Chester Football Club news from the Liverpool Daily Post

Chester City told to plan for Oxford game as club awaits vote Feb 25 2010

THE Football Conference have instructed Chester City to be prepared to stage their scheduled match against Oxford United on Saturday, if tomorrow’s vote of member clubs doesn’t sanction the management committee’s recommendation to kick the Deva Stadium outfit out of the Blue Square Premier League.Read

Chester supporters concerned over proposed Danish take-over Feb 24 2010

CHESTER City’s largest supporters group City Fans United (CFU) have reacted angrily to the proposed takeover of the Deva Stadium outfit by a Danish consortium.Read

Chester City still scrapping for survival as Football Conference clubs to meet over possible expulsion Feb 23 2010

DESPITE being sold to a Danish-based consortium over the weekend, Chester City still have to find around £200,000 this week if they are to convince the Football Conference authorities that they can stay in business.Read

Head of Danish consortium Palle Rasmussen speaks on hopes and aspirations for takeover of Chester City Feb 22 2010

THE head of the Danish consortium who have reached an agreement with the Vaughan family to take over crisis club Chester City last night spoke of his hopes and aspirations for the Deva Stadium outfit.Read

City on brink of expulsion despite seven-day reprieve Feb 19 2010

CHESTER City could well have played their last match in the Blue Square Premier following a meeting of the Football Conference management committee in London last night.Read

Chester cling to existence after fixtures are suspended Feb 12 2010

CHESTER CITY are clinging on to their Football Conference lives by their finger nails following a meeting of the league’s management committee last night.Read

Another Chester City game is off as derby with Wrexham is postponed Feb 11 2010

WHEN they thought things couldn’t get any worse, Chester City’s woes continued last night when this Sunday’s all-ticket derby clash against Wrexham was postponed because City couldn’t make an agreed advance payment to Cheshire Constabulary, who were due to police the match.Read

Chester City’s financial woes hit derby clash Feb 11 2010

CHESTER City’s derby clash with Wrexham this weekend has been called off after the local council issued a prohibition notice against the club’s Deva stadium.Read

Chester City problems continue as they fail to fulfil fixture at Forest Green Rovers Feb 10 2010

THE Deva Stadium soap opera continued at a pace last night when Chester City informed the Football Conference that they couldn’t fulfil their scheduled fixture against Forest Green Rovers at the New Lawn.Read

Chester City face Football League showdown Feb 09 2010

OFFICIALS from Chester City will meet the members of the Football League management today in an attempt to persuade them to release monies that the club claim is owed to them following City’s relegation to the Conference last May.Read

Chester City lose to Ebbsfleet United as season woes continue Feb 08 2010

CHESTER CITY slipped to yet another Blue Square Premier League defeat on Saturday, as this depressing season staggers on from crisis to crisis.Read

Concerned league officials want to discuss Chester City future Feb 01 2010

CONCERNED officials from the Football Conference have requested an urgent meeting with senior decision makers for troubled Chester City as the financial problems at the Deva Stadium appear no closer to being solved.Read

Chester City players continue to struggle on without pay Jan 29 2010

IF MONIES are not forthcoming this weekend, which is highly unlikely, Chester City’s dwindling playing squad will notch up a third month without pay, and the situation is naturally frustrating and annoying the players.Read

Chester City saved but fears are that it may only be temporary Jan 28 2010

TROUBLED Chester City received a stay of execution yesterday, when the High Court in London adjourned a winding up petition from HM Revenue and Customs for 42 days.Read

Supporters lament D-Day for Chester City in the High Court Jan 27 2010

TODAY could well be a defining day for troubled Chester City, when they face a petition to wind the club up in the High Court of Justice in London.Read

Chester up for sale – for a pound Jan 26 2010

CHESTER CITY were last night put up for sale for the bargain basement price of just £1 – but the successful purchaser would have to pay off all the club’s debts.Read

Fears that Mansfield Town defeat could be Chester City’s last game Jan 25 2010

THE result of this one sided match was incidental for the 55 long-suffering City supporters who made the trip to Field Mill, many of whom fear that this may well have been the final game in City’s history.Read

Chester owners to attend meeting Jan 21 2010

DIRECTORS and the owners (the Vaughan Family) of troubled Chester City Football Club are expected to attend an EGM of the Football Conference in Birmingham today where the current issues surrounding the Deva Stadium outfit will be discussed.Read