[Benno Spire]

Has anyone been down to watch the walking football
Has clarevoyant and Westbars Spireite made the England squad?

[Goku]

Just want to take this opportunity to thank Crooty for inventing this game

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Being serious, this has got to have been a big tick for Town.

As in Town and, er, Town.

Loadsa international visitors around the place for the last couple of weeks and, from what I've seen, boosting the coffers of several pubs.

Well done all behind it...

[spireitetoo]

Saw a couple of the squads walking over from the Casa Hotel this morning... must have been a warming up..

[dim view]

Benno Spire, on 19 May 2024 - 11:04 AM, said:

Has anyone been down to watch the walking football
Has clarevoyant and Westbars Spireite made the England squad?

How is it organised Benno?
Is it 11 a side, 90 minutes on the full sized pitch and, if so, are there several games per day?
Blimey, if the Casa has got it's Partnership and Marketing strategies right they could make a fortune.

[JonB]

dim view, on 20 May 2024 - 09:20 AM, said:

How is it organised Benno?
Is it 11 a side, 90 minutes on the full sized pitch and, if so, are there several games per day?
Blimey, if the Casa has got it's Partnership and Marketing strategies right they could make a fortune.

Definitely not 11 a side full pitch as there were four individual pitches marked out on the SMH pitch for it with multiple games happening at once. Looking at the schedule on their facebook page on Friday for example there were 4 games at a time with games starting every 25 mins between 3pm and 8:30pm so 52 games on Friday alone! Saturday was similar with games 12:55pm til 7:30pm then Sunday ran from 8:15am to 12:30pm. Rough maths makes it 156 games over the 3 days!!

[dalekpete]

dim view, on 20 May 2024 - 09:20 AM, said:

How is it organised Benno?
Is it 11 a side, 90 minutes on the full sized pitch and, if so, are there several games per day?
Blimey, if the Casa has got it's Partnership and Marketing strategies right they could make a fortune.

It is six-aside with roll-on roll-off subs. Only keeper in area, back passes allowed but ball cannot be exchanged between keeper and same player immediately. Clearly no running on or off the ball. Running is a freekick. Three offences for this or other multiple or senious offences two-minute blue card. Kick-ins from the edge of the pitch. No contact in tackles and no challenges from behind even if no contact. Over head height a free kick except off the keeper when possession goes to the keeper.

Official pitch size 40x20m but played here at 49x30 to encourage more scoring in shorter games.

Age categories W40, W50, W60, and W70. M45 (with additional health issues), M50, M60, M65, M70.

England won seven categories, Norway two. Runners up: Norway 3, Wales 2, Sweden 2, N Ireland 1 and Australia 1. Special awards to Israel and Peru. Mention for the Carribbean team who corrected the record to show they weren't runners-up in M50. Peru looked superb but only had seven team members to play nine rounds.

[isleaiw1]

Its certainly been good for the town, I was up in town from Saturday until today, and was looking for a hotel rather than staying at my Mum's..... but nothing available anywhere close by!

Great to get the gig for the town and for the club...

[JonB]

Just as a follow on from this....seems there will be a blue plaque going up to mark the fact Chesterfield FC was the birthplace of organised walking football now the fastest growing sport in the world after CFC Community Trust introduced it!!

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CFC Community Trust @spireitestrust ? 46m
A blue plaque will be unveiled in a ceremony at @ChesterfieldFC from 6pm today to mark the fact that Chesterfield is the birthplace of organised walking football. Introduced by Chesterfield FC Community Trust, it is the fastest growing sport in the world. Chesterfield FC/Community Trust CEO John Croot, who is credited as the inventor of walking football, will attend the ceremony, along with senior walking football figures. All are welcome to attend the ceremony, taking place near the HUB, at the rear of the East Stand.

Sits back and waits for CPS to read this.....

[Bluekent]

Amazing. Love the fact walking football was invented here by one of our own. 😎

[Osborne again]

Bluekent, on 17 July 2024 - 11:08 AM, said:

Amazing. Love the fact walking football was invented here by one of our own. 😎

So many people have took credit for things they haven't done, so yes I'm all for him getting the plaudits for it. Each club should have to pay the trust a few quid to join an affiliated body, we could call it WIFA, for walking international football association 😁.

[azul]

Crooty has his critics but obviously a man of vision. Inventing walking football and ticking the wrong box on the insurance form that earned us £100,000s in Covid payments - we have a lot to thank him for.

This post has been edited by azul: 17 July 2024 - 11:20 AM

[Goku]

Crooty is our leader, Crooty is our leader, na na na na

[Johnnyspireite7]

Goku, on 17 July 2024 - 11:24 AM, said:

Crooty is our leader, Crooty is our leader, na na na na

Cue Townfan

This post has been edited by Johnnyspireite7: 17 July 2024 - 11:42 AM

[Westbars Spireite]

azul, on 17 July 2024 - 11:19 AM, said:

Crooty has his critics but obviously a man of vision. Inventing walking football and ticking the wrong box on the insurance form that earned us ?100,000s in Covid payments - we have a lot to thank him for.

You haven't even mentioned him being instrumental in getting Paul Cook back.

#CrootForMayor