Chesterfield sack the manager

It’s over for Gary Caldwell then, he went out with a fair amount of dignity as he came out to face the press after the game, citing the mistakes of the referee and the fourth official.

All true, we should have had a spot kick for handball and Stanley’s Conneeley, who had already been booked, should have had his marching orders for the foul that led to the penalty that we did get. Frankly though, that’s just papering over the cracks, we had no shots on target in the first half in a do or die game, our team effectively passed sideways and back and kept the ball in the middle of the pitch, but it was too easy for Accrington to put 8 men back and watch us revert to a long hopeful ball. The second half was better as we pushed up and our wide players particularly Andy Kellett got some decent crosses in. None of the press pack asked him “So, Gary are you going to get the boot?” sometimes it’s what isn’t said in an interview that speaks louder than what is said. Gary went up to speak to Peak FM in the press box and then into the exec lounge at the back of the stand. It’s at this point that we could see various club officials scurrying from one room to the next in great haste, presumably wondering where the soon to be ex-football manager actually was. Then the tunnel doors were closed in our faces, meaning that the inevitable was bound to happen.

bored in the press box no shots on target in the first half Even the manner of Caldwell’s demise summed up the club. Another sending off after a stupid tackle by Bradley Barry; players at the end arguing with fans behind the goal, our best defender Scott Wiseman and scorer Kristian Dennis exchanging “remarks” with supporters which ended up on You Tube; and the ball being booted into the car park in sheer frustration.

the press waiting for any indications According to “various sources” or press box gossip, after the embarrassing defeat at Crewe, Caldwell was sacked, only for the players to beg the club to let him have one last chance. Ian Evatt apparently said what he thought needed to be said, and paid by being “rested” or dropped and humiliated, call it what you will. Our skipper turned up at the match though, wearing a jacket and tie and sat in the main stand alongside other notables including Jack Lester and Rob Page. Naturally the rumour mill regarding the next boss rumbles along and such thoughts will be in fans minds when handing over their hard earned cash to the nearest bookmaker. But whichever name the random manager selection computer spits out to be our next great leader, let’s hope it’s the dawning of a new era rather than a new error.

No decent teams in League Two

Are there actually any outstanding sides in this division? Coventry City seem to think that they are one of the front runners and they are set up for promotion, we’ve been informed Chesterfield have one of the bigger budgets, many had Luton nailed on to run away with things and the Stags have been telling us that it’s their year, meanwhile Exeter City are at the top. Looking at message boards I can’t see fans of any team confident that their manager has it right, yet. Definitely a point gained against Coventry, and certainly an improved performance from our new look side, adding new players just before the deadline day may have proven to be Gary Caldwell’s “Get Out of Jail” card. Matt Briggs was a worthy Man of the Match for us; he played well alongside Zak Jules and finally our left side of the team looks good enough to compete and the side seems to have some stability. However as always it’s a question of balance when getting a football team right, and putting 4 at the back certainly has the approval of fans as the team looks more solid than in recent weeks, despite the fact that Gary has repeatedly said that a defensive line of 3 is the way to go, maybe he’s finally ditched that idea. Putting Kristian Dennis out wide seems to be baffling many fans, but surely the idea in the set up is that he breaks into the penalty area after O’Grady plays him in along with Jordan Flores? It’s perhaps a case of what you gain in defence you lose in attack. At the end the Blues put in a hard working performance to get the point and nice to see Diego DiGeralamo get a run out, he looks useful As for Coventry, their fans turned up expecting a win, against a “team like Chesterfield” they’ve really got only one effective player in winger Jodi Jones; but if their ex Sheffield United striker Mark McNulty could hit the net he’d probably still be at Bramall Lane. I fully expected Peter Vincenti to score against us as he usually does, he had three chances in the game although the one that went in was flagged offside before he headed it. Coventry fans were cheesed off that they can’t beat 10 men and played 2 defensive midfielders and passed sideways and backwards, now where have we heard that before? A draw was a fair result in the end. Onwards then to Gresty Road in Crewe, they suffered their first defeat against Grimsby with ex-Chesterfield striker Jordan Bowery featuring for them. What will Gary Caldwell’s line up be? We’ll find out at 2.45pm on Saturday.