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 During the late 1960s and early 70s, the club's proprietors embarked on a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with designs for a 50,000 all-seater stadium. Work started on the East Stand in the early 1970s but the task was beset with difficulties and the cost nearly conveyed the association to its knees, culminating in the freehold being traded to house developers. Following a long lawful assault, it was not until the mid-1990s that Chelsea's future at the stadium was protected and renovation work resumed. The north, west and south components of the ground were altered into all-seater stands and shifted nearer to the throw, a method accomplished by 2001.

The Stamford Bridge West Stand – Entrance.

When Stamford Bridge was revised in the Ken Bates era numerous added characteristics were supplemented to the convoluted encompassing two inns, luxury suites, bars, bistros, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive tourist affinity called Chelsea World of Sport. The aim was that these amenities would supply additional income to support the football edge of the enterprise, but they were less thriving than wanted and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the liability taken on to investment them was a foremost problem on the club. Soon after the takeover a conclusion was taken to fall the "Chelsea Village" emblem and refocus on Chelsea as a Soccer Club. However, the stadium is occasionally still mentioned to as part of "Chelsea Village" or "The Village".

The Stamford Bridge freehold, the pitch, the turnstiles and Chelsea's naming rights are now belongs to by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit administration in which followers are the shareholders. The CPO was conceived to double-check the stadium could not ever afresh be traded to developers. As a status for utilising the Chelsea FC title, the association has to play its first group agrees at Stamford Bridge, which entails that if the association proceeds to a new stadium, they may have to change their name. Chelsea's training ground is established in Cobham, Surrey. Chelsea shifted to Cobham in 2004. Their preceding teaching ground in Harlington was taken over by QPR in 2005. The new teaching amenities in Cobham were accomplished in 2007. 

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