Chester FC starlet Tom Peers says there will be some ‘unreal footballers’ in the Blues side this year.

Peers, who aims to stake his own claim for  a regular spot in Steve Burr’s squad, has been hugely impressed with what he has seen in pre-season training.

“The squad looks fantastic and there are some unreal footballers in the side this year,” he said. “Kingsley James looks class and the lad on trial, George Thomson, is a quality player.

“The experienced lads have shown their class but the likes of Danny (Taylor) and Kieran Charnock have been really impressive. It’s great for me to be around them.

“John Rooney and Craig Mahon were great last season but they have come back to training looking even fitter and have looked unreal in training.

“We’ve been doing loads of passing drills and concentrating on moving the ball out wide and supplying the strikers.

“The gaffer and Jon (McCarthy) know what they want and I think we’ll impress a few people this season.”

A product of the club’s youth academy, 18-year-old Peers made a handful of appearances for the Blues last season and has featured for Burr’s men in pre-season so far.

The pacy striker, who hails from Warrington, believes that with the club’s switch to full-time training, the new facilities at MBNA and the quality of players brought in to the squad, he couldn’t be better placed to improve his career.

“My aim for this season is to make my mark on the squad and try and link up with the likes of Chris (Iwelumo) and Craig Hobson and try and get some goals,” said Peers.

“The facilities at MBNA are out of this world and with us training full-time now, I think that I can really  improve

“To have the likes of Chris Iwelumo and Gareth Roberts in the squad is great as they have both played at a really high level and represented their countries.

“They are there at training leading by example and putting their arm around the younger lads and giving them some advice. They’re fantastic to have around the place.”

Peers was spotted playing for Warrington Schoolboys back in 2010 and impressed in open trials before joining the Blues’ under 16s side where he enjoyed a prolific spell in front of goal.

He was then elevated to the first team, along with fellow youth team graduate Sean Miller, as a 17-year-old under then manager Neil Young.

“I wouldn’t be where I was today if it wasn’t for the youth team, the coaches I had and the faith they showed in me,” he said.

“To think that me and Sean have both played for the first team despite the youth system only being in existence for three or four years is phenomenal really.

“It’s a testament to all the hard work behind the scenes at the club.”