To the surprise of absolutlely nobody that knows anything as much as an iota about the way in
which they run themselves, the Football Conference bowed down at the altar of Stephen Vaughan for
(depending on which way you look at it) either the second, third or fourth time yesterday. They
decided, having issued a stern warning to the club at the end of last week, to adjourn the issue of
whether this hollowed out, withered shell of a club can actually, realistically, viably continue to
trade for anything like the long term future yesterday for another three weeks.
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Chester Fans United, a coming together of the different fans' groups at the stricken Blue Square
Premier club, meet tomorrow night to formally agree their formation. They have a few thousand
pounds in the bank, which is enough to get them up and running, but it certainly isn't enough to
save their club and the general consensus now is that they already know it.
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Anfield Talk 06 October @ 01:57 PM EST
Morecambe have taken former Liverpool youngster Craig Lindfield on trial, skysports.com
understands.
Lindfield is looking for a new club after having his contract at Liverpool cancelled by mutual
consent.
The 21-year-old came through the ranks with the Reds and helped them win the FA Youth Cup in 2006
and 2007.
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When Chester City's Stephen Vaughan won permission to start this season in the Blue Square
Premier, there were several gasps of disbelief. While the issues relating to the financing of
football clubs are seldom a black and white issue, there seemed to be little question that, in
having an application to enter into a CVA successfully opposed by HMRC during the summer, they
should not by any rational logic (and certainly not under the rules of the league in which they
play) have been allowed to start the season.
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Off the Post 22 September @ 05:15 AM EST
In the eyes of some bookies, at least Troubled Blue Sq Premier League outfit Chester City have put
their points deduction worries behind them and shot to the top of the table. That's according to
the FreeBetting.net site anyway. Thanks to Matt Fairgrieve for the spot.
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The tangled paths that various football clubs weave across each other don't come much stranger
than the ongoing saga of Accrington Stanley and Oxford United. When Accrington resigned their place
in the Football League in controversial circumstances in 1962, Oxford were elected in their place.
When Oxford surprisingly fell through the trap door and into the Blue Square Premier in 2006,
Accrington were promoted in their place.
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Les Rosbifs 25 August @ 10:50 AM EST
Some great news coming from Sweden concerning the Englishmen plying their trade in the Allsvenskan.
Former Portsmouth and Kidderminster Harriers striker James Keene has propelled his Elfsborg side to
the top of the league, while ex-Millwall man Kenny Pavey has played his part in cementing AIK in
2nd spot.
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The goal: to eat a pie at all 92 grounds in English league football. The results: in some cases,
surprising.
The pie and football go together like strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, like popcorn at the
cinema or like ten lagers and a kebab on a Friday night. It is a match made in heaven.
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Big Story
Arsene Wenger has gone on a media offensive ahead of what could be a difficult
season for Arsenal beginning this weekend, with The Times including no
less than four articles on the Frenchman, after an in-depth interview in an "anteroom" at a
hospital (?
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Les Rosbifs 05 August @ 01:30 AM EST
Some good news concerning Les Rosbif friend Lloyd Butler. Having been released by Geylang United in
Singapore, the former non-league striker has turned up playing for the Prime League (reserve) side
of crack team Singapore Armed Forces FC. It could represent a great move for young Butler, who, if
he impresses, looks a good bet [.
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Les Rosbifs 04 August @ 03:00 PM EST
A scour of the Welsh Premier League has thrown up over 100 players and managers plying their trade
over the border. Some have originated from English leagues lower down the pyramid, such as the West
Cheshire League, while others come from professional backgrounds – some more interesting than
others.
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Les Rosbifs 29 July @ 03:06 AM EST
A few more players to say ‘Goodbye' to on Les Rosbifs, as the thorough sifting of the list
continues unabated. The biggest one of these is the departure of former Manchester United and
Manchester City winger Terry Cooke from Colorado Rapids of the MLS. Cooke was waived yesterday so
that the Rapids English coach, Gary [.
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FC Boro 20 June @ 01:06 PM EST
The club have confirmed that the fixtures for next season will be released on July 3rd. Not long
now until we can really start talking about Boro again and start planning them long trips to
Gateshead and Chester City that await us in the coming months. Unlike the fixtures in the football
league and Premier League, the fixture list in the BSP gets decided by hand, so holiday fixtures
can be evenly distributed and the fixtures meet local policing standards.
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There are some football clubs that seem to be in a perpetual state of flux and crisis. One such
club is Chester City where, over the last two decades or so, there has been mismanagement on such a
grand scale that one wonders how unlucky a club can be to have run into such problems so regularly.
Chester have already been relegated once from the Football League and won promotion back, but they
were relegated again last season and it seems unlikely that they will be able to repeat the
trick.
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SoccerLens 12 May @ 08:53 AM EST
Calculators and collection buckets look to be the order of the day this summer as at least three
football league clubs - Southampton, Stockport and Darlington - fight for their very existence. If
rumours are to be believed, these aren't the only clubs from Championship downwards who are sailing
close to administration.
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A loss of the ability to see past the end of their noses is one of the more repugnant character
traits of the modern football supporter. While the media were treating Chelsea's absurd claims that
"UEFA has got the European Cup final that it wanted" (as a commentator on here this morning pointed
out, shame on the BBC in particular for peddling this particular lie on "Breakfast" this morning),
clubs were in the process of dying.
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FC Boro 15 April @ 06:00 AM EST
As the season draws to a close, I thought it would be worth taking a look at the leagues above
and below the Blue Square Premier to see who Boro could face next season, if they
don't get promoted. If we do go up, believe me I will be doing a profile of every single club we
could face in League 2, the Carling Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy throughout the summer!
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Betting on football is great. You know the drill...wake up late on a Saturday morning, stroll down
for a cheeky fry-up then spend the next twenty minutes pouring over the Billy Hill Long List
picking your accumulator...it's bliss. Anyway, four Football League players have found themselves
in hot water this week after allegedly betting against their own team, Accrington Stanley, to lose
to Bury at the end of last season.
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The FA have charged five league footballers, for breaching betting rules.
The five players concerned are Jay Harris, David Mannix, Robert Williams and Peter Cavanagh, who
were at Accrington- and Bury player Andrew Mangan. The game concerned was last season's tie between
the mighty Accrington Stanley and Bury; a game which Bury won 2-0.
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Football was once described as a game that touched the hearts of people who witnessed the
fluttering of its silken wings. The ‘beautiful game' is perceived as the most elegant, perfect
sport known to man. In other words, God has goalposts in his back garden.
However, it was with a note of self pity that I approached a modest urban ground called
‘Spotland', home of Rochdale FC, on a biting Saturday morning.
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SoccerLens 09 November @ 12:04 PM EST
Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite League Two club? Want to read
up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club
sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each League Two club so that
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Anfield Talk 22 August @ 02:57 PM EST
Bournemouth have signed Liverpool's teenage striker Craig Lindfield on loan until the end of
December.
Lindfield has yet to make a first-team appearance for Liverpool, but had loan spells at Notts
County and Chester City last season.
He will be in Bournemouth's squad for Saturday's League Two game with Exeter City and Kevin Bond is
happy with his new recruit.
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Jermaine Beckford scored an excellent hat-trick yesterday in the Carling Cup as Leeds United beat
Chester City 5-2. Beckford completed his feat at Chester's ground after just 35 minutes, with his
final goal the pick of the bunch. Watch the clip below for the full 5 goals scored by Leeds.
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Monday
19:45 Hamilton v Dundee Utd, Scottish Premier League, Setanta Sports 1
Given the dominance of the Old Firm, the SPL is often pegged as a weak league. Having said that,
small clubs who come into the Scottish top flight often struggle against all-comers and the Accies
are in for a tough season after their promotion for the first time in twenty years.
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Soccerword's League Two Predictions
1. Darlington
2. Bradford
3. Rochdale
4. Wycombe
5. Shrewsbury
6. Chesterfield
7. Brentford
8. Notts County
9. Port Vale
10. Grimsby Town
11. Gillingham
12. Lincoln City
13.
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Soccerword's League Two Predictions
1. Darlington
2. Bradford
3. Rochdale
4. Wycombe
5. Shrewsbury
6. Chesterfield
7. Brentford
8. Notts County
9. Port Vale
10. Grimsby Town
11. Gillingham
12. Lincoln City
13.
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CHESTER City last night approached Liverpool to enquire about the availability of central defender,
Godwin Antwi.
The 20-year-old Ghanaian-born player is highly thought of at Anfield, but it is understood that
they would be receptive to a temporary loan spell, if the player was agreeable.
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Jaime Moreno is now the all-time leading goals scorer in the MLS. The 33-year-old DC United forward
scored his 109th netter last night in his club's win over the New York Red Bulls. As many goals as
his age, 33, have been from the spot.
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A Palestinian football club, who was scheduled to play friendlies against Chester City and the
Blackburn Rovers, was denied entry into England by British Authorities.
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