TODAY marks the beginning of the most momentous week since Chester FC rose from the ashes.
Fans are expected to descend on the Deva Stadium in their droves this morning when season tickets for the resurrected Blues go on general sale.
The club hope supporters will then make the return trip to the ground on Thursday to purchase Chester’s impressive new home and away shirts.
Blues bosses have rushed through the release of the shirts, which are sponsored by MBNA and manufactured by Joma, so fans can wear them with pride in Saturday’s big pre-season opener away to Colwyn Bay (3pm).
Chester chief executive Steve Ashton is confident supporters will be pleased with the product on offer.
Ashton said: “We are sure that both our players and fans will enjoy wearing the Joma kits and branded merchandise.
“Joma supply kits to Spanish and Scottish premiership clubs, Championship clubs and also World Cup finalists Honduras.”
The shirts, costing £34.99 for adults and £24.99 for children, go on sale at the club shop at the Deva Stadium on Thursday between 10am-2pm and 4-7pm.
The traditional blue-and-white striped home shirt is complemented by black shorts and hooped blue-and-white socks, while the purple away shirt is accompanied by white shorts and socks.
Adults buying both the home and away shirts in the same size will pay £65. Supporters under 16 can pick up a shirt and a season ticket for just £45, with 16 and 17-year-olds paying £80 for the same deal.
Season tickets are now on sale. Opening hours at the Deva this week are 10am-2pm and 4-7pm, from today until Friday.
All money that comes into the club will stay in the club as it is a not-for-profit organisation.
The City Fans United supporters’ group, which owns Chester FC, are well on their way to achieving their target of raising £100,000 by August.
Their efforts in the off-season have allowed Blues boss Neil Young to assemble a squad which he believes has the capability to achieve immediate promotion from Evo-Stik League First Division North.
Young led Colwyn Bay out of the same division last season, so Saturday’s trip to the North Wales club’s Llanelian Road home marks not only Chester’s first match since their reformation, but also the first time Young has returned to his old stomping ground.
