Steve HILL
HILLY’S AWAY DAYS

NET GAIN: Alfreton Town was the opening day destination for Chester
PICTURE: Alamy

I WAS once advised to enjoy the cyclical nature of football. Wise words, but they provided scant consolation as I drove myself and The Boy from London to Alfreton for Chester’s season opener a couple of weeks ago.
On the way up we listened to live commentary of Fulham taking the lead against Liverpool, yet another excuse for me to bore him about the time that I saw us beat The Cottagers 7-0 in a league game at Sealand Road. We also turned them over 5-0 at Craven Cottage, pr...