Spare a thought for Chester City..

From the crazy stewardship of Terry Smith to the current turbulent ownership of Steven Vaughan, things are never dull at Chester City.

They've been through it all, from relegations to administrations, to mad Chairmen coming and going, and owners sons consistently getting games despite their lack of ability, to the fury of the fans.

And now its happening again - on and off the pitch!

It all started at Victoria Road on the opening day. I love the opening day personally, a day where even the most cynical of fans can be optimistic about their teams chances. No matter how bad things were last season, this represents a fresh start, a new dawn, a new era even.

Unfortunately, it didnt take long for any Chester fans early optimism to turn into despair, after suffering the indignity of losing to everyone's favourite tinpot outfit, Dagenham and Redbridge, by six goals to nil. Not the greatest of starts.

Still, they had the chance to make amends a few days later, facing the might of Leeds United, live on the telly in the Carling Cup. Could a cup upset be on the cards?

No. After yet more schoolboy defending that really had to be seen to be believed, Chester went down 5-2. But at least they won the second half.

There were reports of dressing room bust-ups in that game, and those reports were proven to be correct. Asssistant manager Huw Griffiths was given the boot for his part in the fracas, and suddenly, things werent looking good, less than a week into the new season.

Despite all of this, there was another fixture to be played. Needing to stop the rot, Chester went down again, 2-0 at home to Wycombe Wanderers. A more credible scoreline, yes, but still no points on the board for the Blues, and no goals.

It's no suprise seeing Chester in a spell of bad form, in fact it's pretty common place - it just usually occurs in the second half of the season, after a storming start that has fans dreaming of the playoffs. But at the moment, Chester find themselves sitting pretty at the bottom of the League, with no points, no goals, and 8 goals conceded. Could things get any worse?

Well yes, actually.

Enter Mark Wright.

The same Mark Wright who managed to get himself sacked from Chester for an alleged affair with a fellow player's wife. The same Mark Wright who was shown the door by Peterborough for alleged racial abuse. The same Mark Wright who shown current Chester striker Ryan Lowe the door for attitude problems in 2006.

A popular appointment all-round then.

Wright wants to invest apparantly, seeing potential in the club's training facilaties and development opportunities in the Deva Stadium. But surely he wont be too far away from team affairs, and that could only mean trouble for Chester City.

Of course, this might be all pie in the sky. Stephen Vaughan does have a reputation for talking nonsense, among other things.

But with Wright possibly on board for a third stint at the club, the in-form Rotherham United next up for Chester, and the current apathy being shown to the board, things are certainly looking bleak at the Deva Stadium.