Back in August none of us envisaged being in the bottom four at the end of the yea...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Sunday, 1 December 2013
Mid-Season Darts Report: Chester Success!
The Chester Exiles darts team, who play in a league against other exiled football supporters, are delighted to have had a successful season so fa...
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Nuneaton Town Directions and Meeting Pub
Chester visit Nuneaton Town on Saturday (November 23). They play at the Sperrin Brewery Stadium, which is further out of town than the former Manor Park home of Nuneaton Boroug...
Sunday, 17 November 2013
The Longest Day
The AA route planner tells me that it's 247.2 miles from my doorstep in Sussex to Bumpers Lane, so I make no excuse for cherry-picking my 'home' game...
Friday, 15 November 2013
My Worst Away Match Is....
We asked exiled fans to reveal their worst experiences of following Chester away from home. Here, Sue Choularton talks about her travelling nightmares as a Chester fan. Have you had it worse? Send in your stories to blog@chesterexiles.co.uk...
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Hereford United meeting place and directions
Chester play Hereford on Tuesday, 12th November kick off 19.45pm and here are the details for all our fans who will be braving the elements to cheer on the resurgent blue...
Saturday, 2 November 2013
G'Day From Aussie Exile Paul
We know there are Exiles following Chester from around the globe. We've had the following message in from an Australian-based fan. Why not get in touch yourself, and maybe include a picture as wel...
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Braintree Town: The positives
Now 24 hours have passed I thought it was time to reflect on the positives of Saturday's game.
John Danby.
The number of Chester supporters at the game.
The team didn't give u...
Monday, 14 October 2013
Braintree Town Meeting Points and Directions
Chester Exiles: Meeting point for Braintree match
Chester play Braintree on Saturday ( October 19 ), and here are the match details for all fans planning to atten...
Sunday, 13 October 2013
An Arsenal fan's views on the game at Alfreton
The Alfreton game gave Marilyn and I an opportunity to spend a couple nights in the beautiful Peak District as well as taking in a game. We went with Alan and his wife who has only just recently given up his long held Arsenal season ticket.I have summarised his thoughts and added some observations of my ow...
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Alfreton Directions and Meeting place
Chester play Alfreton on Tuesday 8th October kick off 7.45pm.
Meeting Place and Eating:
Recommendations from Notts Blue: The Victoria, 80 Nottingham Road, Alfreton DE55 7GL. It is close to the ground. If you want to eat before the game. Moulders Arms 53 Church Street, Alfreton. DE55 4BX. www.themouldersarms.c...
Thursday, 3 October 2013
An Overseas Exile’s Story
Chester fans are scattered all over the globe. Tony Banks, who is now based in Texas, reflects on how a life spent globetrotting has affected cheering on his beloved Blues.
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Monday, 30 September 2013
Camping Out For A Chester Away Win
"I fancy a weekend away in the campervan", my wife said some weeks ago. "Where are Chester playing?". You can't fault that sort of pro-active thinking from a wife who has no real interest in football nor pretends to understand her husband's addiction to following a team playing at a level of football that she'd never heard of until we started going out with each other. As we'd already decided to travel to Salisbury by train, Halifax became the...
Keyboard Warrior
Nothing beats being at the match but there are other ways for Exiles to get their Chester ‘fix’.
Peter Jones gives his take on the Halifax game, which he followed on Blues Live and the BBC, and reflects on the poor start to the season....
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
One Exile's trip to Gateshead
Nobody can possibly look forward to a Tuesday night away fixture at Gateshead. Apart from a) people from Gateshead and b) me. That's because I'm a Chester fan, but for the past 15 years I've been living in the North East....
Monday, 23 September 2013
Best and Worst - Number 2
In the next of our 'best and worst' away days feature, Max Bailey nominates his top two.
BEST: Whitby v Chester 12th Nov 201...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Away Games – Local Knowledge and Building Support
It would be great to if those with local knowledge could provide the blog with
information on great, good value accommodation, directions on how to get to
the ground, and the best places to meet and drink before and after the gam...
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Land of the Giants
Friendly locals, freedom to wander unrestricted around the
pitch, and a pre-match pint in the club bar. What’s not to like?
After all the fuss over the Wrexham fixture, the trip to
Salisbury was like stepping back in time.
The stadium, on the outskirts of the city, and sub-1000
crowd was reminiscent of some of our away-days as we progressed up through the
leagues. For Blues fans who enjoy the grass-roots experience and expect to “go
where they want” this was a day to savour.
Yet there was also something missing. Atmosphere.
After...
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Best and Worst
We want to hear about Exiles' best and worst away games, which sum up the ecstasy and the agony of being a Chester fan on the road. Your choices needn't be all about the result - perhaps a funny incident or disaster en-route makes them memorable. Send yours by email to: blog@chesterexiles.co.uk...
Monday, 9 September 2013
New look for APFSCIL website
The Exiles are long-standing members of The Association of Provincial Football Supporters' Clubs in London (APFSCIL), which was set up in the mid-1970s and has grown from a handful of fans' groups to a 42-member body representing more than 8,000 football supporter...
Thursday, 5 September 2013
In the Bubble
Any thoughts of being part of history are far from my mind
when the alarm clock goes off at 4.45am.
In a few hours, along with 887 other Chester fans, I will
be part of the first non-league ‘bubble’ fixture. At the behest of North Wales
Police every away supporter must travel by official coach from Chester.
It’s a controversial move, which has dissuaded hundreds of
fans from attending. But for the rest of us, this game has been three years in
the...
Monday, 2 September 2013
Neil Young’s Capital Encounter with the Exiles
Chester manager Neil Young travelled to London to meet more than 30 exiled fans gathered for a special ‘Question and Answer’ session.
With Chester fan and BBC pundit Jonathan Legard acting as question master, the Conference North-winning manager talked for more than three hours about the past season and his plans for the future.
Fans gathered for the meeting, which followed the AGM of the Chester Exiles, also had the chance to have their photo...
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Exiles sponsor information board
The Chester Exiles are the proud sponsors of an information board at the Deva Stadium, which explains the heritage of an historic plaque which is now on the wall at the ground.
The plaque was once in place at the old Sealand Road Stadium, and was presented to the club by the Supporters' Committee in 1935 when the fans contributed significant funds towards the development of the ground.
It was rescued during the demolition of the ground in...
Friday, 4 January 2013
Exiles unveil their new banners
The Chester Exiles have just unveiled a new series of banners to help them cheer the team onto promotion this season.
They will replace their famous 'Chester City Exiles' banner, which had witnessed the old club's highs and lows as it travelled the length and breadth of the country for the past ten seasons or so.
To replace it, they commissioned Sean O'Reilly to create two 6ft by 4ft banners - a green version, and a blue version. Sean...
