Chester are granted affiliation

After what seems the longest running saga in the history of the game, Chester City have finally been given the nod to get their season up and running.

The FA have just approved City's application following their meeting with the Football Conference.

There is still a debate over the points deduction that was made against the club by the Conference, which will still fuel debate.

The bottom line is though, that Chester City are back in action again, and for that I'm thankful - now to find a new owner that will take this club back to respectability.

The support for CCFC gathers

Ahead of tomorrow's meeting between the FA & the Football Conference, the Chester City fans are looking to highlight the club's plight in front of the national media at the Deva Stadium.

Blues fans will be wanting to show that the club deserves a licence to play football, and that the supporters will not let the club die easily.

However, the club's supporters are also adamant that they are not in favour of Stephen Vaughan obtaining the club again, but accept that the licence needs to be granted first, and then the bridge needs to be crossed to discuss future ownership of the club.

Either way, the FA & Conference will hopefully thrash out a deal for crisis club Chester at their meeting tomorrow.

Fight for survival continues

Chester City's nightmare season continues, without a ball even being kicked, as today the FA & Conference ordered the Blues to cancel tomorrow's game at home to Gateshead, which would have been City's first home game of the new season.

Fans are now preparing to raise awareness prior to the Conference's meeting with the FA, which will take place on Thursday at Wembley Stadium.

Marches are being planned from the Town Hall to the Ground, with demonstrations of support for City outside the ground during what would have been the build up to kick off tomorrow night.

Chester City Exiles are also heading to Wembley Stadium on Thursday morning to show the FA & Conference that the club is not prepared to die.

Good luck to all those travelling to the various locations.

A long statement was produced tonight which is listed here - and you can see just how amateurish the official website looks thanks to the lack of paragraphing.

It is clear to see in this statement that Stephen Vaughan is blowing his own trumpet, and is claiming a number of things - thanks to Stephen Vaughan - talk about an ego.

It's all gone horribly wrong again

The news has broken this evening that Chester City's match at Grays Athletic has been called off by the Conference, meaning the Blues future is once again in chaotic uncertainty.

Never has a situation occured such as this, and it's all basically down to the FA who claimed they are to review the Conference's initial decision to allow the club to start the season, as a top priority. As yet the 25 point deduction given to the club has not been validated by the FA.

The Blues are due to face Gateshead at the Deva on Tuesday night, but now that game is in doubt following tomorrow's cancellation.

How much more misery can my club go through before it dies?

City status confirmed

Chester City have received confirmation that they will start the new season at Grays Athletic.

The Football Conference have stated that to be fair to their members they had to releas an interim statement confirming that City would receive a 25 point deduction, this including the original 10 points deduction for going into Administartion.

The news will come as a relief to us Chester fans, but the fact still remains that the man that got us into this mess is still at the helm.

Conference yet to reach a decision

Upon contact of the Football Conference, they have given the following statement:

No decision has been made yet, but we are endeavouring to reach a decision by 5pm this evening.

So, a decision could very well be imminent, this is it....

Tomorrow is the big day!

Tomorrow sees the Football Conference decide on Chester City's fate - along with the FA.

Stephen Vaughan has claimed that the documents needed by the FA for them to grant the Blues a licence to play football, have been sent in, and I truly hope they have, otherwise Chester City's future will certainly be non existent if they are not with the FA.

If the FA confirm receipt, and grant the club the licence, then it's over to the Conference to decide if the Blues will take part in the Blue Square Premier League next Saturday.

The Conference will also decide if any further penalty will be placed upon Chester City, following the return to Administration, after the initial CVA was overturned in Court last week.

The clock is ticking...

So, we are now less than 8 days to the start of the season, and we still don't know if Chester City will begin next season in the Blue Square Premier League, or even start the season anywhere at all, as the Football Association have still not granted the licence that Chester are so longing for.

Tomorrow, the Blues face Drolysden, a match that has only got the go ahead following negotiations with the FA, and mostly based on the fact that the fixture is a charity match staged in memory of Neil 'Tony' Downes, who was killed in action in Afghanistan whilst serving in the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.

The match at Droylsden, could very well be the last time we see Chester City FC in action, but hopefully this will not be the case.

The fans will be hoping that the club get the rubber stamp from both the FA and the Football Conference by Monday.

If the green light is given by both, then the club can prepare for that first game at Grays a week tomorrow.