We're Still On Track – And Lovin' Every Step Of He Way

Our intrepid groundhopper keeps pace with his aspirations to complete the feted Card...

- Steve Hill

A QUICK recap: I, Stephen M Hill of London Town, being of sound mind, hereby declare my intention to complete the ‘Chester FC Card’. That’s every match, home and away.

Aided and abetted by ‘The Driver’, in his last full season before emigrating, we have been on the road since August 6, up and down the country, week after week, taking in all the delights that the National League has to offer as the mighty Chester FC battle for that treasured mid-table slot.

There have been epic victories, gut-wrenching defeats, and a swathe of hard-fought draws. There have also been thousands of miles of motorway, dozens of hastily quaffed pints, and some variable facilities.

When we last met this merry bunch, ‘twas on the cusp of Winter, and we had just come back from two goals down to snatch an epic draw at local rivals Tranmere in a game that would not have looked out of place in League One. Cue 1,200 feral Blues, including The Driver, who inadvertently took a punch to the face during the celebrations.

Relentless

Some hours later, still buoyant, the occasion was marked by sirloin steaks all round at a hostelry just off junction 10 of the M40. Dubbed the ‘Ryan Astles’ steak, glasses were raised to the gargantuan defender and his sweet injury-time left-foot volley that silenced 6,500 Plastic Scousers.