15 Jun 2025 00:08:09
Just a few days before the start of the newly formatted CWC.
I may well have missed the news but as far as I know we are still without a FOS for this tournament, next seasons CL and premiership.
I am surprised but I live in hope that this will change quickly.
15 Jun 2025 07:07:09
I believe DAMAC are sponsoring us through the CWC Tom whilst Chelsea are in talks with a number of FOS sponsor suitors from the Middle East and the USA, although a long-term deal is not expected to be announced until after the Club World Cup. Chelsea are requesting £55m per year.
15 Jun 2025 07:48:43
Tom, I was thinking that. I would have thought that the FIFA club World Cup would have been a selling point. This is really dragging on, I hope it’s worth it.
15 Jun 2025 09:25:31
I believe Danac are sponsoring the FOS for the CWC.
That being said you would think that there would have been leaks coming g out on who the new sponser (if any) .
15 Jun 2025 09:39:15
Good morning Bill, Tom and Jimbo, I think there are a few rumours that Riyadh Air/ Qatar Airways are likely sponsors.
15 Jun 2025 10:11:18
Guys, you all seem as surprised as me.
I believed that the DMAC deal ended with the Conference Cup final. If it did end with that final but they are now our sponsor for CWC, have we received another significant pay day?
15 Jun 2025 11:54:43
U known by me Tom.
15 Jun 2025 21:14:06
It would appear that we have NO front of shirt sponsor for the CWC.
The organisers apparently have set out some rules that stop any temporary (tournament only) sponsorship.
I am very disappointed that a long term FOS sponsorship that included the CWC could not be found before tomorrow’s first game.
Obviously I don’t know all the details and there may well be some good reasons but it doesn’t look like good negotiating by our commercial department.
16 Jun 2025 00:07:03
Tom, that’s what some of us have been saying for some time. Whatever the eventual outcome not having a FOS sponsor for virtually two seasons and the club World Cup is unacceptable.
16 Jun 2025 05:35:08
We did have a FOS sponsor for the 23/ 24 season and we did get paid a ridiculous amount of money for a few games at the end of last season but not having a sponsor for this tournament given how much time they have had to plan is disappointing.
I will stick with “dissapointing” until I know the details from the club.
16 Jun 2025 07:59:39
Tom
What have some of us been saying now for nearly a year.
Glad you are now on board with what so. e of us think about the FOS incomprehensible situation.
16 Jun 2025 10:39:58
Bill, I am NOT “onboard” with your and others criticism of the club in this regard.
I have previously put forward, without knowing the facts, for a mathematical reason fit taking on a “long term” FOS sponsor. I have zero interest of going through that again.
As far as the CWC and next season are concerned I am disappointed but I have “stressed” I don’t know the facts or reasons why this hasn’t happened.
I am never in a rush to blame people or institutions without knowing the facts.
16 Jun 2025 11:38:42
As they say in the the legal world:” Res ipsa loquitur” ( The matter speaks for itself) .
16 Jun 2025 12:08:52
Jimbo, does it?
I have just finished speaking to a guy who deals with sponsors and advertising.
He says it would be contractually unthinkable for a club like Chelsea to take on a sponsor who are within the same industry as any current sponsor. So, if we have a contractual obligation with an airline it’s hard to believe that any contract would allow us to take on another airline as a new sponsor until we are contractually free from the old sponsor.
Also from what I have read the rules of the CWC say you cannot take on a new sponsor just for the tournament. It also says that you have to have the same sponsor throughout the tournament. One source is also suggesting that any sponsor for the CWC should be the same as the sponsors for the 25/ 26 season, although I find that hard to believe.
I am told that it’s more likely that we a sponsorship deal that will run out during or soon after the CWC. This would explain why we can’t take on another long term sponsor for this competition.
While some might believe that having no FOS sponsors for this tournament is the clubs fault, it would appear from the conversations I have this morning that the club has had its hands tied for this competition.
To me, this is at least confirmation that whoever our sponsors are for next season are in direct competition with a current sponsor.
I hope that all makes sense.
16 Jun 2025 13:54:25
Cheeers Tom
Hopefully you are right but I suppose qw will soon see.
16 Jun 2025 14:04:34
Bill, we all have a tendency to rush to judge any my information and assessment may not be accurate.
My guess is, if the club had made some sort of complete horlicks of any sponsorship negotiations for the CWC the media would have been all over it like a cheap suit.
16 Jun 2025 15:58:16
Tom
If we don't have a long term FOS by the start of the season, the media will have a field day, not blaming the commercial dept but will go straight for the ownership.
16 Jun 2025 15:59:47
As far as the CWC is concerned it is true that the club are not allowed to have one just for the tournament or introduce one once the tournament has started. As for not taking on sponsors from the same industry as existing sponsors- every club knows that: the issues arise for all clubs. The issue is the failure to secure a long term deal.
16 Jun 2025 16:22:02
Jimbo, “The matter speaks for itself. ” ?
We have no idea if we have or about to have a FOS sponsor for next season. So, I will wait and see if this is an “issue” at the start of the coming season. I will not call something out as “unacceptable” until i know that to be the case.
16 Jun 2025 17:13:56
Bill, in my opinion if we haven’t got a FOS sponsor for the start of next season then both the commercial department and owners deserve criticism. After all the owners appointment them, I assume with the expectation of them being competent.
Fans, will generally be critical of the owners and maybe they deserve that criticism.
Anyway, I think I will leave sponsors and SB development until later in the summer.
16 Jun 2025 18:30:53
I have heard that Jordan are not talking anymore to both us and Spurs which i find weird as we both have qualified for the CL.
16 Jun 2025 19:04:32
Tom, I’ve lost interest in the SB development. I just want entertaining football and trophies: “Hope springs eternal “: Alexander Pope.
16 Jun 2025 19:13:33
Bill, I haven’t got a clue but just maybe it’s more to do with both clubs having a current deal for next season.
16 Jun 2025 19:32:17
Tom moves the goalpost and still missed it is disaster.
16 Jun 2025 20:05:33
Your posts are becoming more predictable maybe you used to post under a different name? ???
Who on earth would care!
17 Jun 2025 18:18:34
Yes tom I did but forgot password to the account and can't not log in on email to reset aswell.