Chester boss delighted to have retained play-off finalists
Chester have retained much of their squad from a successful campaign and this has pleased team boss McIntyre.
He told Chester FC TV: 'Naturally, the nature of this level, the season comes to an end.
'It's not a transfer window, but the recruitment opportunities in the summer, that's been really unique this year and we've felt that it was really important to retain the core group that got to a play-off final.
'We were able to retain nine of the starting XI, with one returning to a loan club in the Premier League and the other player, obviously, moving on into league football for a fee.
'But we're quite clear about what we wanted to add and the work to do that is pretty consistent. But, then this time of year comes around where you get your group together, you continue to assemble it and the work starts on the training ground.
'Now, I enjoy the work, I enjoy being on the training pitch, I enjoy working with the staff, especially the players. So, raring to go!'
Chester have opened their pre-season campaign with a win and a loss.
The triumph came in midweek via a 2-1 verdict versus Runcorn Linnets, following a 3-1 defeat to Bury.
Dylan Mottley-Henry, Oskar Rosenblatt and Connor Woods have shared Chester's goals so far, the latter being set up by Declan Weeks.
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