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Chester have been refused their licence to play football by the FA.
The FA have voiced concerns over the new ownership structure and are refusing to allow the club to continue playing until concerns are resolved. The exact nature of the problems are unclear, but may relate to the way the Vaughan family retained ownership of the club during their recent spell in Administration.
The club have been forced to cancel tomorrow's planned friendly with the BBC Sport website reporting: FA compliance officer Neil Prescott has been in touch with the club to advise that they should cancel their pre-season friendlies.
And if, as expected, the FA do not allow them to start the new campaign on 9 August, then the future of the club, who were already due to start next season under a 10-point penalty, would be in doubt.
Update: Managing Director Bob Gray has told the BBC the club are working on the problem: "All the relevant paperwork today has been sent across to the rightful people so hopefully by Monday we'll have a clearer picture of how it stands and we'll move forward accordingly."
