[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Since taking over around two years ago you've turned us from an ordinary, mid-table, fourth division club into a top six third division outfit, winning the league and reaching a Wembley final in the process.

What's more your preferred four-two-three-one formation playing pressing, fluent, attacking football earned us plaudits from whomever we met.

Now fair enough we've conceded some daft, frustrating goals recently, but that was the price we paid for hoping - no, make that knowing we could score and get a result against anyone.

And I'm prepared to bet most Chesterfield supporters would accept winning, drawing or losing as long as we'd seen our team perform to such standards.

So why the sudden sea-change of approach? Why go to struggling teams, sides we'd earned the right to believe we could beat, and adopt a more defensive attitude? Why drop our best playmaker in favour of an unproven holding player?

Paul: we the fans are behind you; we like you and appreciate what you've delivered. So please have faith in your plan 'A' and stick with the tactics that've seen us start to dream that maybe, just perhaps, we might grasp the Holy Grail of second tier football within our lifetimes.

Sign below:

[Westbars Spireite]

Signed.

[Euro 2005]

Signed

[Spireite since 78]

Hi Chris

Signed, but still concerned.

[Spireite-Karl]

I'm torn! I want to sign as I believe this is the right thing to do, BUT Cook's got to do what he believes in and he does have a point (though I'm sure he could fix it better with a new signing and better discipline in the side rather than chasing something that will probably never happen as it will more than likely take a long time to get it right and he will more than likely give up before it works properly.

He’s right though, we have to back him rightly or wrongly (though I am very sceptical he’s going to be proved right on this one).

This post has been edited by Spireite-Karl: 25 October 2014 - 04:32 PM

[The Rev.]

Signed

[Blue95]

4 2 3 1. 4 2 3 1. 4 2 3 1.

[Spire-ite]

Signed.

[Dotty Com]

MDCCCLXVI, on 25 October 2014 - 04:11 PM, said:

Since taking over around two years ago you've turned us from an ordinary, mid-table, fourth division club into a top six third division outfit, winning the league and reaching a Wembley final in the process.

What's more your preferred four-two-three-one formation playing pressing, fluent, attacking football earned us plaudits from whomever we met.

Now fair enough we've conceded some daft, frustrating goals recently, but that was the price we paid for hoping - no, make that knowing we could score and get a result against anyone.

And I'm prepared to bet most Chesterfield supporters would accept winning, drawing or losing as long as we'd seen our team perform to such standards.

So why the sudden sea-change of approach? Why go to struggling teams, sides we'd earned the right to believe we could beat, and adopt a more defensive attitude? Why drop our best playmaker in favour of an unproven holding player?

Paul: we the fans are behind you; we like you and appreciate what you've delivered. So please have faith in your plan 'A' and stick with the tactics that've seen us start to dream that maybe, just perhaps, we might grasp the Holy Grail of second tier football within our lifetimes.

Sign below:

Agreed


Lee

Raglan Evatt Marg Jones

Ryan Morsy

Gardner Banks Clucas

Doyle

[Rodney's Moustache]

Agreed I'd rather lose 3-2 than playing attacking football than trying to scrape tight 1-0 wins.Stick to your footballing ethos PC the supporters will back you all the way.

[Wooden Spoon]

MDCCCLXVI, on 25 October 2014 - 04:11 PM, said:

Since taking over around two years ago you've turned us from an ordinary, mid-table, fourth division club into a top six third division outfit, winning the league and reaching a Wembley final in the process.

What's more your preferred four-two-three-one formation playing pressing, fluent, attacking football earned us plaudits from whomever we met.

Now fair enough we've conceded some daft, frustrating goals recently, but that was the price we paid for hoping - no, make that knowing we could score and get a result against anyone.

And I'm prepared to bet most Chesterfield supporters would accept winning, drawing or losing as long as we'd seen our team perform to such standards.

So why the sudden sea-change of approach? Why go to struggling teams, sides we'd earned the right to believe we could beat, and adopt a more defensive attitude? Why drop our best playmaker in favour of an unproven holding player?

Paul: we the fans are behind you; we like you and appreciate what you've delivered. So please have faith in your plan 'A' and stick with the tactics that've seen us start to dream that maybe, just perhaps, we might grasp the Holy Grail of second tier football within our lifetimes.

Sign below:

Signed

Dotty Com, on 25 October 2014 - 05:04 PM, said:

Agreed


Lee

Raglan Evatt Marg Jones

Ryan Morsy

Gardner Banks Clucas

Doyle

Raglan at RB Rob? get Griffiths on loan to play CB as well

[Spireite82]

Signed

[spireiterob]

Signed, it was absolutely dire today. Just didnt suit us at all.

[meowdmucker]

Signed. I hope he's not losing faith in himself. Come on Cooky it's only a hiccup.
4-0 on Tuesday!

[dazcarrlegend]

Signed

Attacking the league leaders away from home in the last five minutes, and very nearly beating them, that is what I want to watch

[dim view]

MDCCCLXVI, on 25 October 2014 - 04:11 PM, said:

Paul: we the fans are behind you; we like you and appreciate what you've delivered. So please have faith in your plan 'A' and stick with the tactics that've seen us start to dream that maybe, just perhaps, we might grasp the Holy Grail of second tier football within our lifetimes.

You can't both be behind him and not support what he's trying to do. He has a plan to move us to the next level and he's asked for patience. Your's has lasted 90 minutes.

[clarevoyant.]

dazcarrlegend, on 25 October 2014 - 06:38 PM, said:

Signed

Attacking the league leaders away from home in the last five minutes, and very nearly beating them, that is what I want to watch

That's your season over then

[spireitetoo]

Sinned......

Sorry


Signed......

[lindave]

I'm still a believer,don't abandon the great stylish football we have all enjoyed in the past couple of years. Tuesday wasn't all bad but today was aweful.We'll win more than we lose if we play our hightempo passing game.

[SpireRam]

If I could sign it a million times I would. SIGNED.