Tag: Chester

Pre-season fixtures

Pre-season fixtures are already underway and here is a list of the games coming up ahead of the new campaign

Steve Hill: At last…the joke’s on you!

At school in Chester in the 80s, a teacher randomly conducted a straw poll of who supported who. Surprise, surprise, it yielded approximately 30 Liverpool fans, one Manchester United fan, and one Evertonian. How many Chester City fans? One, yours truly, news that was greeted by gales of incredulous laughter, despite being within walking distance of their Football League stadium.

Atton’s the hero as Blues squeeze Spitfires

Goalkeeper Alex Atton was the Blues’ shootout hero, saving Eastleigh’s penultimate penalty, which allowed Drew Lowe to stroke home the winning spot kick, much to the delight of coach Calum McIntyre and his side.