[Devongone]

It is a question that not only besets William Shatner, it is also permanently hovering on the lips of every Spireite.

I spent a large part of last season warning anyone who would listen that our cardboard keeper would crumple under pressure and let us down big time when it mattered. As I'm usually wrong that should have been enough to prevent it coming true, but naturally life being what it is I turned out to be 100% correct for once!

Now we have signed a very promising young keeper on loan, who seems to meet the criteria I would lay down for a successful season AND now we have added Ryan Boot, who has for several seasons been one of the best keepers at our level and is still only 28.

So now as if to exorcise the ghost of last season, who froze as the penalties flew past him, we have salved the hurt with a double dose of cream. Unfortunately not even Arnica could do much about last season's extensive bruising. Could it be that, after several seasons of not appreciating the importance of a keeper, we have finally got the message that for a club like Chesterfield should in any case have been part of our DNA? After all we did produce the two greatest keepers who ever lived.

What's the betting we concede due to a goalkeeping error against Dorking?

[Dancingwilldoit]

We'd better not, I've got us down for 3-0.

Makes sense for back up on a 12 month contract. Tyrer may be off before the end of the season. I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far and he's too good for non league. I think Boot is a longer term project but I m happy, he's a good signing.

[SaltergateBorn]

I`m down for 3-1, so I`m covered.

[Devongone]

I suppose the danger with Tyrer is that Dyche gets sacked because Everton have refused to invest and they want him back. Or perhaps England's crazed keeper will finally get crocked ........ ?

The other question is with our set-up how do we develop Chadwick? Do we send send him to Mickleover or Ilkeston for the season?

[SaltergateBorn]

It sort of makes sense to me, to be honest. I can`t see that there`s any way in a million years we could sign him on a permanent contract, so e Even if Tyrer isn`t recalled by Everton he`s still only with us for this season. For once (hard to believe of our lot, i know) I think the club is looking slightly longer term with this one. He`ll be a good alternative if Tyrer loses a bit of form or gets injured and when he goes we know we have a good, experienced replacement who may not be available when the time comes.

I think Chadwick`s gone out on loan to Matlock, hasn`t he?

[Devongone]

Has he? Chadwick? Matlock has got a good keeper, or had one. I've kinda given up with our informative website. Now we've signed jacobs. He's 31. Is he what we want or need? Really? Just because he's been at Wigan?

I've always said we needed two proper keepers, so I agree with the policy, but keepers need games, and to have games you need to have teamS. Wherever Chadwick is, his biggest requirement is regular football. And Boot and Tyrer will need serious football to maintain their levelsof performance.

Remember Joe Murphy who hadn't played a competitive game for two years and turned out for us in the play off against PNE, result a goal scored from the halfway line ......

[Dancingwilldoit]

No keeper errors yesterday but plenty more elsewhere. Dobra trying to be too clever lost our with our defense nowhere. Grimes did what he could but a simple ball over the top and bang one of the easiest goals they'll ever score.
Williams moment of lunacy giving away a penalty and the defence stood ball watching for the 3rd.

The game itself was a good watch and I must admit I do like the new time wasting/extra time rule. Will have a huge impact in our division. We played an extra 5 in the first half and 13 in the second. All down to Dorking time wasting. Naylor and Jacobs in his cameo, look cracking additions.
Pleased for Quigley, he put his head where not many others would and looked miles better than Grigg when he replaced him.

First game nerves were showing with Banks and Horton having poor games, although Banks cross to Quigley was a peach.
Dorking were no mugs. They pushed us all the way. On another day we would have had 7 or 8 but their keeper kept them in it.

2 more home games before I leave these shores. If they are as entertaining as yesterday, I'm going to miss watching them .

[Devongone]

Do you have to come back every so often now we are not in the EU.

The negotiations and what followed rather lost me for their impact on ordinary people.

Or have you become Spanish?

[Dancingwilldoit]

We've applied for something called a Non Lucrative Visa. If means we can live there but not work. We also need to spend at least 6 months and 1 day minimum a year in Spain. Don't think that's going to be too difficult though.
My health is just so much better when I am there. Waking up to sunshine every morning helps as well. Will still come back probably for Christmas and July/August. It's a bit too hot then.
The area we are buying a house is about an hour from the Pyrenees and on the coast so doesn't get the temperature extremes they are having in the south.
Catalan isn't an easy language but am getting there. Gerona are the nearest big team but am sure I will enjoy watching CFC on a Saturday then find a local team to watch on Sundays ?

[Devongone]

Oh I do wish you well. The area sounds delightful. If you feel better there it is worth it and I'm well-impressed that you have the get-up-and-go to do it all. It is no small undertaking, but once you've done it, you'll feel great.

I'm sure you can find a team over there to support too. Maybe a quirkily unsuccessful team, full of character and fuller still of foibles and weaknesses. A kind of Catalan Spireites ....... going nowhere but permanently convinced they are on the way.

And, of course, as far as the internet is concerned, you're going nowhere. But you'll be going with all our wishes for a painless move and a long and happy future.

Good luck with Catalan. Judging from Spanish tennis players, your backhand will immediately improve and a forehand like Carlos Alvarez's is apparently supplied on arrival.