The Hereford United boss is hoping to see his side continuing their push for promotion by beating the Blues at the weekend.

He said: "Chester had a terrific win against Darlington recently and they frustrated Peterborough where they created a number of late chances.

"I think Chester have a strong defence, and they have experienced players like Paul Butler and John Murphy in their side.

"But my biggest concern isn't how we beat Chester, it's how we perform and how we don't let nerves get the better of us."

Hereford have gone 13 days without playing a game because they had been scheduled to face MK Dons who were involved in last weekend's Johnstone's Paints Trophy Final.

Turner added: "It's always difficult to forecast how a team will react after such a long lay-off.

"We've missed competitive football for a long time, but I'll be looking for a lot of honesty from my players and plenty of effort.

"We'll more than make up for the absence of competitive football because we're now facing five games in 15 days which will tell me a lot about our chances of being promotion."

Turner revealed he had benefitted from attending Chester's match at home to Stockport County on Saturday, despite seeing the game abandoned after 59 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch.

He said: "It wasn't a totally wasted exercise because I still got an idea of Chester's pattern of play.

"I certainly didn't think Chester were any different than the side I had seen earlier in the season.

"They were playing a very good Stockport County side who are battling like Hereford for promotion.

"But I have been surprised to see Chester struggling in the second half of the season because when we met earlier in the season we were playing, like Chester, to go to the top of the league.

"Chester were a very good side at that stage of the season and I can't understand why their form has changed so much.

"Whether it's because Stephen Vaughan has stepped down from his post as chairman I don't know."

Turner has been applauded in footballing circles for achieving so much progress, both on and off the pitch, as the club's manager and chairman.

He said: "I don't think we're too far off from clinching a play-off place, but I thought 74 points would be enough.

"Mathematically we're not there yet because Stockport are still a big threat, but we have set our sights on achieving our goal of promotion. If we don't I would still consider that we have had a terrific league season with good runs in both the FA Cup and Carling Cup.

"And off the pitch it's been pleasing to see the club report a profit for the last four years, trade in the black for a fifth year, and manage to develop a young squad without any detrimental financial effect on the club."