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With a permanent boss finally appointed, Chesterfield are looking to climb the League 2 table on the back of a new style of play and an improved training culture. But is fitness really the answer? asks Will Strauss For the third time this season, Chesterfield FC has a new manager. Having dispensed with the services of [...]

Despite picking up just two points from their first three league games Chesterfield FC were wrong to sack their manager, argues Will Strauss. Right, I’m going to set my stall out early so there is no confusion. I don’t agree with either the sacking of John Sheridan as the manager of Chesterfield FC or the timing [...]

Pre-season friendlies are a terrible barometer of how the season will pan out but, win or lose, supporters still get carried away. By Will Strauss OK, it’s time to lay my cards firmly on the table: I hate pre-season. There, I’ve said it. Pre-season is important for players as they get to focus on fitness, tactics [...]

Despite impending relegation, Chesterfield FC should stick with their manager if they want to achieve long-term footballing stability argues Will Strauss. As I write this article Chesterfield are still a League One football club. Depending on the outcome of Saturday’s game away at Hartlepool (and by the time you read it) this may no longer be [...]

As you read this, the north Derbyshire town of Chesterfield is gripped with ‘Cup fever.’ I know this because it says so on the official club website. I also know this because I’ve seen grown men (many of whom should know better), buying (and wearing) blue and white jester hats. And I know this because just [...]

Another week, another three points for the Spireites. This ‘Great Escape’ lark is easy. OK, that’s not actually true. Except for the bit about the three points of course. Chesterfield FC battled hard against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, rode their luck, threw whole bodies in front of goal-bound shots and somehow managed to ‘do [...]

I’ll be honest with you. I do like a flutter. It doesn’t matter if it’s the horses, the dogs, football or two worms crawling up the garden path. I’m happy to place a wager. One thing I won’t do, however, is back my team to win or lay them to lose. The reason? Passion gets in the way. Unless [...]

Take a quick glance at the League 1 table and you’d be forgiven for thinking that most followers of Chesterfield FC would be down-in-the-dumps right now. After all, Derbyshire folk are hardly known for their happy-go-lucky nature (just ask the Bournemouth fans whose coach got bricked after a game at the B2Net last week that the Spireites [...]