Chester City -- No More

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

Chester City have been wound up by the taxman... sadx

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

rip

my thoughs are with there family at this time.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:15 pm

To be honest I'm not surprised, the way the Club's been run.

I thought this would happen when they got kicked out of the Conference.

I still think things like this should never happen in this day and age, recession or no recession.

It's just a case now of how long it takes for them to come back, work their way through the Leagues again, or if they become like Boston and Maidstone and hang around non-league football for a few years.

If Turner and IOR hadn't managed to turn this Club around the way they did eleven years ago, it could have so easily been us getting wound up today.

Thank God for IOR and Turner. I know we moan about them sometimes, but things like this make us appreciate what we have.

TforTurner · **Joined:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:37 pm **Posts:** 689

This is happening every week in non league football up and down the country, to clubs much better ran but with alot less resources than Chester.

The only sympathy I have is for the fans who stayed 'til the end.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22676

Harsh I know but i'd like to see a dozen premier league and football league clubs go out of business. It's the only way any sense can be driven home.

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:13 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

To be honest I'm not surprised, the way the Club's been run.

I thought this would happen when they got kicked out of the Conference.

I still think things like this should never happen in this day and age, recession or no recession.

It's just a case now of how long it takes for them to come back, work their way through the Leagues again, or if they become like Boston and Maidstone and hang around non-league football for a few years.

If Turner and IOR hadn't managed to turn this Club around the way they did eleven years ago, it could have so easily been us getting wound up today.

Thank God for IOR and Turner. I know we moan about them sometimes, but things like this make us appreciate what we have.

No the first thank god, should go to the Late Harold Hornsey, without him Pools would have gone belly up, IOR would not have bought the club from him if he hadn't turned it around.

So it's god bless HH

And a stadium that goes down in HUFC history. The only place a Pools player has scored a "golden goal" winner, Stuart Brightwell 1998, in the football league trophy or whatever it was called then.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:18 pm

Well, yes, I was too young when Harold Hornsey was Chairman.

The first ever 'Pools game that I went to was Gillingham away (0-0) on the first day of 1994/1995 and then it's a bit hazy until losing 5-0 away at Brighton on Fans United Day (otherwise known in our house as Hartlepool United vs. The Rest of the World), and then it's hazy again until Barnet away (won 2-0) in 1998.

Thank God for him saving the Club.

But thank God also for IOR and Turner for revolutionizing the Club.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I dont think the football world will ever fully recover from this.

Sad sad day sadx

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:47 pm

Isn't the figure something like £30K they owed?

That's nothing to a PL club or even a PL footballer.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:49 pm

Interesting that their council own the ground and sound like they are protecting it as a football club venue.

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:52 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

But thank God also for IOR and Turner for revolutionizing the Club.

The pair have caused a revolt occasionally, and some fans ARE revolting, but revolutionising the club's going a bit far. :wink:

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:54 pm

On the upside we'll probably never visit the Deva Stadium again!

The worst ever new ground apart from the Echo Chamber?

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:58 pm

Nah! I think "revolutionising" is a fair and accurate description of IOR's tenure.

Taking nothing away from Sir Harold who saved us, the diference in the club between the fat controllers HUFC and todays is like Dock Rock and Glastonbury.

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:42 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

On the upside we'll probably never visit the Deva Stadium again!

The worst ever new ground apart from the Echo Chamber?

Totally agree the worst ground in the worst location possible, so souless the grim reaper is the goundsman

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:55 pm

Chester's supporters trust are seriously considering joining the League of Wales apparently

I was at that match Bob, the strangest feeling I've ever had watching football when the game stopped following the goal - that's it - everyone go home!!!!

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:03 pm

Me to, won £40 on a bandit in Ye Olde Durhams, So went with Harnish. Think there was about 30-35 of us. Was funny feeling when goal went in, though didn't walk straight out did celebrate a little.

Funny old ground, Chester's that is, the ground and stands are in Wales but the offices in England. (may be other way round)

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:06 pm

you must have been in my motor as well then, cos Ronnie was one of the passengers in mine! I couldn't honestly remember who the 4th passenger was!!!!!!

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

Thought these had added a new line to Their song

Lochaber no more
Sutherland no more

Lewis no more
Skye no more!
Lochaber no more
Sutherland no more

Lewis no more
Skye no more!
Lochaber no more
Sutherland no more

Lewis no more
Skye no more!
Chester no more

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3116

You could add Farsley Celtic no more to that.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:19 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Thank God for IOR and Turner. I know we moan about them sometimes, but things like this make us appreciate what we have.

Thank God for IOR, fair enough, but Turner

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

Grave wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Thank God for IOR and Turner. I know we moan about them sometimes, but things like this make us appreciate what we have.

Thank God for IOR, fair enough, but Turner

Yeah but suppose 1 out of 2 aint bad. :laugh:

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:25 pm

parmopooly wrote:

you must have been in my motor as well then, cos Ronnie was one of the passengers in mine! I couldn't honestly remember who the 4th passenger was!!!!!!

One of our memory's playing up mate. I'm virtually certain there was only me and Ron in his car, but hey it is 12 years ago. Can't check with Ron for bit he's in China with his Mrs for a month long holiday.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:36 pm

I deffo took him to Chester for a night game... might even have been a league match..... either way it was late 1990's so it's a few year ago

monkeyhangers · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:50 pm

parmopooly wrote:

Chester's supporters trust are seriously considering joining the League of Wales apparently

I was at that match Bob, the strangest feeling I've ever had watching football when the game stopped following the goal - that's it - everyone go home!!!!

Parmo I was with you and your pal from Wrexham at Chester the last time we played them Friday night match we got beat 2-1 porter scored it was awful oh how we moaned I drove back to London and went on nights you went on the piss with your pal.

tigro · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:07 pm

Portsmouth will be gone in a few weeks.

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:13 pm

portsmouth will be kept afloat by the premiershit till the end of the season to protect the brand,then afterwards they will not be the premiershits problem they will be the football league's

effionthedragon · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:49 pm **Posts:** 309

I remember the game at the Deva when we lost 1-0 to a Stuart Rimmer pen & missed one ourselves.
It was during our record breaking run of not scoring. banghead

Seem to recall Lenny Johnrose also hitting the bar from about two yards out.

Some vague memories of Pools at Sealand Rd too.

Chester City R.I.P -125 years of footy.

Let's hope no other clubs end up following their sad demise.

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:31 pm

once darlo drop out of the league they might not come back,it depends wether singh is in it for the long haul or will he bailout when they drop down

tigro · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:32 pm

threepintwonder wrote:

portsmouth will be kept afloat by the premiershit till the end of the season to protect the brand,then afterwards they will not be the premiershits problem they will be the football league's

have the premier league said this? if not, then personally i think they will be wrapped up.

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:43 pm

that's why they have received the parachute payments early to keep them afloat,they were discussing it the other week on talk sport i think it was

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

One fo the funniest ever shouts from a Pools fan came at the Deva stadium.

Their keeper was called Brown and he wore the Number 1 on his shirt.

When the play was at the otehr end of the pitch and he was standing with his back to the away end, someone shouted up,

" Hoy, Keeper! Do you realise your shirt says, BROWN EYE?"

The whole away end were in fits of laughter for ages. Quality! rolfl

poolie bri · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:34 am

chip fireball wrote:

i went to a night match at chester in the same vehicle as ronnie harnish. pretty sure it was a mcsweeney organised mini bus though.

do i win £5 ?

you should get medal for going on her buses rolfl

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

chip fireball wrote:

i went to a night match at chester in the same vehicle as ronnie harnish. pretty sure it was a mcsweeney organised mini bus though.

do i win £5 ?

I was also on that bus and i remember it dropped you off at pizza hut on the way whilst everyone else went to the pub. stpid

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

Defo Chester. And you and Paul Mullen spoke about dodgy music all the way there and back. Very dull. :grin:

It wasn't one of Pauline's buses, it was Harnish who arranged it.

Compo · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:04 pm

I went on one with steve sharp and some little gits were throwing things at the bus after the match, steve ran out after them very amusing.

bresslaw · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 2411

I was on the Chip - Pizza Hut mini-bus

Harnish took us through Wales on the way back !!

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