Tooley’s Take

03-Nov-2024 11:01:46 | Chesterfield FC

Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context Chesterfield 3 Horsham1 FA Cup First Round What’s this sequence then? W6-1, W2-0, W6-0, W3-0, W5-0, W3-1. It’s the results of the first FA Cup match each season that Paul Cook’s been in charge. Gone are the days of the Saturday of round two being every Spireite’s Christmas shopping day. It’s a pleasure to have a bloke in charge who loves football and loves the FA Cup, and as soon as the team sheet was revealed, you knew that progression was demanded and was highly likely. A very strong team and a nine-man bench that probably would have progressed to R2, short-handed, against many of the first round teams! Chesterfield’s previous two FA Cup appearances against Isthmian Premier League opponents: 2010 and a 2-0 win at Harrow Borough in a championship-winning season and 1999/2000, a 2-1 loss at Saltergate against Enfield in a relegation season. Simple formula there, beat a side from that division equals promotion, defeat leads to relegation. I’d Grimsby that! Yup. On the final whistle, as a former Wolf Cub and Boy Scout, I wanted to whip out the Bob-a-Job Week sticker saying ‘Job Done’ […]