It's all about the marginal gains as Chester return with promotion target
Phil Parkinson led his new squad on the training ground for the first time
The annual ritual of players heading back on to the green turf to be put through their paces for pre-season commenced at Chester Football Club this week.
At the King George V Sports Hub in Blacon, a community training facility but one that has been transformational for what the Blues can offer players at the first-team level, the car park filled up with players and staff ready to tackle what the 2026/27 National League North threw at them.
There were some familiar faces returning in the shape of Connor Woods, Declan Weeks, Tom Peers, Nathan Woodthorpe and Jack Bainbridge, while a host of new faces, no fewer than 10, arrived at their new surroundings to train for the first time, with the likes of Luke Hewitson, Jacob Hazel, Jefferson Abreu, Billy Waters, Sam Reed, George Burroughs, Jake Griffin, Kofi Moore, Jack Kenny and Dominic McHale all suiting up in the Blues’ new khaki-coloured training gear. Another new addition to be unveiled was also training.
