News from Deva Stadium March 2014

11 March 2014
BLUES APPOINT ASSISTANT MANAGER
Chester have appointed Carl Macauley as assistant manager to Steve Burr. Macauley was the manager of Vauxhall Motors who announced last week that they would be stepping down from the Conference North to the West Cheshire League at the end of the season for financial reasons. Macauley had agreed to stay on unless another job offer came along.

10 March 2014
TAYLOR RECALLED
On-loan striker Matty Taylor has been recalled by parent club Forest Green Rovers. The forward had been an instant hit with Blues fans scoring six goals in seven appearances helping Chester to climb out of the relegation zone in the process.

9 March 2014
SEDDON STRIKE BRINGS VICTORY

A volley from Gareth Seddon six minutes after the break was enough to give Chester three points from the televised match against relegation rivals Dartford on Friday night. Neither side troubled the ‘keeper’s in an instantly forgettable opening 45 minutes.

Soon after the restart good work by Lewis Turner down the right created a guilt-edged chance for Seddon who headed over an open goal from four yards out. Moments later Seddon picked up Andy Bond’s through ball before turning and volleying home from the edge of the box to the delight of the 150 Chester fans behind the goal.

A great save from Aaron Chapman four minutes from time denied substitute Lee Noble an equaliser as his shot found its way through a mass of bodies and was heading for the bottom corner before Chapman turned it round the post.

The victory lofted Chester back above Southport into 19th place. The Blues are back in action on Tuesday night with a match at Aldershot Town. The Shots list 21st place, six points behind the Blues but with a game in hand.

• Table after Dartford match

Picture © Rick Matthews (Chester Leader)

3 March 2014
CFU MEETING
The next meeting of CFU members will take place this Thursday 6th March, in the Blues Bar, commencing at 19.30hrs. The main aim of the evening is the presentation of the update on the organisational structure, following the approval at November’s CFU AGM of the report and recommendations which were produced by the CFU Working Group and which proposed an Operational Board working alongside but reporting to the main CFU Board.

ENGLAND U19 V TURKEY U19
Chester host the England U19 match against Turkey on Wednesday night, kick-off 19.00hrs. The match is being played as part of the preparation for the Elite Round of the UEFA U19 European Championship qualifying section which England host in May. Admission for the game is £3.00 for adults and £1.00 for children and OAPs. The England squad named for the game is:

Goalkeepers: Mitchell Beeney (Chelsea), Christian Walton (Brighton & Hove Albion).

Defenders: Calum Chambers (Southampton), Shay Facey (Manchester City), Ola Aina (Chelsea), Matt Targett (Southampton), Isaac Hayden (Arsenal), Dominic Ball (Tottenham Hotspur), Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Alex Mowatt (Leeds United), John Swift (Chelsea), Lewis Baker (Chelsea), Jordon Ibe (Birmingham City, on loan from Liverpool), Harrison Reed (Southampton), Paul Digby (Barnsley).

Forwards: Josh Murphy (Norwich City), Sam Gallagher (Southampton), Callum Robinson (Aston Villa).

BURR PRAISES GRITTY BLUES

Manager Steve Burr praised his side after their 3-3 draw against play-off chasing Nuneaton Town. The Blues played for 82 minutes with ten men following the sending off of Jason Jarrett, and took the lead thee times against Boro only to see the visitors draw level with just four minutes remaining.

John Rooney, Matty Taylor and Ross Killock all scored for Chester only to see some poor defending concede an equaliser on each occasion. Burr told the Chester Leader: “To play with 10 men for 80 minutes just shows how well we have come on. I thought we dominated the game with 10 men. We conceded two bad goals in the first half and I felt we could have done better, but we will be working on that, but overall I was really pleased about the performance.

“I thought we played some wonderful stuff, even though we went down to 10 men. If you look at the pattern of games since I’ve been at Chester we seem to have that little bit of an under belly of bad times.”

“The sending off knocked us about because the game is not designed to play with 10 men, but I thought from the minute Jason was sent off we created a lot of chances. I felt for the lads because I thought they didn’t get what they deserved.”

Chester dropped to 20th place, Southport's home win over relegation rivals Dartford lifting them a point above the Blues. Chester are next in action on Friday night when they themselves will travel to play Dartford in a match screened live by BT Sports.

• Table after Nuneaton match

Picture © Rick Matthews (Chester Leader)

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