Chesterfield Fans Forum on the Town Game

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Who did you expect Tony Pullis?

I wanted an experienced man who would win games and keep us up, not the Premier League's version of Russel Slade

Thing is if we go down, that suggests that MJ wasn’t the right man and we should have signed a seasoned fire fighter but only one man is accountable for not doing so.

Still hoping that we win the next 2 games ans stay up giving MJ basically a clean slate for next season.

Spireite here in peace.

I'm not normally one to visit opposing teams message boards but due to the gravity of Saturday's fixture, curiosity got the better of me.

It seems there's a club in as much turmoil, both on and off the pitch, as my own.

Off the pitch, we've been riddled with scandal and are constantly being told our debt is rising and the current owner, who wants nothing more to do with us, is being forced into chucking cash in every month just to keep us in business. We're not quite sure what happened to the substantial transfer fees received for Darikwa ( to Burnley ), Morsy ( to Barnsley ), Clucas ( Hull for 1.2m then sell on received from his 16m move to Swansea ), Doyle ( to Cardiff ), Cooper ( to Leeds ) plus Paul Cook compo when he left for Pompey. Need I go on? Our club has been stripped and is on a cliffs edge.

On the pitch. Not much better really. Jack Lester is a club legend but he's taken on one hell of a task.

We are certainly a side capable of some lovely football and we've got, arguably, the best goalscorer in the division. Dennis has the thick end of 20 goals this term in a struggling side.
On the flip side, we have the softest underbelly and we've been bullied out of games time and time again this year.
Injuries have been a huge part of our demise this season but we've shown no heart or desire on far too many occasions and I fear this could be the case Saturday.

I honestly think we are the only side on Saturday that is capable of winning the game but I know far too well that we are more than capable of losing the game by rolling over.

I cannot wish you well for Saturday but I genuinely do not wish to see Grimsby leave the league. I'd much rather be playing yourselves than the likes of Forest Green, Crawley and Yeovil.

Unfortunately I think it's us or you.

Whatever happens I wish GTFC all the best moving forward with sorting their club out.

Quoted from Spireite1866

Spireite here in peace.

I'm not normally one to visit opposing teams message boards but due to the gravity of Saturday's fixture, curiosity got the better of me.

It seems there's a club in as much turmoil, both on and off the pitch, as my own.

Off the pitch, we've been riddled with scandal and are constantly being told our debt is rising and the current owner, who wants nothing more to do with us, is being forced into chucking cash in every month just to keep us in business. We're not quite sure what happened to the substantial transfer fees received for Darikwa ( to Burnley ), Morsy ( to Barnsley ), Clucas ( Hull for 1.2m then sell on received from his 16m move to Swansea ), Doyle ( to Cardiff ), Cooper ( to Leeds ) plus Paul Cook compo when he left for Pompey. Need I go on? Our club has been stripped and is on a cliffs edge.

On the pitch. Not much better really. Jack Lester is a club legend but he's taken on one hell of a task.

We are certainly a side capable of some lovely football and we've got, arguably, the best goalscorer in the division. Dennis has the thick end of 20 goals this term in a struggling side.
On the flip side, we have the softest underbelly and we've been bullied out of games time and time again this year.
Injuries have been a huge part of our demise this season but we've shown no heart or desire on far too many occasions and I fear this could be the case Saturday.

I honestly think we are the only side on Saturday that is capable of winning the game but I know far too well that we are more than capable of losing the game by rolling over.

I cannot wish you well for Saturday but I genuinely do not wish to see Grimsby leave the league. I'd much rather be playing yourselves than the likes of Forest Green, Crawley and Yeovil.

Unfortunately I think it's us or you.

Whatever happens I wish GTFC all the best moving forward with sorting their club out.

Cheers Spirerite. What about the cost of the new ground? Is that where all the money's gone?

When the season started and we saw our last game was against FGR we suspected it might be fateful. Just not this way. Shame we couldn't have been in the position to send them down.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Cheers Spirerite. What about the cost of the new ground? Is that where all the money's gone?

When the season started and we saw our last game was against FGR we suspected it might be fateful. Just not this way. Shame we couldn't have been in the position to send them down.

We can't even use that excuse  

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Cheers Spirerite. What about the cost of the new ground? Is that where all the money's gone?

When the season started and we saw our last game was against FGR we suspected it might be fateful. Just not this way. Shame we couldn't have been in the position to send them down.

We know about the cost of the stadium, or the reported cost anyway.

The problem is the debt is reportedly not being reduced at all and we can't make ends meet.

The transfer fees we've supposedly received in the past few seasons for our level of football is staggering. Clucas was 1.2m then a further 1.6m as the sell on from his move to Swansea, Morsy 500k, Darikwa 500k, Doyle 750k, Cooper 600k.

Add to this we have staged two sell out concerts of Elton John and Tom Jones.

Of course we will still have debts on the stadium but there appears to be a black hole and it's taken millions from our club.

Quoted from Spireite1866

Spireite here in peace.

I'm not normally one to visit opposing teams message boards but due to the gravity of Saturday's fixture, curiosity got the better of me.

It seems there's a club in as much turmoil, both on and off the pitch, as my own.

Off the pitch, we've been riddled with scandal and are constantly being told our debt is rising and the current owner, who wants nothing more to do with us, is being forced into chucking cash in every month just to keep us in business. We're not quite sure what happened to the substantial transfer fees received for Darikwa ( to Burnley ), Morsy ( to Barnsley ), Clucas ( Hull for 1.2m then sell on received from his 16m move to Swansea ), Doyle ( to Cardiff ), Cooper ( to Leeds ) plus Paul Cook compo when he left for Pompey. Need I go on? Our club has been stripped and is on a cliffs edge.

On the pitch. Not much better really. Jack Lester is a club legend but he's taken on one hell of a task.

We are certainly a side capable of some lovely football and we've got, arguably, the best goalscorer in the division. Dennis has the thick end of 20 goals this term in a struggling side.
On the flip side, we have the softest underbelly and we've been bullied out of games time and time again this year.
Injuries have been a huge part of our demise this season but we've shown no heart or desire on far too many occasions and I fear this could be the case Saturday.

I honestly think we are the only side on Saturday that is capable of winning the game but I know far too well that we are more than capable of losing the game by rolling over.

I cannot wish you well for Saturday but I genuinely do not wish to see Grimsby leave the league. I'd much rather be playing yourselves than the likes of Forest Green, Crawley and Yeovil.

Unfortunately I think it's us or you.

Whatever happens I wish GTFC all the best moving forward with sorting their club out.

Ditto mate. 2 proper football teams who really shouldn't be in the situations we find ourselves in.  However, don't think you should be worried about being bullied by us as we are soft as excrement ourselves. We also fall into the trap of giving away ridiculously cheap free kicks in dangerous positions time after time after time and never seem to learn! Jack of course is a legend at BP too and if there was ever a player who could buy us a free kick or penalty when we needed one it was Jack so I'm pretty sure he's taught your lads a few tricks! I'll be surprised if we don't concede from needless situations on Saturday. Can't wish you good luck on Saturday obviously but I hope we both stay up and Barnet and Forest Green go down.  Here's hoping.     

Quoted from Ipswin

I will certainly give Jolley every credit imaginable if we stay up (but surely that is why he was employed.) In fact I'll be flipping amazed as well as delighted to eat humble pie.

But if we don't I won't excuse his failure to keep us up by blaming Slade, Fenty (hopefully) appointed him to avoid relegation A more experienced 'relegation-fighter' might have been a better choice and yes, in that respect I will say 'I told you so' because I have advocated a more experienced hand from the start

You wanted Paul Harsley how is he an 'experienced hand'.

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

You wanted Paul Harsley how is he an 'experienced hand'.

I've answered this excrement once but for the benefit of the thicko Welsh dwelling contingent who clearly have difficulty reading here it is just one more time:-

I only preferred Harsley to Jolley (I am not claiming he was in any way an 'experienced hand', although 500 plus professional appearances put Jolley's Barnsley Boys career in the shade) if Fenty was determined to commit relegation suicide by appointing a new inexperienced young manager.

My preferred choice would have been an established older Football League manager with experience in relegation battles, finishing bottom of the Swedish Premier League especially as that is where he started does not qualify.

If Jolley keeps us up I will be the first to eat humble pie but my concerns will remain about how he is going to fare next season with his own new squad. Even more worrying if he is managing in the National League

Quoted from Ipswin

I've answered this excrement once but for the benefit of the thicko Welsh dwelling contingent who clearly have difficulty reading here it is just one more time:-

I only preferred Harsley to Jolley (I am not claiming he was in any way an 'experienced hand', although 500 plus professional appearances put Jolley's Barnsley Boys career in the shade) if Fenty was determined to commit relegation suicide by appointing a new inexperienced young manager.

My preferred choice would have been an established older Football League manager with experience in relegation battles, finishing bottom of the Swedish Premier League especially as that is where he started does not qualify.

If Jolley keeps us up I will be the first to eat humble pie but my concerns will remain about how he is going to fare next season with his own new squad. Even more worrying if he is managing in the National League

Why would an “established older Football league manager” come to GTFC to replace an “*established older football league manager” unless like the person they where replacing their career is in decline?