Beware of the Spireites bounce?

[davidpinder]

Can see Chesterfield coming here, sticking 10 men behind the ball and trying to hit us on the break. It will be a war of attrition, but can see us getting 3 at least!

They will no doubt do what scunny did, try to frustrate us by taking an age over every goal kick and throw in, try it kick us all over etc we need to be patient and play our game don't get dragged into a fight like we did against scunny in the first half but instead perform like we did again Yeovil.

 

[Kenilworth]

What's the injury to Jack Lester? Is he out of the game on Weds evening?
If so, the only goal threat they really have is either Bowry or Westcarr. That and set pieces - but if we are disciplined enough there shouldn't be too many of those.

Thing is we cannot take it too lightly because we have lost at home to them before when chasing promotion.

 

[Bradford Blade]

... Can we get back to the commanding home performances or are the three games you mention what we've got to look forward to ? Got to be the former

I'll second that mate

 

[SwissBlade]

Thing is we cannot take it too lightly because we have lost at home to them before when chasing promotion.

Huh? We haven't played them at home this season have we?

 

[moDtheGod]

'Spireites' - daftest nickname for a club?

Why is it? It's certainly unique and much better than some generic "The Blues" style tosh.

It's one of the reasons I love our nickname (and badge) so much, because there's no way we can possibly be mistaken for anyone else. They're completely unique.

 

[grafikhaus]

What's the injury to Jack Lester? Is he out of the game on Weds evening?

According to the Mail he 'limped off with a groin injury.'

 

[Selly]

According to the Mail he 'limped off with a groin injury.'

That won`t heal quickly at his (and my) age...

 

[SwissBlade]

According to the Mail he 'limped off with a groin injury.'

Did he limp off the pitch or the podium in Stringfellows?

 

[Trafford]

There are hopefully 2 key differences between this week's game and recent home games - MacDonald is back and we have a genuine pace option on the bench via the bloke from Bolton. Both can unlock defences in different ways and MacDonald's (home) return will also lift both the team and the crowd.

 

[Kenilworth]

Huh? We haven't played them at home this season have we?

No Swiss. I meant a previous promo campaign. Seem to remember we lost to Chessy on a run in to promo some time ago.
I don't have the super powers that Darren, Silent and Revolution have so I just go by whispers of fading memries.
That and I can't be arsed to look it up

 

[broomhillblade]

Why is it? It's certainly unique and much better than some generic "The Blues" style tosh.

It's one of the reasons I love our nickname (and badge) so much, because there's no way we can possibly be mistaken for anyone else. They're completely unique.

They'd be better off dropping the 'ites'. "The Spires" sounds better (to me at least).

We don't call ourselves "Bladeites". Neither do Norwich call themselves "Canaryites" or Scunthorpe "Ironites" etc.

 

[moDtheGod]

But what you've done there is take some nicknames and add the -ite suffix to it. Chesterfield don't do that. "Spireite" is the nickname, so it's not really comparable.

"Unitedite" and "Wednesdayite" are both commonly used.

 

[Darren]

No Swiss. I meant a previous promo campaign. Seem to remember we lost to Chessy on a run in to promo some time ago.
I don't have the super powers that Darren, Silent and Revolution have so I just go by whispers of fading memries.
That and I can't be arsed to look it up

2nd January 1989. Chesterfield went two up early on, with Agana getting a goal back just before half time to give us hope. Unfortunately Chesterfield scored again just after half time and it stayed like that until 5 mins from the end when Stancliffe put one in from a corner at the kop end. Unfortunately, it was disallowed for some mysterious reason and Stan had such a go at the ref that he got sent off!

We ended up losing 3-1, one of 6 defeats against the relegated teams that season. It was also the last game I saw as a resident of Sheffield.

 

[INTAKE BLADE]

Chezzy, our original bogie team, time to get em picked and get the 3 points.

 

[SwissBlade]

No Swiss. I meant a previous promo campaign. Seem to remember we lost to Chessy on a run in to promo some time ago.
I don't have the super powers that Darren, Silent and Revolution have so I just go by whispers of fading memries.
That and I can't be arsed to look it up

Ah ok, I don't take those sorts of things into account as we have a different team and manager to any other season.

 

[Kenilworth]

Ah ok, I don't take those sorts of things into account as we have a different team and manager to any other season.

Sure - but then why does any team have the term "bogey" applied - It's not just cos they get up yer nose.

---------- Post added at 04:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:44 PM ----------

2nd January 1989. Chesterfield went two up early on, with Agana getting a goal back just before half time to give us hope. Unfortunately Chesterfield scored again just after half time and it stayed like that until 5 mins from the end when Stancliffe put one in from a corner at the kop end. Unfortunately, it was disallowed for some mysterious reason and Stan had such a go at the ref that he got sent off!

We ended up losing 3-1, one of 6 defeats against the relegated teams that season. It was also the last game I saw as a resident of Sheffield.

See - why should I bother looking it up when I cannot be as accurate or as swift as the Dazzler?
Cheers Daz from saving me from going barkers - I thought it was a 1-3 result and so it proved

 

[mpjacko]

It seems you tend to focus on 3 poor games than the other 35 of the season... 22 of which we have won!

Did you forget that bit?

But if we miss out on promotion by 1 point, the other 35 games are irrelevant

 

[BladeFisher]

But if we miss out on promotion by 1 point, the other 35 games are irrelevant

Well they are, we should have got more points from the ones we drew or lost!

 

[mpjacko]

Hence the 3 so called "easy games" which we lost

 

[SwissBlade]

But if we miss out on promotion by 1 point, the other 35 games are irrelevant

Sorry, but that's nonsense. If we miss out by a point then you could look at all manner of games - perhaps look at the head to heads against the team we lost out to...for example why we didn't get 3 PTS against the pigs at home because we conceded late on.

 

[Kenilworth]

This thread is just twisted

 

[broomhillblade]

But what you've done there is take some nicknames and add the -ite suffix to it. Chesterfield don't do that. "Spireite" is the nickname, so it's not really comparable.

"Unitedite" and "Wednesdayite" are both commonly used.

If "Spireite" is the club's nickname, then Chesterfield fans should be called Spireiteites.

 

[judge]

Hence the 3 so called "easy games" which we lost

What 3 games are they ? I must have missed the previous 123453223344667 times you mentioned them

 

[Kenilworth]

Now it's getting warped

 

[blade too long]

I will point to Liverpools record after winning the league cup

LLLWLL

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I will point to Liverpools record after winning the league cup

LLLWLL

So Chezzie need to get Liverpool in on loan?

 

[Revolution]

I will point to Liverpools record after winning the league cup
And I will say "what on earth does that have to do with Chesterfield?"

 

[blade too long]

winning cups at Wembley doesnt mean you go on a winning run ,that is all

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Doesn't 'bounce' normally mean the opposite i.e a failure after a win ?

Bottom club, there for the taking, get your money on a Ched hat-trick @ 16s

A good night made even better

 

[stannyblade]

A good night made even better

For me too Jim. Just wish I had put more on