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<p>CHESTER City supporters get fresh hope after Cheshire West and Chester Council move to regain control of the Deva Stadium – and pledge their commitment to keep football at the ground.</p>
<p>THE ball is now rolling as City Fans United move to formally set up a phoenix club following the winding up of Chester City yesterday.</p>
<p>DANISH consortium Chester Projekt resurfaced yesterday afternoon, with a new name, to claim that Chester City would be theirs within three weeks, writes ALEC DOYLE.</p>
<p>A HOST of sporting clubs are offering Chester fans special deals for the remainder of the season after the Blues were kicked out of the Football Conference and wound up in the High Court.</p>
<p>FORMER Chester City managing director Bob Gray blamed the club’s demise on poor performances on the pitch and a fans’ boycott, writes MARK DOWLING.</p>
<p>THIRTY seconds – that’s all it took to wipe out 125 years of proud Chester City history and tradition.</p>
<p>What do you think about Chester City FC being wound up in the High Court?</p>
<p>THE Chester Chronicle can reveal that Chester City FC 2004 Ltd was wound up in the High Court this morning with no legal representation from the company present.</p>
<p>THE debt-ridden company behind Chester City FC has been wound up.</p>
<p>THE Football Conference today confirmed Chester City have not appealed against the decision that led to them being expelled from the competition.</p>
<p>AS Chester City’s devastated fans face up to the realisation that they no longer have a team to support after 125 years of proud history, the question every heartbroken supporter wants answering is simple: What happens next?</p>
<p>JUNIOR Blues, the young supporters’ group which has been relaunched by City Fans United, took members to Preston North End’s Deepdale ground to visit the National Football Museum.</p>
<p>A BLUES supporter has produced a new beer to publicise City Fans United’s cause.</p>
<p>The hammer blow all Blues fans had braced themselves for was finally delivered last Friday when the club was expelled from the Football Conference for breaching competition rules. It was a bitter pill to swallow – a decision which was met with a mixture of sorrow, anger and regret by those who love Chester City.</p>
<p>TODAY’S decision by member clubs to expel Chester City from the Football Conference is "unparalleled in the history of our national sport" says the league’s press officer Colin Peake. He also warned that the club’s dire plight should act as "a wake-up call" to all clubs tempted to live beyond their means.</p>
<p>CHESTER City have been expelled from the Football Conference in a vote by the league’s member clubs.</p>
<p>CHESTER City have just been expelled from the Football Conference in a vote by the league’s member clubs.</p>
<p>BLUES fans have hit back at former Chester City owner Stephen Vaughan after he branded them “idiots” who meet in “bingo halls”.</p>
<p>The latest twist in the Chester City saga saw Danish consortium Chester Projekt come forward with a bid to buy the club from the Vaughan family on Saturday. Since then there has been much speculation about their intentions, their funds and their background. The Chronicle tracked down consortium co-founder Christoffer Baadsgaard, who attended the Deva Stadium with leader Palle Rasmussen on Saturday, to try to find out exactly what Chester Projekt’s bid means for the Blues.</p>
<p>CITY Fans United have received backing from several high-profile former Blues players as they fight to secure the future of professional football in the city. These messages of support were read out at last Thursday’s CFU meeting:</p>
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<p>VETERAN Shawn Myers hit his stride at just the right time as the Cheshire Jets blasted MK Lions out of the water in the BBL Trophy last night to reach their second final of the season, against Newcastle Eagles in Guildford on Sunday.</p>
<p>THE Jets head into tonight’s BBL Trophy semi-final second-leg showdown with MK Lions at the Northgate Arena (5.30pm) in the rudest of health.</p>
<p>THE Jets are just one big Northgate Arena night away from a second final of the season – and a chance to regain a trophy they regard as theirs.</p>
<p>COLIN O’Reilly was named in the BBL Team of the Week after a sensational 27-point haul against Essex Pirates on Saturday, following a squad shake-up.</p>
<p>COLIN O’Reilly fired the under-strength Jets to a comfortable victory over the lowly Pirates last night that hauled them up to fifth in the BBL Championship standings.</p>
<p>THE Jets have a real chance of making their second final of the season after they produced strong second and fourth-quarter performances in their BBL Trophy last-four first-leg clash in Milton Keynes last night.</p>
<p>PAUL Smith says if the opportunity comes to shoot down MK Lions comes in tomorrow night’s BBL Trophy semi-final first leg, the Cheshire Jets will take it.</p>
<p>JETS’ juniors celebrated championship success at the weekend.</p>
<p>THE Jets tightened their grip on a top-eight play-off place by handing out a beating to the BBL Championship’s whipping boys last night.</p>
<p>THE Jets suffered a narrow defeat at their BBL Championship play-off rivals last night.</p>
<p>CHESHIRE Jets boss Paul Smith cannot fault the effort of his players after a bitter-sweet weekend in the BBL.</p>
<p>Cheshire Jets 70 Glasgow Rocks 75</p>
<p>CHESHIRE Jets’ junior section enjoyed a wonderful weekend of winning results.</p>
<p>A STUNNING solo display by Chez Marks in overtime stole the points for Jets in an impressive victory last night.</p>
<p>JETS missed their chance to further cement their position in the BBL Championship play-off places after Glasgow Rocks escaped from the Northgate Arena with all the points on Saturday.</p>
<p>THE Cheshire Jets set up a BBL Trophy semi-final with MK Lions after a solid 72-79 win at Guildford Heat.</p>
<p>CHESHIRE Jets are gearing up for stage two of their busiest week of the season so far.</p>
<p>THE Jets bounced back to winning ways in the BBL Championship last night with a 44-point thumping of basement boys London Capital.</p>
<p>THE Jets continue to look nervously over their shoulder after they suffered their second straight BBL Championship defeat last night.</p>
<p>CHESHIRE Jets will be gunning for glory on two fronts this week.</p>
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England end the first day of the first Test on 374-3 against Bangladesh in Chittagong, with captain Alastair Cook 158 not out.
Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries says Swansea's stability is helping the players produce their best on the pitch.
Danny Crow's late second-half strike gives lowly Cambridge a surprise win over promotion contenders Kettering.
Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
Chester City apply to join the Welsh Premier League following their expulsion from the Football Conference.
Kettering boss Lee Harper says the club needs to look to secure new contracts with key players for next season.
Chester City's league results are expunged after they decide not to appeal against their Football Conference expulsion.
Harrogate manager Simon Weaver says his side were "weak in a lot of areas," in their defeat 4-0 at home by Stalybridge.
Midfielder Michael Twiss leaves Morecambe after making 230 appearances for the League Two club.
Tamworth midfielder Bradley Pritchard on Chester being expelled, Bridge-Terry-gate and Daryl Clare shouting "put that in your blog"
Kidderminster chairman Barry Norgrove fears Chester will not be the last club to run into problems over their finances.
Barrow agree terms with former Chester City midfielder James Owen until the end of the season.
Ebbsfleet manager Liam Daish laments three-point loss caused by Chester's expulsion from league.
Nick Chadwick hits a hat-trick as Barrow record a comfortable win over fellow strugglers Ebbsfleet.
Chester City are expelled from the Football Conference with immediate effect.
Cambridge United winger Robbie Willmott is likely to miss the rest of the season through injury.
Former Charlton Athletic chief executive Peter Varney is to continue to help attract fresh investors to the club.
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder is taking the positives from his team's defeat by Kidderminster in the FA Trophy.
Chester could be saved from liquidation by a Danish consortium - just days before potential expulsion from the Blue Square Premier.
England beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the first Twenty20 international in Dubai, thanks in the main to Eoin Morgan's brilliant knock.
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