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Well it took Gardner three minutes to score for Tranmere whilst Oxford exercised Armand's bottom at Bury. Personally I'd like us to extend our investment in both into next season. If Gardner is a waste of time it is because he can't stay fit, not because he can't play. As for Armand, I don't think you can have too many French Ivorian Mario Balotelli lookalikes.

It is going to be about what size of squad we want next season and how we plan to use and develop it in view of the reserve team. It's good that Gboly got the chance to show his ability and is now secured unless someone produces real cash.

Has Talbot's loan been extended at Plymouth? I think yesterday was his last game wasnt' it and he did another full 90? And they like him.

See Doyle sat on the bench for a home defeat yesterday. I think unless Cardiff have the sense to play and play him they'll have bought the free-transfer player we started out with. They can't go down, so this is surely a chance to get games into him and see if what happened with us starts again once he's settled in ..... and they've bought themselves a real bargain. If they carry on like this they'll have made him a waste of money.

As Pooch says developing players from any level is the only course for us and that way maybe our Championship dreams can come true. Eibar made La Liga on crowds smaller than ours in a city smaller than Chesterfield.

If Slade gets sacked by Cardiff can't see Doyle staying there long also if they get relegated in L1 they are in trouble because they are £145 million in debt most of it owned to Tan so they'll have to sell players.

Don't understand why we've sent Armand on loan to Oxford if they don't play him, what's the point in that? he's not getting any experience sat on the bench. I reckon Gardner will be here next season he just needs more playing time to get himself back to match fitness.

Talbot is on loan at Plymouth till the end of the season but we have a clause so Cook can recall him at anytime which Sheridan won't want him to come back to Chesterfield just yet because he's playing well in centre midfield from what I've read on the Plymouth forum and they are interested in signing him permanently.  If Plymouth go up via the playoffs I wonder if he'll sign for them. My mate who is a Plymouth fan says the team is good enough to get promotion to L1 its just that they aren't consistent enough with there results.