Marcus Bignot has wished Chester ‘all the best’ for the future after expressing relief that his former club now appear to be getting back on track.

Newly appointed Guiseley co-manager Bignot was sacked by Chester in April after seven months at the helm after the Blues suffered an inevitable relegation from the National League, given the off-field turmoil which has engulfed the club over the past six months.

The Blues were close to going out of business a matter of months ago, the club’s supporters raising over £100,000 to stave off liquidation, and Bignot was forced into losing most of his senior players as a series of cost-cutting measures were put in place.

However, things are beginning to look brighter at last for the Deva outfit, with news of fresh investment from Chester-based entrepreneur Stuart Murphy followed by the excellent coup of appointing former Salford City duo Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, and Bignot for one is pleased to see some green shoots of recovery.

“I’ve got to be honest, it was a real challenge. I’m so pleased that Chester have survived it all and I wish them all the best,” said Bignot, speaking to the Non-League Paper, who was informed he would not be in charge of Chester next season over the Easter weekend and relieved of his duties less than a fortnight later.

“I care about the football clubs I work for. I want to be successful and I want to win football matches. You never lose that drug for three points and the adrenaline on a Saturday afternoon.

“My next move I felt I needed to work for the right people and every time I’ve come across Guiseley it has always been a club run by the right people. I think my gut feeling on that one is right.”

Guiseley have appointed Bignot alongside former Alfreton Town boss Russ O’Neill, the pair asked to work together rather than originally applying for the role as a management duo.

“Our paths crossed when we he was at Alfreton,” Bignot explained. “I’d like to go on record as saying we always used to beat them! When we sat down and met we hit it off straight away.

“People have other jobs at this level, so you’ve got to share the workload and in part-time football, you can’t be involved in it 24/7 as you have jobs away from football.

“In terms of our management group, there won’t be a day, an hour wasted, as the three of us have the football club at the forefront of our mind.”

Bignot expressed caution going forward for the Yorkshire outfit, admitting: "There's a lot of hard work to be done. There's a lot of liability carried on into this season, with some of the players' contracts, and we can't sustain that level of financial commitment.

"It's a busy time and we need to speak to a lot of players who are still under contract as well as players we want to bring in. This season, you're going to get a management team and a group of players that care, will be approachable and you'll be proud of us all. Together, nothing's impossible."