Phil Parkinson delivers Jack Bainbridge update and injury status of Chester squad
A number of players have had to have a watching brief over the past week or so
With Chester now fully in the swing of pre-season and the new National League North campaign just over a fortnight away, most of the Blues squad have got plenty of minutes in the tank.
But not all players have been able to see the amount of action that they or manager Phil Parkinson would have ideally wanted, with injury issues having hampered Jack Bainbridge’s plans to get out on the green grass this summer, while others such as Jefferson Abreu and Dom McHale have had to take a watching brief over the past seven days or so.
Chester kick off their new campaign under Parkinson at Chorley on August 8, and a Blues squad that has undergone a radical transformation on the pitch, and seen significant change off it in terms of infrastructure and support staff, has had to be managed through the summer weeks to ensure that every player has the best chance of being fighting fit for the cause for the longest possible time.
The Blues have three more pre-season friendlies before heading to Victory Park in 15 days time, with a trip to Hyde United this evening followed by a visit to Nantwich Town on Tuesday night, before proceedings are wrapped up with a home encounter with EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra on Saturday, August 1.
The next two weeks and three games are the final preparations for when the action starts in earnest, and with some players having had to sit out through injury in the last couple of games, Parkinson gave an update on the state of play.
