A more recent signing of the past to enter the 'DUFF' files was the athletic figure of Eammon O'Keefe, a barrel of a man who could have walked into any nursery rhyme as Hulmpty Dumpty.

Eammon (left) was signed in March 1988 having been the player manager of Cork City, his main claim to fame though was that he had played for Everton in the old first division and was therefore another 'has been' signing who usually bring excitement to the club purely on their past glories.

He made his debut for Chester as a substitute away at Blackpool and scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw, the ball deflecting in off his gut. He made a total of 12 appearances and 5 as sub, scoring four times, one of which was with a pastry girl from Fray Bentos in the Rendezvous night club.

Having hung up his boots due to his immense pie consumption he became commercial manager for the club but this was not a great success and he parted company. His ambition had been to get into management after his playing days but I'm not sure if he has achieved this.

His professional career began at Plymouth in 1974 but he moved onto Everton before playing a game. He later helped Wigan win promotion and also played for Blackpool and Port Vale and won one cap for Eire. He was last seen rolling down Sealand Road with a suitcase, any sightings to the editor please.