Walsall
Chester City Preview - The Journey begins
By 4two
July 13 2004
Our First Pre-Season fixture is a trip to Chester. We haven't played them since 1994 - in a game we lost 2-1 on a cold March evening.
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| MATCH DAY INFO | |
| FIXTURE | Chester City Vs Walsall |
| STADIUM | Deva Stadium |
| LOCATION | Chester |
| COMPETITION | Pre-Season Game |
| DATE | 17.07.2004 |
| KICK OFF | 3PM |
| TICKETS | Seats - £10, £5 Concs. Standing £8, £4 Concs |
| JOURNEY | 74 Miles, 1hr 30 Mins Traveling. (ROAD) |
| PARKING | £3 to park at the Club |
| GROUND GUIDE | CCFC Earlydoors (Incl Directions) |
| TEAM NEWS | CHESTER CITY vs WALSALL | PRE SEASON | |
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No reported injuries in the Chester camp. Manager Mark Wright has been busy in the Transfer Market this summer. Wright has snapped up Richard Hope from York. Andy Watson from non-league Farsley Athletic and Shaun Hessey from Blackpool. His biggest coup has been signing former Wolves, Everton and Bradford striker Michael Branch - a one time Walsall transfer target. All are expected to play. |
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Merse will look to give his new look squad a run out. We should expect plenty of changes. We aren't expecting any trialists to play. It will be interesting to see whether he gives Darren Byfield a run out. Byfield is currently training with the Club. Fans will hope to get their first look at the five Youth Teamers Merse awarded professional contracts to at the end of the season. There are no reports of injury worries. |
| WALSALL SQUAD | CHESTER CITY SQUAD |
| Manager - Paul Merson | Manager - Mark Wright | |
| 1. Mark Paston | Phil Bolland | |
| 2. Bazeley, Darren | Michael Branch | |
| 3. Aranalde, Zigor | Steve Brodie | |
| 4. Simon Osborn | Wayne Brown | |
| 5. Neil Emblen | Dean Buckley | |
| 6. Roper, Ian | Paul Carden | |
| 7. Michael Standing | Daniel Collins | |
| 8. Gary Birch | Ben Davies | |
| 9. Leitao, Jorge | Peter Dogun | |
| 10. Merson, Paul | Stuart Drummond | |
| 11. Wrack, Darren | Ian Foster | |
| 12. Matty Fryatt | Scott Guyett | |
| 14. Mark Wright | Andrew Harris | |
| 15. Kris Taylor | Richard Hope | |
| 16. Corica, Stevie | Chris MacKenzie | |
| 17. Julian Bennett | Kevin McIntrye | |
| 18. Ryan Willetts | Kevin Rapley | |
| 19. Taiwo Atieno | Darren Stamp | |
| 20. Daryl Taylor | Steve Vaughan | |
| 21. Nathan Jamerson | Andy Watson | |
| 27. Richard McKinney | Andrew Woods | |
| 29. Iffy Onura | ||
| 00. Darren Byfield |
| SECOND THOUGHTS | MATCH PREVIEW | |
| This is where it all starts. We get our first sight of what Paul Merson is doing with his Walsall team. Merse says he doesn't like the 6 six subs rule - so he may choose to flaunt it by using more than he is allowed. Chester will provide us with some stiff opposition. Mark Wright is a top manager who has made some shrewd signings this summer. Most notably Michael Branch, a player so often tipped to play for us during the Colin Lee era. With so many new faces this is going to be an important Summer. The question on most fans lips will be... Is Darren Byfield going to play for us... | |
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