts' bid. What followed was a brutal exposure of the hosts' fragile state as Christian Eriksen, Mads Roerslev and Bryan Mbuemo orchestrated a historic 4-1 win for Brentford. With the club up for sale, four bids remain ahead of the April 11 deadline. "Christian is a top player," Frank said Saturday. "He's an ongoing fairytale and I'm very pleased for that.

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Romelu LukakuWhat Romelu Lukaku did at full-time as 'horrible' Timo Werner Chelsea mistake highlightedChelsea News: The club-record signing had to be summoned from the bench to replace an underwhelming Timo Werner, who struggled once again in a blue jerseyTom Ricketts responds to Chelsea supporters amid Stamford Bridge ownership protestNext Chelsea OwnerSupporters have been protesting outside of Stamford Bridge against the Ricketts family's bid for the club and now there has been a response. The CST does not currently believe it is in the best interests of our members for the Ricketts bid to succeed. The Chelsea Supporter's Trust posted a snap poll to gauge their member's reaction to the idea that the Ricketts family could potentially be Chelsea owners. The Brazilian was more composed in the middle of a three, but the visitors were ahead at that stage of the contest. The movement of the Brentford front two, Toney and Bryan Mbeumo, was problematic for the Brazilian, and the Bees were able to drag him out of position when part of a centre-back duo. Following a litany of highly problematic reports presenting quotes and images from the Ricketts family which have left fans with little choice but to actively protest.