We, that is the board and our manager (whoever) have to run the club in a different way. We have to identify and develop young players who cost us nothing or next to it. We cannot pay high wages, but we can gain a reputation for our players going on to better things.
We cannot afford a name manager ........ because when we get a Paul Cook he still doesn't to the job. Whoever he is he cannot be surrounded by a big staff we cannot afford. He himself has to address the media etc. He can't pretend to be Marcelo Bielsa.
We have, like other non-league clubs, to involve supporters who volunteer to help out the club in many roles. We can't afford paid analysts etc. On the other hand we have to afford other things around our playing staff, because they are our future and how the success of the club will be measured.
I am beginning to think I won't win Euromillions, so I can't help out and JK Rowling has no connection with Chesterfield.
Yesterday showed we won't go up. We need to budget like a non-league club and to make ourselves the best of them. We need to sack our manager now. Find someone new, smart, dynamic and happy to invest in building a future for us and himself.
And just as an after-thought here is a team sheet I scribbled down yesterday after my previous rant ...............
Covolan - because I can't stand Fitzsimmons defeated body-language. Why can't we have a proper keeper? He's vital to defensive confidence.
Back three - KING, WILLIAMS, PALMER
Midfield four - DOBRA, AKINOLA, BANKS, HORTON
UP FRONT - UCHEGBULAM, MCCALLUM, COLCLOUGH
Why, because it is very flexible. If under pressure you could replace one of the front three with Dobra, put Sheckleford on in his place & slip between a back 5 and a back three. If you want a bit more attacking potency swap Mandeville for Horton. Shore up central midfield you've Oldaker and Jones available ....... Wide men up front can come inside and even swap positions with each other on a regular basis confusing the opposition. Jesurun is fast. Speed terrifies National League defenders. A fast National League defender soon finds himself in the EFL. Use speed. Make sure every player understands he is responsible for ALL areas of the pitch - nobody stands there shaking their head. They run till they drop or they are history. Everyone is a goal scorer, and they are all goal stoppers! 3-4-3 easily transforms to 4-5-1 or 5-4-1 when necessary, but any formation can work so long as it suits the players and they suit it. There is no right way to play. Brazilians dribble, pass short, keep possession and play long passes too because they learnt to play by playing and it gives them joy.
Football is simple, get the ball, put it in the onion bag and keep it out at your end. Shape is just another name for Blancmange.
We cannot afford a name manager ........ because when we get a Paul Cook he still doesn't to the job. Whoever he is he cannot be surrounded by a big staff we cannot afford. He himself has to address the media etc. He can't pretend to be Marcelo Bielsa.
We have, like other non-league clubs, to involve supporters who volunteer to help out the club in many roles. We can't afford paid analysts etc. On the other hand we have to afford other things around our playing staff, because they are our future and how the success of the club will be measured.
I am beginning to think I won't win Euromillions, so I can't help out and JK Rowling has no connection with Chesterfield.
Yesterday showed we won't go up. We need to budget like a non-league club and to make ourselves the best of them. We need to sack our manager now. Find someone new, smart, dynamic and happy to invest in building a future for us and himself.
And just as an after-thought here is a team sheet I scribbled down yesterday after my previous rant ...............
Covolan - because I can't stand Fitzsimmons defeated body-language. Why can't we have a proper keeper? He's vital to defensive confidence.
Back three - KING, WILLIAMS, PALMER
Midfield four - DOBRA, AKINOLA, BANKS, HORTON
UP FRONT - UCHEGBULAM, MCCALLUM, COLCLOUGH
Why, because it is very flexible. If under pressure you could replace one of the front three with Dobra, put Sheckleford on in his place & slip between a back 5 and a back three. If you want a bit more attacking potency swap Mandeville for Horton. Shore up central midfield you've Oldaker and Jones available ....... Wide men up front can come inside and even swap positions with each other on a regular basis confusing the opposition. Jesurun is fast. Speed terrifies National League defenders. A fast National League defender soon finds himself in the EFL. Use speed. Make sure every player understands he is responsible for ALL areas of the pitch - nobody stands there shaking their head. They run till they drop or they are history. Everyone is a goal scorer, and they are all goal stoppers! 3-4-3 easily transforms to 4-5-1 or 5-4-1 when necessary, but any formation can work so long as it suits the players and they suit it. There is no right way to play. Brazilians dribble, pass short, keep possession and play long passes too because they learnt to play by playing and it gives them joy.
Football is simple, get the ball, put it in the onion bag and keep it out at your end. Shape is just another name for Blancmange.