Happy days are here!

STRANGE things have been happening around the Deva Stadium recently. Chester City went unbeaten in September, there have been discussions taking place regarding a stadium revamp, ticket prices for under 16s have halved in price and there's a general positive vibe emanating from the club.

It's unnatural. It's quite terrifying. It's just not the City I know.

What happened to the bust-ups, the heavy defeats, the dire football and the bitter, resentful divisions among fans? I was just getting used to those, and suddenly the storm clouds have disappeared and - good heavens - the club seems settled.

Now, whether this is just the eye of the storm and the latest unexpected bombshell in Chester's turbulent recent history is actually just around the corner is another matter. It could also be that the club is looking a haven of tranquillity compared to the spiral of perpetual doom that appears to be managerless Wrexham right now.

In all seriousness, though, Chester have sensibly managed to put all of August's ordeals behind them, and consigned such ugly matters as a misunderstanding with the PFA and that piddling opening day 6-0 loss to the history books. A welcome U-turn over the under-16s ticket prices for the Harry McNally Terrace has shown the club was relatively quick to recognise this aspect of their ticket policy, on this occasion, was probably not the correct course of action.

And plans for the stadium development haven't just been bandied about in the press as fairytale stories, but rather followed through with preliminary discussions with the council.

So let's hope this bout of good times stays this way for the rest of the season, starting with the match against Lincoln City. Here's hoping a first clean sheet of the season will help add to that.