[spireitematt]

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town Sat 5 Aug 15:00

EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday v Chesterfield Tue 8 Aug 19:45

Notts County v Chesterfield Sat 12 Aug 15:00

Chesterfield v Port Vale Sat 19 Aug 15:00

Newport County v Chesterfield Sat 26 Aug 15:00

Chesterfield v Coventry City Sat 2 Sep 15:00

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield Sat 9 Sep 15:00

Colchester United v Chesterfield Tue 12 Sep 19:45

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley Sat 16 Sep 15:00

Luton Town v Chesterfield Sat 23 Sep 15:00

Chesterfield v Yeovil Town Tue 26 Sep 19:45

Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town Sat 30 Sep 15:00

Lincoln City v Chesterfield Sat 7 Oct 15:00

Chesterfield v Morecambe Sat 14 Oct 15:00

Crawley Town v Chesterfield Tue 17 Oct 19:45

Cambridge United v Chesterfield Sat 21 Oct 15:00

Chesterfield v Carlisle United Sat 28 Oct 15:00

Swindon Town v Chesterfield Sat 11 Nov 15:00

Chesterfield v Exeter City Sat 18 Nov 15:00

Chesterfield v Forest Green Rovers Tue 21 Nov 19:45

Mansfield Town v Chesterfield Sat 25 Nov 15:00

Chesterfield v Barnet Sat 9 Dec 15:00

Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield Sat 16 Dec 15:00

Stevenage v Chesterfield Sat 23 Dec 15:00

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra Tue 26 Dec 15:00

Chesterfield v Colchester United Sat 30 Dec 15:00

Coventry City v Chesterfield Mon 1 Jan 15:00

Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield Sat 6 Jan 15:00

Chesterfield v Luton Town Sat 13 Jan 15:00

Yeovil Town v Chesterfield Sat 20 Jan 15:00

Chesterfield v Stevenage Sat 27 Jan 15:00

Chesterfield v Crawley Town Sat 3 Feb 15:00

Morecambe v Chesterfield Sat 10 Feb 15:00

Chesterfield v Cambridge United Tue 13 Feb 19:45

Carlisle United v Chesterfield Sat 17 Feb 15:00

Chesterfield v Swindon Town Sat 24 Feb 15:00

Exeter City v Chesterfield Sat 3 Mar 15:00

Chesterfield v Lincoln City Sat 10 Mar 15:00

Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield Sat 17 Mar 15:00

Chesterfield v Notts County Sat 24 Mar 15:00

Port Vale v Chesterfield Sat 31 Mar 15:00

Chesterfield v Newport County Mon 2 Apr 15:00

Grimsby Town v Chesterfield Sat 7 Apr 15:00

Chesterfield v Mansfield Town Sat 14 Apr 15:00

Forest Green Rovers v Chesterfield Sat 21 Apr 15:00

Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers Sat 28 Apr 15:00

Barnet v Chesterfield Sat 5 May 15:00

[Lord Snooty]

What's your prospects of bouncing straight back like then?

[spireitematt]

What's your prospects of bouncing straight back like then?

If the team can gel and hit the ground running I think we've got a great chance but L2 is going to be wide open and very unpredictable this forth coming season. I would be happy with Top 3 or Top 7.

[bluepooch]

As I said I still think we need an established player or two especially in the spine of the team but if we can do that we should have a good chance and the 18/1 will start to look a decent e/w bet .

[spireitematt]

As I said I still think we need an established player or two especially in the spine of the team but if we can do that we should have a good chance and the 18/1 will start to look a decent e/w bet .

Well we've got good odds to get promotion which is around about 4/1 whereas winning the league is around about 18/1. Now I would rather get promotion and if we win the league it will be an added bonus.

[Dancingwilldoit]

I know where my money would go and neither promotion or playoffs would be in the running.

[spireitematt]

I know where my money would go and neither promotion or playoffs would be in the running.

I know its hard to be optimistic Dancing but we need to believe and have hope.

[bluepooch]

Dancing has become embittered like quite a few fans in recent times .I myself have lived in hope that things aren't quite as bad as they make out.Its clear the budget had to be cut and considering this the signings so far on paper dont look too bad and obviously there is more left in the kitty to bring more in .Of course the proof of the pudding will be when the season commences and we see how good we are on the field which in my eyes is all that matters but to some no matter how well we do on the pitch there is now a ground in determination that all is not well any more and will not be until the current regime goes .
I must admit It will be interesting to me to see the reaction from these detractors if it turns out that the season progresses into a succesful one ,will it be one of admittance of perhaps being a little hasty in their condemnation or a blind doggedness and determination to stick to in their unwavering beliefs.

[Devongone]

I am afraid I think Dancing is being a realist. As I pointed out on another thread we haven't a player in midfield or up front who has completed more than ONE full season in the league football. If you compare the known quality of our signings with other teams in the division we are way down, and we had very little quality by the end of last season anyway.

Unfortunately our squad currently looks like nothing so much as the ragbag of hope and hidden potential GC got together last season. It's wildly unbalanced and contains no one who looks like the b of the bang.

But in Division Two a great deal of any success hinges upon how very similar levels of talent are deployed and developed, how team spirit holds together, how fit and confident the players feel and how strongly THEY believe they are capable of winning games. We have a lot of younger players. They might be easily discouraged by early failure. Equally youthful enthusiasm might carry them through.

I'd want at least 33/1 to make us even a viable bet to win the league. I'd currently list us amongst the favourites for relegation, not only because of our squad and manager, but also because of our off-field situation.

That doesn't mean I, or supporters like me, want to see such things. It is our worst fear! I want Joe Rowley to be buzzing through our every opponents' midfield. I want Ricky German and Gozie Ugwu to come through and prove the talent I think they possess. I'd love to see Laurence Maguire looking far cooler and more comfortable than brother Harry at Leicester. I want Tommy to come back and show us he's at least one of the best in the lower leagues. I'll be delighted if GC is capable of achieving that as will Dancing and every other detractor. We'll heap praise on him because he'll have done it against all the odds! And we'll probably find ourselves in Division One looking for a manager because he'll be having another go at the Championship with a bigger club with fewer problems.

[Dancingwilldoit]

If GC can pull this one off then I will run down our street naked - now where have heard that one before?
This season will be determined in the first month, do well and we might survive, a poor start and I don't think we will get over it. As Dev says if by some miracle GC takes us up I will be ecstatic but if after 2 months we are in the bottom 6 or 8 he needs to go.