Chester City wound up in the High Court Football League

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Chester City have currently been wound up in the High Court over an delinquent taxation bill.

The 125-year-old club, who were diminished from the Football Conference in February, due HM Revenue Customs 26,125.

Chester unsuccessful to do their last dual Blue Square Premier fixtures and were primarily suspended, afterwards thrown out of the joining last month.

An FA Spokesperson said: The FA records todays preference of the High Court in propinquity to Chester City. The circuitous up of any bar is a loss to the diversion and in sold to the supporters of that club.

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In sequence to contend a comparison football bar in the city of Chester, The FA will acquire applications if the bar wishes to reform. Any such applications will be deliberate by The FA"s Leagues Committee.

However, City Fans United, a supporters group, have vowed to begin a new bar in a reduce league. Spokesman David Evans said: "125 years of story have been out currently but that"s only the physique of the bar - the essence lives on.

"Today is the day to contend to everyone that the bar will be run in a veteran approach and be a credit to the city and to football.

"Our indication is AFC Wimbledon or AFC Telford, where a new bar has been run on a really advantageous basis. We wish to make amends for the approach the bar has been run - we see this as the shortcoming even though it wasn"t the fault."

Cardiff City and Southend United additionally appeared in the High Court currently to face winding-up proceedings.

Cardiff have been since until May 5 to solve a taxation debt to Her Majesty"s Revenue and Customs in sequence to equivocate following Chester in to liquidation.

Matthew Smith, representing HMRC, pronounced that the bar due around 1.9million and were "robbing Peter to compensate Paul" in sequence to stay afloat.

Elaine Palser, representing Cardiff, pronounced a "third party" financier would be on condition that the bar with 6million in supports and the taxation debts would be paid.

Southend were since a serve 35 days to compensate a taxation check of roughly 200,000 after Ron Martin, their chairman, managed to win an demurral and right away have until Apr fourteen to solve up.

The uneasy Shrimpers have been forced to make use of a loan from the PFA to assistance compensate the players" salary for January, definition they are right away underneath a send embargo.

They slipped in to the relegation section following Saturday"s 3-0 better by Hartlepool.

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