CHESTER CITY - DECISION

TODAY'S decision by member clubs to expel Chester City from the Football Conference is "unparalleled in the history of our national sport" says the league's press officer Colin Peake. He also warned that the club's dire plight should act as "a wake-up call" to all clubs tempted to live beyond their means.

But he also stressed that moves by disenchanted Blues fans to encourage clubs to kick City out were not taken into consideration when the big vote was held.