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29
April 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK
Blues
supporters face a nervous waiting game now after
the council stated that a decision will be announced
early next week after this morning’s meetings
with both City Fans United and Fodbold Selskabe.
A statement following the meeting from CFU said:
“This morning, CFU committee members Chris
Pilsbury, Mike Vickers, David Evans, and Jim Green,
met with officials from Cheshire West and Chester
Council, at the HQ Building in Chester.
In that meeting, the CFU proposal
for the lease to the Deva Stadium was put forward
and will now be considered by CWaC officials.
We have been advised that a final decision will
be made early next week, which will be in time
for our finalised application to be sent to the
Football Association.
We would like to thank Cheshire
West & Chester Council for their efficient
handling of the matter and look forward to their
decision.
City Fans United remain confident
that our application will be successful, and a further
statement will be issued as soon as we know the
outcome.”
DECISION DAY HAS ARRIVED
It’s
a massive day for the future of football in Chester
as Cheshire West and Chester Council decide who
will have the keys to Deva Stadium. Two consortiums
are bidding to run football in the City come August.
City Fans United (CFU) and a Danish consortium Fodbold
Selskabe. Both groups have submitted business plans
and both will get a chance to make a short presentation
to back their bids this morning.
It’s not clear when a decision will be announced
but it is likely to be soon given the tight deadlines
for applying to a suitable League for next season.
Since its formation only a few months ago, CFU have
galvanised over 1,500 members, including a large
junior section, and have the backing of local businesses
in Chester, as well as former players and supporters,
for their plans to set up a club owned 100% buy
the supporters and beneffiting the local community.
Fodbold Selskabet will be represented by treasurer
Kenni Hansen and vice-chairman Christoffer Baadsgaard
at today’s meeting at County Hall.
Chester
Chronicle plea to the Council
28 April 2010
CELEBRATE 125 YEARS OF HISTORY
Saturday
12 June promises to be a special night for Blues
fans as City Fans United (CFU) have organised a
celebration night to commemmorate the 125th anniversary
of the forming of the football club. The event will
be held at the Pavillion Suite at Chester Racecourse.
Many stars from the past will be attending the evening
which coincides with the England v USA World Cup
match that will also be shown on big screens around
the venue. An auction and raffle on the night will
help to raise funds for CFU. The evening is open
to supporters whether they are CFU members or not.
Tickets will cost �20 each and more details of these
will be available soon.
Sponsorship of the evening is available, and will
consist of a package of 10 tickets, advertisements
on event tickets, as well as company logo on the
event programme. Please contact Jeff Banks on 07925
519418 or Jeff.Banks@cityfansunited.com
26 April 2010
CFU MEMBERS MEETING
The next CFU members
meeting will take place on Thursday night at The
Home Guard Club atarting at 20:00hrs. For those
who are yet to join the organisation, CFU membership
applications will be accepted on the night. The
evening will include the latest inductee to the
CFU Hall of Fame, and time to salute a true legend!
22 April 2010
TWO HORSE RACE FOR CONTROL
Cheshire
West and Chester Council will make a decision next
week as to who they consider to be the best people
to bring football back to the city of Chester. Two
proposals are on the table, one from City Fans United
(CFU) the other from Fodbold Selskabet, a Danish
consortium. The council will look at both bids on
Thursday 29 April before deciding who is the most
suitable applicant to take control at Deva Stadium.
Steve Robinson, chief executive of the council,
told the Chester Chronicle: “I anticipate
a decision on the successful bidder would be made
by the end of the month to meet the FA’s registration
deadline, believed to be in the second week of May.
“Business cases are being analysed and a report
will be presented to the meeting. We are looking
for a sound, sustainable business case with a vital
community involvement which will ensure the future
of league football in Chester.”
“Obviously there may be some follow-up enquiries
but we are aiming to make a decision in good time
for the successful applicant to make the registration
date.”
CFU chairman Chris Pilsbury said: “We appreciate
that the council is trying to ensure that, both
for the future of the Deva Stadium and for the future
of football in Chester, the right group gets the
lease. The council is going exactly the right way
about it and CFU fully support its approach.”
“While we wait for their decision there is
still a lot of work going on behind the scenes and,
if we get the lease, everything will fall into place
nicely and Chester fans will be absolutely made
up with what we’re doing.”
Sitting at the meeting next week are council leader
Mike Jones, Mr Robinson and Councilor Richard Short,
executive member for culture as well as two independent
senior local businessmen and an advisor with experience
of establishing a ‘phoenix club’
13 April 2010
FPA CONTINUES TO GROW
The Former Players
Associaion recently passed the 50 membership mark
with the signing of Noel Bradley. He was soon followed
in the ranks by Darryn Stamp, Luke Beckett, John
Kelly, manager Jim Harvey and Billy Windle. You
can find out all the latest news on the Association’s
website.
Former
Players Association
6 April 2010
CFU FUNDRAISING CONTINUES
Following
the success of the Exiles organised bucket collection
last week’s at AFC Wimbledon a group of CFU
members raised money by the same means at the Easter
Monday match between AFC Telford United and Gloucester
City. The group collected £626.31 which was
donated by supporters of both clubs at the New Bucks
Head Stadium.
Lifelong Chester fan Ed Jones said, “Supporters
of both AFC Telford and Gloucester City were a credit
to their respective clubs”, and City Fans
United would also like to express its thanks to
both clubs for the generosity displayed by both
officials and supporters, and would like to extend
its thanks to the Chester fans who helped raise
the money on the day.
Meanwhile, CFU chairman Chris Pilsbury and the rest
of the CFU are working hard behind the scenes, as
the council dealine of 19 April for interested parties
to come forward with their proposals to run a club
at Deva Stadium looms.Pilsbury
said: “We’ve continued to talk to potential
sponsors of the club and we’re getting a really
positive response from them. We’re moving
ahead with this and it’s looking good. We’re
also beginning to work on getting the infrastructure
of the club in place. We’ve started to do
this in the hope that we get the go-ahead from the
council, and if we do it will allow us to hit the
ground running on the football side.”
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