‘Disgusting’ – Chelsea fans group puts out furious comment slamming ‘appalling’ death threats against Graham Potter
THE Chelsea Supporters’ Trust have condemned the “disgusting” and “appalling” death threats sent to manager Graham Potter.
The Blues boss, 47, revealed during his press conference on Friday that he has been the victim of the sickening messages.
And on Saturday afternoon the Chelsea fan group came out in support of their head coach.
The statement read: “The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust is appalled that Graham Potter and his family have been subjected to death threats.
“The actions of these individuals are disgusting, and they do not represent Chelsea FC supporters. No manager and their family should be subjected to any threats of this nature – we are deeply disappointed.
“While debate and criticism regarding personnel and performances are part of the game, this must never escalate into abusive behaviour directed at individuals and family members.
“These threats are beyond unacceptable and we support any subsequent investigation.”
The abuse Potter has received comes after a poor run of results on the pitch.
Chelsea have won just two of their 11 games since the World Cup break.
And the dismal form has seen them slip to 10th in the Premier League table.
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But Potter is having to contend with a hugely difficult environment – as he explained ahead of the Blues’ clash with Tottenham this Sunday.
He said: “I’ve had some not particularly nice emails come through that want me to die and want my kids to die. That’s obviously not pleasant to receive.
“If you go to work and somebody is swearing abuse at you it’s not going to be pleasant, if you’re referred to as the worst person in the history of the club.
“You can say, ‘Oh, I don’t care’ but you know I’m lying because everyone does care what people think because we are hardwired to be socially connected.
“And I want to succeed here so it’s nonsense this notion that I don’t care.
“And I would ask you to ask my family how life has been for me and for them. It has not been pleasant at all.
“I understand that supporters go home and they are really annoyed because their team is not winning.
“But I assure you my life for the past three or four months has been fairly average apart from the fact that I am really grateful for this experience and can say what a great challenge this is.”