Turner and Wright meet again this Saturday

Hereford United manager Graham Turner and Chester City manager Mark Wright were pictured together at the last game between the two clubs. Whether they will both be so cheerful after this Saturday's game remains to be seen.



Picture by Andy Compton of the Hereford Journal

Meanwhile Wright's assistant at Chester, Graham Barrow, has told the Chester Leader that he is pleased with their start to the season.

"The wins against Accrington and Bury were extremely encouraging, but there is still a long way to go and I'm sure a lot of twists and turns along the way. Whilst we are naturally pleased with the way the players are performing I've been in this game too long to get too carried away.

"We still believe there is a good percentage of improvement left in us.

"On reflection, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to play tough opposition in pre-season, because the players now look more than comfortable. Our sharpness is coming and our midfield in particular has been fantastic.

"Thanks to the backing from the chairman, and the gaffer, we've got a great squad together that has loads of potential."

And Graham Turner has also been talking about Saturday's game to BBC Hereford and Worcester:

"I've got a lot of respect for Chester; they've started well with two victories from their opening two matches.

"We know that they'll be organised; we know that they'll be big and strong because Mark Wright's sides are and always have been, so we know what we've got to contend with.

"But if we play with the tempo and the enthusiasm we showed in the second half against Lincoln, we might well get the three points out of it."

Turner confirmed that captain Tamika Mkandawire had two nasty knocks to the head in the Lincoln game. The first was a clash of heads, the second being struck in the face by a shot from a Lincoln player. However he has trained today and should play on Saturday.

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