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Cal’s buoyant Blues are in the mood

Calum McIntyre says Chester have got the play-off monkey off their back – and they’re hungry for more.
FINISH: Chester’s Harrison Burke fires in their extra-time winner against Buxton PICTURE: Rick Matthews

By Matt Badcock

CALUM McIntyre says Chester have got the play-off monkey off their back – and they’re hungry for more.
Harrison Burke hit an extra-time winner as the Blues beat Buxton 2-1 in Wednesday night’s Eliminator to book a trip to Kidderminster Harriers.
McIntyre felt his side “turned up emphatically” as they won the first play-off game in club history and exorcised the demons of recent defeats in both the Eliminator and semi-final stage.
“Take that side out of it – the club and the history of wanting to turn that around – in terms of this year’s play-offs in isolation, we’re going ...

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