Midfielder Bradley Barnes has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent. Barnes scored the first home league goal for the club when they reformed last summer and went on to make 37+9 appearanted scoring on 9 occasions. He has recently had a loan spell at Conference North side Colwyn Bay. Picture © Rick Matthews (Chester Leader)

The football club will stage their second Think Pink Day on Saturday for the visit of Frickley Athletic. Last year the club raised £3,500 and they are hoping to surpass that total this time round. The event is staged to help raise awareness and funds for the Breast Cancer Unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The players will be wearing a specially made pink shirt for the occasion which will be auctioned after the game to boost the funds. Two hundred limited edition pink t-shirts priced at just £5 are also currently on sale (though please ring the club to check stock availability). Chester boss Young told the Chester Chronicle: “It’s a cause very close to my heart as I’ve got a family member with breast cancer. I hope there’s an excellent turnout and that people stay behind for the auction at the end of the game. I know money is tight at the moment, but I really hope people dig deep and give what they can. I’ll try to make sure we get our bit done on the pitch so we make it a great day.”

The Youth Team recorded a resounding 6-0 home victory over Nantwich Town yesterday to move third in the table, though they have played more games that the other teams around them. The goals came from Sean Miller (pictured) with four, and Carl Pleavin with two goals. • Latest table Picture © Rick Matthews (Chester Leader)

Captain George Horan

Chester came out and stepped up a gear, they created several chances of note but found ‘keeper James Spencer in top form. The Blues were aided by a sending off of Adam Jones for two yellow cards in as many minutes midway through the second period. Chester continued to create, and miss, chances before Simm got on the scoesheet to equalise with 12 minutes remaining as he tapped home a loose ball after Spencer had partially saved Horan's header from a Wes Baynes cross.

Substitute Jamie Rainford missed a golden chance to give the Blues the lead before Matty Wolfenden missed an even better opportunity for the home side in the dying minutes.

With four minutes added time about to be signaled Chester were awarded a free kick. The ball was fed wide to Baynes whose cross deep into the FC United box was met by several players, the ball fell to Horan who turned to pull the ball into the bottom corner of the net and set up wilde celebrations for the 1100 Chester fans behind the goal.

Chester boss Young told the Chester Chronicle: “It was a great spectacle for the sport and for the league. I’m standing here happy because we’ve won, but even if we would have lost 2-1 I still couldn’t have asked any more of my team apart from their finishing. They showed battling qualities to keep going in a very difficult arena in which their supporters – like our own – were fantastic. The atmosphere was incredible and I think our fans enjoyed it because for the first time away from home it was in a stadium that they were used to.”

The magnificent eight match winning run was brought to an end at Silverlands on Wednesday night as Chester were held 1-1 by Buxton.

A goal two minutes from time from substitute Michael Wilde ensured that Chester kept pace with leaders Northwich Victoria and moved to within a place, and a point, of their mid-Cheshire rivals. It had been a frustrating afternoon for Chester who found a Chasetown defence difficult to break down. Twice they had the ball in the net only to see their efforts ruled out by referee Ian Siddall. But two minutes from time Wilde rose to meet an inch perfect Liam Brownhill cross to send the Chester fans wild themselves as the Blues notched their eighth successive victory without conceding a goal.

Chester will be looking to move top on Wednesday when they travel to Buxton, leader Northwich play at Burscough on the same night.

Manager Neil Young said: “Thankfully Wildey has come on and scored a good header, but I don’t know what was up with the goal we scored five or 10 minutes earlier.