[howardb]

If you haven’t yet bought a newspaper today

Buy this one

Great report

It starts with the headline:

Chesterfield…..the new juggernaut of the fifth tier

[JonB]

Online version here but behind a paywall....
https://www.thetimes...a-cup-8hmlr6mnp

[Westbars Spireite]

If anyone could copy and paste the text it would be appreciated.

[Mr Mercury]

Hope this works..
Apologies too big to upload

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 06 November 2023 - 08:07 PM

[Mr Mercury]

Then

Then finally..read the right attachment first.

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 06 November 2023 - 08:14 PM

[60s 70s Spireite]

Mr Mercury, on 06 November 2023 - 08:13 PM, said:

Then

Then finally..read the right attachment first.

Thanks. Good piece.
Not for the first time, a journalist points out there must be a claim for a 2nd automatic promotion spot - while the silence from the NL is deafening.

[azul]

60s 70s Spireite, on 06 November 2023 - 08:25 PM, said:

Thanks. Good piece.
Not for the first time, a journalist points out there must be a claim for a 2nd automatic promotion spot - while the silence from the NL is deafening.

In a twisted way I can see why the National League aren’t keen on 3 up

More chance of ensnaring bigger clubs in their pit of misery

[60s 70s Spireite]

azul, on 06 November 2023 - 08:37 PM, said:

In a twisted way I can see why the National League aren’t keen on 3 up

More chance of ensnaring bigger clubs in their pit of misery

Only conclusion I’ve come to.

[clarevoyant.]

60s 70s Spireite, on 06 November 2023 - 08:39 PM, said:

Only conclusion I’ve come to.

Perhaps our representative to National League could shed some light on this.

[azul]

Mr Mercury, on 06 November 2023 - 08:13 PM, said:

Then

Then finally..read the right attachment first.

I love that headline, hope it proves true in both league and cup - especially the former

[born in 1866]

azul, on 06 November 2023 - 08:37 PM, said:

In a twisted way I can see why the National League aren’t keen on 3 up

More chance of ensnaring bigger clubs in their pit of misery

On the other hand two up would be a more chance of bigger clubs dropping in to the pit of misery.

[azul]

born in 1866, on 07 November 2023 - 10:51 AM, said:

On the other hand two up would be a more chance of bigger clubs dropping in to the pit of misery.

Or more chance of some of the smaller clubs returning to their roots

[Spireite93]

azul, on 07 November 2023 - 11:29 AM, said:

Or more chance of some of the smaller clubs returning to their roots

Seems its normally smaller clubs that survive by the skin of their teeth based on the last 6 years, Scunthorpe maybe being an exception but they went down the year after anyway.

Crawley
Barrow
Scunthorpe (relegated the following year)
Stevenage *23rd (only 1 relegated following Bury's expulsion)
Macclesfield (relegated the following year)
Morecambe

[frearsghost]

"The greatest National League side yet." I like it.

[Cactoise]

The Pompey press were impressed with us

https://www.portsmou...KGEuwU9CqYH7AcM

[gordon_brittas]

azul, on 07 November 2023 - 11:29 AM, said:

Or more chance of some of the smaller clubs returning to their roots

It looks for the first time in a long time that the bottom 2 in League 2 will return to a league you could argue they are part of the fabric, Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers.

[spireitetoo]

gordon_brittas, on 07 November 2023 - 04:28 PM, said:

It looks for the first time in a long time that the bottom 2 in League 2 will return to a league you could argue they are part of the fabric, Sutton United and Forest Green Rovers.

Has something gone off/gone wrong at FGR, wasn't so long ago they had plans for a new Eco friendly stadium just off the M5, were upwardly mobile and seemingly comfortable in L1, has the chairman tooled up? Or are there other issues at the Club (other than not being very good on the pitch)??

[spireitetoo]

Dp

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[gordon_brittas]

spireitetoo, on 07 November 2023 - 08:59 PM, said:

Has something gone off/gone wrong at FGR, wasn't so long ago they had plans for a new Eco friendly stadium just off the M5, were upwardly mobile and seemingly comfortable in L1, has the chairman tooled up? Or are there other issues at the Club (other than not being very good on the pitch)??

Not sure of all the ins and outs, but there was rumours of Vince Dale becoming frustrated with the inability to compete in League 1 and attract decent crowds. Coupled with the ridiculous Duncan Ferguson appointment, and a poor start to the campaign, they look in massive trouble.