Former Chester manager Graham Barrow will return to the club that holds a special place in his heart this evening as the Blues entertain Championship side Wigan Athletic in a pre-season friendly (7.45pm).
Barrow, now assistant manager to Gary Caldwell at the Latics, is revered as a legend at the Blues after an eight-year playing career with the club between 1986 and 1994 and two successful spells as manager.
He led the club to promotion from Division Three in 1994 and was a linchpin of the Blues teams in the late 80s and early 90s under the legendary Harry McNally.
His career as a manager has taken in spells at Wigan, Rochdale and Bury as well as a second stint as Blues boss under the chairmanship of Terry Smith in Chester's first season in the Conference in 2000/2001 where he led the club to a respectable eighth-place finish, an FA Trophy semi-final and the FA Cup third round.
He also had a brief spell as assistant manager to Mark Wright at the Blues during the 2006/2007 season.
And Barrow's affection for the Blues is deep-rooted and the Chorley-born 62-year-old is likely to receive a warm reception from the Chester faithful.
"Chester has a very special place in my heart and they always will have," said Barrow, whose playing career with the club yielded 248 Football League appearances.
"The fans have always been wonderful to me and I have some fantastic memories of the time I have spent there.
"I know people always say it but I genuinely look for Chester's results every week and try to keep up to date with what's going on there.
"The club means an awful lot to me and they'll forever be a major part of me and my life."
"I never imagined when I arrived that I would go on to have such an association with the club."
