Chester City have packed more into the last 10 years than many clubs have managed in their entire history.

Two relegations, a promotion, administration and no fewer than 14 full-time managers... the list goes on.

To mark the end of a turbulent decade for the Blues, we asked a panel of experts to pick out their best and worst moments from ‘The Noughties’. Here is what they told us.

JONATHAN LEGARD (City supporter and BBC Formula One commentator)

Best moment: Promotion from the Conference in 2004. Classic Chester – back in the big time, and then hours before our Football League return, manager Mark Wright is on his way out of the club, and the rest has been pretty much misery ever since.

Worst moment: Relegation from the Football League in May 2000. I got ‘patched’ into Radio Merseyside from the BBC Radio F1 commentary box in Barcelona for the whole of that sorry afternoon, and felt like jumping out of it at the top of the grandstand after the final whistle.

Favourite player: Split decision between Daryl Clare and Jonathan Walters – Clare because of his ability (unrivalled at Conference level) to find space and goals seemingly at will (reminiscent of Stuart Rimmer, dare I say it) and Walters for his endless running and never-say-die attitude

Best match: April 15, 2000 – 2-1 at Leyton Orient. The loudest Chester away following I’ve ever been part of helped earn a morale-boosting away win under Ian Atkins. If only the remaining results of that season had finished as strongly...

Favourite manager: Graham Barrow. Yet again, his expertise and bond with the club and its supporters were squandered by the owners, and the promise of an immediate return to the Football League was wasted, even though he masterminded our last cup triumph, the Nationwide Variety Club Trophy, at Kingstonian.

Wish for 2010: Simple – the survival and revival of Chester City FC, after it was dragged into a black hole under the ownership of the Vaughan family.

CHARLIE LAMBERT (Blues fan and broadcaster)

Best moment: Seeing the team applauded onto the pitch at Edgar Street after we’d pipped Hereford to the Conference championship. After so many years of having very little to cheer it was a genuinely emotional moment.

Worst moment: Summer 2009 when the penny dropped that we had emerged from administration with the regime that took us there in even firmer control.

Favourite player: Kevin McIntyre. Outstanding left-back perfectly suited to our wing-back tactics of the time. Quick, determined, good at set-pieces, terrific attitude.

Best match: Winning 3-0 at Halifax in the season we won the Conference. The football was excellent and we were always in control of the match.Favourite manager: Mark Wright. Keith Curle produced the most attractive football I’ve seen from Chester for a long time but Wright knew what it would take to get us back into the Football League and delivered the goods.

Wish for 2010: That the Vaughan family transfer ownership to genuine investors with the good of the club at heart. Failing that, my wish is that City Fans United become key players in establishing a phoenix club that represents the city in a positive fashion, whatever league we may be in.

NEIL TURNER (Chester City correspondent for BBC Radio Merseyside)

Best moment: That would be in April 2004 when Chester beat Exeter City 3-2 in front of a crowd of 4,000. I know a lot of people would go for Scarborough a week after, but for me this was the result that virtually assured promotion. I just had a feeling in my bones.

Worst moment: Without a doubt it was in 2000 and the home game against Peterborough United, which Chester lost to confirm their relegation to the Conference. I’ll always remember the day because I went out for a meal with my wife in the night and I never said a word. It was a horrible feeling.

Favourite player: Paul Carden. Not the most gifted player ever to player for Chester, but his energy, enthusiasm and industry was outstanding. He was the captain of the Conference-winning side. He was a leader.

Best match: I’d have to go back to that Exeter game in 2004, but two other matches stand out in that memorable season – namely the 6-2 win at Leigh RMI on New Year’s Day having beaten the same opponents 5-0 on Boxing Day.Favourite manager: The obvious choice would be Mark Wright after winning the Conference title, but Ian Atkins just edges it for me. I thought he did a tremendous job in trying to avoid relegation in 2000, which he so nearly achieved in dreadful circumstances.

Wish for 2010: For new and positive ownership to come into the club and arrest the slide of the past two years, which will allow the club to move forward. Unfortunately, relegation is a certainty this season but the club has to regroup, hopefully at Blue Square North level.

SHANE PINNINGTON (Dee 106.3’s Chester City correspondent)

Best moment: Sealing promotion back to the League in 2004. Darryn Stamp’s winner at home to Scarborough will live long in the memory, as will Wayne Brown’s celebrations on the radio while he was summarising for us on the day.

Worst moment: Last year’s relegation. I think we all knew how lucky we were to survive relegation the season before, but I think we all knew it wouldn’t be avoided this time round. It ended up being a slow, painful experience.

Favourite player: Daryl Clare’s scoring record was immense, but my vote goes to Danny Collins. It was really nice to see a local lad do well for us, and the way in which he was made into a centre-back having been brought to the club as a striker was an amazing transformation.Best match: The match that sticks out in my recent memory was the 3-0 FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest at the Deva under Keith Curle. The football we played that day was great to watch. The fans went home and talked about that performance for days.

Favourite manager: Mark Wright won us promotion back to the League so deserves a shout, as do both Keith Curle and Bobby Williamson. But my vote goes to current boss Jimmy Harvey. Hopefully the club can sort itself out off the pitch and keep hold of Jim because, given half a chance, he’s the man to change the club’s fortunes on the pitch.

Wish for 2010: That the club survives, first and foremost. If City can sort out all the off-the-field issues and keep hold of the current manager, then hopefully we can enjoy watching our beloved Blues again.

CHAS SUMNER (Chester City historian)

Best moment: Without doubt securing promotion back to the Football League with a 1-0 win over Scarborough in April 2004. There was so much tension in that game and it proved to be a great climax to a thrilling season.

Worst moment: Everything in 2009! It was soul-destroying to see the way that the old company went into administration and took a 10-point penalty, only to re-emerge with the same people in charge and a further points deduction. The whole restructure was badly misjudged and left a nasty taste in the mouth. To expect everything to carry on as normal after that was an insult to the supporters.

Favourite player: Daryl Clare. I haven’t seen such a lethal scorer since the days of Stuart Rimmer. From the moment he scored two on his debut against Yeovil, his record was second to none. Best match: Besides that 1-0 win over Scarborough I would go for the 3-3 draw at Wycombe in 2005. That was a tremendously exciting, end to end game.

Favourite manager: Although Mark Wright did a great job in his first spell with the club I also liked Keith Curle. Some of the football we played under him was very entertaining. I’m also a big fan of Jim Harvey’s. His behaviour has been exemplary under difficult circumstances.

Wish for 2010: To get back to supporting an honest and professionally-run football club where the only concern is what happens on the pitch. As Chester stumble into their 125th year, I currently see no cause for optimism.

BARRIE HIPKISS (supporters’ club stalwart)

Best moment: Getting promoted back into the League in 2004. I didn’t think we’d do it after getting relegated, and certainly not as easily as we did. It was a great achievement by Mark Wright.

Worst moment: What is happening now. The fans are in desperate need of some honesty. All we want is a stable club.

Favourite player: There’s two. Danny Collins, for what he’s achieved since leaving Chester, and John Danby, for breaking the club record for the number of consecutive appearances last season. If had to choose one, I’d say John Danby, because he’s stayed loyal to the club through some tough times.

Best match: A lot of people would say the Scarborough game, but I’d go for the FA Cup tie at home to Oxford United in 2000. They were a League team and we were non-league, but we came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

Favourite manager: Keith Curle did a lot for the club and came over very well to the fans, while Mark Wright did a fantastic job in getting us promoted, and also when he came for a third time. But I’ll go for Jim Harvey, for the way he has conducted himself in difficult circumstances, and the way he is bringing the younger players on.Wish for 2010: That the club resolves all of its problems. I also wish the new supporters group, City Fans United, the best of luck. (Blues fan and broadcaster)

Wish for 2010: That the club resolves all of its problems. I also wish the new supporters group, City Fans United, the best of luck.