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...