This plan comes after so much pressure from the club supporters and it is likely that their demands will be considered this time.
The idea of moving the club stadium to a new site at the Bettersea Power Station was not welcome by the supporters club as a result; it seems likely that Stamford Bridge will remain standing.
The West London club is set to reveal their proposals to local residents and supporters at an exhibition at Stamford Bridge. The proposal will open on June 30 and be made available for viewing until July 2.
The redevelopment of Stamford Bridge which is to lower the pitch below street level with an extra tier of seating, similar to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, will cost Chelsea as much as £500M.
The revamping work will take at least 3 years while Chelsea will look for a temporary home in the meantime for at least 2 seasons.
The West London club is reported to be considering talking to Twickenham and Wembley for hosting home games temporary. A statement on the club’s website read thus:
“A year ago a study of the area from Fulham Broadway to Stamford Bridge and beyond was commissioned by Chelsea Football club owner Roman Abramovich to examine the potential of upgrading the street scape.
“The study also began to assess the feasibility of an expansion of the stadium capacity within the existing historical site boundary, based on the principles of improving site access, benefiting the neighborhood and enhancing the spectator experience.
“Mr Abramovich has appointed a professional team to assess, in more details, the feasibility of expanding the existing stadium capacity at Stamford Bridge Grounds.
“The process now enters a further local consultation phase. This will include an explanation of the rationale for expansion, driven by spectator demand for more seats and the need to increase stadium revenue to remain competitive with our major rivals, this revenue being especially important under Financial Fair Play rules.
“Technical solutions for stadium capacity expansion are being investigated initially. This stage of the consultation will focus at present on discussing the rationale and technical solutions for expansion with residents and match-going spectators.
“Local stakeholders, neighbors, season ticket holders and club members will be invited to comment on the potential expansion. This feedback, which to date has assisted our progress in earlier stages, will continue to inform the next stage of the study”.
Chelsea is now considered as one of the top best teams in the world but the capacity of their stadium is too small for a team of that caliber. So they definitely need expansion or building a bigger stadium entirely which will take time. I believe it's a welcome development from the Blues. Isn't it?
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