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James Alabi and Kane Richards visited Blacon Youth Club to donate some footballs after a recent break-in at the club.
Tom Crawford, who played for the club as a youngster, attended too and joined in games with children attending a soccer school.
Grassroots clubs like Blacon have a fantastic impact on our communities and we are delighted to support them.
Simon Olorenshaw, Chairman of City Fans United, has advised fellow Directors of his decision to resign from the board of City Fans United in order to fully focus on his increasing work commitments with Merseyrail.
Speaking of his decision, Simon said: “It is with great regret that, due to work commitments, I have decided to step down from the Board of the CFU, with immediate effect. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the CFU Board and am proud to have been a part of the amazing journey that our club is on. “I shall continue to attend games with Jackie, and wish the Board, Jon McCarthy and Ian Sharps all the best for the future.”
The CFU Board would like to place on record special thanks for his commitment and passion as Chairman. During his tenure Simon has overseen significant strategic restructuring within the club which creates a superb platform for the future. We wish Simon all the very best for the future and look forward to his continued attendance as a season ticket holder.
As Vice Chairman of City Fans United, Jonny Hughes will initially assume the role of Chair until the next planned board meeting.
A reminder that the next CFU members meeting will be held in the Blues Bar on Thursday this week (18th August) with a 7.30pm start.
The agenda for the evening will include a Chairman’s report with updates on Finance and Commercial, some information about this years AGM and the usual Q&A session.
CEO Mark Maguire will also be present.
There will also be an opportunity for candidates who are interested in standing for election to come to an information session, meet the current CFU board and ask questions about the process etc. This will start at 6.45pm before the main meeting.
If you are interested in standing for election at this years AGM but are unable to attend on Thursday you are welcome contact the society secretary Marion Needham (marion.needham@chesterfc.com) to arrange to meet with Chairman or other current board members at a mutually convenient time.
Renew or join the Junior Blues today and receive fantastic benefits only available to members.
This season for all existing and new members, some of the things we will be offering are; a £10 Foot Golf voucher for each member, courtesy of our official Junior Blues’ partners at Foot Golf Chester and competitions for the chance to be a mascot for a game. Also when members show their membership cards at Frankie and Benny’s restaurant on Sealand Road, kid’s can eat free* in their restaurant. There is of course the fantastic football sessions with the Community Trust plus our incredibly successful Christmas party, and much, much more throughout the year.
For the first time this year, we are offering all existing and new members, aged 0-4, to become members for free of charge. 5-15 year olds are still just £5.
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City Fans United members are invited to vote for our annual player of the season award.
The Vote will close at 8pm on Wednesday 13th April and is open to all current CFU Members.
The CFU Board would like to take the opportunity to thank fans for their exemplary behaviour at the Cross-Border Derby game on Saturday against Wrexham.
We hope it is another step towards the removal of the bubble restrictions we currently have.
The Board have also been made aware of some concerns among supporters who attended the Wrexham game with regards to the ban on the sale of alcohol.
At last year’s fixture there was damage caused to Wrexham’s stadium by some Chester fans which cost our club a significant amount of money. At a subsequent CFU meeting members felt that the sale of alcohol at the ground was a contributory factor.
This was discussed and agreed with Safety Advisory Group as it was felt that the non-sale of alcohol would represent a reciprocal arrangement between the clubs.
Once again, we would like to thank supporters for their terrific following and behaviour at the weekend.
At the first full CFU board meeting since the AGM in November, the board have elected Simon Olorenshaw as the new Chairman of City Fans United.
Simon will combine the role with his job at Merseyrail where he is Head of Asset Management.
Simon was co-opted onto the CFU board last year, and was recently elected to the board at the AGM. Simon said: “As Chair I am there to support my fellow Directors, facilitate progress and ensure that we deliver on our commitments. It is not the traditional role of the Football Chairman who has the final say on everything within the football club.
“The football club is controlled by the Operations Board, which in turn is accountable to the CFU board.” He added: “I am also looking forward to building on the great work of the previous Chairmen.
“For me it is all around the three pillars of the first team, the youth and the community and it is ensuring we have the right level of support for all those areas. “I am honoured to be leading the CFU as we go into an exciting time.”
Simon led the board in recording thanks for the hard work of previous Chairman Grenville Millington and all other board members have who stood down over the past year.
Also at the meeting, Jim Keegan stood down from his role as Vice-Chairman but will continue to serve on both the Operations and CFU boards. Neil Bellis, who has served on the CFU board since 2014, was elected to the role of Vice-Chairman.
The board elected Laurence Kirby as the Treasurer of CFU and re-appointed Marion Needham as Secretary.
The board have discussed the co-opting of further members to both CFU and Operational boards. This will be reported back to members when these are finalised.
Grenville Millington, Chairman of City Fans United and Chester Football Club, has today advised fellow Directors that he has reluctantly decided to resign from his position, and the board of City Fans United, with immediate effect due to full time work commitments.
The Lookers Vauxhall Stadium is hosting an important Premier League International Cup match between Liverpool u21s and Benfica this Friday 20th November (k.o. 7pm). Chester FC will receive much needed funds from staging this prestigious fixture including the gate money.
However we have a home fixture v Woking on Saturday.
Liverpool FC have kindly offered the services of groundsmen to help prepare the pitch following the friday evening game, but we would also like to appeal for volunteers to stay after the game to help us get the stadium ready for our match next day.
Please meet in the East Stand after the final whistle. Refreshments will be provided.
City Fans United members are being given the chance to vote on next season’s home kit, but due to production deadlines we have to conduct this quickly to get the best prices and supply in time for next season. Your vote is required by Wednesday 18th November.