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#21 User is offline   spireitenag 

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Posted 24 February 2017 - 12:47 PM

Congratulations and best wishes on your retirement Steve.

You've carried out what is a very important behind the scenes job in a thoroughly professional manner in your time at CFC.

What we call an "unsung hero".

All the best in your retirement mate ! :)






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Posted 24 February 2017 - 04:17 PM

Hi Steve, hope you have a long & happy retirement + best wishes to Mr McFan who made his CFC reserve debut in October 1971 - according to the Green Un.
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Posted 24 February 2017 - 06:43 PM

All the best Steve thanks for your great service to the Club.
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Posted 26 February 2017 - 07:53 AM

View Postbluearmytwo, on 24 February 2017 - 04:17 PM, said:

Hi Steve, hope you have a long & happy retirement + best wishes to Mr McFan who made his CFC reserve debut in October 1971 - according to the Green Un.


Haha , 1971 , 19 year old trialist centre forward , coming in from Heanor Town ( Midland League at that time ) .
Just managed the 2 games , I think I played against the 2 biggest , roughest centre halves ever , Cooke from Bradford City and Stubbs from Notts County .
Gutted not to be asked back ! Oh well ! Big sigh. , Thanks for sharing the memory. ,
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 11:10 AM

A post by AC on Facebook from earlier this month:

09/03/17 (12:02)

New Kit Man

There has been a new Kit Man appointed.

His name is Jason Baker and he lives in Sheffield. He has no previous experience.
I was informed via CT that Steve was intending to leave on his birthday and he was unable to work beyond his birthday as he is booked into hospital for his operation. Steve has been a top bloke. When I spoke to Steve he informed me that he thought a reserve kit man at Leicester may be interested. I said "fantastic" as trying to find a kit man is not easy. From my point of view we must firstly have someone who is not a "Fan" and be totally confidential. Things that the kit man hear and see in the dressing room at half time, need to stay in there. No disrespect but someone not directly connected to Chesterfield is good, that is why the Leicester guy was appealing.

Steve messaged him several times and he never responded. Time ticking by and I mentioned it toJason who used to work for me. He is a football mad nut and major State and very organised. He had just started a clerical job but his first love is football, he is also a referee, not sure what level, but pretty good.
He told me he was very interested, I mentioned this to both CT and Steve, Steve suggested he shadowed him for a morning and then a match. Steve 100% supported Jason and said that he thought he would be perfect. Jason has been appointed, yes he has received a small increase in pay to what Steve was earning, but hey, this is not a 9 - 5 job and some weeks Steve works 70 hours, don't forget he also looks after the reserves and youth.

I am confident Jason will do a great job, he remembers the error with Spurs and Holsten Pils, in a Cup Final, yep he got me too !!! He is very professional, discreet, honest and trustworthy, I also had very good feedback from Roger and Ritchie.

Steve really liked him, I called Steve and he was very happy.

Jason took the game on Tuesday at Walsall as Steve was having tests for new hips.

Steve will assist Jason in the summer with new kit and new players... etc.....
This is all about finding someone suitable and I can assure you if I thought he could not do the job, he would not be here.

We had not enough time for a full interview process and to my knowledge the guy from Leicester has still not contacted Steve !!!

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Posted 17 March 2017 - 11:31 AM

View Postfreelander2, on 17 March 2017 - 11:10 AM, said:

A post by AC on Facebook from earlier this month:

09/03/17 (12:02)

New Kit Man

There has been a new Kit Man appointed.

His name is Jason Baker and he lives in Sheffield. He has no previous experience.
I was informed via CT that Steve was intending to leave on his birthday and he was unable to work beyond his birthday as he is booked into hospital for his operation. Steve has been a top bloke. When I spoke to Steve he informed me that he thought a reserve kit man at Leicester may be interested. I said "fantastic" as trying to find a kit man is not easy. From my point of view we must firstly have someone who is not a "Fan" and be totally confidential. Things that the kit man hear and see in the dressing room at half time, need to stay in there. No disrespect but someone not directly connected to Chesterfield is good, that is why the Leicester guy was appealing.

Steve messaged him several times and he never responded. Time ticking by and I mentioned it toJason who used to work for me. He is a football mad nut and major State and very organised. He had just started a clerical job but his first love is football, he is also a referee, not sure what level, but pretty good.
He told me he was very interested, I mentioned this to both CT and Steve, Steve suggested he shadowed him for a morning and then a match. Steve 100% supported Jason and said that he thought he would be perfect. Jason has been appointed, yes he has received a small increase in pay to what Steve was earning, but hey, this is not a 9 - 5 job and some weeks Steve works 70 hours, don't forget he also looks after the reserves and youth.

I am confident Jason will do a great job, he remembers the error with Spurs and Holsten Pils, in a Cup Final, yep he got me too !!! He is very professional, discreet, honest and trustworthy, I also had very good feedback from Roger and Ritchie.

Steve really liked him, I called Steve and he was very happy.

Jason took the game on Tuesday at Walsall as Steve was having tests for new hips.

Steve will assist Jason in the summer with new kit and new players... etc.....
This is all about finding someone suitable and I can assure you if I thought he could not do the job, he would not be here.

We had not enough time for a full interview process and to my knowledge the guy from Leicester has still not contacted Steve !!!



I wouldn't believe most of that.
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 11:42 AM

The above statement reeks
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 11:56 AM

View Postfreelander2, on 17 March 2017 - 11:10 AM, said:


Steve messaged him several times and he never responded.

We had not enough time for a full interview process and to my knowledge the guy from Leicester has still not contacted Steve !!!

Telling someone 'not to bother coming for that interview' hardly sounds like no contact was made.
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 12:42 PM

My belief is the guy from Leicester did make contact and CFC were very keen on him to the point that an interview was arranged.

Said interview was then without any explanation cancelled and a former employee of the Assay Office was then appointed,although he apparently has zero experience in the role.

Care to correct me if your wish Ashley.








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Posted 17 March 2017 - 12:48 PM

spireitenag said:

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My belief is the guy from Leicester did make contact and CFC were very keen on him to the point that an interview was arranged.

Said interview was then without any explanation cancelled and a former employee of the Assay Office was then appointed,although he apparently has zero experience in the role.

Care to correct me if your wish Ashley.







Carson telling porkies again?
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 01:00 PM

Good luck with the hip replacement and retirement mate, you can do after dinner speeches now talking about dressing room antics lol
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 05:47 PM

View Postspireitenag, on 17 March 2017 - 12:42 PM, said:

My belief is the guy from Leicester did make contact and CFC were very keen on him to the point that an interview was arranged.

Said interview was then without any explanation cancelled and a former employee of the Assay Office was then appointed,although he apparently has zero experience in the role.

Care to correct me if your wish Ashley.

Surely not?! Whole thing stinks
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Posted 17 March 2017 - 09:20 PM

View Postvalemadness, on 17 March 2017 - 11:31 AM, said:

I wouldn't believe most of that.

Really?

Given that Steve, who I must say comes across as a decent and genuine guy, took the trouble to post on here in the first place, perhaps he'll give us an update when the time is right.
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