News from Deva Stadium April 2012

16 May 2012
RETAINED LIST
Manager Neil Young will wait until after this weekend’s CFU end of season presentation night at Chester Racecourse before naming his retained list for next season.

Young told the Chester Leader: “We also won’t be making any rash decisions over the bringing in of players. We’ll be taking our time to make sure we get the right ones. Likewise we won’t be held to ransom on wages. We believe we pay a very competitive wage and we’ll continue to do that.”

“We do need to bring players in, but we have the majority and the core already here. While a lot of lads are out of contract in the summer I will talk to players.”

“A big thing for the lads at Chester is that they want to play football and I wouldn’t stop anyone from playing football. I am always honest with my players. I won’t be turning anyone away, but when I do sit down and have a chat with them then personal circumstances may dictate from their side.”

“I will just be fair and honest with the players and they’ll make the decision which is best for them, and I’ll make a decision which I believe is best for Chester Football Club. Hopefully we can move on.”

The new Conference North season kick’s-off on Saturday 18 August.

15 May 2012
BENEFIT MATCH SUCCESS
A great crowd of 1,731 turned out for the Ciaran Geddes memorial match on Sunday and help raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. A minute’s applause was held for former Junior Blue Ciaran before kick-off as the two teams, the current Chester squad and those of the 2004 Conference championship side with guests, played out an entertaing game that ended, Chester 6 Chester City 4 the 2012 squad winning with late goals from Iain Howard and Levi Mackin. The sides wore especially made shirts for the occasion which were auctioned off in the Blues Bar after the match.

Meanwhile two local companies ZOLL Medical and G4S donated defibrillators to Ciaran’s school and Junior football team in Warrington.

9 May 2012
CIARAN GEDDES BENEFIT MATCH

Former favourite Ryan Lowe will be one of the players returning to Chester to play in the Ciaran Geddes benefit match on Sunday. The midfielder, who tasted League One promotion success with Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend will join a number of former players from the 2004 Conference Championship side, as well as other guest players, in a match against the current Chester side, kick-off 13:00hrs.

The 2004 side will be managed by Paul Carden and Wayne Brown, and those giving their time to play include: Kevin McIntyre, Phil Bolland, Carl Ruffer, Jamie Heard, Michael Twiss, Daryl Clare, Sean Hessey, Jimmy Kelly, Kevin Ellison, Eddie Bishop, Chris Lightfoot, Jimmy Haarhoff, Billy Stewart as well as comedians John Bishop and Jason Manford.

Admission to this unique occasion is £5.00 for adults and concessions, and £1.00 for accompanied children. Donations can also be made on the day, and there will be an auction of the Chester City players specially commisioned shirts in the Blues Bar after the match. Proceeds from the occasion will be going to the purchase of Defibrillator packs for Ciaran’s school and Junior team, as well as the British Heart Foundation.

If you can’t make the match but would like to place a bid for one of the shirts, please email your bid to media@chesterfc.com by 12.00 on Saturday then your bid will b eincluded in the auction.

6 May 2012
AVENUE JOIN BLUES
Bradford Park Avenue will join Chester in the Conference North next season after they defeated FC United of Manchester 1-0 in today’s Northern Premier League play-off final with the goal coming in the last minute of extra time.

2 May 2012
PRE SEASON FRIENDLIES
The club have announced two more pre-season friendlies. A match against a Liverpool X1 will replace the home game originally scheduled against Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday 25 July while Conference champions Fleetwood Town will come to Chester on Tuesday 7 August.

Jul 15

AFC Fylde

(A)

Jul 17

Southport

(H)

Jul 21

Kilmarnock

(H)

Jul 25

Liverpool X1

(H)

Jul 31

Airbus UK Broughton

(A)

Aug 7

Fleetwood Town

(H)

1 May 2012
CIVIC RECEPTION
Hundreds of supporters turned out to see the team parade the Northern Premier League trophy with the open top bus parade from the ground to the Town Hall. Here the team and officials were met by the Lord Mayor of Chester, Eleanor Johnson as well as other council officials.

Pictures © Rick Matthews (Chester Leader)

• More pictures from the day

NEW TEAM PICTURES
Two new team pictures with the players, officials, and the Northern Premier League Trophy were taken recently prior to the but parade and civic reception.

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