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The long and winding road to Phil Parkinson

Why Chester chiefs were so willing to wait for their new manager

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Dave Powell
May 04, 2026
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Phil Parkinson looks on at the Deva (CHARLIE STOCKTON)

It’s been a pretty open secret that Phil Parkinson would be the new Chester boss.

When he started to come to watch Blues games in the final weeks of the season, it was essentially a scouting mission for his own club, the one he has now taken charge of, the one that he is tasked with bringing an end to their National League North purgatory that has been their reality since 2018.

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