Chester fans react after the club issues a damning statement after having a meeting with police about fans at home matches of theirs.
The club, whose ground straddles the England-Wales border, have been warned by police that they may have breached Welsh coronavirus regulations by allowing spectators to attend recent home matches.
Fans are currently banned from grounds in Wales but not England and now fans have been left baffled by the statement just released.
🔵 Club Statement.
— Chester FC (@ChesterFC) January 7, 2022
CLUB STATEMENT:
This morning Chester Football Club was invited to a meeting with representatives of North Wales Police, Flintshire County Council, Cheshire Police and Cheshire West & Chester Council.
During this meeting, the Club was given a joint letter on behalf of North Wales Police and Flintshire County Council which outlines potential breaches of Welsh Coronavirus Regulations at our fixtures on 28th December 2021 and 2nd January 2022.
It also states the Club may commit further potential breaches if it continues to play home fixtures with crowds while the current restrictions in Wales remain in place.
We were informed this was based upon direction from the Welsh Government that the premises of Chester Football Club are governed by the Welsh Regulations. The Welsh Government was not represented at the meeting.
It was agreed that all parties would seek further legal advice given the complex issues and future implications of any outcome.
We will provide a further update to our supporters as soon as we are able to.
Chester fans react after the National League North club issues damning statement, see what they wrote below…
@Eccconomics: So grant from Welsh government incoming? Wrexham have been getting £100k a time
@beeston_sports: No words tbf, other than a huge amount of sympathy and support from us to you and from everyone within football I’m sure.
@BlueDino38: Next game, the Harry Mac ultras need to plant St George’s flags in all corners of the ground and claim the ground as fully English. INVADE WALES NOW!
@AFCFC87: Bring on the grants
@LiamJonahh: Time to build a new ground
@morrissey10: That is ridiculous
@CharlzMcfc: I beg just move the stadium
@MDT_90: The world has well and truly gone mad
@TheEasternBear: What an absolute farce
@ollie__cfc: christ almighty
@Ethan4Rhuthun: The outrage from over the border about Welsh law being applied in Wales is something to behold. Will be interesting to see how this develops.
@jonesnsenoj: Delightful shithousing from the Welsh Gov
@BenHudspith2: This is pathetic @WelshGovernment @MarkDrakeford
@mark_parry1: Absolute joke! @WelshGovernment needs to butt out and mind their own business. Club offices are in England. Welsh Government trying to ruin an English football club
@neilhay3s: So basically what @TomiCaws highlighted in @northwaleslive is an irrefutable fact that Chester’s ground is in Cymru and no pretending otherwise by the club, council or Cheshire police can change that. It’s actually not complex, it’s a matter of fact.
@footy_nordic: Phenomenal story developing here which I thought could be an issue. Chester FC, a club I have been to watch several times, who are an English club are getting in trouble for playing with crowds because of Covid regulations in Wales. Thanks to this little border problem…
@MartynSWA1984: As funny as this is, further proof of how much the plot has been lost in wales.
@JRCSport: The world has actually surpassed whatever mental is and decended into downright lunacy.
@LedburyGas: Absolutely bonkers this considering the pubs, public transport, car park etc are on the English side. I’m sure if restrictions were the other way round they’d be pretending they were Welsh as fuck though.
@Jonny5Hill: What an absolute joke
@avin_oops: If I did not wish to be subject to Welsh laws, I would simply not have built my football ground in Wales
@john_sadler__: £100k grant from the Welsh government incoming, not bad news
@iamhighlystrung: Policed by Cheshire Police, safety certificate to Chester, in Chester constituency, not eligible for Welsh Gov support and has no Welsh AM, forced to shut the ground – the address of which is in England – because the toilets are in Wales. Drakeford and pals are having a ‘mare.
@puffpuff65: Haha what a shambles this is the club plays in the English Pyramid and and is a Affiliated member of the English FA. Time to redraw the border I think
@tfggalexant: Disgrace. The club relies heavily on finance from home crowds. Beyond a joke.
Chester FC, the club for the English City, has had a meeting with Police over potential breaches of Welsh COVID restrictions. Parts of their car park are in England, but their main ground is in Wales. They are seeking legal advice. https://t.co/JyX5vCb6qh pic.twitter.com/ZYEwmcdSvW
— Joe Mander (@joe__mander) January 7, 2022
Take the Deva Stadium and move it towards England pic.twitter.com/PGrPqMrC3a
— Will 🎄 (@WillB_2003) January 7, 2022
You’d think the Government would have better things to do! pic.twitter.com/JTatcRJxsj
— Alex (@realex_8) January 7, 2022
The Welsh club that sing the English national anthem?🤔 https://t.co/zt238dtfsN pic.twitter.com/YFrfingRgn
— Alex Jackson (@Alex_Jackson58) January 7, 2022
This beef between the Leamington and Chester admins is 🤌 https://t.co/Q3V0FonWbW
— Kyle Jones 🏴 (@KyleJonesIV) January 7, 2022
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