Chelsea fan chaos as thousands stuck outside Stamford Bridge with ‘no one’s tickets working’

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CHELSEA fans are furious at the club’s new ticketing system, after the club warned fans to arrive early to their Premier League opening game.Loyal supporters have been left queuing well outside the stadium, with fans’ tickets NOT working as they try to enter the stadium.Fans have been forced to go to the ticket office in an effort to fix their e-ticket issuesX formerly Twitter / @connfc_Queues snake round the stadium as thousands of fans line up for the ticket officeX formerly Twitter / @connfc_The club encouraged fans to arrive early as they introduce their new e-ticketing systemX formerly Twitter / @connfc_The new system has already been blasted an ‘Absolute shambles’ as Blues’ fans wait outside the Bridge in the hopes of getting a glimpse of a ‘Special unveiling’ at 1pm.One supporter who paid as much as £230 for a ticket has been told his ticket is invalid, and remains outside the ground as the club look to resolve the issue.Chelsea incentivised fans to arrive early for the game, seemingly in anticipation that the new system at Stamford Bridge might have some teething problems.The club offered 50% off of drinks to anyone who arrived between 12pm-1pm, with the turnstiles open since 12:30pm.Fans outside the ground told SunSport that the app would not load as they got to the gates to show their tickets, and those who’s app would load would then face their tickets disappearing before entry.