Martin Allen looks like he is struggling to comprehend the mind-bending logic behind Chesterfield’s recent run of results.
After being relegated from League Two last season, English club Chesterfield Town have not fared well on their first stint in non-league football since 1921.
The Spireites are currently mired in the relegation zone, fourth-bottom of the National League and without a win in 18 matches.
However, a reason to lift the doom and gloom at the Derbyshire club is the revelation that, as dismal as things might sound, their form is actually historically good.
Well, sort of.
Having crunched their numbers, statistician…
ESPN’s Charlie Gibson queries fans about England’s World Cup chances while colleague Chris Mendes takes in all the action at Flat Iron Square in London.
With his older brother set to play in a World Cup quarterfinal this weekend, Laurence Maguire has been granted a special leave of absence by Chesterfield United.
As confirmed by his manager Martin Allen, Maguire the younger seems to have come down with an untimely case of “Russian flu” that coincidentally entails having to fly out to Russia to undergo urgent tests.
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Allen confirmed the unfortunate news about Maguire’s illness with a self-penned statement on the Chesterfield…
Chesterfield took a giant step toward staying in the Football League, beating Notts County, whose hopes of automatic promotion to League One took a costly hit.
Former Chesterfield player Ernie Moss can no longer speak or complete routine tasks.
A growing number of families of footballers affected by dementia have expressed their willingness to donate the brains of their loved ones to assist research after their death.
The Jeff Astle Foundation says it has been contacted by the families of more than 300 former players, including an increasing number ready to contribute to the creation of a “bank” of donated brains to help investigate the link between football and dementia.
Chesterfield’s all-time top scorer Ernie Moss, 68, has been suffering…
Ched Evans is back with Sheffield United, five years after being released by the club.
Sheffield United have announced that they have re-signed striker Ched Evans from Chesterfield on a three-year deal.
Evans was released by United in the summer of 2012 after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman and sentenced to five years in prison.
That conviction was quashed and, at a retrial last year, Evans was found not guilty.
Evans, who joins United for an undisclosed fee, told the club’s official website: “I am delighted to be back.
“I still feel I have plenty to prove in football…
Gboly Ariyibi was born in the United States but received his football education in England.
Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of U.S. under-23 international Gboly Ariyibi from Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.
Ariyibi, 22, has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground and was finally confirmed as the Championship club’s fourth signing of deadline day on Wednesday morning.
Ariyibi wrote on his Twitter account: “So happy to be joining such a great and historical club like @NFFC can’t wait to get going!”
So happy to be joining such a great and historical…
Ched Evans will be under contract for another 12 months at Chesterfield.
Chesterfield striker Ched Evans has signed a 12-month contract extension, the League One club have announced.
The Welsh forward, who joined the Spireites ahead of the start of the current season, is now set to stay at the Proact Stadium until the summer of 2018.
Chesterfield were Evans’ first club since he was released by Sheffield United in 2012 after initially being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room that year.
The former Manchester City striker served two-and-a-half years…