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| 30 April 1999
SUPPORTERS LAUNCH TRUST FUND
The ISA have announched that
they are planning to set up a trust fund in a final
effort to save the club which is only weeks away from
folding. Mike Fair said: "We are going to launch
a trust fund in an attempt to buy the club. The idea
would be to form a community-based company and we are
proposing to do something along those lines next week.
The time for talking is finished. Something has got
to happen and it has got to happen fast. We don’t
want anybody outside of Chester getting their hands
on this club. We are making a last minute appeal for
people to join us in this endeavour." Representatives
visited Dean Court to see the trust in action and insolvency
practitioner Malcolm Niekirk, who handled the case,
has already addressed an ISA meeting in Chester.
We are appealing to any business
in Chester who can help NOW by donating money to the trust
fund to contact Mike Fair on 01244 541281/0374 729802
or ISA chairman Mark Howell on 01244 375264.
DEADLINE DAY
Administrator David Acland
must convince the Football League on May13 that City will
be in a position to fulfil next season’s fixtures.
Unless a buyer comes along in the next week or two that
job will be almost impossible. Acland once again met representatives
of the city-based consortium last week as the effort to
sell the club gets critical. Acland told members at the
ISA meeting last Monday that unless a last-minute buyer
was forthcoming the club would be wound up by the end
of May - it's that serious. It's time for the brinkmanship
to stop and for people to start putting money where their
mouths are. He added: "Unless the club can, through
a funder or group of funders, prove that it is viable
in the short, medium or long term, it won’t go into
the computer for the fixtures next year. And the Football
League computers start churning out at the end of May."
DAVIDSON DOUBT
Full back Ross Davidson is
doubtful for City's final away game of the season at Darlington
tomorrow, he is carrying a hamstring injury. Nick Richardson
is expected to fill the full back role.
26 April 1999
ISA MEETING TONIGHT
The next members meeting of
the ISA takes place on Monday 26 April at the Royal Mail
Club, Station Road, Chester. Kick-off 19.30. The guest
speaker is Grenville Millington. Administrator David Acland
is expected to be present to bring members up to date
with any information regarding a buyout.
PFA TEAM
The following is the Third
Division representational voted for by the divisions players
and announced at the PFA awards dinner last night.
John Hallworth (Cardiff City)
Mark Delaney (Cardiff City )
Paul Gibbs (Plymouth)
Chris Hope (Scunthorpe United)
Hermann Hreidarsson (Brentford)
Jason Fowler (Cardiff City)
Paul Evans (Brentford)
Jeff Minton (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Simon Davies (Peterborough)*
Matt Etherington (Peterborough)*
Jamie Forrester (Scunthorpe United)
Martin Butler (Cambridge United)
* Tied with equal votes
20 April 1999
FLITCROFT FINED
David Flitcroft has been given
a warning and a nominal fine of £75 following a
disciplinary hearing by the FA in Manchester. It was thought
that Flitcroft, who has gained 11 bookings this season,
may have been banned for the remainder of the season but
that was not the case. "I am more than pleased with
it because obviously he can carry on playing" added
manager Kevin Ratcliffe after the hearing.
CROFTY'S BACK
Former player Brian Croft is
back at the club. He has been appointed the clubs new
Football In The Community officer as successor to John
Kerr who left for a similar post at Shrewsbury Town.
VOTE
NOW
It's that time of the year
when your vote is needed for the Official Supporters Club
Player of the Year. Please send your vote to Barrie Hipkiss,
2 Cop Cottage, Sealand Road, Chester CH1 4LY. Closing
date is May 3.
WHERE'S JORG?
Those wondering where Dutch
on-loan signing Jorg Smeets is, he is currently recovering
from flu.
16 April 1999
NO CHANGES AT ROCHDALE
City have no injury worries
for the short trip to Rochdale tomorrow and manager Kevin
Ratcliffe is expected to name an unchanged team of: Brown,
Davidson, Crosby, Woods, Cross; Flitcroft, Priest, Richardson,
Fisher; Beckett, and Murphy.
BENNETT BACK IN TRAINING
Striker Gary Bennett has resumed
light training after recovering from his life-saving surgery
for a twisted bowel in January. Shaun Reid has also started
on the comeback train with a game for the reserves at
2-1 win at Rochdale in the week. City's goals came from
Darren Wright and Chris Blackburn.
TALKS CONTINUE?
Administrator David Acland has
said he has done all he can now to sell the club Acland
is still waiting to strike a deal with one of three interested
parties. With just four games left this season time is
running out and with ith most players up for contract
in the summer, just who stays and who goes, will all depend
on the sale of the club. Meanwhile ISA Press Spokesman
Mike Fair has hit out as the takeover saga drags on: "We
have to ask if people have been pulling the wool over
our eyes just to keep the Independent Supporters Association
propping the club up to the end of the season. Have we
all been taken for a ride? It is about time we had some
answers. The people of Chester deserve better than this.
Why are the mystery buyers so silent and if they are really
interested in buying the club why don’t they talk
to the people who count? If someone would tell us what
the problems are we may be able to help."
14
April 1999
PHYSIO TO LEAVE
City physio Stuart Walker is
leaving the club. He is to take up a post with newly promoted
Premier club Sunderland at the end of the season.
9
April 1999
ONE CHANGE FOR CITY
Mike Conroy in for the suspended
John Murphy is the only change for City's trip to Hartlepool
tomorrow. Meanwhile the home side will be without £25,000
signing Gary Strodder who is also suspended. Peter Beardsley
is expected to play behind Pool's new front pair Chris
Freestone and Gary Jones who were signed on transfer deadline
day.
NO DEPOSIT
Administrator David Acland
has confirmed that contrary to speculation he has so far
received no deposit from any would-be buyer for the club
ALSFORD LEAVES
Defender Julian Alsford who
had been playing on a weekly contract at Chester has left
to play in Hong Kong for six months.
7 April 1999
MURPHY SUSPENDED
Striker John Murphy misses
this Saturday's league game at Hartlepool with a one match
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