Tooley’s Take

02-Feb-2025 11:55:17 | Chesterfield FC

Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context Cheltenham Town 1 Chesterfield 0 League Two Game #28 Gutted, totally gutted. I expected (not just hoped for) a win at Whaddon Road. I know you can never expect anything in football anymore, but all the stars seemed aligned. Confidence from a 3-0 victory over Bromley, a really strong bench back, a great back catalogue against the Robins, the not so new newest players looking good and the newest new player having a solid CV (which was justified on the field). As the match unwound, we watched little Rolex style perfection, it was more ‘free time-piece with ten gallons of petrol’ sort of play, but nevertheless, Chesterfield were ticking better than their hosts, with the impressive Michael Olakigbe showing that he’ll be a real asset. Armando Dobra’s movement was striking until, well, it came to striking, when his shot timing wasn’t quite bang on, and Tom Naylor’s two headed chances, on another day, would have meant Cheltenham would have finished the game Sekonda. Possession and shots galore again, 64% and 17, but only three of the shots forced saves from the keeper, something of a familiar tale of […]