[valemadness]

Peak FM @PeakFM · 4m 4 minutes ago
SPIREITES: Margreitter could be fit for Barnsley and Cook expects Hird and Talbot to play some football next week as they recover #PeakFM

Peak FM @PeakFM · 36s 36 seconds ago
SPIREITES: Cook on Gobern return to Hudds: "Sometimes we must love our own more" not looking to bring a replacement in #PeakFM

Peak FM @PeakFM · 57s 58 seconds ago
SPIREITES: No new injury concerns ahead of the Crewe game. #PeakFM

[valemadness]

Jonathan Buchan ‏@jonathanbuchan 4m4 minutes ago
Cook tells me he is not looking to bring in any loan signings in near future as says he owes his own players chance to shine #chesterfieldfc

[@tomhilton6]

Here's us...

http://www.peakfm.co...view/?preview=1

Cook and Roberts

cheers,

Tom

[azul]

No loan signings in the near future according to PC which given the proximity of the loan window closing probably means January

We'll have to make do and end until then and Margreitter, Hird and Talbot are all back quickly

Love your own?

OK if you have them in the right positions. Find our transfer policy strangely inconsistent, seems to change depending which way the winds blowing

This post has been edited by azul: 14 November 2014 - 03:36 PM

[Spireite-Karl]

azul, on 14 November 2014 - 03:34 PM, said:

No loan signings in the near future according to PC which given the proximity of the loan window closing probably means January

We'll have to make do and end until then and Margreitter, Hird and Talbot are all back quickly

Love your own?

OK if you have them in the right positions. Find our transfer policy strangely inconsistent, seems to change depending which way the winds blowing

Agreed, it was only the other week our squad was unbalanced and according to Cook... That can't be right and he'd be doing his utmost to correct this.
So are we saying our squad has become more balanced now we've more injuries and on loan players that have now returned to their parent clubs?

This post has been edited by Spireite-Karl: 14 November 2014 - 04:42 PM

[Goku]

yeah he's got no consistency with what he says bar 'that's football' and a few other catchphrases. he's talked a lot of guff with regards to transfers recently.

[valemadness]

Sounds like Talbot will be going out on loan to get match time

[Rodney's Moustache]

Read as the club won't fund any new signings and i'll just have to make do with what I've got.

[Westbars Spireite]

Agreed with comments re Cook's inconsistent statements and actions. We are thin on the ground until Hird, Drew and Georg return fully fit and Armand comes back. Seems he hopes to muddle through without further casualties until January. A little risky.

[boot]

Westbars Spireite, on 14 November 2014 - 05:21 PM, said:

Agreed with comments re Cook's inconsistent statements and actions. We are thin on the ground until Hird, Drew and Georg return fully fit and Armand comes back. Seems he hopes to muddle through without further casualties until January. A little risky.

And what is he supposed to do if he's been told to 'get on with it, you have a budget to work to'? I hardly think he has decided the best thing to do is 'muddle through' and if 'muddling through' is what he has done so far in his time with us then carry on Paul.

This post has been edited by boot: 14 November 2014 - 05:33 PM

[Spireite-Karl]

Rodney, on 14 November 2014 - 05:07 PM, said:

Read as the club won't fund any new signings and i'll just have to make do with what I've got.

The only possible sound reasoning, surely?? Though if this is true, why did PC upset the applecart and make several statements that he was going to address the balance when he knew he couldn't do much about it? It's all little weird what's happening with the internal politics at the moment.

This post has been edited by Spireite-Karl: 14 November 2014 - 07:17 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

boot, on 14 November 2014 - 05:32 PM, said:

And what is he supposed to do if he's been told to 'get on with it, you have a budget to work to'? I hardly think he has decided the best thing to do is 'muddle through' and if 'muddling through' is what he has done so far in his time with us then carry on Paul.

What's your point? That he's been told he can't sign someone?

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

valemadness, on 14 November 2014 - 12:08 PM, said:

Peak FM @PeakFM · 4m 4 minutes ago
SPIREITES: Margreitter could be fit for Barnsley and Cook expects Hird and Talbot to play some football next week as they recover #PeakFM

Peak FM @PeakFM · 36s 36 seconds ago
SPIREITES: Cook on Gobern return to Hudds: "Sometimes we must love our own more" not looking to bring a replacement in #PeakFM

Peak FM @PeakFM · 57s 58 seconds ago
SPIREITES: No new injury concerns ahead of the Crewe game. #PeakFM

First of all thanks once again for these snippets, 'V'.

I don't do twitter so such posts are an interesting insight.

As for Cook's "love our own" comment, the context is unclear. Does he mean that he should have more faith in the squad he's assembled? The squad he described as 'unbalanced' when everyone else thought we were doing reasonably well?

A clear contradiction if so.

Or is he somehow criticising the fans for questioning Goburn's inclusion? For the disquiet that stemmed from him dropping the in-form Johnson (who the fans really did "love"), splitting the successful Morsy/Ryan partnership (ditto), and crowbarring the Huddersfield lad (hardly one of 'our own') into the side?

Well I make no apology for pointing out how results went down the pan because of his tinkering.

Cook's a popular manager, but he does himself no favours by such comments.

This post has been edited by MDCCCLXVI: 14 November 2014 - 07:00 PM

[Exharboroughspireite]

As a rule of thumb I've stopped listening to football managers spout rhetoric in the press ; it's all spin. It's a shame they don't say it as it is eg a) the lad I signed I quickly realised wasn't up to much b) we've got no more money left to fund squad players c) that's it from us as the chairman is sick of putting his hand in his pocket d) sorry you lot but brace yourself for price increases next year.

[Trigger]

Exharboroughspireite, on 14 November 2014 - 07:49 PM, said:

As a rule of thumb I've stopped listening to football managers spout rhetoric in the press ; it's all spin. It's a shame they don't say it as it is eg a) the lad I signed I quickly realised wasn't up to much b) we've got no more money left to fund squad players c) that's it from us as the chairman is sick of putting his hand in his pocket d) sorry you lot but brace yourself for price increases next year.

About the increases, yeah they will probably go up and people will draw the line somewhere. For me it's become a hobby where you don't get full value for money. The odd £20 a season won't really make much of a difference to most, but it's the principle.

[spireitetoo]

No new loans. ....hope doyle stays injury free ..
.

[Mr Mercury]

spireitetoo, on 14 November 2014 - 09:04 PM, said:

No new loans. ....hope doyle stays injury free ..
.

But playing one up top what's the option?
It's no good trying to bring in quality up front when he would probably start on the bench, we saw the issue last season with two recognised forwards challenging for one starting place, neither Doyle or RIchards got settled in the starting line up. If Doyle did get injured im sure Clucas could do the job..so think before clamouring for that striker on loan!

[spireitetoo]

Mr Mercury, on 14 November 2014 - 09:14 PM, said:

But playing one up top what's the option?
It's no good trying to bring in quality up front when he would probably start on the bench, we saw the issue last season with two recognised forwards challenging for one starting place, neither Doyle or RIchards got settled in the starting line up. If Doyle did get injured im sure Clucas could do the job..so think before clamouring for that striker on loan!

Not clamouring but with a busy xmas period upon it would be nice to know we have cover

Like you say and I agree clucas could fill in..he even looks like doyle ...lol

[azul]

Everything seems to be reactive, we're in a playoff position, we attempt to strengthen, we drop to mid table, no money. If we drop further I suspect funds will be abundant in January

Perhaps that's why PC puts out conflicting noises, who knows?

This post has been edited by azul: 14 November 2014 - 09:44 PM

[dim view]

MDCCCLXVI, on 14 November 2014 - 06:58 PM, said:

Cook's a popular manager, but he does himself no favours by such comments.

I agree. It's as though there's been some kind of fallout which he refuses to clarify and which has had consequencs, so he's prevaricating.

Any road up, onwards and upwards. Today is huge. We'll see if the cup result has restored confidence because we'll need it. Barnsley have now overtaken us, creating a 2 point gap. There's a 5 point gap separating us from 9th yet only 5 points separating us from the relegation zone.