Football fans vote for Chester FC name

Football supporters in Chester have voted overwhelmingly in favour of christening the city’s new football club ‘Chester FC’, The Chronicle can reveal. The name will be used by the phoenix club City Fans United (CFU) hope to establish from the ashes of the now-defunct Chester City FC. Supporters, who have been voting since last Wednesday from [...]

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Vote for the name of the Chester City phoenix club

Chester City supporters group City Fans United have today announced the chance for the large community of Chester fans to have a say in the naming of the reformation of Chester City FC, where fans of Chester across the City, UK, and in fact the world, can now take part in the chance to vote [...]

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City Fans United released statement following Chester City’s demise

Today, 125 years of history of Chester City Football Club was ended at the High Court, and this was a sad culmination in a period of turbulence that has seen the club slip out of the Football League for a second time, fail to pay its employees, and failing to fulfil fixtures in the Football [...]

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City Fans United – Preparing for a brighter future

Press release issued today from City Fans United: Since Chester City were expelled from the Football Conference on Friday, there have been a number of rumours circulating about the future of football in Chester, specifically a number of misunderstandings about CFU’s work towards the reformation of the Club.  We understand the concern that fans and [...]

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Chester City – the end of the road and the rebirth

Send not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. The bell tolled for Chester City at just after 2.00 this afternoon. Against the predictions of many – myself included – the Football Conference made the right decision and expelled Chester City from its organisation. This evening isn’t a time for celebration. We should [...]

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City Fans United issue statement following Conference decision

An interim statement has been issued by City Fans United in light of today’s news that Chester City Football Club have been expelled from the Football Conference. Today the member clubs of the Football Conference have voted to expel Chester City FC from the competition. City Fans United are dismayed and saddened that this situation [...]

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City Fans United react to Danish takeover deal

Members of a Danish consortium met representatives of the CFU yesterday before they met the club. It was made clear to them that any rescue bid would need the support of the fans, the wider community, and a viable Business Plan. We were not satisfied with the very brief report we had after the meeting [...]

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Friday judgement day for Chester City Football Club

The Management Committee of the Football Conference will meet today to decide on the fate of Chester City with an announcement expected to be made on Friday. The Deva Stadium club is facing a winding up petition from HM Revenue and Customs about the ability of City’s owners to run the club in a professional [...]

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City Fans United appeal to genunie City supporters

City Fans United have today released this statement regarding Chester City Football Club… “It was no surprise to see the lowest ever contingent of Chester City fans present for the Blue Square Premier League game against Ebbsfleet United on Saturday. Less than 400 Chester fans were present at the Deva Stadium to witness the club’s [...]

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Wrexham fans refuse to boycott Deva Derby clash

Wrexham fans won’t boycott this month’s Deva Stadium derby against rivals Chester City, according to the Supporters’ Trust. Supporters’ group City Fans United are boycotting all Chester’s home games for the rest of the season, and are asking visiting teams’ fans to do the same. The move is in protest against the club’s owner Stephen [...]

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