[spireitematt]

Who are we?

Are we Chesterfield FC or are we now Sheffield United FC. First we let Sheffield United U23s play there home games at the Proact and now we are letting Sheffield United Women's team play there home games at the Proact, while our ladies team play there games at Glapwell. It's like we are slowly starting to lose our identity.

[Devongone]

What do you mean slowly ………..

It's not only our identity as distinct from the Blunts we are losing, it is also our entire identity as a FOOTBALL club. As Dancing points out relatively little about us as a football team appears on the website. Fans only discover by rumour that players are injured, unhappy or dead. Spyrou rates a two-line departure note, no thanks for his efforts, does that reflect the fact he hardly made any effort, or is it that we just don't know what we are doing?

An association with another, bigger and better club should be no bad thing for us, but in this instance there seems only to be some financial consideration whose extent we naturally never know and whose destination or benefit to the club remains a mystery. If for instance our association with Sheffield United meant a season with a player like David Brooks lining up for us then the loss of identity would seem far more peripheral. At the moment we are selling our soul for nowt that those who turn up on Saturdays can see. I understand a stadium like the Proact needs to pay, but one of the best ways is to create a team to draw in paying fans. We're leaving the football out of football club. What next Sheff Utd train at the Proact three days a week?

As for Chesterfield Women I don't think they have yet reached a level at which it is any more worthwhile for them to play at the Proact regularly than our Junior team. But they should be assured of playing on good pitches whose surrounds can accommodate the current expected levels of spectators. And yes when performance and interest look to be generating sufficient support to make playing at the Proact financially viable then they not Sheffield Utd should have first dibs.

[Dancingwilldoit]

Theres no doubt the football side of the business is losing money. Maybe Dave Allen is looking to ditch CFC and just fill the stadium with anything that pays.

[spireitematt]

Chesterfield Ladies are going to play 2 games at the Proact.

Notts County Development squad on the 1st December at 2pm

Worksop Town Ladies on the 29th January at 7:30