Chester City FC given 7 day stay of execution

Chester City Football Club are like a cat with nine lives after today being handed yet another stay of execution by the footballing authorities when everyone thought they’d face an immediate expulsion from all Football Conference competitions. The troubled Blues have been given a seven day suspension by the Football Conference and will be summonsed [...]

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Chester City could face expulsion from the Football Conference following Forest Green no show

Could this be the end for Chester City Football Club? Forest Green Rovers, clearly upset by the late postonement of tonight’s Chester City clash have published the following statement regarding the matter on their official website: “The following is issued by Colin Peake in his role of Vice Chairman as of 7pm this evening. “I was [...]

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Football Conference to investigate postponement

The Football Conference have confirmed this evening that they will open an investigation into the last -minute postponement of Chester City’s away trip to Forest Green Rovers. “Chester notified both Forest Green and the Football Conference that they were unable to fulfil the fixture due to insufficient players being available,” read a statement from the [...]

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Forest Green clash postponed without reason

Chester City’s clash away to Forest Green Rovers has been postponed without reason according to reports on the official website of hosts Forest Green Rovers FC. The following statement appeared on the club’s official website just under an hour ago with rumours suggesting Chester City have been unable to field a team: “09/02/2010 - Tonight’s match [...]

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Jim Harvey is the new top man

Former Morecambe and Forest Green Rovers manager Jim Harvey has today been appointed as the latest manager of struggling Chester City Football Club.   Caretaker boss and club captain Tim Ryan will be Harvey’s Assistant as Chester prepare to claw back a 25 point deficit and attempt to perform a great escape and survive in the [...]

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Report: Chester City 1 Forest Green Rovers 2

Forest Green Rovers extended their undefeated run to six with a victory which signalled the end for Chester City manager Mick Wadsworth. Amidst rumours of dressing room unrest at the Deva Stadium, the visitors Conal Platt opened his account for the season when he seized on keeper John Danby’s mistake off a Sean Rigg shot. [...]

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Chester City manager Wadsworth sacked

Chester City have sacked first team manager Mick Wadsworth after just three months in charge. The Deva Stadium outfit are bottom of the Blue Square Premier with just two wins from 13 games and were handed a 25 point penalty at the start of the season. Chester suffered a 2-1 midweek defeat to Forest Green [...]

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Former City boss interviewed for Forest Green job

Former Chester City and Peterborough United manager Mark Wright is rumoured to have been interviewed for the vacant managers position at fellow Blue Square Premier League strugglers Forest Green Rovers at the weekend, according to news sources in the Nailsworth area. The former England and Liverpool defender though has been pipped to the post with [...]

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