Chesterfield Reports

[Gazza Bee]

I've actually been surprised that so many have reacted calmly to a pretty poor performance - I think most have seen it for what it is, a bad day from a good team which has come off the back of a tough run of games and a lot of travelling.

We have given ourselves a cushion to have one or two of these between now and May 2. If we don't have another one we will still be celebrating long before then.

I agreed entirely but I could have named those who would come on this thread and moan as soon as the final whistle went. We are 9 points clear, have played Saturday and Tuesday games for the last 3 weeks and because we had an off day we aren't going up

 

[SCBee]

Do I not like that!

This result was always likely to come. It's how we regroup and react that's important but that's clearly going to be affected by the loss of another striker. Equally as important, I hope Sam Woods injury is not serious - he provided the main threat tonight and would be a huge loss.

Seen limping badly out of GP after the game with his left ankle heavily strapped but at least no crutch (if you'll pardon the expression).

Didn't look good though.

 

[SCBee]

My throat is sore from singing so loud tonight. Just a shame there were about 4 others joining in...

Even 'The Far Right' of ER were muted tonight

 

[Gazza Bee]

Where did you hear that? I would have thought it was early for such a detailed diagnosis.

Thats why I said allegedly. Heard it in the Hive after the game from an reputable source. Believe me I would be delighted if they have duff info

 

[beedeleted]

They looked tired today and rather like the Barnet game. A lot of dreadful individual errors. What exactly dose Halls think he is doing? Main concern is the way the midfield were so mild tonight. Nothing from Bean. Newton really cannot be bothered and surely on the way out of the club. Williams also blows hot and cols and tonight freezing. With these 3 I have seen them give 110% effort sometimes ( Bean usually ) but not tonight.

 

[slatts]

Dunno how anyone could call Gritton a donkey, I was right behind the ball as it sailed into our net. They were big and we hoofed the ball into the air far too much. Cheaterfield are on form and we looked tired, and lacking KOC. So what, sh*t happens, we are still 9 points above 4th and Wycombe have 2 games more to play than us.

 

[SCBee]

Dunno how anyone could call Gritton a donkey, I was right behind the ball as it sailed into our net. They were big and we hoofed the ball into the air far too much. Cheaterfield are on form and we looked tired, and lacking KOC. So what, sh*t happens, we are still 9 points above 4th and Wycombe have 2 games more to play than us.

Good post

 

[alexcavell]

They looked tired today and rather like the Barnet game. A lot of dreadful individual errors. What exactly dose Halls think he is doing? Main concern is the way the midfield were so mild tonight. Nothing from Bean. Newton really cannot be bothered and surely on the way out of the club. Williams also blows hot and cold and tonight freezing. With these 3 I have seen them give 110% effort sometimes ( Bean usually ) but not tonight.

I can't defend what Halls was doing tonight, because he has shown what a good player he can be, and should show much better consistency with the experience that he has.

Bean's poor performance was due to the lack of defensive cover he was given by Hunt. I wouldn't say that Newton can't be bothered, otherwise AS would not have him in the 16. I think his confidence has been hit by the fact that he hasn't had a consistent run in the side recently.

I didn't think that M Williams played particularly poorly tonight (certainly not compared to his woeful 2nd half at Rotherham), and he was taking up some good positions, but was rarely picked out.

 

[slatts]

Even 'The Far Right' of ER were muted tonight

Not the middle of Ealing road though. we were in good voice all night.

" country Rhodes, take me home
to a place I belong
Griffin Park
west london
take me home country rhodes"

or should I put this post in the Brentford FC chant bible?

 

[Edmundo]

Not the middle of Ealing road though. we were in good voice all night.

" country Rhodes, take me home
to a place I belong
Griffin Park
west london
take me home country rhodes"

or should I put this post in the Brentford FC chant bible?

I'd work on the lyrics first, with all due respect!

 

[Banana]

Bad news is that allegedly Rhodes has broken his metatarsal and will be out for the season

Thats why I said allegedly. Heard it in the Hive after the game from an reputable source. Believe me I would be delighted if they have duff info

Was he carrying an X-Ray machine?

 

[Stanley]

Chesterfield played the classic counter attacking tactic and with several of our players looking jaded from Saturday we just seem to ran out of steam. it was like playing against a brick wall at times.

I can deal with that as we were always going to lose a game or two in the run in , the key is how we respond to defeat. So far this season we have reacted well so the Daggers game is suddenly a massive one for us.

We really could have done with Elder tonight.

It will be a great shame if Rhodes' injury is serious although you get the feeling the Rhodes/ Charlie partnership has suddenly looked a bit blunt.

 

[FarnhamBee]

Tell you why, Brett Johnson is Ryman's.
At his very best, a total sh*t signing.

You are wrong, wrong, wrong.

And you're nasty with it

 

[Roy_loak]

After the miracles the team has produced over the season, it would be churlish to criticize too heavily, but that really was appalling in the second half....

We looked leg weary and devoid of ideas tonight. Lets hope Andy can pick up them up by their bootstraps this week and remind them how they can play when its on the deck. Games of head tennis are not gonna get us anywhere.

Glen Poole must have shagged someones missus at BFC - its the only reason i can think of that he doesnt even get on the bench (unless injured). I cant see that Brett Johnson is a better option on the left - we are crying out for someone at the moment who can shoot on sight and make something out of nothing.

Gonna keep the faith, but tonight was not good

nothing against bj, but this post says it all. especially the first sentence.
keep the faith bees!

 

[JimP]

Don't we miss KOC when he's not there? Seem to recall the same thing happening last season, he gets injured and we hit a run of poor form. There was a huge hole in midfield tonight that he would normally fill and hard though he tried Hunt just couldn't plug the gap. As others have said, that affected Bean's game because he was basically having to do two jobs and he had one of his least effective games for a while.

Chesterfield weren't adventurous but they were solid and well organised and once we went behind I just couldn't see us getting back into it. Definitely a bit of zip missing all round, probably as a result of a string of really tough games back-to-back.

The worry is that it doesn't get any easier for a while... D&R, Gillingham, Bradford, Exeter all to come and none of those are going to be walk-overs. I just hope we're not hitting an injury crisis too. Nathan's gone, Rhodes didn't look good, KOC's likely to be out for at least another game and Wood was struggling for some time before he was sub'ed tonight - he was having trouble walking off at half-time.

I think tonight could either turn out to be the kick in the teeth needed to get them back firing or the start of a down-turn in form. I still think we've got enough points in the bag to see us through but we still need another few wins. This is where Scotty really has to earn his bread. So far he's always turned things back round after a poor result. Let's trust that he can do it again.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

No the Rhodes Charlie partnership is not blunt, they are not getting the right kind of service. The link up play from midfield is not good enough. The ball is just been punted in the air to them, and it was food and drink for the giants of Chesterfield. To many players off song today, sh*t happens we lost. You have to lose sometime every team does. Lets move on, my concern is our ever increasing injury list. So don't panic guys, when we do lose we then seem to go on a run

 

[Banana]

According to Gazza Bee's "reputable source" Rhodes has done his metatarsal, according to Andy Scott Rhodes has hurt his ankle.

 

[The Joker]

According to Gazza Bee's "reputable source" Rhodes has done his metatarsal, according to Andy Scott Rhodes has hurt his ankle.

He seemed to have his ankle and foot strapped when he left the ground so I guess we won't know where the damage is until it is fully assessed tomorrow (Wed).

 

[super J]

Sadly this result has been coming for a while. We've rode our luck in recent weeks and picked up points in games we haven't deserved too (Bury, Barnet) but tonight things didn't go our way.

That said I didn't think we deserved to win or lose and I thought a point would have been a fairer reflection on the game, although Chesterfield scored a very good goal and could have added more.

I think it was one too many a game for us tonight, we looked leggy and tired and players are now beginning to pick up injuries. Rhodes looks to have done his ankle, although if he thought he could perhaps run it off then maybe it's not too bad. Not sure about Wood but it didn't look that serious. The best thing to come out of this game is that we now have six days rest until our next game.

First half Chesterfield started well without testing Hamer apart from a couple of long rangers. We weren't much better but missed two gilt edged chances. Wood did brilliantly and put a superb cross in but Charlie headed weakly straight at the keeper. A really bad miss. Then after a cross evaded everyone, the follow up fell to Rhodes who skied over.

Second half we were very poor and were devoid of creativity and ideas. Their goal came because Bennett was drawn out of position trying to win a ball, they broke clear and and Lester picked out Gritton who finished neatly. Lester is the type of player we lack. A clever play with a footballing brain who gives us something different. We had nobody who could pick a pass or create something out of nothing which is a shame.

Apart from a few long throw ins we rarely looked like equalising, Bean had a volley tipped over but their centre backs won everything and it was a game I wish we had Elder playing he would have given them something to think about.

A few concerns tonight; Charlie was really bullied by their centre backs and was barely given a sniff. Bean isn't the same player without Kev next to him, he looks lost at times. I like Hunt but i'm not sure they suit each other and perhaps it would have been better to have Gary Smith on the bench to give us something different. Rhodes was again disappointing and with his injury i'm sure there is a chance Sam Williams could start the Dagenham game.

The right side is a massive concern. Halls had a shocker, no doubt about it. He has the ability but gives the ball away far too often and almost cost us two goals tonight with a poor header then an awful back pass which Talbot hit the post from.

Newton just doesn't get involved enough for me. For someone who was installed as captain when he arrived, he doesn't influence the game as much as he should. I really want Marvin to suceed but he was hopeless when he came on, his ball control is hopeless and his he plays like a lost child at times, doesn't seem to know what he's doing.

As for our long throws, its a great assett but we don't seem to have the height to make the most of them. We also could try having players running into the box, rather than standing and jumping. Stoke often have players doing running jumps off Delap's throws.

I think the loan window is still open, I really hope Andy Scott can get a right mid in on loan because this is a position we've had problems with for far too long.

Hamer- 5 - Little to do and no chance with the goal, must stop running out of goal.
Halls- 3 - Absolute shocker tonight. Beaten every time by their left winger and gave the ball away way too much.
Dickson- 7 - Did well tonight and him and Wood still the shining light in this team. Made some good tackles at the end too.
Phillips- 6 - Left on his own for the goal and made good tackles near the end.
Bennett- 6 - Possibly out of position for their goal but generally good as usual.
Newton- 5 - Again disappointing, must do more for me.
Wood- 7 - MOTM His effort wins it for me. Always running and one beautiful cross almost allowed Charlie to score.
Bean- 5 - Not his best game and seems to prefer playing with Kev alongside him.
Hunt- 6 - I like his style of play and keeps it simple but could have been more creative.
Rhodes- 5 - Hasn't been himself of late and came off injured which could cost him his place.
MacDonald- 5 - First poor performance of the season. Missed a sitter of a header and was rarely involved although effort again outstanding.

Subs
S Williams- 5 - Couldn't really get involved enough
Johnson- 6 - Had to defend but gave us extra height
M Williams- 4 - Really starting to lose patience with him. Just doesn't look like a footballer, didn't improve us at all.



All in all, dissapointing but we were unbeaten in nine before this and it had to end sometime. Three games in a week has clearly taken its toll and the rest will do us good. We are still in the driving seat and as long as we keep our focus we should still win the league.

 

[super J]

Funny how things come back to haunt us! Remember how this game was scheduled for early Januray just after we'd won at Exeter and we all said we wanted it to go ahead when we were in good form! Instead we get a tuesday night in March in an already congested fixture list! Just our luck.

 

[bussbee]

We Lose one Game, and some Bees Supporters start to "Panic". OK we did not play well this evening,but i'm not going to start blaming players,as that will NOT do any good to the Team!! Moral. I just hope that Rhodes,and Wood's injuries are not bad,but If they are then i'm sure that Andy Scott has his finger on the pulse and will take the necessary action.

 

[Carri Bee Un]

We Lose one Game, and some Bees Supporters start to "Panic".

fairly expected reaction I reckon, we've had a few seasons where we were nailed on going up and then pissed it up the wall, under Webb, Coppell, Allen I can remember feeling quite chirpy around this time of the season. I wouldn't begrudge anyone a lack of confidence. I for one will be slashing my wrists and resigning myself to playoff misery every time the ball is in our half :bound:

I hope this helps :bound:

 

[ChinaBee]

Chesterfield came for a point and stole 3, but we didn't have enough options to change it. Someone posted we need a RHS midfielder, absolutely, most of our chances came from low crosses but we didn't use that option enough.
I would have started with Williams up front and brought Rhodes on just for something different last night but hey ho.

There is still enough skill in that team to win probably more points away from home in the run-in than at home unless we use the flanks more.


Halls had no get out when he got the ball and if anyone has played football there is nothing more frustrating than that at fullback.

Nerves and fatigue gave the 3 points to Chesterfield, and the other teams in the chasing pack.

3 Birthday points on Monday will put us back on track and wipe the smiles off the Bury fan who delicately asked me last night if we are coming off the rails

 

[Davee]

You are wrong, wrong, wrong.

And you're nasty with it

Sorry, I was tired and upset, a total overreaction by me.

 

[Gazza Bee]

According to Gazza Bee's "reputable source" Rhodes has done his metatarsal, according to Andy Scott Rhodes has hurt his ankle.

To all GPGer's:

On 17th March Gazza Bee alleged that Jordan Rhodes had broken his metatarsal and would be out for the season. In light of subsequent information he would like to apologise for any offense caused to Jordan and the club and categorically state that Jordan has not and will not ever have a broken metatarsal.

 

[abee]

Thats why I said allegedly. Heard it in the Hive after the game from an reputable source. Believe me I would be delighted if they have duff info

I was in the dressing room with Jon Gosling after the match talking with AS and TB. Whilst we were there someone popped their head round the door and said 'It looks like Jordan could have broken his foot'.. Thus Jon and I heard this at the same time as AS. AS certainly said at the press conference that he thought it was 'ankle' and it must have been fifteen minutes afterwards that we heard the 'broken foot' suggestion. How that got to the Hive I have no idea.

I guess we'll be told today after xrays.

 

[ice]

lets move on. I think we all expected a flat game after the weekend but would of thought we could of managed a point and not lost all composure on the ball. The passing was awful most of the time but i doid not see people offering or running into the spaces to recieve the ball.

All in all a bad day but that is all it is one game and 3 points. How many games have we won and not really deserved to. Yes it seems worse as we are so near the finishing line and we are all well aware of the skill and ability which our club has of royally fu@@ing it up, however i do think that this time we have the board management and players to see us through.

God i hope i am right though

 

[kempy]

A very poor perfomance all round. All teams have an off day (Man Utd on Saturday). We were due one and better to have had it last night than against Wycombe. It's all about how we bounce back.

I'll give some credit to Chesterfield they got there tactics spot on - two banks of four behind the ball to stop us from playing it round/through them and classic counter attacking which is how they scored. I thought the pass, straight into the forwards stride and the early taken finish was very good.

Newton was absolutely shocking and Williams no better when he came on. Right midfield is the problem area for me at the moment.

Set pieces were poor and the long throw is of no use unless we pack the box to cause panic in the defence.

Too much long ball for my liking last night.

We've had a tough run of games recently. Six days now to rest up and hopefully get O'Connor, Wood and Rhodes patched up.

 

[NorthamptonBee]

It's been coming, we've looked gone since and during the Rotherham game. Any injury to Wood will be massive, he clearly was fecked at HT as he limped off and even more fecked for the 10 or so minutes that he tried to play on. We needed Smith and I presume we couldn't have him, Hunt had loads of time and space as Chesterfield dropped off but couldn't pick a pass like Smith might have been able to. I really hope that we get good news on Jordan but I am slightly annoyed that he started tonight, he's not been anywhere near his best for a few games now and crying out for a rest IMO.
Did we miss Brentford's number 9 or what?

 

[ChinaBee]

To all GPGer's:

On 17th March Gazza Bee alleged that Jordan Rhodes had broken his metatarsal and would be out for the season. In light of subsequent information he would like to apologise for any offense caused to Jordan and the club and categorically state that Jordan has not and will not ever have a broken metatarsal.

I was in the dressing room with Jon Gosling after the match talking with AS and TB. Whilst we were there someone popped their head round the door and said 'It looks like Jordan could have broken his foot'.. Thus Jon and I heard this at the same time as AS. AS certainly said at the press conference that he thought it was 'ankle' and it must have been fifteen minutes afterwards that we heard the 'broken foot' suggestion. How that got to the Hive I have no idea.

I guess we'll be told today after xrays.

I guess no apology needed here however maybe dissappointing how the rumour did get to the Hive
Good Luck Jordan, just hope these injuries don't do the rest of the team any harm

 

[King Bee]

It's been coming, we've looked gone since and during the Rotherham game. Any injury to Wood will be massive, he clearly was fecked at HT as he limped off and even more fecked for the 10 or so minutes that he tried to play on. We needed Smith and I presume we couldn't have him, Hunt had loads of time and space as Chesterfield dropped off but couldn't pick a pass like Smith might have been able to. I really hope that we get good news on Jordan but I am slightly annoyed that he started tonight, he's not been anywhere near his best for a few games now and crying out for a rest IMO.
Did we miss Brentford's number 9 or what?

Have to agree with that as our two central midfielders were both playing the holding role yesterday, which meant that our attack was poorly supported. As a result, lots of possession and balls going backwards but very little end product.

 

[BillyReeves]

The team had an off day, especially when chasing the game: but any of the countless free-kicks, corners and long throw-ins could've slipped in. Injuries to Jordan (who left on crutches) and Sam Wood (who limped past us outside the Princess Royal with his left ankle heavily bandaged) are very worrying, and to not have Glenn Poole on the bench was odd, perhaps, like Pead, he's not 'physical' enough for Andy ....but the worst thing IMO was the moaning/abuse from the Paddock which DOES NOT HELP.

 

[Matty D]

We missed Kev O'Connor, missed a couple of half-chances (one perhaps more than that) in the first half and got picked off when we tired in the second half. Hope Wood is OK as he was back to his best first half (actually thought his end product was a little lacking agaisnt Wycombe). If Rhodes is out for any length of time then we're very short of cover up front again, but I like the look of Sam Williams. No idea what the injury to Rhodes is but he left the ground on crutches with one foot/ankle bandaged.

 

[Gee Bee]

It wasn't a great performance, but we should have been 2 up at half time. The 2nd half was errors all over the place and Chesterfield were always dangerous on the break and it proved costly.
strangely I think the long throw is a problem. Its good at times but should not be over used. We got where we are without it and when we use it Phillips or Bennett or both go forward and it causes problems on the break against us.
Injuries are becoming a worry at the wrong end of the season, but with others needing 16 to 20 points for automatic promotion, I know who I would rather be with. Poole may yet prove to be a much needed player in teh next few weeks with too.

 

[ninebelowzero]

we have been lucky in are last couple of games i think we could be in for a nail biteing finish .please no play offs cant take no more of them

 

[Les Beeavinu]

It wasn't a great performance, but we should have been 2 up at half time.

Good perspective - we were fine up until half time. Losing Rhodes and Wood really knocked us back and we could never pick it up again.

 

[mundee4england]

Bad day at the office but I always thought this would be our toughest game of the three.

Chesterfield played us well and beat us to every ball, they had a big defence that we insisted on pumping balls into and sat back to catch us on the break.

It was a bad night, most were off form and Halls had a shocker. The most frustrating thing was our continued efforts to hoof it forward when we know how much better we are with the ball to feet.

I got the impression we were mentally and physically knackered and lets hope the extra recovery time will have us coming back strong.

Keep going Bees, don't let the nerves get to ya!!

 

[RandomHero88]

Bad night and bad game.
We didn't play well at all.

All that can be said is, keep our heads up and we shall be ok.

 

[Harry Butler]

Didn't these ****s **** us up for a draw in the Coppell promotion season at home? The F.A should look at this........bent spire indeed

 

[nocoat]

Looks like I am the first one back. We were pathetic. But we are allowed a blip like that. Almost a week to recover and bounce back now

 

[Gazza Bee]

I was in the dressing room with Jon Gosling after the match talking with AS and TB. Whilst we were there someone popped their head round the door and said 'It looks like Jordan could have broken his foot'.. Thus Jon and I heard this at the same time as AS. AS certainly said at the press conference that he thought it was 'ankle' and it must have been fifteen minutes afterwards that we heard the 'broken foot' suggestion. How that got to the Hive I have no idea.

I guess we'll be told today after xrays.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I am praying for his foot as we speak a la the Sun's Beckham article before 2002 World Cup

 

[robBEEh]

The long throw is a useful weapon but I get the feeling that a little bit of thought into positioning in the area might help. There was a sense in the second half that the players didnt know who should go forward and who shouldnt although I accept the substitutions could have confused the situation. But this isnt an excuse as the whole squad should be uptospeed. Also the amount of times we don't win the first header and then there is no-one near the penalty spot to pick up that second ball because they're all in the first group trying to win the header. Just a bit of communication needed because they've undoubtedly good the football brains to see this.

 

[condorman]

firstly - WE ARE STILL TOP OF THE LEAGUE

we have played worse than last night and won this season. we were the better team in the first half but just looked emotionally and physically knackered, and made more and more errors as the game went on

we miss kev massively. he sits properly in front of the back four and keeps the ball moving around the park, allowing his midfield partner to get forward. bean and hunt tried to do a bit of both with net result that chesterfield burst through the middle more than once in second half

john halls had an absolute shocker and looks short on composure and confidence.

obviously i dont know who is fit and who isnt but i didnt understand two defenders on bench last night - particularly when wood, newton and bean could all drop into defence if they had to. i'm presuming smith wasn't fit but poole might have been an option last night... even pead who i believe is in training.

hope rhodes HASNT broken his foot - if he has that leaves us mac and sam williams (plus marvin) for the run in up front - unlsee we bring someone else in again (that akinde looked handy....)... but i'd prefer us to do it with the players we have already if we can.

loads of moaning at GP last night too - very disappointing. the team have done us proud this season and need some support when all is not going well on the pitch. they deserve it in my opinion.

six days rest, and a big performance needed against both Daggers and Gills to put last night behind us. the good news remains :

WE ARE STILL TOP OF THE LEAGUE

 

[hanworthbee]

we were rubbish but still should have scored atleast 2 in the 1st half, bad misses from Charlie and Rhodes.No point launching the ball in the box from throws as we dont attack the ball.Dickson had a nightmare and his touch was shocking, didnt think Johnson was the culprit at all.Lots of work needed to be done before we can assume were going up, im never confident as seen too many false dawns, injuries are taking there toll now and I hope Andy can get a forward in that offers us something different..we need a big ugly ****er upfront and get Poole back we need him

 

[Glenisterbee]

It was a poor show last night but it has been coming. Another fan at Grimsby told me that we will probably lose one or two before the end of the season and they might be in the games you would least expect.We definitely looked leggy and tired last night but no one went out with the intention of playing badly. It was an off night.End of.I think Andy will keep a cool head and so should us fans.We are top for a reason.After the Morecambe game we went eight unbeaten. If we do so again we will be fine. If offered this position last August with eight games remaining, who would have turned it down? Andy Scott is the best thing to happen to the bees in a long time. He says we should stay positive. Lets do what the man says. He has been in charge of a terrific season so far.The end of the season could be glorious. KEEP THE FAITH.

 

[Claire]

The team looked mentally and physically tired last night. We have played Saturday, Tuesday for the last few weeks. Also had a few injuries that will have also rocked the side.

We were never going to go through to the end of the season without losing a game, so at least we have got that loss out the way now. The team can re-group, have a bit of rest and start another unbeaten run on Monday.

Onwards and upwards!

 

[Brentford_till_die]

Similar to Morecambe away. We played a very physical typical League 2 team.
Strong in the air, resiliant and very composed. But again we played to their strengths.
If you keep hoofing the ball up to their defenders they relish it, its their type of game.
They love it like strikers love scoring, " go on keep hoofing them to my head, this is easy header out" is probably
what the defenders were thinking last night. We won nothing and like previously said we didint even win second balls,
more like third and fourth balls.
To be fair the team put a great performance in agaisnt WW and obviously showed tonight, mentally and physcailly.
And dont forget the second half last week we were under the cosh , which again must have taken its toll on the players.
Newton and Marvin aret performing for me at the moment, and would get Poole in the team now. Like AS said we will need him so try him.
We know what he brings and maybe a couple of goals in the last few matches from Pooley could make all the difference.
Like previously said Osborne, Pooley and S. Williams should have started, as they may have tried just a little harder to prove themselves.
But we cant win them all, just dissapointing after a great performance against WW.
What the crowd was last night, the exact same number stayed away last night from Sat
If results go are way on Sat we can afford a draw next Monday, but we must win it. Will be hard as D&R can still make a late surge for PO's
plus were on the TV so its Brentford enit.
I got no doubts we will get promoted, we need roughly 4 wins to get promoted and few draws and we will be champions.
To not get promoted we will have to lose 3 and other teams win 3, bearing in mind most teams in the promotion hunt are playing each other.

 

[Simon C]

Good perspective - we were fine up until half time. Losing Rhodes and Wood really knocked us back and we could never pick it up again.

Attacking wise I agree. Defensively we were backing off Lester all night like he was Akinde.

 

[Old Oak]

WE ARE STILL TOP OF THE LEAGUE...........
And there is no way we are going to drop in to the play offs.....

So what is everyone worrying about.......we ARE going up maybe not as champions but we ARE going up.



Show some support.

 

[NorthamptonBee]

Attacking wise I agree. Defensively we were backing off Lester all night like he was Akinde.

I didn't think we were fine going forward, we had a left side who tried crossing to 2 forwards who at this moment in time couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo. They have the confidence of someone from Kettering after both being on fire.

1st half
Charlie Mac's header.
Jordans' fluff at Mac's cross and then his stab at Wood's cross.
2nd half
Charlie's scoop over
Sams William's stab wide
Hunt's blaze over

these were all very good chances that could have papered over our tiredness, bad form or whatever it is. I don't care how we get results and I'm sure I'm not alone. Not having Poole on the bench and having Williams instead does me in. Chesterfield play one way, physical in defensive banks, there was no midfield battle out there but there was time and space in the centre. Bean was missing in action and not really needed for large parts of last night as they swept up the wings and punted long balls IMO, Poole might have picked out a pass or had one of those shots, Williams offers nowt.